The Dolores star., 1918-11-22


marines to be paid off and COM
pletely d!sarmed and placed under the
supervision ,f the allied powers and
the United States of America.
Twenty-three-The following Ger
man surface warships which shall he
designated by the allies and the United
States of America shall forthwith be
uisarmed and thereafter interned in
neutral ports, or, for the wan. of them,
In allied ports, to be designated by the
allies and the United States of Amer
lea and placed under the surveillance
of allies and the United States of
America, only caretakers being left on
board, namely:
Six battle cruisers, ten battleships.
eight light cruisers, including two mine
layers, fifty destroyers of the most
modern type. All other surface war
SHIPS Gncluding river crafD are to be
concentrated in German naval bases
to be designated by the allies and the
United States of America and are to
be paid off and completely diearmel
and placed under the supervision OF
the allies and the United States of
America. All vessels of the auxiliary
fleet Orawlers, motor vessels, etc.) are
to be disarmed
TWenty-four-The allies and the
United States of America shall have
the right to sweep up all mine fields
ana distractions laid by Germany out
side German territorial waters, and the
positions of these are to BE indicated.
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and from the Baltic to be given to the
naval and mercantile marines of the
allied and associated powers. To Sc
cure this, the allies and the United
States Of America shall be empowered
TO occupy all German forts, fortifi-
cations, batteries and defense works of
all kinds in all the entrances from the
Cattegat into the Baltic and to sweep
up all mines and Instructions within
ana without German territorial waters
without any question of neutrality be-
raised, and the positions of all such
mines and distractions are to be in
dicated.
Twenty-siX-The existing blockade
conditions set up by the allies and as
sociated powers are to remain I'M
changed and all German merchant
ships found at sea are to remain liza
BILE to capture.
Twenty-seven-Ali naval aircraft are
to be concentrated and immobilized in
German bases to be specified by allies
and the United States of America.
Twentyeight-In evacuating the Bel
gian coast and ports Germany shall
abandon all merchant ships, tugs, light
ers, cranes and all other harbor mater
ials, all materials for inland navigation,
II aircraft and all materials and stores,
all arms and armments, and all stores
and apparatus of all kinds.
Twenty-eight-I evacuating the Bel
to be evacuated by Germany; nll Rus
sian war vessels of all description
seized by Germany in the Black sea
IRE to be handed ever to the allies
and the United States of America; all
neutral merchant vessels seized are to
be released; all warlike and other ma
terials of all kinds seized in those ports
are to be returned and German mate
rials as specified in clause 2S are to be
abandoned.
Thirty-All merchant vessels in
German hands belonging to the allied
and associated powers are to be re-
stored in ports to be specified by the
allies and the United States of America
without reciprocity.
Thirty-one-No destruction of ships
or of materials to be permitted before
evacuation, surrender or restoration.
Thirtytw.- The German government
will notify The neutral governments
of the world and particularly the
governments Of Norway. Sweden. Dem
mark and Holland, that all restrictions
placed on the trading of their vessels
with the allied and associated coun-
tries, whether by the German govern
lncnt or by private German interests
and whether in return for specific CON
cessions such as the export of ship
building materials or not are imme Il
ately cancelled.
Thlrty-three-No transfers of Ger
man merchant shipping of any descrip-
ton to any neutral Tag are to take
place after signature of the armt st!cc.
q. Duration of Armistice.
Thirty-four-The duration of the
armistice is TO be thirty days.