Preface

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

The Paris Peace Conference, 1919.

The United States and the Settlement.

Peace between the United States and Germany

Treaty between the United States and Germany restoring

friendly relations, signed at Berlin August 25, 1921.

Germany and the Treaty of Peace

ANNEX

Status of the Treaties of the Conference

Table of Corresponding Articles of the Treaties of Peace

German Observations on the Conditions of Peace

Reply of the Allied and Associated Powers to the Observations

of the German Delegation on the Conditions of Peace, and

Ultimatum

I

The Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated

Powers and Germany, signed at Versailles, June 28,

PART I.-THE COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

The Covenant of the League of Nations (Art. 1 to 26)

Annex

PART II.-BOUNDARIES OF GERMANY

Boundaries of Germany (Art. 27 to 30)

PART III-POLITICAL CLAUSES FOR EUROPE

41)

SECTION I.-Belgium (Art. 31 to 39)

SECTION II.-Luxemburg (Art. 40 to

SECTION III.-Left bank of the Rhine (Art. 42 to 44)

Chapter II.-Government of the territory of the Saar

Basin (16 to 33)

173

SECTION IX.-East Prussia (Art. 94 to 98)

SECTION V.-Alsace-Lorraine (Art. 51 to 79)

Annex (1 to 4) .

SECTION VI.-Austria (Art. 80)

SECTION VII.-Czecho-Slovak State (Art. 81 to 86)

SECTION VIII.-Poland (Art. 87 to 93)

182

197

198

202

208

SECTION XI.-Free City of Danzig (Art. 100 to 108)

SECTION XII.-Schleswig (Art. 109 to 114)

SECTION XIII.-Heligoland (Art. 115)

SECTION XIV.-Russia and Russian States (Art. 116 and 117)

PART IV.-GERMAN RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OUTSIDE GERMANY

SECTION I.-German Colonies (Art. 119 to 127)

SECTION II.-China (Art. 128 to 134)

SECTION III.-Siam (Art. 135 to 137)

SECTION IV.-Liberia (Art. 138 to 140)

SECTION V.-Morocco (Art. 141 to 146)

SECTION VI.-Egypt (Art. 147 to 154)

SECTION VII.-Turkey and Bulgaria (Art. 155)

SECTION VIII.-Shantung (Art. 156 to 158). .

Chapter I.-Effectives and cadres of the German Army

(Art. 159 to 163) . .

318

Chapter II.-Armament, munitions and material (Art. 16-1

Chapter III.-Recruiting and military training (Art. 173

to 179)

329

Chapter IV.-Fortifications (Art. 180)

333

Table No. 1.-State and establishment of Army Corps

Headquarters Staffs and of Infantry

and Cavalry Divisions.

Table No. 2.-Tabular statement of Armament establish-
ment for a maximum of 7 Infantry Divi-
sions, 3 Cavalry Divisions and 2 Army
corps Headquarters Staffs

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336

Table No. 3.-Maximum stocks authorised.
SECTION II.-Naval clauses (Art. 181 to 197)
SECTION III.—Air clauses (Art. 198 to 202)
SECTION IV.-Inter-Allied Commissions of Controi (Art. 203

336

337

351

to 210)

356

SECTION V.-General articles (Art. 211 to 213)

PART VI.-PRISONERS OF WAR AND GRAVES

359

SECTION I.-Prisoners of war (Art. 214 to 224)
SECTION II.-Graves (Art. 225 and 226)

365

369

SECTION I.-General Provisions (Art. 231 to 244)

SECTION II.-Special provisions (Art. 245 to 247)

Chapter III.-Unfair competition (Art. 274 à 275)

561

Chapter IV.-Treatment of nationals of Allied and Asso

Chapter V.-General articles (Art. 280 and 281) SECTION II.-Treaties (Art. 282 à 295)

SECTION IV.-Property, rights and interests (Art. 297 and

298)

Annex (1 to 15)

SECTION V.-Contracts, prescriptions, judgments (Art. 299

to 303)

581

.

590

612

II. Provisions relating to certain classes of contracts

(4 to 7)..

618

III.-Contracts of insurance (8 to 24)

619

SECTION VI.-Mixed arbitral tribunal (Art. 304 and 305)

Annex (1 to 9)

624

630

SECTION VII.-Industrial property (Art. 306 to 311)

632

SECTION VIII.-Social and State insurance in ceded territory

(Art. 312)

640

PART XI.-AERIAL NAVIGATION

Aerial navigation (Art. 313 to 320)

SECTION I.-General provisions (Art. 321 to 326)

SECTION II.-Navigation.

Chapter I-Freedom of navigation (Art. 327)

Chapter II.-Free zones in ports (Art. 328 to 330)

Chapter III.-Clauses relating to the Elbe, the Oder, the

Niemen (Russstrom-Memel-Niemen) and the Danube

1° Géneral clauses (Art. 331 to 339)

2° Special clauses relating to the Elbe, the Oder and the

Niemen (Art. 340 to 345)

3° Special clauses relating to the Danube (Art. 346 to

353)

664

Chapter IV.-Clauses relating to the Rhine and the Moselle

(Art. 354 to 362) .

669

Chapter V-Clauses giving to the Czecho-Slovak State the

Chapter II.-Rolling stock (Art. 370)

Chapter III.-Cessions of railway lines (Art. 371)

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Chapter IV.-Provisions relating to certain railway lines

(Art. 372 to 374).

685

Chapter V.-Transitory provisions (Art. 375)

686

SECTION IV.-Disputes and revision of permanent clauses (Art.

376 to 378)

686

SECTION V-Special provision (Art. 379)

687

SECTION VI.-Clauses relating to the Kiel Canal (Art. 380

to 386)

689

Chapter IV.-Transitory provisions (Art. 424 to 426)

716

SECTION I.-Western Europe (Art. 428 to 432)

SECTION II.-Eastern Europe (Art. 433)

719

726

PART XV.-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Miscellaneous provisions (Art. 434 to 440)

726

1. Protocol to the Treaty of Peace, signed at Versailles,

June 28, 1919

740

2. Protocol signed by Germany at Paris, January 10, 1920

743

II

Other Treaties related to the Treaty of Peace with

Germany

1. Assistance to France in the event of unprovoked aggression

by Germany.-Agreement between the United States.

and France, signed at Versailles, June 28, 1919

2. Agreement with regard to the military occupation of the

territories of the Rhine, signed at Versailles, June 28,

1919 .

3. Treaty between the Principal Allied and Associated Powers

and Poland, signed at Versailles, June 28, 1919.

757

762

791