[Territorial.] Restitution of the Four Bailiwicks of Hanau to the Elector of Hesse. ART. XVIII. His Majesty the King of Prussia undertakes, in concurrence with his High Allies, to take immediately the most effectual measures, and to continue them without intermission until the end is fully attained, to reinstate His Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse in possession of the four Hanau bailiwicks of Babenhausen, Dorheim, Rodheim, Ortenberg, and the Communities, in the same state as before the hostile occupation in the year 1806, as soon as possible. To facilitate the proceedings, it has been agreed that His Royal Highness will accept a full compensation for the bailiwick of Babenhausen, and in the most extreme case also for the bailiwicks of Ortenberg and Rodheim and the Communities. This compensation, however, can only consist of lands and people, with full sovereignty and supremacy, and cannot be settled otherwise than with his full and free concurrence. ART. XIX. Indemnity to the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg for the Domanial Revenue. ART. XX. Mode of this Indemnification. ART. XXI. Possessions of which the Revenue will furnish the Indemnity to the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg. ART. XXII. Mode of Possessing the Indemnity. ART. XXIII. Execution of the Convention. ART. XXIV. Civil Functionaries in Office. ART. XXV. Validity of the Arrangements made before the 1st of August. ART. XXVI. Cession of the Arrears of Taxes, &c., to the new Possessors. ART. XXVII. Transfer of the Military to the new Sovereign. ART. XXIX. Guarantee by Prussia in favour of the Elector of Hesse and the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar. ART. XXX. Exchange of Ratifications. In witness whereof the Plenipotentiaries on both sides have signed this Treaty, and have affixed to it the Seal of their Arms. Done at Cassel, the 16th of October, 1815. (L.S.) CONRAD SIEGMUND CARL VON IIANLEIN. (L.S.) GEORG FERDINAND VON LEPEL. [Defence of Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, &c.] No. 38.-PROTOCOL of Conference between Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, respecting the Territorial Arrangements, and Defensive System of the Germanic Confederation. Paris, 3rd November, 1815.* ART. [Referred to in Documents Nos. 43 and 48.] TABLE. A. Provisions respecting the Cessions to be made by France. 1. Kingdom of the Low Countries (Netherlands), Philippeville, Marienburg, &c. Pecuniary Indemnity towards their Defence. Pecuniary Indemnities to Austria and Prussia. 2. Acquisitions of Prussia. Fortress of Sarre-Louis, &c. 3. Acquisitions of Austria. Town and Fortress of Landau. 4. Helvetic Confederation. Versoy and part of the Pays de Gex to be added to Geneva. Neutrality of Switzerland to include Territory from Ugina to Lake of Bourget (Upper Savoy). 5. Sardinia. Part of Savoy to be given to Sardinia and part to Geneva. Proposed Cessions to Geneva. Custom Houses. Pecuniary Indemnity to Sardinia. Pecuniary Indemnities to Austria and Prussia. B. Provisions respecting the Territorial Arrangements in 6. Cession to King of Prussia in Department of La Sarre. 7. Arrangements relating to Bavaria. 8. Austrian Cessions to Grand Duke of Hesse. 9. Austrian Cession to Bavaria. C. Defensive System of the Germanic Confederation. 10. Mayence. Luxemburg. Landau. Distribution of Sums of Money to be devoted to the Defensive System of Germany. 11. Protocol to have same force as a Convention. Annexes. Austrian Cessions to Prussia. Arrangement with Bavaria. Territorial Transfers by the Grand Duke of Darmstadt. [Translation.t] THE Ministers of the Imperial and Royal Courts of Austria, of Russia, of Great Britain, and of Prussia, having taken into consideration the measures become necessary by those arrangements with France which are to terminate the present War, have agreed to lay down, in the present Protocol; * Initialed on the 3rd, and Signed on the 20th November, 1815. State Papers," vol. iii, p. 23. For French Version, see 66 [Defence of Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, &c.] 1. The dispositions relative to the territorial cessions to be made by France, and to the contributions destined for strengthening the line of defence of the bordering States, 2. Provisions relating to certain changes of Territory in Germany. 3. Those which relate to the system of Defence of the Germanic Confederation. A. Provisions respecting the Cession to be made by France. Kingdom of the Low Countries (Netherlands). Philippeville, Marienburg, &c. ART. I. Considering that His Majesty the King of the Low Countries ought to participate in a just proportion in the advantages resulting from the present arrangement with France, and considering the state of his Frontiers on the side of that country, it is agreed, that the Districts which formed part of the Belgic Provinces, of the Bishopric of Liege, and of the Duchy of Bouillon, as well as the towns of Philippeville and Marienburg, with their Territories, which France is to cede to the Allies, shall be assigned to His Majesty the King of the Low Countries, to be united to his dominions. Pecuniary Indemnity towards Defence of the Low Countries. His Majesty the King of the Low Countries shall receive, moreover, out of that part of the French contribution which is destined towards strengthening the line of Defence of the States bordering upon France, the sum of 60,000,000 of Francs, which shall be laid out in fortifying the Frontiers of the Low Countries, in conformity with the plans and regulations which the Powers shall settle in this respect. Pecuniary Indemnities towards Austria and Prussia. It is besides agreed, that in consideration of the advantages. which His Majesty the King of the Low Countries will derive from these dispositions, both in the increase of, and in the means for defending his territory, that that proportion of the Pecuniary Indemnity payable by France to which His said Majesty might lay claim shall serve towards putting the Indemnities of Austria and Prussia on the level of a just proportion. Acquisitions of Prussia. Fortress of Sarre-Louis, &c. ART. II. The districts which, by the new Treaty with France, [Defence of Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, &c.] will be detached from the French territory in the department of the Sarre and the Moselle, including the Fortress of Sarre-Louis, shall be united to the dominions of the King of Prussia.* Acquisitions of Austria. Town and Fortress of Landau.† ART. III. The territories which France is to cede in the department of the Lower Rhine, including the Town and Fortress of Landau,† shall be united to those possessions on the left bank of the Rhine which devolve to His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty by the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna (No. 27). His Majesty may dispose of his possessions on the left bank of the Rhine, in the territorial. arrangements with Bavaria, and other States of the Germanic Confederation.* Helvetic Confederation. Versoy and part of the Pays de Gex to be added to Geneva. ART. IV. Versoy, with that part of the Pays de Gex which is to be ceded by France, shall be united to Switzerland, and form part of the Canton of Geneva. Neutrality of Switzerland to include Territory from Upper Savoy : Ugina to Lake of Bourget. The Neutrality of Switzerland shall be extended to that territory, which is placed north of a line to be drawn from Ugina (including that Town) to the south of the Lake of Annecy, and from thence to the Lake of Bourget, as far as the Rhone (No. 43), in the same manner as it has been extended to the Provinces of Chablais and Faucigny by Article XCII of the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna (No. 27). Sardinia. Part of Savoy to be given to Sardinia and part to Geneva. ART. V. In order that His Majesty the King of Sardinia may participate, in a just proportion, in the advantages resulting from the present arrangement with France, it is agreed, that the portion of Savoy which remained to France in virtue of the Treaty of Paris of the 30th May, 1814 (No. 1), shall be united (réunis) to the dominions of His said Majesty, with the exception of the Commune of St. Julian, which shall be given up to the Canton of Geneva. Proposed Cessions to Geneva. The Cabinets of the Allied Courts will use their good offices for *See Treaty between Great Britain, Austria, &c., of 20th July, 1819. + See Article VII, § d, and note, p. 5. [Defence of Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, &c.] inducing His Sardinian Majesty to cede to the Canton of Geneva the Communes of Chesne, Thonex, and some others necessary for disengaging the Swiss territory of Jussy from the effects of the retrocession, by the Canton of Geneva, of that territory situated between the road of Euron and the Lake, which had been ceded by His Sardinian Majesty, by the Act of the 29th March, 1815 (No. 10). Custom Houses. The French Government having consented to withdraw its lines of custom and excise from the frontiers of Switzerland, on the side of the Jura, the Cabinets of the Allied Powers will employ their good offices for inducing His Sardinian Majesty to withdraw in like manner, his lines of custom and excise, on the side of Savoy, at least upwards of a league from the Swiss frontiers, and on the outside of the great road of Saleve, and of the mountains of Sion and Waache. Pecuniary Indemnity to Sardinia. His Majesty the King of Sardinia shall receive, moreover, out of that part of the French contribution which is destined for the strengthening of the line of Defence of the States bordering upon France, the sum of 10,000,000 of Francs, which is to be laid out in fortifying his frontiers, in conformity with the plans and regulations which the Powers shall settle in this respect. Pecuniary Indemnities to Austria and Prussia. It is likewise agreed, that, in consideration of the advantages which His Sardinian Majesty will derive from these dispositions, both in the extension and in the means for defending his territory, that part of the pecuniary Indemnity payable by France, to which His said Majesty might lay claim, shall serve towards putting the indemnities of Austria and Prussia on the level of a just proportion. B. Provisions respecting the Territorial Arrangements in Germany, Austria, and Prussia. Cessions by Austria to Prussia in Department of La Sarre. ART. VI. His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty shall cede to His Majesty the King of Prussia, in the department of La Sarre, the districts shown in the annexed Schedule. His Majesty the King of Prussia engages on his part to satisfy the Grand Dukes of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Oldenburg, the Duke of Coburg, the Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, and the Count of Papenheim, |