Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 59 Part 2.djvu/659

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HUNGARY-ARMISTICE-JAN . 20 , 1945 15. The Government of Hungary undertakes to dissolve imme- diately all pro-Hitler or other fascist political, military, para-military and other organizations on Hungarian territory conducting propa- ganda hostile to the United Nations and not to tolerate the existence of such organizations in future. 16. The publication, introduction and distribution in Hungary of periodical or non-periodical literature, the presentation of theatrical performances or films, the operation of wireless stations, post, tele- graph and telephone services will take place in agreement with the Allied (Soviet) High Command. (See Annex to Article 16.) Pt , p. 1337 . 17. Hungarian civil administration will be restored in the whole area of Hungary separated by not less than 50-100 kilometres (de- pending upon conditions of terrain) from the front line, Hungarian administrative bodies undertaking to carry out, in the interests of the reestablishment of peace and security, instructions and orders of the Allied (Soviet) High Command or Allied Control Commission issued by them for the purpose of securing the execution of these armistice terms. 18. For the whole period of the armistice there will be established in Hungary an Allied Control Commission which will regulate and supervise the execution of the armistice terms under the chairmanship of the representative of the Allied (Soviet) High Command and with the participation of representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States. During the period between the coming into force of the armistice and the conclusion of hostilities against Germany, the Allied Control Commission will be under the general direction of the Allied (Soviet) High Command. (See Annex to Article 18). Po, p.1337. 19. The Vienna Arbitration Award of November 2, 1938 and the Vienna Award of August 30, 1940 are hereby declared to be null and void. 20. The present terms come into force at the moment of their Effective date- signing. Done in Moscow 20 January, 1945, in one copy which will be en- trusted to the safekeeping of the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, in the Russian, English and Hungarian languages, the Russian and English texts being authentic. Certified copies of the present agreement, with annexes, will be transmitted by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to each of the other governments on whose behalf the present agreement is being signed. FOR FOR THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE THE PROVISIONAL NATIONAL UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT OF HUNGARY REPUBLICS, THE UNITED GYONGYOSI JANOS KINGDOM AND THE UNITED VROS JANOS STATES OF AMERICA BALOGH ISTVAN R. BOPOIIHJIOB. /M. /M. HII 1335 59 STAT.]