On the northwest the people of North
Schleswig and those of a part of Cen
tral Schleswig are to be given the
privilege of determining the return o
their territory to Denmark or the
retention of German control and the
fortifications of Heligoland are to be
destroyed. Parts of the Elbe, Dan
ube, Oder, and Nieman rivers are to
be internationalized, and the Kiel
Canal is to be opened to the mer
chant shipping of all nations at peace
with Germany. She is also required
to lease to the Republic of Czecho
slovakia for a period of 99 years certain-
areas in the harbors of Ham
burg and Settin as free zones. As a
guarantee for the execution of the
treaty, the German territory west of
the Rhine, together with the bridge
heads, is to be occupied by the Allied
and associated troops for 15 years.
