D—GENERAL CLAUSES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 42, 14 November 1918, Page 5

D—GENERAL CLAUSES

(18) Repatriation without reciprocity, within a maximum period of one month, in accordanco with detailed conditions hereafter to be fixed, of all civilians interned or deported who may be citizens of other Allied or Associated States than those mentioned in Clause (3).

(18) With the reservation llint any future claims and demands of the Allies and United States of America remain unaffected, the following financial conditions are required: Reparation for damage done. While the armistice lasts 110 public securities shall he removed by the enemy which can serve as a pledge to the Allies for the recovery or reparation for war losses. Immediate \e3tilution of i the cash deposit in the National Bank of I Belgium and in general immediate re- I turn of all documents, specie, stock, i shares, paper money, together with jtei ! for the issue thereof, touching public or ] private interests in the invaded countries. Restitution of the Russian and Rumanian gold yielded to Germany or taken by that Power. This gold to be delivered in trust to the Allies until the signature of peace. E-NAVAL CONDITIONS (20) Immediate cessation of all hostilities at sea and definite information to he giver, as to the location and movements of all German ships. Notification to be given to neutrals. that freedom of navigation in territorial waters is given to the naval and mercantile marines of the Allied and Associated Powers, all questions of neutrality heing waived. (21) All naval and mercantile • marine prisoners of war of the Allied and Associated Powers in German hands to be returned, without- reciprocity. (22) In oi'der to meet our wishes the text will "be modified as follows Handing over to the Allies and the United States of all submarines (including all submarine cruisers and minelayers) which are present at the moment with full complement in the ports specified .by the Allies and the United States. Those that, cannot put to sea to be deprived of crews 'and supplies, and shall remain under the supervision of the Allies and the United States. Submarines ready to put to sea shall be prepared to leave German ports immediately on receipt of wireless order to «til to the port.of surrender,'tna remainder to follow as 'early as possible. The conditions of this Article shall 'be carried_ out within fourteen days after the signing of the armistice. (23) The following German surface war-, ships, which 6hall be designated by the Allies and tho United States of America, shall forthwith be disarmed and thereafter interned in neutral ports, or, failing them, Allied ports, to be designated by the Allies and the United States of America, and placed under the surveillance of the Allies and the United States of America, only caretakers being left on board, namely: six battle cruisers, ten battleships, eight light cruisers, including two minelayers, 50 destroyed of the most modern types. All other surface warships (including river craft), are to be concentrated in German naval bases to be designated by the Allies and the United States of America, and are to be paid off and completely disarmed and placed under-the supervision of the Allies and the United- States of America. All vessels of tho auxiliary fleet (trawlers, motor vessels, etc.) are to be disarmed. All vessels specified for internment shall be ready to leave German ports seven days after tlia signing of the armistice. Directions for voyage will ,be given by wireless. [Note—A declaration has been signed by the Allied delegates and handed to the German delegates to the effect that in the event of ships not being handed over owing to the mutinous ctate of tho Pleet, tho Allies reserve the' right to occupy Heligoland as anaadvanced-basse s to on.ihlo thenrto enforce the terms of armistice. The German delegates have on thsir part signed a de-.laration that they will recommend the Chancellor to h-?ept this.] ! (24) The Allies and the United States | of America, shall have the right to sweep ! up all minefields and obstructions laid I by Germany outside German territorial I waters, and the positions of these arc to I bo indicated.

(25) Freedom of access to aud from the Baltic So be given to' tlio naval and meicnotile murines of the Allied and Associated Powers. To secure this Hie ■ Aliice nnd the United States of America shall be empowered In iwupy all German ]>orts, i'ortifications, batteries, and defenco works of all kinds in all the entrances from tho Cnttegat into the Baltic, and to sweep up all mines and obstructions within and without German territorial waters without any questions of neutrality heing raised, and the positions of all'such mines and obstructions are to bo indicated.

(26) The existing blockade conditions set up by the Allied and Associated Powors are'to remain unchanged, nnd all German merchant ships found at sea are to remain liable ( .o capture. The Al-lies-nnd United States contemplate the provisioning of flerminy during tlie armistice as shall bo found necessary.

(27) Ail naval aircraft are to be concentrated and immobilised in German bnses to be specified by the Allies anil the United States .of America.

(28) In evacuating Belgian coasts and ports, Germany shall abandon nil -merchant; ships, tugs,' lighters, cranes, and all other harbour materials, all materials for inland navigation, all aircraft and air materials and stores, nil ■ arms and armaments, and all stores and apparatus of all kinds.

(20) All Black Sea ports are to bo evacuated by Germany: nil Russian worships of all descriptions seized by Germany in (he Black Sea are to bo handed over to the Allies and fho United Slates of Amorica: nil neutral merchant ships seized are to be released: all warlike and other materials of all .kinds seized in those porls are to he returned and German materials as specified in Clnnso 28 are to be abandoned.

(30) AJI merchant ships in German hands belonging to tho Allies and Associated Powers are to be restored in ports to bo specified by the Allies and the United States of America without reciprocity.

(31) No destruction of ships or materials to bo permitted before evaoijiiou, surrender, or restoration.

(32) The German Government shall formally notify the neutral Governments of tho world, and particularly the Governments of Norway, Sweden. Denmark, .and Holland, that all restrictions ulaced on the trading of their vessels with Hie Allied and Associated countries, whether by the Gorman Government or by private German interests, and whether'in return for snecific concessions such as the export of shiybuildinpr materials or not, are immediately cancelled.

(33) No transfers of German merchant shipping of any description to any neutral fiajr are to faVe place afler signature of the armistice.

F—DURATION OF ARMISTICE (81) The durntioTi of tho Armistice is to he thirty-six days, with option to extend. Burin? this ppriod. on failure of execution of any of the above clauses, the armistice may bp denounced )»■ one of the contracting parties, on thirtyeight! hours' previous notice. G—TIME LIMIT FOR REPLY (35) This Armistice to he accepted or refused by Germany within seventy-two hours of notification.