TERMS OF ARMISTICE GRANTED TO AUSTRIA BY THE ENTENTE.
Military Clauses.
I. The immediate cessation of hostilities by land, by sea, and air.
II. Total demobilization of the Austro-Hungarian army and immediate withdrawal of all Austro-Hun garian forces operating on the front from the North Sea to Switzerland.
Within Austro-Hungarian territory, limited as in Cause 3, below, there shall only be maintained an organized military. force reduced to pre-war effectives.
Half tl2e divisional, corps and army artillery and equipment shall be collected at points to be indicated by the Allies and United States of America for deliv ery to them, beginning with all such material as exists in the territories to be evacuated by the Austro-Hun garian forces.
III. Evacuation of all territories invaded by Austria Hungary since the beginning of the war.
Withdrawal within such periods as shall be deter mined by the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied forceg on each front of the Austro-Hungarian armies behind a line fixed as follows: From Pic Umbrail to the north of the Steivio it will follow the crest of the Rhetian Alps up to the sources of the Adige and the Eisach, passing thence by Mounts Reschen and Brenner and the heights of Oetz and Zoaller. The line thence turns south, crossing Mount Toblach and meeting the present frontier Carnic Alps. It follows this frontier up to Mount Tarvis, and after Mount Tarvis the water shed of the Julian Alps by the Col of l'redil, Mount Mangan, the Tricorno CI ergiou), and the watershed of the Cols di Podberdo, Podlaniscam and ldria. From this point the line turns southeast toward the Schnee berg, excludes the whole basin of the Save and its tributaries. From Schneeberg it goes down toward the coast in such a way as to include Castua. Mattuglia and Volosca in the evacuated territories. It will also follow the administrative limits of the present province of Dalmatia, including the north Lisarica and Trivania, and to the south territory limited by a line from the (Semigrand) Cape Planca to the summits of the vvater sheds eastward, so as to include in the evacuated area all the valleys and water-courses flowing toward Sebenico, such as the Cicola, Kerka, Butisnica and their tributaries. It will also include all the islands
in the north and west of Dalmatia from Premuda, Selve, Ulbo, Scherda, Maon, Paga and Puntadura, in the north, up to bfeleda,. in the south, embracing Santandrea, Busi, Lisa, Lesina, Tercola, Curzola, Cazza and Lagosta, as well as the neighboring rocks and islets and passages, only excepting the islands of Great and Small Zirona, Boa, Solta and Brazza.
All territory thus evacuated shall he occupied by the forces of the Allies and the United States of America.
All military and railway equipment of all kinds, including coal belonging to or within those territories, to be left in situ and surrendered to the Allies, accord ing to special orders given by the Commander-in-Chief of the forces of the associated powers on the different fronts. No new destruction, pillage or requisition to be done by enemy troops in tile territories to be evacu ated by them and occupied by the forces of the asso ciated powers.
IV. The Allies shall have the right of free move ment over all road and rail and water ways in Austro Hungarian territory and of the use of the necessary Austrian and Hungarian means of transportation. The armies of the associated powers shall occupy such strategic points in Austria-Hungary at times as they may deem necessary to enable them to conduct mill tary operations or to maintain order.
They shall have the right to requisition on payment for the troops of the associated powers wherever they may be.
V. Complete evacuation of all German troops within fifteen days, not only from the Italian and Balkan fronts but from all Austro-Hungarian territory. Internment of all German troops which have not left Austria. Hungary within the date.
VI. The administration of the evacuated territories of Austria-Hungary will be intrusted to the local au thorities, under the control of the Allied and associated armies of occupation.