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Of entry or departure. Goods in

OF entry or departure. Goods in
transit shall be assured all possible
speed Of journey. especially perish
able goods. Germany may not d.
vert traffic from it's normal course
in favor of her own transport routes
or maintain control stations" in
, connection with transmigration
traffic. She may not establish any
tax discrimination against the ports
Of allied or associated Powers:
must grant the latter's seaports all
factors and reduced tariffs E.anted
her own or other nationals, and
AFFORD the allied or associated Pow
ers equal rights with those Of her
own nationals in her ports and
waterways, save that she 10 free to
open or close her maritime 'coasting
trade.
Free Zones in Ports.
Free zones existing in German
ports on Aug. I, 1914, must be
maintained with due facilities as to
warehouses. and packing, without
discrimination, and without charges
except for expenses Of administra-
ton and use. Goods leaving the
free zones for consumption in Ger
many and goods brought into the
free zones from Germany shall be
subject to the ordinary import and
export taxes.
International Rivers.
The Elbe from the junction OF the
Vltava, the Vltava from Prague.
the Oder from Oppa, the Niemen
from Grodno. and the Danube from
Ulm are declared international,
together with their connections.
The riparian States must insure
good conditions Of navigation
within their territories unless a spe-
cial organization exists therefor.
Otherwise appeal may be had to a
special tribunal OF the League of
Nations. which also may arrange
for a general international water
ways convention.
The Elbe and the Oder are to be
placed under International commits
sions to meet within three months,
that for the Elbe composed OF four
representatives of Germany, two
from Csecho-Slovakia, and one each
from Great Britain, France, Italy
and Belgium; and that for the Oder
composed Of one each from Poland,
Russia. Czecho-sSlovakia, Great Britt
ain, France, Denmark and Sweden.
II any riparian State on the Niewen
should 80 request of the League OK
Nations. a similar commission shall
be established there. These commits
sions shall upon request of any
riparian State meet within three
months to revise existing interna-
tional agreement.
The Danube.
The European Danube Commits
sion reassumes its pre-war powers,
but for the time being with repre-
sentatives OF only Great Britain,
France, Italy and Rumania. The
Upper Danube is to be administered
by a new international commission
until defnitive statute be drawn
UP at q conference OF the Powers
nominated by the Allied and Asso-
ciated Governments within one year
after the peace. The enemy Gov
ernments shall make full repara-
lions for all war damages caused to
the European commission; shall
cede their river facilities in surren-
dered territory. and give Czecho-
Slovakia, Serbia and Rumania any
rights necessary on their shores for
carrying out Improvements in navi-
CATION.
The Rhine and the MoselIe.
The Rhine is placed under the CEN
trail commission to meet at Strassburg
within six months after the peace
and to DO composed or four repre-
sentatives OF France. which shall in
addition select the president: four
Of Germany, and two each of Great
Britain, Italy. Belgium. Switzerland
and the Netherlands. Germany must
give France on the course OF the
Rhine ipcluded between the two ex-
treme points OF her frontiers all
rights to take water to feed canals,
while herself agreeing not to make
canals on the right bank opposite
France. She must also hand over to
France all her drafts and designs
for this part Of the river.
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