[SIZE=3]Whereas[/SIZE] the disarmament of Germany under the Treaty of Versailles, Part V, was intended to be the first step in global disarmament;
[SIZE=3]Whereas[/SIZE] the world has thus far failed to reduce the size or quality of armed forces employed on land, at sea, or in the air;
[SIZE=3]Whereas[/SIZE] Germany has unfailingly honoured the Treaty of Versailles for over five years;
[SIZE=3]Whereas[/SIZE] Germany has successfully adopted a democratic form of government and normalized relationships with its neighbours, including former opponents in the Great War;
[SIZE=3]Whereas[/SIZE] the unilateral disarmament of Germany poses a threat to the security of Germany, a threat to German democracy, and thus a threat to peace,
[SIZE=3]So now[/SIZE] does Germany propose to the Contracting Powers of the Treaty of Versailles revisions to arms control measures and diplomatic initiatives intended to bolster the prospects of long term peace in Germany, Europe, and the world.
1. The Treaty of Versailles
1.1: Clauses 159 - 213 of the Treaty of Versailles are repealed.
2. Army:
(OOC: Expect a long section, which essentially says that Germany can use whatever weapons the rest of the world can, and can maintain an army of a certain proportion compared to France, Poland, Russia, and Denmark. Since this is outside the scope of the sim, I’ll leave it at that)
3: Air Forces:
(OOC: Much the same as the Army section, with the same idea - size proportional to the neighbours, the right to use all the same weapons).
4. Navies:
4.1: The Republic of Germany shall have the right to employ weapons legally in service with other nations, including submarines, aircraft, and mines.
4.2: The Republic of Germany, in view of the existence of large naval powers, some in alliance, on its borders, shall be admitted to the Cleito Treaty with allowances equivalent to those agreed to by the Republic of France.
5. Diplomatic Measures
5.1: The Republic of Germany shall petition for admission to the League of Nations, and, once admitted, shall be subject to its laws and regulations as other civilized nations currently are.
5.2: The Republic of Germany shall not become part of any military alliance that would require Germany to intervene in a dispute between third parties.
5.3: The Republic of Germany shall undertake to conclude treaties of non-aggression with any nation seeking such assurances.
5.4: The Republic of Germany shall not permanently station military forces outside its borders.
5.5: The Republic of Germany shall be entitled to deploy military forces to foreign territory for the purpose of exercises, reviews, diplomatic missions, or as required by the League of Nations; in the case of a major deployment of capital ships or submarines or regiment-sized units, such deployments shall be made publically known in advance of the departure of said units.
The Government of Germany swears to be bound by the provisions of this document upon approval by the Contracting Powers of the Treaty of Versailles.
Issued this twenty-sixth day of October, nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
(Signed)
Otto Braun, President
Wilhelm Cuno, Chancellor
Gustav Stresemann, Foreign Affairs Minister