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' "STATE PAPER.
the Diapogitinaq

:xtraet

of n Protocol for

Ling tl

repilating
tire to the Territories aniii I'laces ceded by France, Lv Ar-
ticles I, I, 21{113, of Trebly.
The Ministers of the Imperial :Mil floral (...iirOt
of Austria, of Itussiti, of Grest firitain, mid id'
l'russia, having. Milieu into considerntinii the mea-
sures become twee:is:mi. by those arrangements milli
France winch are to terminate the pre,esit war,
have agreed to lay down, in the present rriitiwol,
the disposition+ relative to the territorial re:isle:ls to
be made by France, mid to tile contrilintinn's des-
tined tor stretigtheiling the line of defence of the
borilerim• States.
Art. 1 —Kinßd of she Low Co is n I ries.--Con sirleying that
his Majesty dm King of the Low Comdr.'s/a ought to parti-
cipate in a just proportion in the advantages resulting from
the present arraugs mem with France, and cosisidering the
state frontiers ins the side of that country, it is agreed,
that the Districts whirls formed part of t hi. Belgic Proi-inces
of the Bishopric sit trees., and of the Duchy of 800 Woo, its
well 114 the Towns of Philippeville and 11^rirul g, wills
their territories a hid; Fr owe is to cede tothe Allies, shall
he assigned to his Majesty the King. of the Luw Countries,
to be united to his dominions.
His Maj. sty the King of the Low Countries shall re-
ceive, moreover, out of that loan of the French roulrihvliuu
whirl, is destined towards strenetheising the line of defs sice
of the Stites bordering upon the Silm of sists, mil-
lions of francs, which shall he laid out in fortifying
tiers of the Low Ossuaries, its conformity stills the plans
and regnlat• which Ilse Powers shall settle ul this respect.
It is besides agreed, that in consideration of the advan-
tages which his Nhijest y the King or hi., Low Countries will
delliTC 1.1%011 iliSl/0,11 5, 1111111 in the increase of, and
Ks the means for defending his territory, that that promo-
Goa of the pecuniary fade 'ty payable by France, to winch
his said 3lajesty might lay claim, shall serve towards potting
ha indemnities of Austria and Prussia OH the keel of a just
Prolate • .
Art. I.—Acquisitions of Prussia.—The districts which, by
Ott new Treaty wills France, still be detached fr the
French territory in the deparfmrol of the Sarre and the 311.0-
acne, including the fortress of Sane Louis, shall he united
to the driminis m s of the King of Prussia.
Art. 3.—Arimisitiosis of Austria.—The territories whirl.
France is to cede in tie. department of the Lower Rhine, in-
cluding the town and fortress of Landau, shall he smiled to
Binge pew.cssiuns on she left batik of the Rhine which divisive
to his Imps-vial and Itoyal Apostolic Majesty, by the final act
of the Congress of Vienna. His 51ajesty may dispose of his
pusaessions on the left hank of the Rhine, in the territorial
arrangements with Bavaria, and oilier States of the Gcrialanic
Confederation.

Art. 4. Helvetic Confederation .—Versoix, with that part
of the Pays dr G. x whirl; is to be veiled by rill UM, Shall
be united to Switzerland, and fount part of the Canton of
Geneva.

The neutrality of Switzerland shall he extended to that
territory which is placed 111,101 t4'lt litre to he drawn from
Ugiiiii iurhtditu that town) to the south of the Lake of An-
necy, Hua from ilemee to the Lake of Bourget, as far as the
Itlnvite, in the Hall)n manner as it has been extended to the
pri ince/. of Chablrii and Fancigny, by the 93,1 Article of the
Moil Act of the Congress of Vienna.
Art. s.—Sardinis.—lii ender that his Majesty the King. of
Sardinia may participate, in a jest proport ))))) in the ad, lig.
Inge. resulting fr tlw present 34-A1,1144111,1a Will, FialICC,
it is agreed, that the pi.ribiu of Savoy which remained to
France in virtue of the Treaty of Paris of the 3011 i )lay,
1814, shall be re-milled to the dondnions of his said 31a-
j esty, with the exception of the (711 11111 l 11111 c of St. Julian,
which shall be given up to the canton of Geneva.
The ilabinets of the Allied Courts will use their good
offices fur inducing his Sardinian Maj. sty to cede to tire
canton of Geneva the commltiles. of Chet:tie, Thonex, and
some Others, uecessrn•y for disengaging the Swiss territory
of Jana', front the effects of the retrocession, by the canton
of Geneva, of that territory situated het Wenn the road of
Enron and the lake, which had been ceded by his Sardinian
Majesty, by the Act 111 the 28tli March, 1815.
'flu• Ereorls (Liver lit hating conseided to withdraw
its list, a of Cost 1111 l nod Excise f • the frontiers of Swif-
zerL•uul, ou the side of the Jura, the Cal iorts of ihe Albeit
Powers will t mplity their good Maces for inditeing Isis Sardi-
nia.. Majesty to withdraw, in like 111,11111 Cr, his lines of Cos-
ttiin and Excise, on the side of Savoy, at lutist upwards of a
[vague from the Swiss frontiers, and on the outside of the
great road of Sale ve, and of the mountains of Sion and
Waaches

His Niajesty the King of Sardinia shall receive, moreover,
ont of dint part of Ilw French l'utstributiem which is slesliii-
rd lin• the• strengthening the lint, of defence of the Slille's bor-
dering upon France, tier slim of ten millions of francs, which
is to be lent Via in fortifying' his frontiers, jig conformity
with lite plaint and regnlai lulls which the Powers shall nettle
in this revert.
. . . . _ . .

It is likewise agreed, flail, in consideration of the advan-
tages which his Sardinian Majesty will derive from these dis-
positions, both in the extension and in the means for de-
fending his territory, that part of the pecuniary lade y
payable by France, to which his said 31ajesty might lay
claim, shall serve towards putting the indemnities of Austria
and Prussia on the level of a just pi uportion.