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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 24, 1919.

No. 45. The following Text of the Conditions of the Armistice which has been arranged with Austria-Hungary is published for general information.

PRESS BUREAU,

November 5th, 1918, 4.15 p.m.

CONDITIONS OF ARMISTICE WITH AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

Ι. MILITARY CLAUSES.

1. The immediate cessation of hostilities by land, sea, and air.

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2. Total demobilisation of the Austro-Hungarian Army, and immediate withdrawal of all Austro-Hungarian forces operating on the front from the North Sea to Switzerland. Within Austro-Hungarian territory, limited as in Clause 3 below, there shall only be maintained as an organised military force a maximum of 20 Divisions, reduced to pre- War peace effectives.

Half the Divisional, Corps and Army artillery and equipment shall be collected at points to be indicated by the Allies and United States of America for delivery to them- beginning with all such material as exists in the territories to be evacuated by the Austro, Hungarian forces.

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3. Evacuation of all territories invaded by Austria-Hungary since the beginning of Withdrawal within such periods as shall be determined by the Commander-in- Chief of the Allied forces on each front of the Austro-Hungarian armies behind a line fixed as follows :--

From Piz Umbrail to the north of the Stelvio it will follow the crest of the Rhetian Alps up to the sources of the Adige and the Eisach, passing thence by Mounts Reschen and Brenner and the heights of Oetz and Ziller; the line thence turns south, crossing Mount Toblach and meeting the present frontier of the Carnic Alps. It follows this frontier up to Mount Tarvis and after Mount Tarvis the watershed of the Julian Alps by the Col of Predil, Mount Mangart, the Tricorno (Terglou) and the watershed of the Cols di Podberdo, Podlaniscam and Idria. From this point the line turns south-east towards the Schneeberg, excluding the whole basin of the Save and its tributaries; from the Schneeberg it goes down towards the coast in such a way as to include Castua, Mattuglia and Volosea in the evacuated territories..

It will also follow the administrative limits of the present province of Dalmatia, including to the north Licarica and Trivania and, to the south, territory limited by a line from the shore of Cape Planca to the summits of the watershed eastwards, so as to include in the evacuated area all the valleys and watercourse flowing towards. Sebenico, such as the Cicola, Kerka, Butisnica and their tributaries. It will also include all the islands in the north and west of Dalmatia from Premuda, Selve, Ulbo, Scherda, Maon, Pago and Patadura in the north up to Meleda in the south, embracing Sant Andrea, Busi, Lissa, Lesina, Tercola, Curzola, Cazza and Lagosta, as well as the neighbouring rocks and islets and Pelagosa, only excepting the islands of Great and Small Zirona, Bua, Solta and Brazza.

All territories thus evacuated will be occupied by the troops of the Allies and of the United States of America.

All military and railway equipment of all kinds (including coal), belonging to or within these territories, to be left in situ and surrendered to the Allies according to special orders given by the Commanders-in-Chief of the forces of the Associated Powers on the different fronts. No new destruction, pillage or requisition to be done by enemy troops in the territories to be evacuated by them and occupied by the forces of the Asso- icated Powers.

4. The Allies shall have the right of free movement over all road and rail and water- ways in Austro-Hungarian territory and of the use of the necessary Austrian and Hunga- rian means of transportation.

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