[MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA]. 外交部.

外交文牘. 華盛頓會議案. [Wai jiao wen du. Huashengdun hui yi an].
[Diplomatic Documents. Washington Conference (1921-1922)].

[Peking]. 外交部. [Wai jiao bu]. December, 1923. Stock ID #170115

Volume One only of three. 4 + 108 leaves, four-hole stab binding in red paper covers. Original red wrappers a little faded in places and chipped and torn with some loss. Title pages, some occasional foxing but generally very clean, small numeric stamp upper wrapper, barely visible light damp stain outer edge last leaves, 4 x 3cm loss to paper on title page not affecting the text, very clean and sound internally. Text in traditional Chinese. 32.6 x 19.2cm. Scarce.

This conference also known as The Washington Naval Conference; The Washington Arms Conference or the Washington Disarmament Conference was a meeting of delegates from nine nations - the USA, Japan, China, France, Britain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal. This group, which very deliberately excluded Russia, met in this interesting post WWI world to discuss and negotiate their interests in the Pacific and the East Asian region. Three major treaties were some of the results of the conference: Four-Power Treaty; Five-Power Treaty also known at the Washington Naval Treaty and the Nine-Power Treaty together with a number of other smaller agreements. These treaties helped keep the peace throughout the 1920s and also helped Japan build up her navy and work on consolidating her position in China. The decisions and actions that took place at this conference clearly had an effect on the lead up to World War II in East Asia and it can be argued still have echoes today on relationships with and within the region today.

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