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and Bavaria. will administer the railroads
| power to interpret the treaty clauses. The
local courts will continue but subject to
the commission.
After fifteen years a plebiscite will be
held by communes to ascertain the de-
Of the existnS resme under nd 70 the ieasue OF
nations. union with France or union with
Germany.
Section Four-European Political
Classes.
GERMAN AUsTRIA.-Germany rec
ognixes the total Independence of Ger
man Austria In the boundaries traced.
cZECHo-SLOvAk rec
Czecho-Slovak state. including the
tonomous territory of the Ruthenans
south or the Carpathians. and accepts
termined. which in the case of the Ger
man frontier shall follow the frontier
% bohemia in 1914: The usual stipu..
nationality follow.
POLAND-Germsny cedes to Poland the
greatest part up upper Silesia. Posen and
the province of West Prussia, on the left
bank of the vistula. A field boundary
the allied and associated powers and one
each representing Poland and Germany
shall be constituted within 10 days OF the
peace to delimt this boundary. Such
special provisions as are necessary to
protect racial. linguistic religious mi
norities and to protect freedom of tran
OF other nations shall be laid down In
subsequent treaty between the five allied
EAST PRU SsiA-The southern and the
eastern frontier OF East Prussia is to be
fixed by plebiscites. the first in the re-
gency of Allenstein between the south
ern frontier of East Prussia and the
northern frontier of Regierungsbesirk
Allenstein. from where it meets the
STA to its junction with the boundary be-
tween the circles of Oletsko and Augers-
burg. thence the northern boundary OF
Oletsko to Its junction with the present
frontier. and the second in the area COM
prlsing the circles of Stuhm and Rosen-
burg and the parts OF the circles OF Ma ase
Nistula.
In each case German troops and au-
thorities will move out within 10 days of
the peace and the territories be placed
under an international commission of hve
members appointed by the five allied and
associated powers. with the particular
duty of arranging a free. fair and secret
vote. The commission will report the re-
suits of the plebisctes to the five powers
with a recommendation for the boundary
ana will terminate Its work as soon as
the boundary has been laid down and the
new authorities set up.
The Ave allied and associated powers
will draw up regulations assuring East
Prussia fun and equitable access to and
vention. of which the terms will be fixed
by the five allied and associated powers,
will be entered into between Poland.
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railroad communication across German
territory on the right bank of the Nistula
between Poland and Danzig. while Poland
shall grant free passage from East Prus-
STA to Germany.
The northeastern corner of East Prus-
STA about Memel is To be coded by Ger
many to the associated powers, the for
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made, especially as regards the nation
alty of the inhabitants.
DANZIG-Danzig and the district i'm
mediately about II is to be constituted
into the free city of Danzig under the
guaranty OF the league Of nations. a
high commissioner appointed by the
league and resident at banzig shall draw
up constitution In agreement with
the city and shall deal in the first
instance with all differences arising be-
tween the city and Poland The actual
boundaries of the city shall be delimited
by "a commission appointed within six
months from the peace and to inciuoe
three representatives chosen by the allied
and associated powers and one each by
Germany and Poland. .
convention. the terms of which shall
be fixed by the five allied and associated
powers. shall be concluded between fo-
land and Danzg. which shall include Dan
zig within the Polish customs frontiers.
though a free area In the port. insure To
Poland the free use of all the city's
waterways. docks and other port facili-
ties. the control and administration of the
Nistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city, and postal. tele-
graph and telephone communication be-
tween Poland and Danzig; provide against
city and place Its foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection of its citizens
abroad In charge OF Poland
DENMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark will be fixed by the
seif-determination of the population. Ten
authorities shall evacuate the region
north of the line running from the mouth
OF the Schlei. south OF Kappel. Schleswig
and Friedrichstadt, along the Elder 10
the North sea. south OF Tonning; the
workmer's and soldiers council shall be
dissolved. and the territory administered
by an internati onal commission of five.
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be In
vited to name two.
military Embellishments and hnrbors of
the islnnds of HelEOland and Dune are
TO be destroyed under the supervision
of the allies by German labor and at
Germany's expense. They may not be
reconstructed for any similar fortinca-
ton built In the future.
RUSSIA.-Germany agrees to respect
as permanent and inalienable the indie
tendency OF all territories which We're
part of the former Russian empire, to
accept the abrogation of the Brest-
Litovsk and other treaties entered into
Russia, to recognize the full force OF
all treaties entered into by the allied
and associated powers With states
sian empire and to recognize the from
tiers as determined thereon. The al
lied and associated powers formally re-
serve the right of Russia to obtain res
titution and reparation OF the princi-
Piles of the present treaty.
Section Eive-German Rights Outside
Europe
Outside Europe Germany renounces
her own or her allies territories to ali
| the allied and associated powers. and
undertakes to accept whatever meas
ures are taken by the five allied pow
ers in relation thereto
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS POS
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| vor of the allied and associated power.
her overseas possessiona with all rights
and titles therein. All movable and
immovable property belonging to the
German empire to my German
state shalI pass to the government ex-
ercisinK authority therein.
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