Evening star., 1945-06-05

all forces under German control
shall Immediately cease hostilities
in all theaters of war against the
forces of the United Nations on
land. at sea and in the air.
ARTICLE 2.
A. All armed forces of Germany
or under German control, wherever
they may be situated, including
land, air, antiaircraft and naval
forces, the SIS, SA and Gestapo
and all other forces or auxiliary
organizations equipped with weap-
ons, shall be completely disarmed
handing over their weapons ano
equipment to local Allied COM
manders or to officers designated by
the Allied representatives
B. The personnel of the forma-
tions and units of all the forces
referred to in paragraph A above
shall, at the discretion of the COM
mander in chief of the armed
forces of the Allied state concerned
be declared to be prisoners Of war
pending further decisions, and shall
be subject to such conditions ano
directions as may be prescribed by
the respective Allied representatives
G. All forces referred to in para
graph A above, wherever they may
be, will remain in their present
positions pending instructions from
the Allied representatives.
D. Evacuation by the said forces
of all territories outside the from
tiers of Germany as they existed on
the 31st of December, 1887, will pro
ceed according to instructions to
be given by the Allied representa-
tives.
E. Detachments of civil police, to
be armed with small arms only, for
the maintenance OF order and for
guard duties, will be designated by
the Allied representatives.
ARTICLE 3.
A. All aircraft of any kind or ma
tionality in Germany or German
occupied or controlled territories OF
waters, military, naval or civil, other
than aircraft in the service of the
Allies, will remain on the ground
on the water or aboard ships pend
ing further instructions.
B. All German or German-con-
trolled aircraft in or over territories
or waters not occupied or controlled
by Germany will proceed to Ger
many or to such other place or
places as may be specified by the
Allied representatives.
ARTICLE 4.
A. All German or German-con-
trolled naval vessels, surface and
submarine, auxiliary naval craft,
and merchant and other shipping,
wherever such vessels may be at the
time of this declaration, and all
other merchant ships of whatever
in German ports, will
remain in or proceed Immediately to
ports and bases as specified by the
Allied representatives. The crews
of such vessels will remain on board
pending further instructions.
B. All ships and vessels Of the
United Nations, whether or not title
has been transferred as the result of
prize court or other proceedings
which are at the disposal of Ger
many or under German control at
the time of this declaration, will
proceed at the dates and to the ports
or bases specified by the Allied rep
resentatives.
ARTICLE v.
a. All or any of the following
articles in the possession of the
German armed forces or under Ger
man control or at German disposal
will be held intact and in good con-
dition at the disposal Of the Allied
representatives, for such purposes
and at such times and places as
they may prescribe:
I. All arms, ammunition, explo-
sives, military equipment, stores and
supplies and other implements of
war d all kinds and all other war
material;
II. All naval vessels of all classes,
both surface and submarine, auxil-
larry naval craft and all merchant
shipping, whether afloat. under re-
pair or construction, built or build
ing:
III. All aircraft of all kinds, avia-
ton and antiaircraft equipment and
devices;
w. All transportation and COM