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,

1919

PART I.-THE COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

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

Annexe

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

148

SECTION IV.-Saar Basin (Art. 45 to 50)

Chapter I.-Cession and exploitation of mining property

Chapter II.-Government of the territory of the Saar

Basin (16 to 33)

Chapter III.-Plebiscite (34 to 40)

162

168

168

173

179

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

182

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

202

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).

208

230

237

241

262

Chapter I.-Effectives and cadres of the German Army

(Art. 159 to 163).

318

Chapter II.-Armament, munitions and material (Art. 164

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

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

SECTION I.-Prisoners of war (Art. 214 to 224)

SECTION II.-Graves (Art. 225 and 226)

PART VIII.-REPARATION

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

515

Annex VII

520

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

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

Chapter II.-Shipping (Art. 271 to 273)

Chapter IV.-Treatment of nationals of Allied and Asso-

ciated Powers (Art. 276 à 279)

Chapter V.-General articles (Art. 280 and 281)

SECTION II.-Treaties (Art. 282 à 295)

560

561

562

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

581

590

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

II.-Provisions relating to certain classes of contracts

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

Annex (1 to 9)

624

630

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

SECTION VIII.-Social and State insurance in ceded territory

(Art. 312)

632

640

PART XII.-PORTS, WATERWAYS AND RAILWAYS

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 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

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)

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

June 28, 1919

726

740

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

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

.