Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 59 Part 2.djvu/656

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. AGREEMENT CONCERNING AN ARMISTICE BETWEEN THE UNION OF SOVIET SO. CIALIST REPUBLICS, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON ONE HAND AND HUNGARY ON THE OTHER. The Provisional National Government of Hungary, recognizing the fact of the defeat of Hungary in the war against the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and other United Nations, accepts the armistice terms presented by the Governments of the above-mentioned three powers, acting on behalf of all the United Nations which are in a state of war with Hungary. On the basis of the foregoing the representative of the Allied (Soviet) High Command, Marshal of the Soviet Union K. E . Voro- shilov, duly authorized thereto by the Governments of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, acting on behalf of all the United Nations which are at war with Hungary, on the one hand and the representatives of the Provisional National Government of Hungary, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mister Gy6ngyosi Janos, Minister of Defense Colonel General Voros Janos and State Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers Mister Balogh Istvan, on the other, holding proper full powers, have signed the Conditions. following conditions: 1. (a) Hungary has withdrawn from the war against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and other United Nations, including Czechoslovakia, has severed all relations with Germany and has declared war on Germany. (b) The Government of Hungary undertakes to disarm German armed forces in Hungary and to hand them over as prisoners of war. The Government of Hungary also undertakes to intern nationals of Germany. (c) The Government of Hungary undertakes to maintain and make available such land, sea and air forces as may be specified for service under the general direction of the Allied (Soviet) High Command. In this connection Hungary will provide not less than eight infantry divisions with corps troops. These forces must not be used on allied territory except with the prior consent of the allied government concerned. (d) On the conclusion of hostilities against Germany, the Hungar- ian armed forces must be demobilized and put on a peace footing under Pot. . aa the supervision of the Allied Control Commission. (See Annex to Article I.) 2. Hungary has accepted the obligation to evacuate all Hungarian troops and officials from the territory of Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Rumania occupied by her within the limits of the frontiers of Hungary existing on December 31, 1937, and also to repeal all legisla- tive and administrative provisions relating to the annexation or 1332