Terms of Armistice Signed by Germany: Address of the President of the United States to the Joint Session of the Congress Monday, November 11, 1918, in the House of Representatives ... |
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Allied and Associated Allied and United Allied Powers Alsace Lorraine America armament ARMISTICE SIGNED Associated Powers Baltic begin at once Belgium Black Sea Central Empires CLAUSES completed within fourteen completely disarmed conquest cruisers destruction detailed conditions disarmed and placed EAST AFRICA EASTERN FRONTIERS evacuation and occupation fourteen days freedom FRONTIERS OF GERMANY German armies German command German Government German hands German merchant shipping German territorial waters German troops Immediate invaded countries kinds left bank Luxemburg masters materials mercantile marine merchant vessels military mines and obstructions movements of evacuation nations naval and mercantile nineteen note annexed ordered peace period fixed personnel ports prisoners prisoners of war question of neutrality reciprocity Repatriation Restitution Rhine land Roumania Russia as defined seized self-control signature SIGNED BY GERMANY Stores of food submarines Supreme War Council surface warships Surrender sweep TERMS OF ARMISTICE territory evacuated thirty kilometer thousand five Twenty eight United States armies up-keep
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Page 8 - The duration of the armistice is to be thirty days, with option to extend. During this period, on failure of execution of any of the above clauses, the armistice may be denounced by one of the contracting parties on forty-eight hours
Page 9 - President characterizes the destruction of every arbitrary power that can separately, secretly and of its own single choice disturb the peace of the world.
Page 6 - Allies for the recovery or repatriation for war losses. Immediate restitution of the cash deposit. in the National Bank of Belgium, and in general immediate return of all documents, specie, .stocks, shares, paper money, together with plant for the Issue thereof, touching public or private Interests in the invaded countries. Restitution of the Russian and Rumanian gold yielded to Germany or taken by that power. This gold to be delivered in trust to the Allies until the signature of peace.
Page 4 - Further, the material necessary for the working of railways in the countries on the left bank of the Rhine shall be left in situ. All stores of coal and material for the upkeep of permanent ways, signals, and repair shops shall be left in situ.
Page 7 - Immediate cessation of all hostilities at sea and definite information to be given as to the location and movements of all German ships. Notification to be given to neutrals that freedom of navigation in all territorial waters is given to the naval and mercantile marines of the Allied and Associated Powers, all questions of neutrality being waived.
Page 5 - Sick and wounded who cannot be removed from evacuated territory will be cared for by Austro-Hungarian personnel who will be left on the spot with the medical material required.
Page 5 - The Allies shall have free access to the territories evacuated by the Germans on their eastern frontier, either through Danzig, or by the Vistula, in order to convey supplies to the populations of those territories and for the purpose of maintaining order.
Page 4 - Cologne), together with the bridgeheads at these points of a thirty-kilometer radius on the right bank and by garrisons similarly holding the strategic points of the regions. A neutral zone shall be reserved on the right bank...
Page 8 - Russian warships of all descriptions seized by Germany in the Black Sea are to be handed over to the Allies and the United States of America ; all neutral merchant ships seized...
Page 7 - The following German surface warships, which shall be designated by the Allies and the United States of America, shall...