BULGARIA

Evening Star, Issue 17154, 22 September 1919, Page 5

BULGARIA

PRESENTATION OF TERMS. A DULL CEREMONY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams. PARIS, September 19. Tho presentation of the Bulgarian peace terms was a dull ceremony, there was a meagre attendance of spectators. The Bulgarian Premier, in a speech, said the Bulgarians wero impelled by sinister influences to cuter an insensate war against - the wishes ot the Bulgarian people. All tho authors of excesses would be ruthlessly punished. SUMMARY OF TERMS. BULGARIAN ARMY; 20,000. NO CONSCRIPTION. LIGHT REPARATION. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, September 19. The official summary of the Bulgarian treaty is as follows : The frontier between Bulgaria. _ and Rumania remains unchanged. Small portions o! territory are- ceded to Jugoslavia. of which the most important is the town and district of Strumnitza. The southern frontier follows a line from a point eight miles south-west of liasemakli to Kilkik, passing close to Ardadashi and Daridera. which remain Bulgarian. South-east a small piece of Turkish territory is introduced into Bulgaria, which renounces in favor of the Allies all her rights in Thrace, which _has not yet been assigned to anybody. The Allies assure Bulgaria that outlets to the iEgean Sea will be fixed later. Bulgaria recognises a British protectorate over Egypt. The military terms stipulate _ that the Bulgarian army shall be recruited on a voluntary basis, the strength not to exceed 20.&00.' No new fortifications shall be constructed, nor poison gas nor liquid fire manufactured' or imported. There shall be no tanks or armored cars. The manufacture of munitions shall bo confined to a single factory controlled by the State, the output being strictly limited to the needs of the above force. All tho Bulgarian warships and submarines are to be surrendered to the Allies or broken up. The wireless station at Sofia is to be under allied supervision. The armed forces must not include military or naval air forces.

While recognising that the resources of Bnlearia are insufficient to enable adequate ■eparation to be made, the Allies agree so accept such ‘reparation as is possible, mil have fixed the sum of 2,250,000.000 francs in gold, which amount will be discharged by a series of half-yearly payments, including interest at 5 per cent, on the capital sum outstanding. Provision is to be made for a sinking fund sufficient to extinguish the total amount on January 1, 1958. In the case of default in payments the Allied Commission shall be entitled to control, collect, and disburse certain taxes and revenue for the purpose of the payment of the indemnity. Bulgaria undertakes to return to Greece and Rumania and Jugo-Slavia all records, archives, and artistic and archaeological articles yrhioh were stolen during the war, and also to deliver up live stock in restitution for stolen animals ; while, by way of special compensation for the destruction of Serbia’s coal mines, Bulgaria will deliver to Jugo-Slavia during the next five years 50.C00 tons of coal annually from' the State mines in Pernik, provided that the Interallied Commission are satisfied that such deliveries will not interfere unduly with the economic life of Bulgaria. TIME FOR CONSIDERATION. Reuter’s Telegrams. PARTS, September 19. The Bulgarian delegates have been given 25 days in which to make observations on the Peace Treaty.