Evening star., 1918-02-11
DETAILS OF UKRAINIAN PEACE
PACT AND TERMS SENT FROM
BREST-LITOVSK: VIA BERLIN

, peace between Germany, Austria-Hun-
gary. Bulgaria and Turkey on one part
and the Ukrainian peoples republic ON
the other"
The preamble states that the Ukrain-
ian people having in course of the pres-
ent world war declared itself to be in.
dependent and expressed a wish to re-
store peace between itself and the
powers at war, Russia desires ito take
the first step toward lasting worlds
peace, honorable to all parties, which
of war, but also lead to the restoration
of friendly relations of the people in
political. legal. economic and intel.
lectual realm
The names of all the Observation-Disclosures
engaged in the negotiations are then
set forth. and they are declared to have
reached an agreement on the following
points:
Declare War at End.
Article L-Germany, Austria-H4n.
gary. Bulgaria and Turkey, on the one
hand, and the Ukrainian peoples re-
public. on the other, declare that the
state of war between them is at an
end. The contracting parties are re-
solved henceforth to live in peace and.
friendship with. one another.
Article IL-Between Australia
gary. on the one hand, and the Ukrai.
nian peoples republic, on the other
hand, as far as these two powers Dor.
der one another, those frontiers will
exist which existed before the outbreak
Of the present war between the Austro.
hungarian monarchy and Russia Far.
ther north the frontier of the republic
beginning at Tarnegrad will in general
follow the line of Bilgerey to Sroexe.
berzszyn, Krasnostau, Pugaszoe. Rad.
zyn, Meshiretschei. Sarnaki, Selnik.
WysekeHtowsk. Kamietslitowsk, Pru-
shany and to Wydozowskyesee. This
viii be fixed in detail by a fixed COM
mission according to ethnographical
conditions and with regard to the de-
slres of the population. Should the
ukrainian peoples republic yet have
common frontiers with another of the
powers of the quadruple alliance sne.
elal agreements will be made thereon.
To Evacuate Territory.
Article IIL-The evacuation of oo.
cupied territories will begin immedt.
ately after the ratification of the pres.
ent treaty The manner of carrying
out the evacuation and transfer Of the
evacuated territories will be determined
by the plenipotentiaries of the Inter-
eSted parties.
sular relations between the contract.
ing parties will be entered upon imme-v
dlateIy after the ratification of the
peace treaty The widest possible ad-
consuls is to be reserved for a special
agreement
Article V.-The contracting parties
mutuaiIy renounce the reimbursement
of their war costs-that is to say. tho
state expenditures for carrying on the
war. as well as indemniiication for
damages; that is to say, those damages
suffered by them and their subiecfs n
the war. as through military measures.
including all requisitions made in The
enemy's countries.
Prisoners TO Return Home.
Article vi. The respective prisonxrn
Of war will be permitted to return
home as far as they do not desire with
the approval of the state concerned. -t0
remain in its territories or proceed Z
to another country. The regulation o.
the questions connected herewith wf1
follow by means of separate treaties
provided for it in article VIII.
Article VII. The contracting parties
undertake. mutually and without delay
to enter into economic relations al
organise an exchange for goods ON tAS
basis of the following prescriptions: 3 8