Japan–Russia Secret Agreements
Four treaties between 1907 and 1916 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Japan–Russia Secret Agreements were a series of four secret treaties signed between the Japanese Empire and the Russian Empire after the Russo-Japanese War, in order to secure and recognize the rights of both sides in areas of the East Asia, specifically the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, and Mongolia.[1] They were signed four times between 30 July 1907 and around 3 July 1916, however they were abrogated by the Soviet government after the Russian Revolution in 1917.