Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-11-23

! they wish.
II. Sick and wounded who can not bG
! removed from evacuated territory will be
cared for by German personnel, who wiz
be left on the spot with the medical ma
terial required.
32. All German troops at present IA
any territory which before the war be-
| longed to Russia. Roumania or Turkey
shall withdraw within the frontiers OF
| Germany as they existed August /. 1914.
IS. Evacuation by German troops to be-
gin at once, and all German instructors
prisoners and civilians, as well as mill
tary agents, now on the territory of Rus
sta (as defined before 1910 to be re-
called.
IA. German troops to cease at once all
requisiuons and seizures and any othef
undertaking with a view to obtaining
supplies intended for Germany in Rou-
mania and Russia as defined August l,
1914.
IS. Abandonment of the treaties OF
Bucharest and BreSt- -LitovSk and of tho
supplementary trea ties.
16. The allies shall have free access to
the territories evacuated by the Germans
on their eastern frontier either through
Danzig or by the VistuIa, in order to con-
vey supplies to the populations OF these
territories OF for any other purpose.
III. Clause concerning East Africa:
IT. Unconditional capitulation of all
German forces operating in East Africa
within one month.
". General clauses:
49, Repatriation without reciprocity
within a maximum period of one month,
in accordance with detailed conditions
hereafter to be fixed, of all civilians in
termed or deported who may be citizens
of other allied or associated states than
those mentioned in clause 8, paragraph
Is, with the reservation that any future
claims and demands of the allies and the
United States of America remain unaf-
fected.
10. The following financial conditions
are required: ReparatiOn for Damage
Done-While such armiStice lasts no pub
lie sureties shall be removed by the
enemy which can serve as a pledge to the
allies for the recovery or TeparatfOn Of
war losses, Immediate restitution Of the
cash deposit in the National Bank of Bel
gium, and in general immediate return
OF all documents, specie, stocks, shares
paper money, together with plant for the
issue thereof touching public or private
interests in the invaded countries. Res
tituuon of the Russian and Roumanian
gold yielQed to Germany or taken by that
power. This gold to be delivered in trust
to the allies until the signature of peace.
Surrender of Ships.
v Naval conditions:
90. Immediate cessation of all hostiE-
ties at sea and definite information to be
given as to the location and movements
OF all German ships. Notifications to be
given to neutrals that freedom of nayi-
cation in all territorial waters is given
to the naval and mercantile marines Of
the allied and associated powers, all ques-
uons of neutrality being waived.
a. All naval and mercantile marine
prisoners of war of the allied and asso-
ciated powers. in, German hands to be re-
turned without the reciprocity.
% Surrender to the allies and the
United States of America of $50 German
submarines Gncluding all submarine
cruisers and mine-laying submarinesl
with their complete armament and
equipment in ports which will be speci-
fled by the allies and the United States
OF America. All other submarines to be
paid off and completely d1Sarmed and
placed under the supervision of the al
lied powers and the United States of
America --fs+-.s
23. Following are the German surface
warships which shall be designated by
the allies and the United States of Amer
ica and which shall forthwith be dis
armed and thereafter interned in neutral
ports, or for the want of them, in allied
ports, to be designated by the allies and
the United States OF America and placed
under the surveillance of the allies and
the United States of America, only care
takers being left on board, namely: Bat
tie cruisers. 10; battleShipS, s; light
cruisers including two mine layers lin
Guiding every craft), and so destreyers
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 disanned and
placed under the supervision of the al
lies and the United States of America
All vessels of the auxiliary fleet ttrawl---
ers, motor vessels, etc.j, are to be dis
armed.
"a. The allies and the United States of
America shall have the right to sweep up
all mine fields ard distractions laid by
Germany outside German territorial wa
ters, and the positions of these are to be
Freedom of Baltic
30. Freedom of access to and from the
Baltic to be given to the naval and meT-
camille marines of the allied and asso-
ciated powers. To secure this the aInes
and the United States of America shall
be empowered to occupy all German
nrf fnFtif float ions hltt taTtn IL
tense works of all kinds in all the en-
frances from the Cattegat into the Bal
tic and to sweep up all mines and OBJ
StructIOnS within and without German
territorial waters without any question
Of neutrality being raised, and the posi-
lions of all such mines and distractions
are TO be indica ted.
20. The existing blockade conditions
set up by the allies and associated pow
ers are to remain unchanged and all Ger
man merchant ships found at sea are to
'emaiR liable to capture.
27.- All naval aircraft are to be concen--
rated and -immobilized in German bases
10 be specified by the allies and the
United States of America.
Is. In eVacuatng the Belgian coasts
md ports Germany shall abandon all
ships, tugs, lighters, cranes and
Ill other harbor= materials, all materials
or inland navigation, all aircraft and
and stores, all arms and arma-
nents and all stores and appartus of all
linds.
=
Iated- by Germany; all Russian war yes
els of all descriptions seized by Ger
uany in the Black Sea are to be handed
,yer--to the allies and the United States
f. America. all neutral merchant vessels
eized are to be released an warike ara
'ther materials of all kinds seized In
hose ports are to be returned and Ger
nan materials as specified in clause 2S
re to be abandoned.
30 All merchant vessels in German
lands belonging to the allied and asso-
ia atedspQwers are to be restored in ports
o be specified by the allies and the
fnited States of America without reel
'reCity,
ST. No destruction Of ships or of ma
erials TO. be permitted before eyaeua-
ion. surrender or. restoration
IL. The German government will no.
lfSAE the neutral governments Of the
Ferld. and particularly the governments
+ NoFy3ay, Sweden, Denmark and Hol-
and that all restrictions placed on the
radtns of their vessels with the allied
nd associated countries; whether by the
iernlan government on by private Ger
nan Interests. and whether in return for
pecfffe concessions, such as export of
highuildiHg materials or not, are imIue-
lately Cancelled
s33. No transfers Of German merchant
hipping of any. description to any uet-
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