Preliminary Understanding Safeguarding China Noted Washington, June 9
The State ' Department—toda published a hitherto secret understanding between the United States and Japan, effective between 1917 nid 1932, under which the two Governments pledged not to take of existing conditions and privileges in China which would bridge the rights of citizens of other lendly states.
The understanding was in conjuncion with the famous Lansing-Ishii Agreement under which the United Stetes recognized that territoríal propinquity created special relations between China and Japan.
Political experts considered the Gisclosure of the secret part of that Agreement as significant beau l.-it demonstrated that Jo pledged six years before her a to the Nine-Power Fact not to attempt to attain exclusive privileges in China which would be disadvantageous -to cther. nations:
27H showed the ted nature of the Lansing-Ishii Agreement which revivusly had been widely regarded as favourable to Japan's special interests in China.
The United States and Japan agreed to terminate the agreement because the Nine Power Pact superseded the angements—United Press.
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