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[Fortifications: Netherlands, Germany, Savoy.]

the British Government shall, conjointly with that of the Netherlands, determine upon the special employment of the Sums destined for fortifying the latter Country.

New Defensive Works for Germany.

2. That with respect to the Defensive System of Germany, the Courts of Austria and of Prussia shall arrange, as well with each other as with those Sovereigns in whose territories new defensive works are to be constructed, the plans that are to be adopted and the measures that are to be pursued respecting them.

Fortification of Savoy.

3. That the Austrian Government shall enter into Relations with the King of Sardinia, relative to the Fortification of Savoy, exactly similar to those in which Great Britain is placed with respect to those of the Netherlands.

That the Powers reserve the right of coming to an understanding with Spain, conformably to the principles herein established, and as their Excellencies have conceived it indispensable, that the operations which are about to be projected and executed, should form one general System, and be as closely connected as possible, it is further agreed that frequent communications shall take place between the Cabinets, for the purpose of respectively informing themselves of the different measures which may have been adopted, for the most advantageous employment of the Sums appropriated to ensuring the success of the said operations.

The present Procès-verbal is solely intended to testify the unanimity of the subscribing Ministers on the principle of the question of which it treats, and to form the basis of the instructions which shall be given with regard to it to the Ministers at the different Courts.

CASTLEREAGH.
METTERNICH.

CAPO D'ISTRIA.

HARDENBERG.
RASOUMOFFSKY.

[Paris Conferences. Territorial Arrangements.]

No. 49.-PROTOCOLS of Conferences between the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and France relative to the Territorial Arrangements of Europe, &c. Paris, 24th July-21st November, 1815.

General Arrangements with France.

"State Papers," vol. iii.

1. Administration of Departments to be occupied by the Allied Troops. Note of Plenipotentiaries of 4 Powers to Prince Talleyrand.....

2. Projet of Treaty of Peace.

Indemnities and Guarantees for future Security.

Confirmation of Treaty of Peace, 1814.

Limits of France.

Page

....24th July. 215

20th September. 216

Garrison of Monaco.

Neutrality of Switzerland.

Fortifications of Huningen.

Pecuniary Indemnity from France for Expenses of the War.
Contribution by France towards the Expenses of Fortifications for
the Defence of the Netherlands, Germany, and Piedmont.

Cession by France, of Condé, Givet, Charlemont, and Sarre Louis.
Temporary occupation of part of France by the Allied Troops.
Non-interference with Sovereignty.

Number of Troops. Fortresses to be occupied. Line of Demarca-
tion.

Subsistence, &c., of Troops.

Relations between the Army of Occupation and the Local Authorities.

Duration of Occupation.

3.1 Principles of the demand from France of Territorial Cessions.

Indemnities and Military Occupation.....

21st September. 221 . 22nd September. 225

Guarantee of Security, and Compensation for Sacrifices-not for
Conquest.

Non-recognition of inviolability of French Territory.

5. Bases of Arrangement....

....

Modification of Limits of France.

2nd October. 227

Cession by France of Landau, Sarre Louis, Philippeville, and

Marienberg.

Demolition of Fortress of Huningen.

Monaco.

Avignon, Venaissin, &c. Indemnity 700,000,000 francs. Military

Line.

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6. Pecuniary Indemnity and Subsistence of the Army of Occupation.

Payment of Contributions

7. Military Arrangements

Organisation, &c., of Army of Occupation.

13th October. 229 22nd October. 233

Contingents of Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia.
Contingents of Bavaria, Denmark, Saxony, Hanover, and Wurtem
berg.

Command of the Armies, and communication with the French
Government.

8. Territorial Arrangements. Acquisition of French Territory, and

Share of Fortification Money by the Netherlands. 3rd November. 234 A. Augmentation of Austrian and Prussian Indemnity by Netherlands. Quota

Territorial Acquisition from France by Prussia, Austria, and

Switzerland.

Extension of Swiss Neutrality.

Acquisitions from France by Sardinia.

Territorial Arrangements between Sardinia and Genoa.

Removal of French and Sardinian Custom Houses.

French Fortification Money for Sardinia.

Augmentation of Austrian and Prussian Indemnity by Sardinia.
Territorial Arrangements between Austria and Prussia. Quota.
Oldenburg. Coburg.

B. Indemnification of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Hesse-Homburgh and Pappenheim.....

Exchanges between Austria and Bavaria, and between Bavaria

and Hesse-Cassel.

Augmentation of Bavarian share of Fortification Money.
Reversion to Bavaria and Baden in part of Palatinate.

Military route from Wurtzburg to Frankenthal.

Bavarian Garrison of Landau.

Cession by Bavaria to Austria of Territory derived from France.
Cession by Austria to Hesse Darmstadt in return for the Duchy of
Westphalia.

Retention of the Bresgau by Austria.

235

236

c. Defensive system of the Germanic Confederation. Fortresses of Mayence, Luxemburg, and Landau. Sovereignty. Garrisons. Distribution of French Indemnity for Fortifications to Prussia and Bavaria, and for a Fourth Fortress on the Upper Rhine, and the completion of the Works of Mayence.. 20th November. 238 9. French Indemnity, Distribution of, for Fortifications between the Netherlands, Prussia, Sardinia, Bavaria, and Spain.

6th November. 242

Territorial Arrangements.]

[Paris Conferences.

"State Papers," vol. iii. Page

Sums for Fourth Fortress on the Upper Rhine and Mayence.
Distribution of Indemnity for Compensation to Spain, Portugal,
Denmark, and Switzerland, and to Great Britain and Prussia.
Division of Residue of Indemnity between Austria, Great Britain,
Prussia, Russia, Bavaria, Netherlands, Wurtemberg, Sardinia,
Baden, Hanover, Saxony, and the Minor Powers of Germany.
Transfer of Sardinian and Netherland Stores to Austria and
Prussia.

Payment of Indemnity.

Anticipation by Austria and Prussia.

Commission of Liquidation at Paris.

French payments for Subsistence, &c., of Allied Army of Occupa tion.

246

(Annex.) Table, Division of, between Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, and the acceding Powers of the Alliance...... 10. Command of the Allied Army of Occupation...... 20th November. 246 Nature and Extent of the Command.

Non-interference with Royal Authority.
Suppression of Revolutionary Convulsions.

Communications between the Commander-in-Chief and the Allies
and the French Government.

11. Alliance between Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia.

20th November. 248 Objects of the Alliance, Tranquillity of France, and General Peace of Europe.

12. Fortification Money, Employment of: in the Netherlands, in concert with Great Britain; in Germany, in concert with Austria and Prussia; in Sardinia, in concert with Austria; in Spain, as to be agreed upon..... 21st November. 249 Communications as to general system of Fortifications.

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[On the 27th November, 1815, a Constitutional Charter was granted to the Kingdom of Poland; a French Translation of which is to be found in "State Papers," vol. xix, p. 971.]

[Fulda.]

No. 50.-PROTOCOL between Prussia and Hesse-Cassel,

SEC.

relative to the former Department of Fulda.
5th February, 1816.

TABLE.

Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1815.

Fulda,

1. Transfer by Prussia to Hesse-Cassel of part of Department of Fulda.

2. Liquidation.

3. The Military.

4. Articles excepted from the Cession.

5. Postal Rights.

6. Arrears.

7. Advances made from the General Fund.

8. Rents, &c., in arrear.

9. Archives.

10. Pensionaries.

(Translation.)

Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1815.

THE Commissioners appointed for the execution of the Treaty between His Royal Majesty of Prussia and His Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse-Cassel, concluded on the 16th October, 1815 (No. 37), namely:

For Prussia, Herr Friedrich Christian Adolph von Motz, &c. For the Elector of Hesse, Herr Ferdinand Carl Wilhelm Heinrich Schenk von Schweinsberg, &c., &c., met at the palace here, and after producing their Full Powers, arranged as follows:

Transfer by Prussia to Hesse-Cassel of part of Department of

Fulda.

§. 1. That part of the former Grand Ducal Department of Fulda, with the thereunto belonging Domain of Hettrichshausen, situated in the Principality of Hanau, still at the disposal of His Royal Majesty of Prussia is-in accordance with the Treaty of 16th October, 1815 (No. 37), but with reservation of the exchange of the District of Salmünster with Merzel, Sannerz, and the Huttischland, against an equivalent situated in the District of Weihers or its neighbourhood, to be effected by exclusive Treaty between their Majesties the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria, without any other exception, and with all rights and obligations, transferred to His Royal Highness the Elector of

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