ABSTRACT
The Soviet diplomats in Beijing used similar methods to ensure that Outer Mongolia would remain “autonomous” from China, since even though the Soviet Union publicly recognized that Outer Mongolia was an “integral” part of China, it refused to negotiate a timetable to withdraw the Red Army. Once the Soviet Union had fully asserted its political, military, and economic authority over Outer Mongolia, Karakhan announced on 6 March 1925 that Moscow had decided to withdraw its troops and that the Red Army had already left Outer Mongolia. The Government of the Republic of China and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics jointly declare that it is understood that with reference to Article XI of the Agreement on General Principles between the Government of the Republic of China and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
