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FORTS ARE
MERELY D|SMANTlED
text of the Norwegian-S Sweden
Agreement Is made Known
to Associated Press.
REACH c~oMPLETEAccoRD
III but the Most Vita, Differences Are
to Be Arhitrated Hereafter by The
Hague Tribunal-Bia
Neutral Zone.

U.s. =
Hague Tribunal-eia
Neutral Zone.
Stockholm, Sept. 27.-The Associated
Press has succeeded in securing the
text of the protocol signed at Karlstad
Saturday by the Norwegian-Swedish
delegates. The historic document.
which will become a treaty when rati-
led by two parliaments. consists of five
main articles and thirty-tive sub
clauses.
The articles deal with arbitration, a
Neutral zone. demolition of fortification.
reindeer pastures, inter-trafic and COM
mon waterways.
The agreement provides for compul-
cory arbitration before The Hague
court of all disputes except matters of
vital interest for a period of decades.
The treaty provides for a zone on
either side Of the frontier which shall
forever be neutral and for demolition of
tortresses within hat zone with excep-
ton of old portions of fertilization of
Fredrfcksten, Gyldenloeve and over
bjerget which may remain but are not
to be used as Notifications.
Article 1.
Article !, relating to arbitration. is sub
divided into eight clauses. as follows:
A. The two countries undertake to sub
NIT all matters of dispute to The hag ne
Independence, integrity or vital interests
Of either.
B.. In the event of a difference Of opin-
lon between the two countries as to wheth-
era given question touches the vital IN
~terests of one of them, the matter shall be
submitted to the arbitration tribunal for
c. Disputes in regard to the interpreta-
ton of the method of carrying out the
agreement to be arrived at IN connectlon
with the dissolution of the union shall not,
however. be submitted to The Hague
court.
D 3, F and G provide for the constitu-
ton Of the court in accordance with the
rules of the Hague convention, the eX-
change of documents and who are quail
fed to act as arbitrators, etc.
H. This agreement is to remain in gen.
Its signature. 1t may be EXTENDED for a
similar period if it is not denounced by
either party at least two years aa before the
Article 2.
Article 2. dealing with the neutral zone,
Is subdivided into nine clauses:
A. In order to secure peace between the
two countries a zone is to be .provided
or each sid of the frontier which shall
forever be neutral and must not be used
by either country for war purposes. nor
can there be stationed or gathered within
the zone armed military forces except as
PROVIDED III CIduSe Il, dlu SuCA dS u
necessary to maintain order to cope with
accidents. This zone shall be fifteen kilo-
meters wide on both sides of the southern
portion of the frontier of the two coun-
tries. Islands and skerries shall be in
cluded in that zone, but portions of the
sea itself, with. the Gays within the neu-
the zone. If either country constructs
railroads through the zone, troops may
be transported, and people living within
the zone may be collected there for mill
tary duty, but must Immediately be trans
ported way. Fortihcations, war ports or
depots for the army and navy must not be
In the zone. This agreement is suspended
in case the TWO countries assist each 9TH
er in a war against a common enemy, and
elso If either goes to war with a third
power.
B. Therefore the Notifications now ex-
lsIing within the above neutral zone shall
of Qualifications at Fredriksten. with CYL
lenloeve, Overbjerget and Weden and
acknowledgements. with kroksund and
Dingsrud.
c. The above mentioned Notifications
shall be demolished as such. The old for
tifications at Fredriksten, Glydenloeve and
Overbjerget may remain, but not as forti-
icatioEs. Concerning the modern range
ment of the last three and concerning the
action taken to be in regard to the other
Qualifications, more explicit agreements are
related in a separate treaty of equal force
with this.
must be completed. within eight months of
this treaty becoming effective.
E. Provided that the above measures
shall be carried out under the supervision
of a commission composed of three officers
Norwegian. each country choosing one, the
third to be selected by those two, or in
case Of a disagreement BY the president
corning the control are to be contained in
the aforementioned separate treaty.
F. F~redriksten may. remain the head
quarters of the staff of the district and a
place of garrison and site Of the noncom-
m~issioned officers academy to the same
extent as before the occupation of the new
Notifications. The Konsvingers group of
fortifcations may rot be extended either
as regards the erection of ornaments of
the garrison, which latter hitherto has not
holding their yearly exercises. In conse-
quence of the above agreements new forti-
ications may not be erected within ten
kilometers Of the old fortress Of Kons-
vingers.
The succeeding clauses provide that in
case Of disagreements as to the meaning
of this clause which diplomacy may be un-
able to solve they shall be subndtted to an
arbitration tribunal of three members
chosen In accordance with The Hague con-
vention.
The last clause reads:
This agreement becomes effective imme-
diately. 1t cannot be broken by only one
party to the agreement.
S&s Article 8.
Article 3 refers to reindeer pastures, etc,
as follows:
A. For humanitarian reasons both coun-
tries agree to grant each countsy's nomad-
lie Laplanders privileges contained in the
amendment Of 1883 to the treaty of 1861.
which amendment neither country shall
demand cancelled without the consent OF
the other.
B enumerates the condition under which
tLaplanders may pasture reindeers in Nor
way until the end of the year 1917.
c. In ample time before the end of the
year 1917 negotiations are to be opened
lconcerning the above matter.
D s%tipuiates arbitration in case of DIFF
ferences.
Article q.
Article 4 deals with intertrafac, as fol-
lows:
a. Each n agrees neither through