POLITICAL CLAUSES OUTSIDE EUROPE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10275, 9 May 1919, Page 5

POLITICAL CLAUSES OUTSIDE EUROPE

SECTION IV

GERMAN RIGHTS Outside Europe Germany renounces all rights, titles, and privileges as to her own or her allies’ territories to all the Allied and associated Powers, and undertakes to accept whatever measures are taken by the five Allied Powers in relation thereto. COLONIES AND OVERSEA POSSESSIONS.

Germany renounces in favour of the Allied and associated Powers her overseas possessions, with all rights and titles therein. . All movable and immovable property, belonging to the German Empire or to any German State shall pass to the Government exercising authority thereat. These Governments may make whatever provisions seem suitable for tho repatriation of Gorman nationals, and as to the conditions on which Gorman subjects of European origin shall 'reside, hold property, or carry on business. Germany undertakes to pay reparation for damage suffered by the French nationals in the Cameroon or its frontier zone through the acts of German civil and military authorities and of individual Germans from January Ist, 1900, to August Ist, 1914. Germany renounces all her rights under the convention of November 4th, 1911, and September 12th, 1912, and under tokos i to pay Franco in accordance with the estimate presented and approved by tho Reparation Commission all deposits, credits, advances, etc., thereby secured. Germany undertakes to accept and observe any provisions by the Allied and associated Powers as to trade in arjns and spirits in Africa, as well as to the General Act of Berlin of 1885 and General Act of Brussels of 1890. Diplomatic protection to the inhabitants of former German colonies is' to be given by the Governments exercising authority. CHINA.

Germany renounces in favour oi China all privileges and'indemnities sulting from the Boxer protocol of 1901, and all buildings, wharvesj barracks, forte, munitions of war, ships, wireless plants, and other public property except diplomatic or Consular establishments in the German concessions of Tientsin and Hankow, and in other Chinese territory except Kaio :

chan, and agrees to return to China at her' own expense all tho astronomical instruments seized in 1900 and 1901. China will, however, take no measures for tho disposal of German property in tho Legation quarter at Pekin without the consent of the Powers signatory to tho Boxer protocol. Germany accepts tho abrogation of concessions at Hankow and Tientsin, China agreeing to open them to international use. Germany renounces all claims against China or any. Allied and associated Government for the internment or repatriation of her citizens in China, and for tho seizure or liquidation of German interests there since August 14th, 1917. She renounces in favour of Great Britain her State property in tho British concession at Canton, and of Franco and China jointly, of tho property of the German school in the French concession in Shanghai. SIAM. Germany recognises that all agreements between herself and Siam, including the right of extra territoriality, ceased on July 22nd, 1917. All German public property, except the Consular and diplomatic premises passes without compensation to Siam. German private property is to bo dealt .with in accordance with the economic clauses. Germany waives all claims against Siam for tho seizure and condemnation of her ships, the liquidation of her property or the internment of her nationals. LIBERIA. Germany renounces all her. rights under the international arrangements of 1911-1912 regarding Liberia, more particularly tbo right to nominate a Receiver of Customs, and disinterests herself in any further negotiations for the rehabilitation of Liberia. She regards as abrogated all commercial treaties and agreements between herself and Liberia and recognises Liberia’s right to determine tho status and condition of the re-estalishment of the Gormans in Liberia. ALGECIBAS AGREEMENTS. Germany renounces all her rights, titles and privileges under the Act of Algeoirns and Franco-Gcrman agreements with tho Sheridan Empire. She undertakes not to intervene in any negotiations as ‘to Morocco between France and other Powers, and accepts all the consequences of tho French Protectorate there, and renounces tbo capitulations. Tho Shorifian Government shall have complete liberty of action in regard to German national and all German-pro-tected persons, who shall bo subject to common In'*-. All movable and immovable German property, including

mining rights, may —be - ~trrkcir hy~tho ■ Government and deducted from the reparation account. • • Germany is also required to relinquish her -interest inthe State Bank of Morocco. AH Moroccan. goods entering Germany shall have the same privilege as' French ‘ goods. EGYPT.’ . ~ Germany recognises the British Protectorate over Jifgypt ’d(?cfat<fd oil De-" cember 18th, 1914, and renounces as from August 4th, 19147 the capitulations and all thq t^e^t.Lqs., agreements,, etc., concluded by her, /W-il.hoEgypt..She. undertakes not to intervene in any negotiations ahput .Egypt,,, between Great Britain aiif}, other. Powers. There are provisions for. jurisdiction, over German nationals and property and for Gorman consent to any changes which may be made in relation to the commission of tho public .debt... Germany consents to the . transfer to Great Britain of the powers . given, to the late Sultan of Turkey'for securing, the free navigation of the Suez Canal. _ At rangements for property belonging to German nationals in Egypt are made similar to those-in- the case of-Morocco and oth(#- countries. Anglo-Egyptian goods entering Germany shall enjoy tho same treatment-as--British •’goods, TURKEY AND BULGARIA.

Germany accepts all • arrangements which tlxe Allied and associated Powers make with Turkey and Bulgaria with reference to ally fights,- privileges or interests claimed in those countries by Germany or her nationals and not dealt with elsewhere., ~, . SHANTUNG.

Germany cedes" to Japan all rights, titles, .and privileges, notably as to Kiao Chau and tho railroads, mines, and cables acquired by her in the treaty with China on March;6th,llß9B, and by her agreements as to Shantung. ACQUISITION BY JAPAN.

AH German rights to railroads from Tsing Tao to Tsinaufu, including all facilities, mining rig’iits, and rights of exploitation,. pass- equally -bo l ' ' Japan; and the cables from Tsing Tao to Shanghai and Cbefoo. The cables aye free of all charges. All German State'-pro-perty, movable or immovable, at Kiao Chau, is acquired by Japiin-free of all charges. 1L _,7.