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RUMANIA-ARMISTICE-SEPT. 12, 1944 3. The Government and High Command of Rumania will ensure to the Soviet and other Allied forces facilities for free movement on Rumanian territory in any direction if required by the military situation, the Rumanian Government and High Command of Rumania giving such movement every possible assistance with their own means of communications and at their own expense on land, on water and in the air. (See Annex to Article 3.) 4. The State frontier between the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- lics and Rumania, established by the Soviet-Rumanian Agreement of 28th June, 1940, is restored. 5. The Government and High Command of Rumania will immedi- ately hand over all Soviet and Allied prisoners of war in their hands, as well as interned citizens and citizens forcibly removed to Rumania, to the Allied (Soviet) High Command for the return of these persons to their own country. From the moment of the signing of the present terms and until repatriation the Rumanian Government and High Command under- take to provide at their own expense all Soviet and Allied prisoners of war, as well as forcibly removed and interned citizens, and dis- placed persons and refugees, with adequate food, clothing and medical service, in accordance with hygienic requirements, as well as with means of transport for the return of all these persons to their own country. 6. The Rumanian Government will immediately set free, irrespec- tive of citizenship and nationality, all persons held in confinement on account of their activities in favor of the United Nations or because of their sympathies with the cause of the United Nations, or because of their racial origin, and will repeal all discriminatory legislation and restrictions imposed thereunder. 7. The Rumanian Government and High Command undertake to hand over as trophies into the hands of the Allied (Soviet) High Command all war material of Germany and her satellites located on Rumanian territory, including vessels of the fleet of Germany and her satellites located in Rumanian waters. 8. The Rumanian Government and High Command undertake not to permit the export or expropriation of any form of property (in- cluding valuables and currency) belonging to Germany, Hungary or to their nationals or to persons resident in their territories or in the territories occupied by them without the permission of the Allied (Soviet) High Command. They will keep this property in such manner as may be prescribed by the Allied (Soviet) High Command. 9. The Rumanian Government and High Command undertake to hand over to the Allied (Soviet) High Command all vessels belonging or having belonged to the United Nations which are located in Ru- manian ports, no matter at whose disposal these vessels may be, for the use of the Allied (Soviet) High Command during the period of the war against Germany and Hungary in the general interests of the Allies, these vessels subsequently to be returned to their owners. The Rumanian Government bear the fall material responsibility for any damage or destruction of the aforementioned property until Movement of Allied forces over Rumanian territory. Post, p . 1716. State frontier. Release of Soviet and Allied prisoners of war and internees. Release of certain confined persons. War material; ves- sels. German and Hun- garian property in Rumania. United Nations ves- sels in Rumanian ports. Responsibility for damage to property. 1713 59 STAT.]