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'.21 All naval and mercantile ma
rine prisoners Of war of the allied and
associated powers in German hands
TO be returned without reciprocity.
500. Surrender to the allies and the
United States OF America OF 100 Ger
man submarines (ncluding all sub
marine cruisers and mine laying sub
marines) with their complete arma-
ment and equipment In ports which
viii be specified by the allies and the
United States OF America. All other
submarines to be paid OF and COM
pletely disarmed and placed under the
supervision OF the allied powers and
the United States OF America.
''23. The following German surface
warships which shall be designated by
America shall forthwith be disarmed
and thereafter interned In neutral
ports, or, for want Of them In
allied ports, to be designated by the
allies and the United States Of Amer
lea and placed under the surveillance
of the allies and the United States of
America, only caretakers being left on
board, namely: Six battle cruisers,
ten battleships, eight light cruisers, in
Guiding two mine layers, fifty destroy
ers of the most modern type.
"Al other surface warships Cn-
Guiding river craft are to be cOncen-
trated in German naval bases to be
designated by the allies and the United
States of America, and are to be paid
off and completely disarmed and
placed under the supervision Of the
allies and the United States of Ameri-
ca. All vessels OF the auxiliary feet
(trawlers, motor vessels, etc.) are to
be disarmed.
Germany Must Indicate Mines
''24 The allies and the United
States of America shall have the right
to sweep up all mine fields and OBJ
struction laid by Germany outside
German territorial waters, and the po-
sitions 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 empowered to Occu-
py all German forts, Notifications,
batteries and defense works of all
kinds in all the entrances from the
Categat into the Baltic, and to sweep
up all mines and distractions within
and without German territorial waters
without any question of neutrality be-
ing raised, and the positions of all
such mines and distractions are to be
indicated.
''26. The existing blockade condi-
tons set up by the allies and associ-
ated powers are to remain unchanged
and all German merchant ships found
at sea are to remain liable to cap
ture.
''27. All naval aircraft are to be
concentrated and immobflized in Ger
man bases to be specified by the al
lies and the United States of America.
''28. In evacuating the Belgian coasts
and ports Germany shall abandon all
merchant ships, tugs, lighters, cranes
and all other harbor materials, all ma
terfals for inland navigation, all air
| craft and all materials and stores, all
arms and ornaments and all stores
and apparatus of all kinds.
"'29. All Black sea ports are to be
j evacuated by Germany; all Russian
war vessels of all descriptions seized
by Germany in the Black sea are to
be handed over to the allies and the
| United States Of America; all neu-
traI merchant vessels seized are to be
released; all warlike and other mate
rails to be returned and German mate
rails as specified in clause % are &c
be abandoned.
All Vessels to Be Restored.
'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 evac
uation, surrender or restoration.
"32. The German government viii
notify the neutral governments of the
world, and particularly the govern
ments of Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Holland, that all restriction!
placed on the trading OF their vessels
with the allied and associated coun
tries, whether by the German inter
ests and whether in return for specific
concessions such as the export Of ship
building materials or not, are imme
diately Cancelled
''33. No transfers of German mer
chant Shipping of any description t.
any neutral flag are to take place afte
signature of the armistice.
"VI. Duration of armistice:-
'34. The duration of the armistic,
is to be 80 days, with option to ex
tend. During this period, on faflur
of execution of any of the aboV
clauses, the armistice may be de
nounced by one of the contracting par
ties on 4S hours previous notice.
'VII. Time limit for reply:
'35. This armistice to be accepte'
or refused by Germany within Y hour
of notification.
1.-THE war thus comes to an end
for, having accepted these terms o
armistice, it will be impossible for tn
German command to renew II"
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