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Hrc7es Of Stuhm and Rosenburg and the
iarts of the circles of Marienhurp and

cIfcTes Of Stuhm and Rosenburg and the
parts of the circles of Marienburg and
Marienwerder. east Of the Vistula. !.
The five allied and associated Powers
viii draw up regulations assuring East,
Prussia full and equitable access to and
Use of the Vistula. A subsequent con-
eention, of which the terms will be fixed
by the five allied and associated Powers,
will be entered into between Poland.
Germany and Danzig to assure suitable
railroad communication across German
territory on the right bank of the Wis
tula between Poland and Danzig, while
Poland shall grant free passage from
East Prussia to Germany.
The northeastern corner of East Prus-
sia, about Memel, is to be ceded by Ger
many to the associated Powers, the for
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made, especially as regards the nation
;.lity of the inhabitants.
In each case German troops and au-
thorities will move out within fifteen
days of the peace and the territories be
placed under an international commits
sion of five members. appointed by the
five Allied associate Powers. with the
particular duty of arranging for free.
fair and secret vote. ! ha commission
will report the results of the plebiscites
to the five Powers. with a recommen
dation for the boundary. and will termi-
nate. it's work as soon az the boundary
has been laid down and the new au-
thOrtieS set up.
Danzig.
Danzig and the district Immediately
about it is to be constituted into the
Free City of Danzig." under the guar
antee of the League of Nations. \ high
commissioner appointed by the league
aud resident at Danzig. shall draw up
constitution in agreement with the
duly-appointed representatives of the
city, and shall deal. in the first in
stance. with all differences arising be-
tween the city and Poland The actual
boundaries of the city shall be delimited
by commission appointed within six
months from the peace and to include
three representatives chosen by the Al
lied and associated Powers and one each
by Germany and Poland.
A convention, the terms of which shall
be fixed by the five allied and associated
Powers. shall be concluded between Po-
land and Dadzig, which shall include
Danzig within the Polish customs from
tiers, though with free area in the
port; insure to Poland the free use of
all the city's waterways, docks and other
port facilities, the control and admins
tratiOn of the Vistula and the whole
through railway systems within the CITY,
and postal, telegraphic and telephone
communication between Poland and Dan
zig provide against discrimination
against Poles within the city, and place
its foreign relations and the diplomatic
protection Of its citizens abroad in
charge of Poland.
Denmark.
The frontier between Germany and
Denmark will be fixed by the self-deter
mlnation OF the population. Ten DAYS
from the peace, German troops and au-
thOrities shall evacuate the region north
Of the line running from the mouth of
the Schlel, south of kappel. SchIeswig
and t'rledrlchstadt, along the Elder to
the North Sea, south of Tonning: the
Workmen's and Soldiers Councils shall
be dissolved, and the territory admins
tered by an international commission of
live, of whom Norway and Sweden shall
be invited to name two.
HeIeoIand.
The fortifcations military establish
ments and harbors OF the islands of
Helgoiand and Dune are to be DESTROYED
under the supervision of the Allies by
German labor and at Germany's ex-
pense. They may not be Reconstructed
tor any similar forti6cations built In the
future.
Russia.
Germany agrees to respect as oer-
manent and inalienable the independ.
ency. of all territories which were part
OF the former Russian Empire, to &C.
cept the abrogation of the Brest-Litoysk
and other treaties entered into with the
Maxlmallst Government of Russia, to
recognize the full force of all treaties
entered into by the allied and assoeiat-
ed powers with states which were part
OF the former Russian Empire and to
recognize the frontiers as determined
4 thereon. The allied and associated pow
ers formally reserve the right of Russia
to obtain restitution and reparation un-
der the principles of the present treaty.
German Rights Outside Europe.
Outside Europe, Germany renounces
all rights. titles and privileges as to her
own or her allies territories, to an
the allied and associated powers and
undertakes to accept whatever measures
are taken by the five allied powers in
relation thereto.
Colonies and Overseas Possessions.
Germany renounces in favor Of the
allied and associated powers her over
seas possessions, with all rights and
titles therein. All movable and i'm
movable property belonging to the Ger
man empire, or to any German state.
shall pass to the government exercising
authority therein. These governments
may make whatever provisions seem
suitable for the repatriation of Ger
man nationals and as to the conditions
on which German subjects of European
/, origin shall reside, hold property or
carry on business. Germany under
takes to pay reparation for damage suf-
sered by French nationals in the Cam
stroons or its frontier zone through the
acts of German civil and military au-
thorities and of individual Germans
from January /, 1900, to August l,
1914. Germany renounces all rights
9 9dfr ans ns Of 1872 and
dertakes to pay to France, in accord
ance with an estimate presented and
approved by the reparation commission,
all deposits, credits, advances, etc.,
thereby secured.
Germany renounces in favor of China
all privileges and indemnities resulting
from the Boxer protocol of 1901, and
all buildings, wharves, barracks, forts,
munitions Of warships, wireless plants
and other public property, except dipio-
matte or Consular establishments in the
German concessions of Tien-Tsin and
Hankow and in other Chinese territory,
except Kiao-Chau, and agrees to return
to China, at her own expense, all tne
astronomical instruments seized in 1900
and 1901. China will, however, take no
measures for disposal of German prop
erty in the Legation quarter at Peking
without the consent of the Powers sig
natory to the Boxer protocol.
Germany accepts the abrOgation OF the
concessions at Hankow and Tien-Tsin,
China, agreeing to open them to inter-
national uss Germany renounces all
claims against China or any Allied and
associated Government for the intern
ment or repatriation of her citizens in
China and for the seizure or liquidation
of German interests there since August
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 tie property
of the German school in the French con-
cession at Shanghai.
Egypt.