limits of the. former principality of Lorraine, and are to bt 

 ;**. drawi* y at; the discretion of the French Government so as 



to provide for the strategical needs and for the inclusion in 

 .: .^Fretifch ttoiioryl of the entire iron district of Lorraine and of 

 ' / : tiie enike* coal* district of the Saar valley. 



(3) The rest of the territories situated on the left bank 

 of the Rhine which now form part of the German Empire are 

 to be entirely separated from Germany and freed from all 

 political and economic dependence upon her. 



(4) The territories of the left bank of the Rhine outside 

 French territory are to be constituted an autonomous and 

 neutral State, and are to be occupied by French troops until 

 such time as the enemy States have completely satisfied all 

 the conditions and guarantees indicated in the treaty of peace. 



Your Excellency stated that the Government of the Republic 

 would be happy to be able to rely upon the support of the Imperial 

 Government for the carrying out of its plans. By order of his 

 Imperial Majesty, my most august master, I have the honour, in 

 the name of the Russian Government, to inform your Excellency 

 by the present Note that the Government of the Republic may 

 rely upon the support of the Imperial Government for the carrying 

 out of its plans, as set out above. 



(Manchester Guardian, December 12, 1917.) 



II. THE AGREEMENT WITH ITALY. 



Memorandum laid before the Allies by the Italian Government on 

 the eve of Italy's entry into the war in 1915, together with the 

 Agreement signed by the representatives of Great Britain, 

 France, Russia, and Italy, on April 26, 1915. 



ARTICLE 1. A military convention is to be concluded without 

 delay between the General Staffs of France, Great Britain, Russia, 

 and Italy to determine the minimum number of troops which 

 Russia would have to throw against Austria-Hungary if the latter 

 should want to concentrate all her forces, against Italy. Russia 

 should decide mainly to attack Germany. Similarly the said 

 convention is to regulate the questions relating to armistices, in 

 so far as such armistices form an essential part of the competence 

 of the Supreme Army Command. 



ARTICLE 2. On her part Italy undertakes by all means at her 

 disposal to conduct the campaign in union with France, Great 

 Britain, and Russia against all the Powers at war with them. 



