The Allies will determine by agreement through diplomatic channels the special conditions to be imposed during the above-mentioned period on the ships of the enemy powers.
V.
The Allies will devise the measures to be taken jointly or severally for preventing enemy subjects from exercising, in their territories, certain industries or professions which concern national defence or economic independence.
C.
PERMANENT MEASURES OF MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND
COLLABORATION AMONG THE ALLIES.
I.
The Allies decide to take the necessary steps without delay to render themselves independent of the enemy countries in so far as regards the raw materials and manu- factured articles essential to the normal development of their economic activities.
These steps should be directed to assuring the independence of the Allies not only so far as concerns their sources of supply, but also as regards their financial, commerical and maritime organisation.
The Allies will adopt the methods which seem to them most suitable for the carry- ing out of this resolution, according to the nature of the commodities and having regard to the principles which govern their economic policy.
They may, for example, have recourse either to enterprises subsidised, directed or controlled by the Governments themselves, or to the grant of financial assistance for the encouragement of scientific and technical research and the development of national industries and resources; to customs duties or prohibitions of a temporary or permanent character; or to a combination of these different methods.
Whatever may be the methods adopted, the object aimed at by the Allies is to increase production within their territories as a whole to a sufficient extent to enable them to maintain and develop their economic position and independence in relation to enemy countries.
II.
In order to permit the interchange of their products, the Allies undertake to adopt measures for facilitating their mutual trade relations both by the establishment of direct and rapid land sea transport services at low rates, and by the extension and improve- ment of postal, telegraphic and other communications.
III.
The Allies undertake to convene a meeting of technical delegates to draw up measures for the assimilation, so far as may be possible, of their laws governing patents, indications of origin and trade marks.
In regard to patents, trade marks and literary and artistic copyright which have come into existence during the war in enemy countries, the Allies will adopt, so far as possible, an identical procedure, to be applied as soon as hostilities cease.
This procedure will be elaborated by the technical delegates of the Allies.
D.
Whereas for the purposes of their common defence against the enemy the Allied Powers have agreed to adopt a common economic policy, on the lines laid down in the Resolutions which have been passed, and whereas it is recognised that the effectiveness of this policy depends absolutely upon these Resolutions being put into operation forthwith, the Representatives of the Allied Governments undertake to recommend their respective Governments to take without delay all the measures, whether temporary or permanent, requisite for giving full and complete effect to this policy forthwith, and to communicate to each other the decisions arrived at to attain that object.
BOARD OF TRADE,
21st June, 1916.
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