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jects of civil populations evacuated
from their hUmes on conditions to
be laid down By the Commander in
Chief of the forces of the assoc
ated Powers Oh the various fronts.
Sick and wounded who canhot be
removed from evacuated territory
will be cared for by Austro-Hun-
gariun personnel, who will be left on
the spot with the medical material
required.
Naval conditions.
1. Immediate cessation Of all
hostllities at sea and definite In
formation 10 be given as TO the
location and movements of all Aus
tro-Hungarian ships. .--
Notification to be made 10 .neu-
trails that freedom of navigation in
all territorial waters Is given to
the naval and mercantile marine of
the allied and associated Powers,
all. questions of neutrality being
waived.
.. Surrender to Allies and the
United States of fifteen Austro-
Hungarian submarines completed
between the years 1910 and 1913,
and of all German submarines
witch are in or may hereafter
ent~' 4 stro-Hungarian territorial
water. All other Austro-Hunga-
riaE submarines to be paid off and
completely disarmed and to remain
under the supervision of the Allies
and United States.
3. Surrender to Allies and United
States, with their complete armament
and equipment, Of three battleships,
three light cruisers. nine destroy
ers, twelve torpedo boats, one mine
layer, six Danube monitors to be
designated by the Allies and United
States of America. All other sur
face warshlps, including river craft.
are to be concentrated in Austro-
Hungarian naval bases to be desig-
mated by the Allies and United
States of America and are to be
paid Oft and completely disarmed
and placed under the supervision
OF Allies ind United States Of
America.
Freedom of Nayleation.
4. Freedom Of navigation to all
warShips and merchant ships of
allied and associated Powers 10 be
given in the Adrintic and up the
river Danube and its tributaries
in the territorial waters and terri
tory OF AuStr!a-H Hungary.
The Allies AMI associated Powers
shall have the right to sweep up all
mine fields and distractions, and
the positions of these are to be in
dlcated.
In order 10 insure the freedom Of
navigation on the Danube the Allies
and the United States of America
shall be empowered to occupy or
TO diSmantle all fortifications or
defence works.
3. The existing blockade condi-
tions set up by the allied and AS
sociated Powers are to remain UNI
changed and all AuStro-Hungarian
merchant ships found nj sea are
to remain liable TO capture save
exceptions which may be made by
n commission nominated Ivy the Al
lies and the United States of
America.
G. All naval aircraft are to he
concentrated AMI impactionized in
Austro- Hungarian bases to he tles-
ignated by the Allies and United
States OF America.
:. Evacuation Of u,l thC Italian
coasts and of al ports occupied by
AuStrin-Hungary outside their ma
tiOnal territory and the abandon
ment of al floating craft, naval
materials. equipment and materials
for inInnd navica ion of MI kinds.
s. Occupation by the Allies and
the United States OF America of
the i0nd and sea tortifcations and
the islands which form the defenceS
and Of the dockyards AMI arsenal
at Pola.
8. All merchant vessels held by
Austria Hungary belonging to The
Allies and associated Powers 70 be
returned.
10. No destruction Of ships or of
materials To- he permitted before
evacuation. surrender or reStora-
tion.
II. All naval and mercantile
marine prisoners OF the allied and
fssocntfd Powers in AuStro-Huu-
garian hands to be returned with
out reciprocity,