The Treaty of Peace and the Covenant of the League of Nations; As Negotiated Between the Allied and Associated Powers and Germany

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... (1) Within a period not exceeding ten days from the coming into force of the present Treaty, the German troops and authorities (including the Oberprdsidenten, Regierungs-prasidenteti, aLandrathe, Amiscorsleker, Oberburgermeister) shall evacuate the zone lying to the north of the line above fixed. Within the same period the Workmen's and Soldiers' Councils which have been constituted in this zone shall be dissolved; members of such Councils who are natives of another region and are exercising their functions at the date of the coming into force of the present Treaty, or who have gone out of office since March 1, 1919, shall also be evacuated. The said zone shall immediately be placed under the authority of an International Commission, composed of five members, of whom three will be designated by the Principal Allied and Associated Powers; the Norwegian and Swedish Governments will each be requested to designate a member; in the event of their failing to do so, these two members will be chosen by the Principal Allied and Associated Powers. The Commission, assisted in case of need by the necessary forces, shall have general powers of administration. In particular, it shall at once provide for filling the places of the evacuated German authorities, and if necessary shall itself give orders for their evacuation, and proceed to fill the places of such local authorities as may be required. It shall take all steps which it thinks proper to ensure the freedom, fairness, and secrecy of the vote It shall be assisted by German and Danish technical advisers chosen by it from among the local population. Its decisions will be taken by a majority. One half of the expenses of the Commission and of the expenditure occasioned by the plebiscite...