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China:

Contents

Political affairs (Documents 302–349)
Organization of a new international financial consortium (Documents 350–455)
- Resolutions and draft agreement adopted by a conference of bankers at Paris, May 12, 1919—Japanese reservations as to rights in southern Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia; refusal of the other participating powers to admit such reservations—Consideration of an American-British-French consortium—Agreement of the United States to the exclusion of specific Japanese enterprises from the consortium (Documents 350–455)
Loan negotiations (Documents 456–528)
- Disapproval by the American Government of particular loans pending the formation of the new consortium—Conclusion and cancellation of a loan contract by the Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank—The Pacific Development Corp. loan contract—Agreement for a four-power loan of five million pounds (Documents 456–528)
Proposed appointment of a Japanese financial adviser to China (Documents 529–541)
Railways (Documents 542–592)
- Agreements between China and Japan concerning the management of the Shantung Railway and the construction of branches; loan agreement for the construction of Manchurian and Mongolian railways—Elimination of German interests from the Hukuang Railway enterprise—Confiscation of the German share in the Hukuang Railway bond issue by the Chinese Government; American protests (Documents 542–557)
- Operation of the Chinese Eastern Railway: agreement between the United States and Japan for an inter-Allied committee and a technical board under the presidency of Mr. John F. Stevens; acceptance of the plan by the Allied Governments; acceptance by the Chinese Government with reservations as to its special rights—Scheme of international financial support; contribution of the United States—Japanese suggestion of a change of gauge of the Harbin-Changchun line; disapproval by the United States—Attempt of General Semenov to obtain control; opposition of the United States (Documents 558–592)
Grand Canal conservancy project (Documents 593–604)
- Advance loans by the American International Corp. to the Chinese Government for preliminary surveys (Documents 593–604)
Banking (Documents 605–611)
- Establishment of the Bank of Commerce, China, with joint Chinese and American capital (Documents 605–611)
Tariff revision (Documents 612–657)
- Preparation by the China Tariff Revision Commission of a proposed revised tariff, completed December 20, 1918—Acceptance by other governments; requirement of a treaty with the United States (Documents 612–657)
Embargo on shipments of arms and ammunition to China (Documents 658–673)
Extraterritoriality (Documents 674–683)
- Suggestions for the abolition of extraterritoriality in China—Refusal of the Chinese Government to accord extraterritorial rights to nationals of new states (Documents 674–683)
Relations of China, Japan, and the United States—The Shantung question (Documents 684–722)
- Criticism by the Japanese press of American policy regarding China—Reception in China of the Peace Conference’s decision on Shantung; strikes and boycott of Japanese goods—Resolutions of the American Chamber of Commerce, the Anglo-American Association, and other organizations against the decision—Complaints of the Japanese Government regarding these resolutions—Statements regarding the Shantung settlement by Viscount Uchida, August 3, and by President Wilson, August 6—Insistence of the American Government that the Sino-Japanese agreements of 1915 and 1918 should not enter into the settlement (Documents 684–722)