PLAN FOR TOTAL DISARMAMENT AND DEMOBILISATION

Chronicle (Levin), 1 May 1946, Page 8

PLAN FOR TOTAL DISARMAMENT AND DEMOBILISATION

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Received Tuesdriy, 7.45 p.m. . . - 4. -PARIS, April 30. The text of 'the American draft treaty for Garmany, was issued late last night'. - The preamble says- that ovt June o, -..1945, the American, Russian, British., and Freneh Governments deeiared' their intention to effect GerWiany's total disarmament and demobiliaa'tiori. This intention has aiready been ^iubstantially ful/illed but nothing shall prevent-' a delay in tbe completion of the prddess; Germany's total disarmament ahd demol)ilisation will be enforccd as long as the world 's- peacd seeurity may require. Only thi^ assurUhce will permit the nations of Europe hml the World to return singlemindedly to the habits of peace. To achieve this objective the. American, Russian, British and French Govermnents agree to engage ih the common undertaking defined in this treaty. Article 1: Thfe high e'ontracting parties agree to take "steps jointly to ensu're that: • (a) All Gcrman armed forces includihg land, air, anti-aircraft and naval 1 forces,. all semi-military- forces like the 8.B., -8.A-, and Gestapo, also all org.lnisations auxiliary to the foregoing, sliall be.'and shall remain completely disaimed, demobilised and dislianded. ,(b) The German general staff and staffs of any semi-military organisation shall" be and Shall remain disbanded. '(c) Xo German" military or semi-mill--tary; organisation in any foi'in of guise, shall be permitted in Gevmany. (d).The manufacture, production and importation of military ecpiiprhent in Genn'any shall be prevented. Particularly,'the high contracting parties shall prevent the manafacture, production and importation of, firstly, all arms, ammunition, explosives, militafy equipnient, military stores and supplies and other implements of wai" of all hinds; seeorully, all ftssionable matei'ials for any purpose,- except under conditions approVed by the high edntraeting parties;' . thirdiy, all nhval veSselS of all classes boih suvface, submarine and aosiliary naval craft; fourthly, all aircraft, all kinds of aviation equipment an.d devicds and eqhipment for aiiti-air-craft. defehce. • .(o) rPhe e??tabTjfiIimenfJ ntilisation. or operation for mjlitary purposes of any

of the follotving shall be prevented: — Firstly, all military structures, installations and establishments including but not limited to military airfields, seaplane bases, naval bases, military and naval storage depots, permanent and tejnp.orary land and coa'st f'ortihcations, f ortresses, and other fortiffed areas; seeondly, all factories, plants",, docks, research institutious, laboratories, testing stations, tcchnical data, patents, plans, drftwings, inventions designed or intended to produce or 1'acilitate thc production items listed in the paragraph above. (f) Under conditions which may be established by the high contracting parties, demilitarisation and disarmament required for this article, shall be subjeet to the following exeeptions and to no others: — Firstly, the formation ahd employment of such detachments of the German eivil police and their equipment with such types and quantities of imported small arms, as may be essential t'o the maintenance of public seeurity; seeondly, the importation of miniinum quantitieS of those items listed in the paragraph (d) above such as ekplosives or ingredients of explosiveS which may be essential for the purpotes of construetion, mifiing, agriculture or other peaceful purposes.Article 2. 'To implemeiit the disarmament and demilitarisation provisions set fonrth in Article One,- the high contracting parties agree that thby shall liiafc'e provision for a system of qhadripartite inspection whicli shall beeome operative upon the termination of the Allied oecupatiori Of Germany. "this inspection system shail be eondncted through a Oontrol Commission to be established by the high contracting parties on a quadripartite basis. The. control commission, throiigh its officers and agents, al» all eoriduct in any and all parts of German .terfitorv, s.ucli inspections, iriquiries and investigations as they niay deem necessary to determine whethdr the disarm'ament and demilitarisation provisions set forth in Ai'ticle One are being olaserved. Article 3. The high eontrfiCtirig. parties agree that for the duration period of Allied occupation, they shall, through the Allied Control Commission, endor's'e Strictly the" (lisattnameut and demilit'dfIsatiqn ptoviSiortS set forth in Article 1. They agree further, that Germany^s

express aceepfance of Articles 1 and 2 shall be an essential conditiOh to' the termination of Allied oecupatioii ■ of German terrltory. Article 4. The -Control Commission provided forin Article 2 shall keep the high contracting. parties and United Nations Seeurity Council informed of the' result : of the inspections, inquirios and inves-1 tigations authorised by that article. The Control Commissibii shall report to the high contracting parties wherrever, in tlie opinion of the majOrity of the : Commission, it has a reason to b'elieve, violations of the disarmament hnd demobilisation pfbvisioiis of Article 1 have oeeurred oi' are aTabUt to oceur. In conjunctioh with such report, the Commissiofi shall submit a recoifimendatiofi for action on the part Of the high cdiitractiiig parties, whieh appears appr'op: riate to the majdrity of thfe' Comniission. L'poh reeeipt of Such feport andiTeeom•mendation, the high eohtfaCtiixg arties will, by eoiiimbn agfeieJnent,..;ta'ke such prompt action including Sction-' by air, sea or land forces as' may be neces.Sary to assure immediate cessation br pr.evention of such violation- or attCraptjdd violation. The high contractihg partifes shall immediately report to- the- Seeurity (Rouncil on the action take'n or to be taken. • ' ■ '• Tl^ie -high contracting parties agree that witliin six months of the effective date of this treaty, they shall consult for the purpose of negotiating a spe£jal quadripartite agreement providing - in the greatest practicable. detail, fo,'r the inspection, inquiry and investigation by ihe Control Commission, for the numbers and types of forces which each party sliall make' available for tlie phrpose of this treaty, for their deg-fee-of readiness- and general location, .and, for the nature of the facilities and. assistance each shall provide. Such special quadripartite agreement shall be subject to the ratification of the high contractihg parties in accOfdafice tfith their respeetive eonstitutional processes. Articie ff. '■ . ■'?. '■ This treaty' sliall be ratilied Tiy the high contracting parties in aCcotdahce with their respeetive cbnstitutidnal'. processes, Ratification shall be' depbsited with . the Goverhfnent"" df (space left iiere for name- fli gpvei;nmfeh't). whieh

shall notify all the high . contracting parties of. each deposit. This treaty shall operate when ratififed by each higli contracting party and shall remain in foree for twentv-ffve years f rom its effective date. . The -hi^hV^entr'acting parties agree tb. consuljt six 'mbnths" bm fore, the i.nf |xpiratiofi;. jOf . tMs 'jfitetriy fhFtJh fiurpose of deter.mining whether the interestS of international peace and seeurity reqfiire- -lt£ renewal with or witliout lhodification or whether the German people have sd far prOgresscd in the recoiistfuction of their life on a democfatic and peaceful bagis, that the continued impositioh of the control defined herejn, is no longer necessary. Air. Byrnes has announced that a draft treaty for Japan has been sent to the Allied governments for their cohsidefation. Reuter 's cofresp'ondent says it iS substantially similar to the Am.erican draft treaty for Germany.