The sun., 1919-05-08


Empire, and to recognize the from
tiers as determined thereon.
The Allied and Associated Powers
formally reserve the right of Rus
sia to obtain restitution and repara-
ton Of the principles Of the pres
ent treaty.
SECTION v.
German Rights Outside Europe.
Outside Europe Germany renoun-
ces all rights, titles and privileges
as to her own or her allies territor-
les to all the allied and associated
Powers, and undertakes to accept
whatever measures are taken by
the five allied Powers in relation
thereto.
Colonies and Overseas Posses.
sions.
Germany renounces in favor
Of the allied and associated Powers
her overseas possessions. with all
rights and titles therein. All movable
and imm0yable property belong-
ing to the German Empire or to any
German state shall pass to the gov
eminent exercising authority therein.
These governments may make
whatever provisions seem suitable
for the repatriation of German
nationals and as to the conditions on
which German subjects OF European
origin shall reside. hold property. or
carry on business.
Germany undertakes to pay
reparation for damage suffered by
French nationals in the Cameroons
or frontier zone through. the acts Of
German civil and military authori-
ties and of individual Germans from
Jan. I. 1900. to Aug. I, 1914. Ger
many renounces all rights under the
convention OF Nov. 4, 1911, and
Sept. 20, 1912. and undertakes to
pay to France in accordance with
an estimate presented and approved
by the repatriation commission all
deposits, credits. advances. &C..
thereby secured. Germany under
takes to accept and observe any
provisions by the Allied and Asso-
'ciated Powers as to the trade In
arms and spirits in Africa as well
as to the general Act of. Berlin of
1885 and the general Act OF
Brussels OF 1890. Diplomatic pro-
lection to Inhabitants of former
German colonies is to be given by
the Governments exercising au-
thority.
China.
Germany renounces in favor OF
China all privileges and indemni-
ties resulting from the Boxer Pro-
tocol of 1901 and all buildings.
wharves, barracks for the munition
of warships, wireless plants and
other public property except diplo-
matte or consular establishments in
the German concessions of Tientsin
and Hankow and in other Chinese
territory. except Kiao Chou. and
agrees to return to China at her
own expense all the astronomical
Instruments seized in 1900 and 1901.
China will. however, take no meas
ures for disposal OF German prop
erty in the Legation Quarter at
Pekin without the consent OF the
Powers signatory to the Boxer
Protocol
Germany accepts the abrogation
Of the concessions at Hankow and
Tientsin, China agreeing to open
them to international luse. Ger
China or any allied and associated
Government for the internment or
repatriation Of her citizens in China
and for the seizure or liquidation
of German interests there since Ang.
IA, 1917. She renounces in favor
of Great Britain her state property
in the British concession at Canton
and of France and China jointly
of the property OF the German
school in the French concession at
Shanghai.
Germany recognizes that all
agreements between herself and
Siam, including the right of extra
territoriality ceased July e2, 1917.
All German public property, except
consular and diplomatic premises,
passes without compensation to
Slam; German private property to
be dealt with in accordance with
the economic clauses. Germany
valves all claims against Siam for
the seizure and condemnation of her
ships, liquidation of her property,
or internment OF her nationals.
Liberia.
Germany renounces all rights un-
der the international arrangements
of 1911 and 1912 regarding Liberia,
more particularly the right to nom
mate a receiver of the customs, and
disinterests herself in any further
negotiations for the rehabilitation
OF Liberia. She regards as abro-
gated all commercial treaties and
agreements between herself and
Liberia and recognizes Liberals
right to determine the status and
condition of the reestablishment of
Germans in Liberia.
Morocco.
Germany renounces all her
rights, titles and privileges un-
der the act of Algeciras and the
Franco-German agreements of 1908
and 1911 and under all treaties and
arrangements with the Sheridan
Empire. She undertakes not to in
,tervene in any negotiations as to