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allies by German labor and at Ger
many's expense. They may not be
reconstructed for any similar fac
tons built in the future.
Russia: Germany agrees to respect
as permanent and inalienable the in
dependency of all territories which
were part of the former Russian en-
pire, to accept the abrogation of the
Brest-Litovsk and other treaties en-
tered into with the Maximalist gov
eminent of Russia, to recognize the
full force Of all treaties entered into
by the allied and associated
powers with states which were
part of former Russian empire,
and to recognize the frontiers as de-
termined thereon. The allied and
associated powers formally reserve
the right of Russia to obtain'resti-
tuition and reparation of thesprin-
ciples of the present treaty.
Renounce Foreign Rights.
German rights outside Europe:
Outside Europe, Germany renounces
all rights, titles and privileges as to
its own or its allies territories to all
the allied and associated powers,
and undertakes to accept whatever
measures are taken by the five al
lied powers in relation thereto.
Colonies and overseas posses
sions: Germany renounces in favor
of the allied and associated powers
its overseas possessions, with all
rights and titles therein. All NOV
able and imuovable property be-
longing to the German empire or to
any German state shall pass to the
government exercising authority
therein. These governments may
make whatever provisions seem
suitable for the reparation of Ger
man nationals and as to the condi-
tons on which German subjects Of
European origin shall reside, hold
property or carry on business.
Must Pay Reparation.
Germany undertakes to pay re-
paration for damages suffered by
French nationals in the Cameroons
or its frontier zone through the acts
of German civil and military au-
thorities and of individual Germans
from January l, 1900, to August l.,
1914. Germany renounces all rights
under the convention of November
4, 1911 and September %, 1912, and
undertakes to pay to France in ac-
cordance with an estimate present.
ed and approved by the repatriation
commission all deposits, credits, ad-
vances, ETC., thereby secured.
Germany undertakes to accept
and observe any provisions by the
allied and associated powers as to
the trade in arms and spirits in AT.
RIGA, as we'll as to the general act
of Berlin of 1885 and the general
act of Brussels of 1890.
Diplomatic protection to inhab-
itants of former German colonies is
to be given by the government ex-
ercising authority.
Tien Tsin to China.
China: Germany renounces in ia
vor of China all privileges and in
IDENTITIES resulting from the Boxer
Protocol of 1901, and all buildings,
wharves, barracks, forts, munitions
or warships, wireless plants and
other public property except diplo-
matte or consular establishments in
the German concessions of Tien-
tsin and Hankow and in other
Chinese territory except Kiaochow
and agrees to return to China at its
own expense all the astronomical in
struments seized in 1900 and 1901.
China will, however, take no
measures for disposal of German
property in the legation quarter at
Penking without the consent of the
powers signatory to the Boxer
Protocol. Germany accepts the
abrogation of the concessions at
Hankow and Tientsin, China agree
ing to open them to international
use.
Renounce Chinese Claims.
Germany renounces all claims
against China or any allied and as
sociated governments for the intern
ment or reparation of its citizens i'll
China and for the seizure or liquida-
ton of German interests there since
August IA, 1917. 1t renounces in ia
vor of Great Britain its stat. prop
erty in the British concession at
Canton and of France and China
jointly of the property of the Ger
man school in the French concession
at Shanghai.
End Siam Agreements.
Siam: Germany recognizes that
all agreements between herself and
Siam including the right of extra
territorality ceased July u. 1917.
All German public property except
consular and diplomatic premises
passes without compensation to
Siam, German private property to be
dealt with in accordance with the
economic clauses. Germany valves
all claims against Siam for the seiz-
ure and condemnation of her ships.
liquidation of her property, or in
ternment of her nationals
Renounce Rights in Liberia.
Liberia: Germany renounces all
rights under the international ar
rangements of 1911 and 1912 regard
ing Liberia, more particularly the
right to nominate a receiver of the
customs, and disinterest herself in
any further negotiations for the re-
Mobilization of Liberia.
1t regards as abrogated all COM
mercial treaties and agreements be-
tween itself and Liberia and recog-
nizes Liberals right to determine
the status and condition of the re-
establishment of Germans in Ii
IBERIA.
Morocco: Germany renounces