Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-07-21

war Of the .eparated territory bore tc
those of-the empire, excluding Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
No territory formerly part of the
empire. except the republic OF Aus
tria, shall carry with 1t any obliga-
ton in respect Of the war debt OF
the former Austrian government; but
neither the governments Of those
governments nor their nationals shall
shall have recourse against any oth-
er state, including Austria, in re-
spect Of war debt bonds held within
their respective territories by them
selves or their nationals. !
The war debt held outside the for
mer empire shall be charge on the
republic of Austria alone. All war
securities shall be stamped within
two months with the stamp of the
state taking them up. replaced by
certificates and settlement to the
reparation commission.
The currency notes Of the former
Austro- Hungarian bank circulating
in the separated territory shall be
stamped within two months by the
new governments of the various ter
ritories with their own stamp. re-
placed within IL months by a new
currency. and turned over within II
months to the Preparations Commits
sion. The bank itself shall be liqui-
dated as from the day after the sign
Ing by the Preparations Commission.
states to which Austrian territory
was transferred and states arising
from the dismemberment Of Austria
shall acquire all property within
their territories of the old or new
Austrian governments, including that
of the former royal family. The val
ue is to be assessed by the Repara-
tions Commission and credited to
Austria on the reparations account.
Property of predominant historic
interest to the former Kingdoms OF
Poland. Bohemia, Croatia. Slavania
Dalmatia. Bosnia. Herzegovina, the
Republican Of Ragusa, the Venetian
republic, or the Episcopal principali-
ties of Trent and Bressanone may be
transferred without payment.
Austria renounces all rights as tc
all interest, financial or commercial
organizations in allied frontiers, Ger
many, Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey OF
the former Russian empire. She
agrees to appropriate, on demand, oi
the Reparations Commission. any
rights of her nationals in any public
utility or concession in these terri
tories. in separated districts and ir
mandatory territories, to transfer
them to the commission within siS
month and to hold herself responsible
for indemnifying her nationals so dis.
possessed.
She also agrees to deliver within
one month the gold deposited as Sc
curity for the Ottoman debt, re-
nounce any benefits accruing from
the treaties Of Bucharest and Brest-
Litovsk, and transfer to the allied
and associated governments al
claims against her former allies.
Any financial adjustments, such as
those relating to banking and insur.
ance companies, savings banks. post
al savings banks, land banks OF
mortgage companies in the former
monarchy necessitated by the dis
memberment of the monarchy ant
the re-settlement of public debts anG
currency shall be regulated by agree
ment between the various govern
ments. failing which the Preparations
Commission shall appoint an arbi-
traitor or, arbitrators, whose decision
shall be final.
Austria shall not be responsible for
pensions Of nationals of the former
empire who have become nationals of
other states.