Lorraine, 5600 square miles, and to Belgium two small
districts between Luxembourg and Holland and totaling 382 square miles.
She also cedes to Poland the southeastern tip of Silesia beyond and
including Oppeln, most of Posen and West Prussia, 27,680 square miles.
She loses sovereignty over the northeasternmost tip of East Prussia, 40
square miles north of the River Memel, and the internationalized areas
about Danzig, 729 square miles, and the basin of the Saar, 738 square
miles, between the western border of the Rhenish Palatinate of Bavaria
and the southeast corner of Luxembourg.
The southeastern third of East Prussia and the area between East Prussia
and the Vistula north of latitude 53 degrees 3 minutes is to have its
nationality determined by popular vote, 5,785 square miles, as is to be
the case in part of Schleswig, 2,787 square miles.
BETWEEN BELGIUM AND GERMANY
Germany is to consent to the abrogation of the treaties of 1839, by
which Belgium was established as a neutral state, and to agree in
advance to any convention with which the allied and associated powers
may determine to replace them.
Germany is to recognize the full sovereignty of Belgium over the
contested territory of Morenet and over part of Prussian Morenet, and to
renounce in favor of Belgium all rights of the circles of Eupen and
Malmedy, the inhabitants of which are to be entitled, within six months,
to protest against this change of sovereignty, either in whole or in
part, the final decision to be reserved to the league of nations.
A commission is to settle the details of the frontier, and various
regulations for change of nationality are laid down.
LUXEMBOURG SET FREE
Germany renounces her various treaties and conventions with the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg, recognizes that it ceased to be a part of the
German zollverein from Jan. 1, last, renounces all right of exploitation
of the railroads, adheres to the abrogation of its neutrality, and
accepts in advance any international agreement as to it, reached by the
allied and associated powers.
THE EAST BANK OF THE RHINE
Germany will not maintain any fortifications or armed forces less than
50 kilometers to the east of the Rhine, hold any maneuvers, nor maintain
any works to facilitate mobilization. In case of violation, "she shall
be regarded as committing a hostile act against the powers who sign the
present treaty and as intending to disturb the peace of the world." "By
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