French and British fleets would patrol the seas west of Malta and attack any suspicious submarines, with the division of patrols between the United Kingdom and France to be decided by their governments.
As frotas británica e francesa patrullarían os mares ó oeste de Malta e atacarían a calquera submarino sospeitoso, coa división das patrullas entre os dous países pendente de decisión por parte dos seus gobernos.