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Convention between Great Britain and France, concluded in conformity to Article V of the Principal Treaty (No. 40), relative to the Occupation of a Military Line in France, by an Allied Army.t

Composition of Army of Occupation.

ART. I. The composition of the Army of 150,000 men, which, in virtue of Article V of the Treaty of this day (No. 40), is to occupy a Military Line along the Frontiers of France, the force and nature of the contingents to be furnished by each Power, as Iwell as the choice of the Generals who are to command those troops, shall be determined by the Allied Sovereigns.

Maintenance of Army of Occupation by French Government. ART. II. This Army shall be maintained by the French Government, in the manner following :—

The lodging, the fuel, and lighting, the provisions and forage, are to be furnished in kind.

Daily Rations.

It is agreed that the total amount of Daily Rations shall never exceed 200,000 for men, and 50,000 for horses, and that they shall be issued according to the tariff annexed to the present Convention.

Pay, Equipment, Clothing, &c.

With respect to the pay, the Equipment, the Clothing, and other incidental matters, the French Government will provide for such expense, by the payment of a sum of 50,000,000 of francs per annum, payable in specie from month to month, from the 1st of December of the year 1815, into the hands of the Allied Commissioners.

Amount to be paid by French Government.

But the Allied Powers, in order to concur as much as possible in every thing which can satisfy His Majesty the King of France, and relieve his subjects, consent that only 30,000,000 of francs,

* For French version, see "State Papers," vol. iii, p. 298.

The Stipulations of the Conventions concluded on the same day, between Austria, Prussia, and Russia, and France, upon this subject, were, verbatim the same as those of this Convention.

[2nd Peace of Paris. Military Line].

on account of pay, shall be paid in the first year, on condition of the difference being made up in the subsequent years of the Occupation.

Maintenance of Fortresses by French Government.

ART. III. France engages equally to provide for the keeping up of the Fortifications, and of the buildings of the military and civil administrations, as well as for the arming and provisioning the Fortresses which, in virtue of Article V of the Treaty of this day (No. 40), are to remain as a deposit in the hands of the Allied Troops.

Services required by Commander-in-Chief of Allied Troops to be executed by French Government.

These respective services, which are to be regulated upon the principles adopted by the French administration of the War Department, shall be executed upon a demand, addressed to the French Government by the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Troops, with whom some plan shall be agreed upon for ascertaining what may be needful, and concerting the measures necessary to remove all difficulties which may arise, and for accomplishing the object of this Stipulation, in a manner equally satisfactory to the interests of the respective Parties.

French Government to secure accomplishment of Services required.

The French Government will take such measures as it shall judge to be the most effectual, for securing the accomplishment of the different services stated in this and in the preceding Article; and will concert to that effect with the Commander-inChief of the Allied Troops.

Military Line to be occupied by Allied Troops,

ART. IV. In conformity with Article V of the Principal Treaty (No. 40), the Military Line to be occupied by the Allied Troops, shall extend along the frontiers which separate the Departments of the Pas de Calais, of the North, of the Ardennes, of the Meuse, of the Moselle, of the Lower Rhine, and of the Upper Rhine, from the interior of France.

Territories not to be occupied by Allied or French Troops.

It is further agreed, that neither the Allied Troops nor the

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French troops shall occupy (except it be for particular reasons, and by common consent) the territories and districts hereafter named: id est :

In the Department of the Somme, all the country north of that river, from Ham to where it falls into the sea.

In the Department of the Aisne, the districts of St. Quentin, Vervins, and Laôn.

In the Department of the Marne, those of Rheims, St. Ménéhould, and Vitry;

In the Department of the Upper Marne, those of St. Dizier and Joinville.

In the Department of the Meurthe, those of Toul, Dieuze, Sarrebourg, and Blamont.

In the Department of the Vosges, those of St. Diez, Brugères, and Remiremont.

The District of Lure, in the Department of the Upper Saône, and that of St. Hyppolite, in the Department of the Doubs.

Towns to be Garrisoned by French Troops.

Notwithstanding the occupation by the Allies of the portion of Territory fixed by the Principal Treaty (No. 40), and by the present Convention, His Most Christian Majesty may, in the Towns situated within the territory occupied, maintain garrisons, the number of which, however, shall not exceed what is laid down in the following enumeration :

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Matériel not belonging to Fortresses to be removed by French

Government.

It is, however, well understood, that the Matériel belonging to the Engineer and Artillery Departments, as well as such articles of military equipment as do not properly belong to those Fortresses, shall be withdrawn from them, and shall be transported to such places as the French Government shall think fit, provided those places are situated without the line occupied by the Allied Troops, and without the districts in which it is agreed not to leave any troops, either Allied or French.

Infraction of Stipulations to be Redressed by French Government.

If any infraction of the above stipulations should come to the knowledge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies, he shall make his representations on the subject to the French Government, which engages to do what is right thereupon.

Garrisoning of Fortresses by French Troops.

The Fortresses abovementioned being at this moment unprovided with garrisons, the French Government can place therein, as soon as it shall think fit, the number of troops fixed as above; apprizing always before hand the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Troops, in order to avoid any difficulty and delay which the French troops might experience in their march.

Military Command by General-in-Chief of Allied Troops. ART. V. The Military Command in the whole extent of the Departments which shall remain occupied by the Allied Troops,

[2nd Peace of Paris. Military Line.]

shall belong to the General-in-Chief of those troops; it is, however, distinctly understood, that it shall not extend to the Fortresses which the French troops are to occupy, in virtue of Article IV of the present Convention nor to a rayon of 1,000 toises around each of those places.

Civil Administration, &c., to remain in hands of French Government. ART. VI. The Civil Administration, the Administration of Justice, and the collection of taxes and contributions of all sorts, shall remain in the hands of the agents of His Majesty the King of France.

Customs to remain in hands of French Government.

The same shall be the case with respect to the Customs. They shall remain in their present state, and the Commanders of the Allied Troops shall throw no obstacle in the way of the measures to be taken by the officers employed in that service, to prevent frauds; they shall even give them in case of need, succour and assistance.

Prevention of Abuses of Customs Regulations.

ART. VII. To prevent all abuses which might affect the regulations of the Customs, the clothing, and equipments, and other necessary articles destined for the Allied Troops, shall not be allowed to enter, except they be furnished with a certificate of origin, and in pursuance of a communication to be made by the commanding officers of the different corps, to the General-in-Chief of the Allied Army, who will, on his part, cause information to be given thereof to the French Government, who will, in consequence thereof, issue the proper orders to their officers employed in the administration of the Customs.

Services of the Gendarmerie.

ART. VIII. The service of the Gendarmerie being acknowledged as necessary to the maintenance of order and public tranquillity, shall continue, as hitherto, in the countries occupied by the Allied Troops.

Evacuation by Allied Troops.

ART. IX. The Allied Troops, with the exception of those that are to form the Army of Occupation, shall evacuate the Territory of France in 21 days, after the signature of the Principal Treaty.

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