THE RESUMPTION OF HOSTILITIES
TROTSKY CLAIMS A WEEK'S NOTICE
LONDON, 17th February. A wireless Russian official message states that M. Trotsky has asked the German Government for information concerning a message from Generals Hoffmann and Samoila, in which they state that war will be resumed at mid-day on Monday. M. Trotsky" claims that he should be given seven days notice before the resumption of hostilities. • [Clause 1 of the Russian armistice agreement, which was dated 15th December (2nd December Russian style), provided : The armistice takes effect as from 17th December, 1917, at noon (4th December, 1917;, at.2 p.m., Russian styde), and is to remain in force until 14th January, 1918, at mid-day (Ist January, at 2 p.m., Russian style). The contracting parties have the right on the twenty-first day of the armistice to give seven days notice that it will come to an end, and if this is not done, then the armistice will automatically remain in force until one of the contracting parties gives such seven days notice. On 12th January the armistice was, on the request of Russia, prolonged for a month.] ,
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Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 43, 19 February 1918, Page 7
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