Preface

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

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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

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The Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated

Powers and Germany, signed at Versailles, June 28,

1919

Preamble. .

[The vertical rule indicates treaty text.]

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

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

SECTION II-Luxemburg (Art. 40 to 41)

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

Chapter III.-Plebiscite (34 to 40)

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)

241

262

271

272

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). .

PART V.-MILITARY, NAVAL AND AIR CLAUSES

SECTION I.-Military clauses

301

Chapter I.-Effectives and cadres of the German Army

(Art. 159 to 163).

318

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

to 172)

323

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.

334

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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

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

to 210)

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 VII-PENALTIES

336

336

337

351

356

359

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

ciated Powers (Art. 276 à 279)

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)

596

Annex (1 to 15)

605

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

to 303)

612

Annex:

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

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)

642

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 I.-Clauses relating to international transport

(Art. 365 to 369)

680

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) . .

Chapter V-Transitory provisions (Art. 375)

685

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 I.-Organisation (Art. 387 to 399)

Chapter II.-Procedure (Art. 400 to 420)

Chapter III.-General (Art. 421 to 423)

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

Annex

SECTION II.--General principles (Art. 427)

PART XIV. GUARANTEES

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

SECTION II.-Eastern Europe (Art. 433)

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726

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

June 28, 1919

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

II

726

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 .

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