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territories of her former allies and of her immediateneighbours by land.

(5) Lest by some oversight the above provisionsshould overlook any possible contingencies, certainother Articles appear in the Treaty , which probablydo not add very much in practical effect to thosealready described, but which deserve brief mentionas showing the spirit of completeness in which thevictorious Powers entered upon the economic sub-jection of their defeated enemy.

First of all there is a general clause of barrer andrenunciation: "In territory outside her European frontiers as fixed by the present Treaty, Germany renounces all rights, titles and privileges whatever inor over territory which belonged to her or to herallies, and aD rights, titles and privileges whatevertheir origin which she held as against the Allied andAssociated Powers. . . 1

There follow certain more particular provisions.Germany renounces all rights and privileges she mayhave acquired in China. 2 There are similar provisionsfor Siam, 3 for Liberia, 4 for Morocco, 5 and for Egypt . 0In the case of Egypt not only are special privileges

1 Art. 118. 2 Arts. 129 and 132.

3 Arts. 135-137. 4 Arts. 135-140.

5 Art. 141 : "Germany renounces all rights, titles and privileges con-ferred on her by the General Act of Algeciras of April 7, 1906, and by theFranco-German Agreements, of Feb. 9, 1909, and Nov. 4, 1911. . . ."

6 Art. 148 : " All treaties, agreements, arrangements and contracts con-cluded by Germany with Egypt are regarded as abrogated from Aug. 4, 1914."Art. 153: "All property and possessions in Egypt of the German Empire and the German States pass to the Egyptian Government without payment."