Proceedings of the Brest-Litovsk Peace Conference: the peace ...

TEEMINATION OF ARMISTICE. 173
The Russian troops are receiving at the same time an order for a
general demobilization on all lines of the fronts.
Beest-Litovsk, February 10, 1918.
L. Trotsky,
President of the Russian Peace Delegation,
People''s Commissary for Foreign Affairs.
A. BiCENKO,
W. Karelin,
Members of the Delegation.
A. JOFFE,
M. POKEOVSKT,
People's Commissary for State Properties.
W. Med\'ediev,
President of the AU-Uhrainian Central
Executive Committee of the Coumoils.
Shakheat,
Peofle's Secretary for 'War of the Ukrainian Republic.
L. Kaeahan,
Secretary of the Delegation.
78. Rtjssia's Declaeation to the Powees, 10 Febeuaet.
[From the (British) DaUij Rcrieic of the Foicign Press, 20 February, 1918,
p. 929.]
The following declaration (Feb. 11) has been issued by the Russian
Council of People's Commissioners, according to the Bolshevist
Official Agency:
In the name of the Council of People's Commissioners, the Government
of the Russian Federal Republic informs the Governments and
peoples of allied and neutral countries and those in a state of war
with us that we renounce any intention of signing an annexationist
peace. Russia, for her part, declares that she ceases hostilities and
puts an end to the state of war with Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Bulgaria, and Turkey. At the same time, an order has been given
for the complete demobilization of the Russian troops on all lines of
the front.
(Signed) Teotsky, Medivediev,
BiTZENKO, SCHACHEAI,
JoFFE, Kaeachan (Secretary).
POKEOWSKT,
Beest-Litovsk, Jan.* 10, 1918.
79. Teejmixation of Armistice, 17 Febeuaey.
GERMAN OrnCIAL COMMUNIQUE.
[From the (British) Daily Review of the Foreign Press, 20 February, 1918,
p. 924.]
A German headquarters' communique (Feb. 17) says that the
ai-mistice on the Great Russian front will terminate at midday tomorrow.
* Should be " Feb."