PART III.

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PART 111.

POLITICAL CLAUSES

The high contracting parties recognise j and accept, the frontiers of Bulgaria.. Greece, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, tils Kerb-CYoat-Solvene State, and the Czecho- j Slovak State, as they are at present or as ultimately determined; Austria renounces in favour of the principal Allied and Associated Powers all her rights and • titles over the territories formerly belonging to her, which, though outside the new frontiers of Austria, have not at present been assigned to any State, and undertakes to accept the settlement to be made in regard to these territories. CZECHOSLOVAKIA. .. Austria recognises tho complete' independence of the Czecho-Slovak State, including the autonomous territory south of the Carpathians, in conformity with tlie action already taken by the Allied Mid Associated Powers. The exact boundary between Austria and the new State is to be fixed by a Field Commission of seven members, five nominated by the principal Allied and Associated' Powers and one each by Austria and Czechoslovakia. Czecho-Slovakia agrees to embody in a treaty with tho principal Allied and Associated . Powers such provisions as may be deemed necessary to protect racial, religious, or j linguistic minorities, and to assure freedom of transit and equitable treatment I for the commerce of other nations. - j THE SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE. Austria similarly recognises the complete independence of the Serb-Croat-Slo-vene State, and renounces her right and titles. A similarly-appointed Field Commission, including a member nominated by the Serb-Croat-Slovene Stats, is to fix the exact boundary. The question of the basin of Klagenfurt is reserved. The Serb-Croat-Slovene State agrees to a similar treaty for the protection o£ minorities and freedom of transit. RUMANIA. Rumania agrees to a similar treaty for the protection of minorities and freedom vi transit. RUSSIA. Austria is to recognise and respect the Ml independence of all the territories which formed part of tho former Russian Empire. She is to accept definitely the annulment of the B.rcst-Litovsk Treaty and of all treaties or agreements of all" kinds concluded since the revolution of November, 1917, with all Governments or political groups on the territory of the former Jkissiair Empire. The Allies reserve all fights on the part of ."Russia for restitution and satisfaction to bo obtained from Austria on the principles of the present Treaty. KZHERAL ARRANGEMENTS. ■ Austria is to consent to the abrogation of the trenties of 1839, by which Belgium v.-as ustnblishod as a neutral State, and her frontiers fixed, and to accept in Juiv.'inuß any convention with which the Allies may determine to replace them. Austria adheres to the abrogation |

of the neutrality of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and accepts in advance all international agreements as to it that may be reached by the Allied and Associated Powers. Austrian nationals belonging to racial, religious, or linguistic minorities are jto enjoy the same protection as other ' Austrian nations. In particular, with regard to schools and other educational establishments, and in_-districts where a considerable proportion of Austrian nationals of other than German speech are resident, facilities are to be given in i the schools for the instruction of the children in their own language, and an equitable share of the public funds is to be provided for the purpose. These provisions do not preclude the Austrian Government from making the teaching of German obligatory. They are to be embodied by Austria an her fundamental law as a Bill of Rights, and provisions regarding them are to be under the protection of tho League of Nations.