Evening star., 1940-06-26
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 26.-Follo,Uing
Is the tert of the German French
armtStice agreement as trans
lated from the German uerSton
published by the German gov-
ernnlent:.
Between the chief of the high
command of the armed forces, Col
Gen. (Wilhelm) Keitel, commits
stoned by the Fuehrer of the Ger
man Reich anG supreme commander
in chief of the German armed
forces, and the fully authorized
plenipotentiaries of the French gov
ernment, Gen. (CharleS L. c. Hunt
ziger, chairman of the delegation:
Ambassador Ieon Noel, Rear Ad-
miral CMaurice) LIE Luc, Army Corps
Gen. Parisot and Air Force Gen.
(Jean-Marie Joseph Bergeret, the
following armistice treaty was
agreed upon:
Article I.
The French government directs
cessation of fighting against the
German Reich in France as we'll
as in French possessions, colonies,
protectorate territories, mandates as
well as on the seas.
1t the French government di-
rects the immediate laying down of
arms OF French units already en-
circled py German troops.
Article III.
To safeguard the interests of the
German Reich, French state terri
tory north and west of the line
drawn on the attached map will be
occupied by German troops.
AS far as the parts to be occu-
pied still are not in control of Ger
man troops, this occupation will be
carried out Immediately after the
conclusion of this treaty.
Article iii.
In the occupied parts of France
the German Reich exercises all
rights on an occupying power. The
French government obligates itself
to support with every means the
regulations resulting from the exer-
else of these rights. and to carry
them out with the aid of the French
administration.
All French authorities and off,
cials of the occupied territory, there
fore, are to be promptly informed
by the French government to COM
ply with the regulations of the Ger
man military commanders and to
cooperate with them in a correct
manner.
1t is the intention of the German
government to limit the occupation
of the west coast after ending hos
tilities with England to the extent
absolutely necessary.
The French government is per-
mitted to select the seat of its gov
ernment in unoccupied territory, or,
# it wishes, to move to Paris. In
this case, the German government
guarantees the French government
and its central authorities every
necessary alienation so that they
will be in a position to conduct the
administration of unoccupied terri
tory from Paris.
Article w.
French armed forces on land. on
sea and in the air are to be demo-
bilized and disarmed in a period still
to be set. Excepted are only those
units which are necessary for n ain
tenance of domestic order. Germany
and Italy will fix their strength.
The French armed forces in the ter
ritory to be occupied by Germany
are to be hastily withdrawn into ter
rltory not to be occupied and be
discharged. These troops, before
marching out, shall lay down their
weapons and equipment at the places
where they are stationed at the time
this treaty becomes effective. They
are responsible for orderly delivery
to German troops.
Article V.
As a guarantee for the observance
of the armistice, the surrender. un-
damaged, of all those guns, tanks,
tank defense weapons. warplanes.
anti-aircraft artillery, infantry
weapons, means of conveyance and
munitions can be demanded from
the units of the French armed forces
which are standing in battle against
Germany and which at the time this
agreement goes into force are in
territory not to be occupied by Ger
many
The German armistice commission
will decide the extent of delivery.
Article vi.
Weapons, munitions and war ap-
paratus of every kind remaining