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state expenditure for carrying on the
war, as well as naturalization for
damages, that is to say these damages
suffered by them and their subjects in
the war, as through militar measures,
including all acquisitions made IN the
enemy's countries.
Article VI-The respective prisoners
of war will be permitted to return
home as far as they desire,
with the approval of the state con-
cerned, to remain in its territories or
proceed to another country. The regu-
lation of the questions connected here
with will follow by means of separate
treaties provided for in article VIII.
Article VII.-The contracting parties
undertake mutually and without delay
to enter into economic relations and
organize an exchange for goods on the
basis of the following prescriptions:
Until the thirty first day of July
of the current year reciprocal exchange
of the most important surplus supplies
of agricultural and industrial products
will be carried out as follows for the
purpose of covering current require
ments. The quantities and sorts OF
products TO be exchanged Will be set
tied by a joint committee to sit I'M
mediately upon the signature of the
peace treaty; prices will be regulated
by the joint committee; payments Will
be made in gold on the basis of 1000
German imperial gold marks as the
equivalent of 462 gold rubles of the
former Russian empire, or 1000 Austro-
Hungarian gold groner as the equival-
ent of 1898 rubles, rs kopeks, of the
| former Russian empire. The exchange
of goods fixed by the joint comission
sion aforementioned, which commission
will consist of equal numbers of rep
resentatives of both parties, will take
place through state central bureaus.
The exchange of these products which
are not fixed by the aforementioned
commission will take place by the way
of free trade, according to the stipula-
ton of provisional treaty.
Article VIII-Restoration of public
and private legal relations the ex-
| change of prisoners of war and in
| termed civilians. the question of am
nesty and the question of the treat
ment of merchantmen in enemy hands
will be regulated in separate treaties
with the Ukrainian peoples republic
to form an essential part of the pres
ent peace treaty, which so far as prac-
ticabIe, will take effect simultaneously
Herewith.
Article IX-The agreements made il
this peace treaty form an indivisibl'
whole.
Article X-For the Interpretation o
this treaty the German and Ukrainia1
texts Are authoritative in regard t.
relations between Germany and Ukra
inc, the German, Hungarian and Ukra
inian texts for relations between Aus
tria- Hungary and Ukraine, the Bull
| i,7ia 70 ra1
tions between Bulgaria and Ukraine
the Turkish and Ukrainidn texts TO
relations between Turkey and Ukraine
The concluding part of the treat
provides:
The present peace treaty will b
ratified. Ratified documents shall b
: exchanged as soon as possible. SO IA
as there are no provisions to the con
trary, the peace treaty shall come int
. force on ratification.
The supplementary treaties provide
for in Article VIII also were signed
They cover the following points:
Restoration of consular relations.
Restoration of state treaties.
Restoration of civil law.
Naturalization for civil damage
caused by laws of war or by acts con
trary to international law.
Exchange of war prisoners and in
: termed civilians.
Care of burial grounds of those falle
: in enemy territory.
t Provision for the return to the
= homes of persons affected by tt
S treaty.
: Treatment of merchant vessels in Ell
e envy hands.
/ The Brest- Litovsk dispatch says thu
the text of the supplementary agree