The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
Text Of ArmiStice

LONDON, June % -lR- T e
following is a summary of the
French German armistice as i S :
sued tonight by the British minis
try of information:
Article /. Immediate cessation
of hostilities. French troops alrea-
dy surrounded to lay down arms.
Article 2. For security of Ger
man interests, territory north and
west of the following line to be
occupied: Geneva-Dole, Chalton-
sur-Saone, Paray lie Monial, Mou-
Inns. Bourges, Vierson. Thence to
20 kilometres east Of Tours, thence
south parallel to Aneouleme r a i l.
way to Mont de Marsan and st.
Jean de Pied de Port.
The areas not yet occupied In
this territory to be occupied i'm
mediately on conclusion Of the pre-
sent convention.
Article 3. In occupied area Ger
many to have all rights of occupy
ing power excluding local admin
istration; the French government
to afford all necessary facilities.
Germany will reduce to a mini
mum occupation of western coast
after cessation of hostiIities with
Great Britain.
French government to be free to
choose for itself the seat of gov
eminent in non-occupied territory
or ever to transfer it to Paris if
desire. In the latter event Ger
many will allow the necessary IA
cilities for administration from Pa
ris of both occupied and unoccu-
ped territory.
Article 4. French naval, military
and air force are to be demobil-
lied and disarmed within a period
to be decided, with the exception
of troops necessary for maintain
ing order. Size and armament of
the latter are to be decided by
Germany and Italy respectively.
French armed forces in occupied
territory are to be brought back
into unoccupied territory and de-
modified.
These troops will previously have
laid down their arms and material
at places where they are at the
moment of the armistice.
Article S. AS a guarantee Ger
many may demand surrender in
good condition of all artillery.
tanks, anti-tank weapons, service
aircraft, infantry armament, trac-
tors and munitions in territory not
to be occupied. Germany will de-
eide the extent of these deliveries.
Article 6. All arms and war ma
terial remaining in unoccupled ter
ritory which are not left for use
of French authorized forces are to
be put in store under German or
Italian control. Manufacture Of
new war material in non-occupicd
territory is to stop Immediately.
Article Z. Land and coast de-
lenses with ornaments, ETC., in &C.
cupied territory are to be handed
over in good condition. All plans
Of Notifications. particulars of
mines, barrages, ETC., to be hand
ed over.
Article 8. French fleet except
that part left free for safeguard OF
French interests in the colonial
empire shall be collected in ports
to be specified, demobilized and
disarmed under German or Italian
control.
The German government So
lemnly declares that it has no in
tention of using for it's own .pur-
poses during the war the French
fleet stationed in ports under Ger
man control except those units
necessary for coast surveillance
and minesWeeping.
Except for that part Ito be de-
termined) of the feet destined for
protection of colonial interests all
ships outside French territorial
waters must be recalled to France.
Article 9. All information about
naval mines and defenses to be
furnished. Minesweeping to be
carried on by the French forces.
Article 10. The French govern
ment is not to undertake any
hostile action with remaining arm
ed forces. Members of French for
ces r to be prevented from leav-
ing French soil. No material is to
be conveyed to Great Britain. No
Frenchman is to serve against
Germany in the service of other
powers.
Article II. No French merchant
shipping is to leave harbor. Re-
sumption of commercial traffic is
subject to previous authorization