Reiulls of the negotiations on the spot were revealed in detail by the communique as follows:
"At about 8 o'clock in the evening of August 11, Col, Isamu Cho, repre senting the Japanese forees, and Gen. Shutelin, representative of the Soviet troops, met at Changkaofeng and agreed upon the following points:
Both' forces should stop hostile actions, maintaining their present Po ition; The bodies of killed men lying between their respective positions should be picked up by each side:
"The present lines of both forces should be again examined and strictly determined by mutual agreement at noon on August 12; Documents on the agreement con cerning the above three points should be exchanged at the meeting at noon on August 12, Dispute over Positions "At noon on August 12, Col. Cho, accompanied by a lieutenant-colonel fand a major, met Gen. Shutelin for the second time, When they, first of-all, decided on map the positions of both forces, the Soviet representatives definitely announced that the summit of Chang-kaifeng had been held by the Japan-jose troops, and the Soviet forces were stationing sentries on a line about 25 metres from the summit, and their first line 70 metres from the summit.
examination of the situation Jon the spot was made and it was found that the Soviet forces: had gradually pressed upon the Japanese positions in violation of the agreement for a cessation of hostilities.
The Japanese representative protested against that and the Soviet delegate recognized the Japanese' contention. Thus the agreement on the spot for the actual cessation of hostillties was signed by both sides.
"i. was agreed that the Japanese land Soviet forees stood face to face with each other at a distance of five metres In the northern section of the summit of Changkaofeng and that their positions should at once be reported by the representatives of both Torees to their respective government.
Withdrawal of Forces "the commanders of the Japanese land Soviet forces in accordance with the agreement between the two gov-fernments concerning the cessation of Inostile actions, were to guarantee that they would. prevent any further trouble at Changkaofeng.
"he main strength of the Japanese land Soviet forces in the northern section of the summit of Changkaofeng were {0 withdraw to a distance Jot more than 80 metres from the summit from 10 o'clock at night August 12. Such withdrawal of both forces was to be taken as the sign that the agreement on the spot for the cessation of hostilities between the two representatives had gone Hata effect.
"AL the request of the Soviet representative on August 13, the representatives of both forces held a third meeting to exchange maps on which the results of the August 12 examination of the actua} situation after the gessalion "of hostilities "should be Map Scheme Abandoned "However, the maps presented by the Soviets were inaccurate and therefore it was decided that since the drawing of maps was given up, the matter should be considered closed.
"The Japanese authorities were of the opinion that the second interview having completed the substantial negotiations, there was no necessity of holding the third meeting.
"The exchange of bodies between both forees in accordance with the agreement of August 13 was carried Jout on the afternoon of that day by commissioners appointed by both forces on the summit line at the Jeastern end of Changkaofeng and completed at 7 o'clock, "As for the shooting of Corporal Matsushima, it was proposed by the [Soviet representative that as it took place prior to the commencement of Inostilities, it should be settled by
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