Directions for the
voyage will be given by wireless.
[Sidenote: Allies to sweep mine fields.]
Twenty-four--The Allies and the United States of America shall have the
right to sweep up all mine fields and obstructions laid by Germany
outside German territorial waters, and the positions of these are to be
indicated.
[Sidenote: Free accession to the Baltic for the Allies.]
Twenty-five--Freedom of access to and from the Baltic to be given to the
naval and mercantile marines of the allied and associated powers. To
secure this the Allies and the United States of America shall be
empowered to occupy all German forts, fortifications, batteries, and
defense works of all kinds in all the entrances from the Cattegat into
the Baltic, and to sweep up all mines and obstructions within and
without German territorial waters, without any question of neutrality
being raised, and the positions of all such mines and obstructions are
to be indicated.
[Sidenote: Blockade conditions to remain unchanged.]
Twenty-six--The existing blockade conditions set up by the allied and
associated powers are to remain unchanged, and all German merchant ships
found at sea are to remain liable to capture. The Allies and the United
States should give consideration to the provisioning of Germany during
the armistice to the extent recognized as necessary.
[Sidenote: Naval aircraft to be immobilized.]
Twenty-seven--All naval aircraft are to be concentrated and immobilized
in German bases to be specified by the Allies and the United States of
America.
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