ABSTRACT
On May 31, 1924, Moscow and Peking signed a Sino-Soviet treaty that stated: "The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics recognizes that Outer Mongolia is an integral part of the Republic of China and respects China's sovereignty therein." In addition, the Soviet government promised to withdraw its troops from Outer Mongolia once a timetable had been decided at an official Sino-Soviet conference to convene one month later. 1 But by November 1924, the Soviet Union had completely dominated Outer Mongolia and sponsored the formation of the Mongolian People's Republic. From 1925 through the late 1980s, the Mongolian People's Republic was, in fact, more a part of the USSR than of China.
