the first document, page 116, with what
follows here.]

General Lord KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM,
_Commanding-in-Chief_,

and

His Excellency Lord MILNER,
_High Commissioner_,
on behalf of the BRITISH GOVERNMENT,

and

Messrs. S. W. BURGER, F. W. REITZ, Louis BOTHA, J. H. DE LA REY,
L. J. MEYER, and J. C. KROGH,
acting as the GOVERNMENT of the SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC,

and

Messrs. M. T. STEYN, W. J. C. BREBNER, C. R. DE WET, J. B. M.
HERTZOG, and C. OLIVIER,
acting as the GOVERNMENT of the ORANGE FREE STATE
on behalf of their respective BURGHERS,

desirous to terminate the present hostilities, agree on the following
Articles:--

1. The BURGHER Forces in the Field will forthwith lay down their Arms,
handing over all Guns, Rifles, and Munitions of War, in their
possession or under their control, and desist from any further
resistance to the Authority of HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII., whom they
recognise as their lawful SOVEREIGN.

The manner and details of this Surrender will be arranged between Lord
Kitchener and Commandant-General Botha, Assistant Commandant-General
de la Rey, and Chief Commandant de Wet.

2. Burghers in the Field outside the limits of the TRANSVAAL and
ORANGE RIVER COLONY, and all Prisoners of War at present outside South
Africa, who are Burghers, will, on duly declaring their acceptance of
the position of subjects of HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII. be gradually
brought back to their homes as soon as transport can be provided and
their means of subsistence ensured.

3. The BURGHERS so surrendering or so returning will not be deprived
of their personal liberty or their property.

4. No Proceedings, CIVIL or CRIMINAL, will be taken against any of the
BURGHERS so surrendering or so returning for any Acts in connection
with the prosecution of the War. The benefit of the Clause will not
extend to certain Acts contrary to the usages of War which have been
notified by the Commander-in-Chief to the Boer Generals, and which
shall be tried by Court Martial immediately after the close of
hostilities.

5. The DUTCH language will be taught in Public Schools in the
TRANSVAAL and the ORANGE RIVER COLONY, where the Parents of the
Children desire it, and will be allowed in COURTS of LAW when
necessary for the better and more effectual Administration of Justice.

6. The Possession of Rifles wil