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battleships, eight light, cruisers, in
Guiding two mine-layers, so destreyers
of the most modern type. All other
surface warships Unclnding river
craft are to be concentrated in Ger
man 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 America. All vessels
of the auxiliary fleet (trawlers, motor
vessels, etc.) are to be 1isarmed.
"a. The allies and the United States
of America shall have the right TO
sweep up all mine fields and obstruc-
tons laid by Germany outside German
territorial waters, and the positions
of these are to be indicated.
Baltic Is Opened.
%. 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 Amer
lea shall be empowered to occupy all
German forts, Notifications, batteries
and defense works of all kinds in all
the entrances from the Cattegat into
the Baltic, and to sweep up all mines
and Instructions within and without
German territorial waters without any
question of neutrality being raised,
and the positions of all such mines and
distractions are to be Indicated
26. The existing blockade cosdi-
tons set up by the allies and asseciat-
ed powers are to remain unchanged
and all German merchant ships found
at sea are to remain liable to capture
u. All naval aircraft are to be
and immobilized in Ger
nan bases to be specified by the al
les and the United tSates of America.
Must Abandon All.
2S. In evacuating the Belgian
'oasts and ports Germany shall aban-
Ion all merchant ships, tugs, lighters,
ranes and all other harbor materials,
III materials for inland navigation, all
rms and ornaments, aud all stores
nd apparatus of all kinds.
20. All Black sea ports are to be
vacuated by Germany; all Russian
var vessels of all descriptions seized
y Germany in the Black sea are to be
anded over to the allies and the Unit
d States of America all neutral yes
els seized are to be released all war
Ike and other materials of all kinds
eized in these ports are to be re-
lrned and German materials as speci-
ed in clause % are to be abandoned. ~
30. All merchant vessels in German
ands belonging to the allied and as
)ciated powers are to be restored in
orts to be specified by the allies and
lie United States of America with
'ciprocity.
No Destruction.
81. No destruction of ships or ma
rails to be permitted before evacu-
ion, surrender or restoration.
81. The German government will
'tify the neutral governments of the
Drld and particularly the govern
ents of Norway, Sweden, Denmark
ID Holland, that all restrictions
aced on the trading of their vessels
tn the allied and associated coun-
es, whether by the German govern
emit or by private German interests,
d whether in return for specific con-
ssions such as the export of ship
ilding materials or not, are immedi-
ely cancelled.
80. No transfer of German merchant
pping of any description to any neu-
Il flag is to take place after the
nature of the armistice.
SIX.
Duration of armistice:
"a. The duration OF the armistice
ID be 30 days, with option to extend.
ring this period, on failure of exc
ion of any of the above clauses, the
nistice may be denounced by one
the contracting parties on As hours
viOus notice.
SEVEN.
'he limit for reply:
3. The armistice TO be accepted or
used by Germany within ~ hours
notification.