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TREATY 478 TREATY CHINA Germany renounces in favor of China all privileges and indemnities resulting from the Boxer Protocol of 1901, and all buildings, wharves, barracks for muni- tions of warships, wireless plants, and other public property except diplomatic or consular establishments in the German concessions of Tientsin and Hankow and in other Chinese territory except Kiao- Chau, and agrees to return to China at her own expense all the astronomical in- struments seized in 1900 and 1901. China will, however, take no measures for dis- posal of German property in the lega- tion quarter at Peking without the con- sent of the Powers signatory to the Boxer Protocol. Germany accepts the abrogation of the concessions at Hankow and Tientsin, Chi- na agreeing to open them to international use. Germany renounces all claims against China or any allied and asso- ciated government for the internment or repatriation of her citizens in China and for the seizure or liquidation of German interests there since Aug. 14, 1917. She renounces in favor of Great Britain her state property in the British conces- sion at Canton, and of France and China jointly of the property of the German school in the French concession at Shang- hai. SIAM Germany recognizes that all agree- ments between herself and Siam, includ- ing the right of extraterritorality, ceased July 22, 1917. All German public property, except consular and diplomatic premises, passes without compensation to Siam, German private property to be dealt with in accordance with the eco- nomic clauses. Germany waives all claims against Siam for the seizure and condemnation of her ships, liquidation of her property, or internment of her na- tionals. LIBERIA Germany renounces all rights under the international arrangements of 1911 and 1912 regarding Liberia, more par- ticularly the right to nominate a receiver of the customs, and disinterests herself in any further negotiations for the rehabili- tation of Liberia. She regards as abro- gated all commercial treaties and agree- ments between herself and Liberia and recognizes Liberia's right to determine the status and condition of the re-estab- lishment of Germans in Liberia. MOROCCO Germany renounces all her rights, titles, and privileges under the Act of Algeciras and the Franco-German agree- ments of 1909 and 1911, and under all treaties and arrangements with the She- rifian empire. She undertakes not to intervene in any negotiations as to Mo- rocco between France and other powers, accepts all the consequences of the French protectorate, and renounces the capitulations; the Sherifian government shall have complete liberty of action in regard to German nationals, and all Ger- man protected persons shall be subject to the common law. All movable and immovable German property, including mining rights, may be sold at public auc- tion, the proceeds to be paid to the Sheri- fian government and deducted from the reparation account. Germany is also re- quired to relinquish her interests in the State Bank of Morocco. All Moroccan goods entering Germany shall have the same privilege as French goods. EGYPT Germany recognizes the British Pro- tectorate over Egypt declared on Dec. 18, 1914, and renounces as from Aug. 4, 1914, the capitulation and all the treaties, agreements, ^.c, concluded by her with Egypt. She undertakes not to intervene in any negotiations about Egypt between Great Britain and other powers. There are provisions for jurisdiction over Ger- man nationals and property and for Ger- man consent to any changes which may be made in relation to the Commission of Public Debt. Germany consents to the transfer to Great Bi'itain of the powers given to the late Sultan of Turkey for securing the free navigation of the Suez Canal. Arrangements for property belonging to German nationals in Egypt are made similar to those in the case of Morocco and other countries. Anglo- Egyptian goods entering Germany shall enjoy the same treatment as British goods. TURKEY AND BULGARIA Germany accepts all arrangements which the allied and associated powers made with Turkey and Bulgaria with reference to any rights, privileges or in- terests claimed in those countries by Ger- many or her nationals and not dealt with elsewhere. SHANTUNG Germany cedes to Japan all rights, titles, and privileges, notably as to Kiao- Chau, and the railroads, mines and cables acquired by her treaty with China of March 6, 1898, and by other agreements as to Shantung. All German rights to the railroad from Tsing-tao to Tsinanfu, including all facilities and mining rights and rights of exploitation, pass equally to Japan, and the cables from Tsing-tao to Shanghai and Che-foo, the cables free of all charges. All German state prop-