Note 117 — Chapter I · RETROCESSION OF THE LIAO-TUNG PENINSULA

See the negotiations of 1852, 1859, and 1862, and the treaties of 1855 and 1867, between Russia and Japan, regarding the Kuriles and Sakhalien. The Tō-A Kwankei Tokushu Jōyaku Isan (a collection of special treaties relating to Eastern Asia, compiled by the Tō-A Dōbun-kivai, Tokio, 1904. Cloth, 4o, xiv + xii + 812 + 70; hereafter abbreviated as Tokushu Jōyaku), pp. 1–8. This work, which is in Japanese and Chinese, is by far the most complete collection of the treaties and conventions concluded between Japan, China, and Korea, and other Powers. It also contains historical notes explaining the origin and nature of many important agreements.