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Text of the Armistice Signed by Belligerents.

24-The Allies and the United
States Of America shall have the
right TO sweep up all mine fields
and obstructions laid by Germany
outside German territorial waters.
and the positions of these are to be
indicated.
25-Freedom Of access to and
from the Baltic to be given to the
naval and mercantile marines of the
Allied and Associated Powers. To
secure this the Allies and the United
States of America shall be empo~-
cred to occupy all German forte,
fortifications, batteries and defence
works of all kinds in all the en-
frances from the Cattegat into the
Baltic, and to'sweep up all mines and
distractions within and without
German territorial waters without
any question Of neutrality being
raised. and the positions of all such
mines and distractions are to be
indicated.
26-The existing blockade condi
tions set up by the Allied and AS
sociated Powers are to remain un'
changed. and all German merchant
ships found ut sea are to remain
liable to capture.
27-All naval airraft are to be
concentrated and immobilized in
German b. ses to be specified by the
Allies and the United States Of
America.
2S-In evacuating the Belgian
coasts and ports Germany shall
abandon all merchant ships. tugs.
lighters. cranes and all other harbor
materials. all materials for inland
navigation, all aircraft and all ma
terlals and stores, all arms and
armaments. and all stores and ap-
paratus OF all kinds.
29-All Black Sea ports are to be
evacuated by Germany; all Russian
war vessels Of oil descriptions seized
by Germany In the Black Sea are to
be handed over to the Allies and the
United States Of America; all neu-
tral merchant vessels seized are to
be released; all warlike and other
materials of all kinds seized In
those ports are to be returned and
German mater,els as specified In
clause 2S are to be abandoned.
3O-All merchant vessels in Ger
man hands belonging to the allied
and associated Powers are to be
restored in ports to be specified by
the Allies and the United States OF
America without reciprocity.
31-No destruction of ships or of
materials to be permitted before
evacuation. surrender or restoration.
32-The German Government
will notify the neutral Governments
Of the world, and particularly the
Governments of Norway. Sweden,
Denmark and Holland. that all re-
strictions placed on the trading OF
their vessels with the allied and as
"bNthNi ny thC
German Government or by private
German interests. and whether in
return for specific concessions such
as the export of shipbuilding ma
terials or not, are Immediately can
celled.
33-No transfers Of German
merchant shipping Of any desrlp,
tion to any neutral flag are to take
place after signature Of the armis.
tice.
vI.-DURATIoN OF ARMIsTICE
34-The duration OF the armistlce
is to he thirty days, with option to
extend. During this period, on
failure Of execution of any Of the
above clauses. the armistice may
be denounced by one of the con-
tracing parties, on forty-elght
hours previous notice.
vu.-THE LIMIT FoR REPLY,
35-This armlstice to be accepted