WIRELESS

[Sidenote:  German wireless messages only for commercial purposes.]

During a period of three months after the peace German high power wireless stations at Nauen, Hanover, and Berlin will not be permitted to send any messages except for commercial purposes, and under supervision of the allied and associated Governments, nor may any more be constructed.

CABLES

[Sidenote:  To renounce title to cables.]

Germany renounces all title to specified cables, the value of such as were privately owned being credited to her against reparation indebtedness.

Germany will be allowed to repair German submarine cables which have been cut but are not being utilized by the allied powers, and also portions of cables which, after having been cut, have been removed, or are at any rate not being utilized by any one of the allied and associated powers.  In such cases the cables, or portions of cables, removed or utilized remain the property of the allied and associated powers, and accordingly fourteen cables or parts of cables are specified which will not be restored to Germany.

AIR

[Sidenote:  Air personnel to be demobilized.]

The armed forces of Germany must not include any military or naval air forces except for not over 100 unarmed seaplanes to be retained till October 1 to search for submarine mines.  No dirigible shall be kept.  The entire air personnel is to be demobilized within two months, except for 1,000 officers and men retained till October.  No aviation grounds or dirigible sheds are to be allowed within 150 kilometers of the Rhine, or the eastern or southern frontiers, existing installations within these limits to be destroyed.  The manufacture of aircraft and parts of aircraft is forbidden for six months.  All military and naval aeronautical material under a most exhaustive definition must be surrendered within three months, except for the 100 seaplanes already specified.

PRISONERS OF WAR

[Sidenote:  Repatriation of German prisoners and interned civilians.]

The repatriation of German prisoners and interned civilians is to be carried out without delay and at Germany’s expense by a commission composed of representatives of the Allies and Germany.  Those under sentence for offenses against discipline are to be repatriated without regard to the completion of their sentences.  Until Germany has surrendered persons guilty of offenses against the laws and customs of war, the Allies have the right to retain selected German officers.  The Allies may deal at their own discretion with German nationals who do not desire to be repatriated, all repatriation being conditional on the immediate release of any allied subjects still in Germany.  Germany is to accord facilities to commissions of inquiry in collecting information in regard to missing prisoners of war and of imposing penalties on German officials who have concealed allied nationals.  Germany is to restore all property belonging to allied prisoners.  There is to be a reciprocal exchange of information as to dead prisoners and their graves.