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ARMISTICE WITH AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

Protocol and supplement signed at Villa Giusti, near Serravalle, Italy, November 3, 1918^[1]
Entered into force November 4, 1918^[2]

1919 For. Rel. (Paris Peace Conference, II) 175; Senate Document 147, 66th Congress, 1st session

[TRANSLATION]

Terms of Armistice with Austria-Hungary, November 3, 1918

(A) MILITARY CLAUSES 1. Immediate cessation of hostilities by land and sea and air. 2. Total demobilization of Austro-Hungarian Army and immediate withdrawal of Austro-Hungarian forces operating on front from North Sea to Switzerland. Within Austro-Hungarian territory limited as in clause 3, below, there shall only be maintained as an organized military force a maximum of 20 divisions reduced to prewar effectives. Half the divisional corps and army artillery and equipment shall be collected at points to be indicated by Allies and United States of America for delivery to them, beginning with all such material as exists in territories to be evacuated by Austro-Hungarian forces.

3. Evacuation of all territories invaded by Austria-Hungary since the beginning of the war. Withdrawal within such periods as shall be determined by the commander in chief of allied forces on each front, of AustroHungarian armies behind aline fixed as follows: From Piz Umbrail to north of Stelvio it will follow crest of Rhetian Alps to sources of the Adige and Eisach, passing thence by the Reschen and Brenner and the heights of Oetz

and Ziller.

↑ The armistice was signed by representatives of the Supreme Command of the Austro-Hungarian Army and, on behalf of the Allied and Associated Powers, by representatives of the Supreme Command of the Italian Army.
↑ The armistice controlled relations between the contracting parties until the entry into force of the treaty of peace signed at St. Germain-en-Laye Sept. 10, 1919. The United States did not become a party to the treaty of peace but signed a treaty establishing friendly relations with Austria at Vienna Aug. 24, 1921 (TS 659, post) and one with Hungary at Budapest Aug. 29, 1921 (TS 660, post).

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[1] The armistice was signed by representatives of the Supreme Command of the Austro-Hungarian Army and, on behalf of the Allied and Associated Powers, by representatives of the Supreme Command of the Italian Army.

[2] The armistice controlled relations between the contracting parties until the entry into force of the treaty of peace signed at St. Germain-en-Laye Sept. 10, 1919. The United States did not become a party to the treaty of peace but signed a treaty establishing friendly relations with Austria at Vienna Aug. 24, 1921 (TS 659, post) and one with Hungary at Budapest Aug. 29, 1921 (TS 660, post).

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