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LEGAL-POLITICAL TREATY WITH AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. 139
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ments, and conventions which,
before the declaration of war,
were in force between Austria-
Hungary or between one of the
two States of the Austro-Hungarian
Monarchy and Russia. If
through an oversight some one
treaty were not so commiuiicated,
the Joint Austro-Hungarian Government
would communicate it
subsequently. In such case the
treaty would go into force only
after approval of the Ukrainian
Government.
2. In Article 5, Second Paragraph,
dealing with indemnification
of civilian damages, and in
Article 10, Second Paragraph,
treating of compensation for the
use of embargo ships, special
agreements are reserved in respect
to explanations regarding property
matters which the Ukrainian
People's Republic has agreed to
enter into with the other parts of
the former Russian Empire. In
discussing these reservations, the
Austro-Hungarian Juridical Commission
agreed that the conventions
should, in principle, be entered
into after the said explanations
regarding property matters
and after the liabilities and assets
of the national property have
been apportioned, at the latest,
however, after the. general European
peace has been concluded.
At the same time, it is understood
that the Ukrainian Government
will unreservedly furnish an adequate
compensation for Austrian
and Hmigarian embargo ships
vfhich it has used or which have
been used upon its inducement.
The Ukrainian delegation has
agreed to the foregoing stipulations.
Furthermore, on the part of
Austria-Hungary, the following
declaration is made: According
to Article 4, Section 4, Second
Paragraph, and Section 7, Second
Paragraph, certain property val-