The Russian official account is given by _The Times_ immediately below
the above. It is as follows:--
On April 16th the Japanese broke up the Dairen Conference with
the Far Eastern Republic. The Far Eastern Delegation left Dairen.
Agreement was reached between the Japanese and Russian
Delegations on March 30th on all points of the general treaty,
but when the question of military evacuation was reached the
Japanese Delegation proposed a formula permitting continued
Japanese intervention.
Between March 30th and April 15th the Japanese dragged on the
negotiations _re_ military convention, reproaching the Far
Eastern delegates for mistrusting the Japanese Government. The
Russian Delegation declared that the general treaty would be
signed only upon obtaining precise written guarantees of Japanese
military evacuation.
On April 15th the Japanese Delegation presented an ultimatum
demanding a reply from the Far Eastern representatives in half an
hour as to whether they were willing to sign a general agreement
with new Japanese conditions forbidding an increase in the Far
Eastern Navy and retaining a Japanese military mission on Far
Eastern territory. _Re_ evacuation, the Japanese presented a Note
promising evacuation if "not prevented by unforeseen
circumstances.
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