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14. The materials obtained by the Mission are to be disposed in two ways as stated below:—

1. All archaeological material is to be handed over to the Chinese Field Director or his appointee, and to be delivered to, and deposited with the Federation.

2. All geological specimens are to be treated in the same way as stated above. But a duplicate set will be offered to Dr SvEN HEDIN after the material has been examined by the Board of Directors.

15. The records of the field data are to be dealt with in the following ways:—

1. Photographic plates or films are to be inspected by the Board of Directors, and a set of prints must be deposited with the Federation.

2. All graphic records must be examined by the Board of Directors, within six months of delivery.

3. Field notes, sketches and diaries are also subject to examination within six months of delivery.

4. Maps are first to be examined, within six months of delivery, by the Board of Directors, who then deliver them to the Headquarters of General Staff for further examination.

5. Cinematographic records are to be examined by the Board of Directors within six months of delivery and shown to the public in Peking for the first time. A duplicate copy of the cinematographic film is to be deposited with the Federation. No result shall be published which does not satisfy the regulations as stated above.

16. The preliminary report of the scientific results is to be formally published under the name of the Federation in accordance with the following agreements:—

1. There shall be about 200 pages octavo of report for each science, in both Chinese and English languages.

2. The Federation shall bear the expenditure in connection with the printing of the preliminary report. One hundred copies of this report shall be presented to Dr HEDIN.

3. Except the names of the two field directors heading the list, the names of authors are to be alphabetically arranged.

4. The preliminary report shall be completed within two years and six months after the conclusion of the Mission.

17. The detailed reports of the Mission are to be published in accordance with the following agreements:-

1. The publication of this series shall take place after the publication of the preliminary report.

2. The detailed reports are to be divided into two series. Series A, shall consist of Geology, Ethnology, Archaeology and Ethnography and Series B, Astronomy, Meteorology, and Terrestrial Magnetism. Series A shall be published in China at the expense of the Federation. Series B shall be published in Europe at the expense of Dr HEDIN. One hundred copies of each series are to be exchanged between the two parties, and the rest are left at the discretion of each publishing party.

3. All the results in connection with Series A, whether obtained by Chinese or European members of the Mission, are to be handed to the Board of Directors. Those with Series B under the same category shall be handed to Dr HEDIN within six months from delivery, after being examined by the Board of Directors.

4. All publications in both Series A and B are to be published under a common title and in the same size and form.

5. These publications are to be published under the name of the Federation. Besides the name of the author or authors printed on the cover, the names of the two Field Directors shall be printed as Chief Editors, but with the name of the Chinese Field Director in the first place for Series A, and the name of Dr HEDIN in the first place for Series B.

18. The four meteorological stations together with their instruments and equipments, which have already been offered by Dr SvEN HEDIN to China, will be handed over to the Board of Directors after the completion of the Mission.

19. This English version is a literal translation of the Chinese text, which alone is held to be the official document.

The above agreement in nineteen articles was passed by the Federation at its 8th session on April 17th, 1927, and the Hon. CHOU CHAO-HSIANG is elected as the representative to discuss each article with Dr HEDIN and to sign the agreement on behalf of the Federation, after being fully agreed upon by both parties, under the date April 26th, 1927, at Peking.

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