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Introduction

PART 1 - DEFINITON OF DURATION AND EFFECTS OF THE TREATY
 I.     CONSEQUENCE OF SIGNATURE
 II.    DURATION OF THE TREATY
 III.   LIMITATION TO SUPPLEMENTING AND SUPERSEDING TREATIES
 IV.    LIMITATIONS TO TREATIES WITH GERMANY
 V.     LIMITATIONS TO TREATIES WITH GERMANY CONCERNING SUBMARINES
 VI.    NON-CONTRACTING POWERS WISHING TO BE SIGNATORY POWERS
 VII.   EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN STATUS QUO ON THE TREATY
 VIII.  SUSPENSION OR ALTERATION OF THE TREATY IN CASE OF WAR
 X.     RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY

PART 2 - DEFINITIONS OF TERMS IN THE TREATY
 I.     CAPITAL SHIP
 II.    AIRCRAFT CARRIER
 III.   CRUISER
 IV.    COAST-DEFENCE ARMOURCLAD
 V.     DESTROYER
 VI.    SUBMARINE
 VII.   STANDARD DISPLACEMENT OF A SURFACE VESSEL
 VIII.  STANDARD DISPLACEMENT OF A SUBMARINE
 IX.    TON

PART 3 - LIMITATIONS OF NAVAL ARMAMENTS
 A.  CAPITAL SHIPS
 B.  AIRCRAFT-CARRIERS
 C.  CRUISERS
 D.  COAST-DEFENCE SHIPS
 F.  SUBMARINES
 G.  VESSELS NOT SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS IN NUMBER AND/OR TONNAGE
 H.  RULES FOR DISPOSAL AND CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OF VESSELS OF WAR
 J.  RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS OF WAR FOR NON-CONTRACTING POWERS
 K.  RULES FOR REPLACEMENTS OF VESSELS OF WAR

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His Majesty the Emperor of Atlantis:
   Admiral Wilson, chief of naval staff
   Rafan Mugaboo, maritanian foreign minister
   James Wolfe, Atlantian foreign minister

The President of the United States of America: 
   Charles Evans Hughes,
   Henry Cabot Lodge,
   Oscar W. Underwood,
   Elihu Root,
      citizens of the United States; 

His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 
   and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas: 
   The Right Honourable Arthur James Balfour, O. M., M. P.,
      Lord President of His Privy Council;
   The Right Honourable Baron Lee of Fareham, G. B. E., K. C. B.,
      First Lord of His Admiralty;
   The Right Honourable Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes, K. C. B.,
      His Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United 
      States of America; 

and

   for the Dominion of Canada:
      The Right Honourable Sir Robert Laird Borden, 
         G. C. M. G., K. C.;

   for the Dominion of New Zealand:
      The Honourable Sir John William Salmond, K. C., Judge of the 
         Supreme Court of New Zealand;

The President of the Russian Federation:
   Fleet Admiral Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov, Chief of Naval Staff
   Count Vasili Vasilievich Ivanov, Ambassador Extrordinary and 
      Plenipotentiary to the Empire of Atlantis 

His Majesty the King of the South-Africa, of Kamerun, and of Uruguay,
   the Emperor of Madagascar:
   Vice-Admiral (retired) Graaf Gerrit van de Haartlijners, K.D.T., 
      Lord Administrator of the Navy and Commissary Extraordinary for 
      Naval Affairs
   Hertog Hubertus Magnacartus, Minister for Foreign Affairs
   Heer Henrijk Raaskaal, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
      to the Kingdom of Atlantis.

His Majesty the King of Iberia:
   Admiral Conte della Riva.

His Majesty the Emperor of Japan:
   Tokugawa Kaetuza. Shogun. Supreme Commander of the Imperial 
      Japanese Military Forces. 
   Nakamura Maeko. Special representative of His Imperial Japanese 
      Majesty.
   Oonishi Manzo. Representative of 'Teikoku Kaigun' and 'Kido Butai'.
      Assistant to Rear Admiral Kobayashi Akeno. 
   Nakamura Shoda. Personal Secretary to the Shogun.

His Majesty the King of Italy: 
   The Honourable Carlo Schanzer, Senator of the Kingdom;
   The Honourable Vittorio Rolandi Ricci, Senator of the Kingdom, His
      Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Cleito;
   The Honourable Luigi Albertini, Senator of the Kingdom; 

His Majesty the King of Nordmark (the United Kingdom of Norwegr, Svea, 
   Göta, and Finland), lord Earl of Färoyar, lord Earl of Iceland, lord 
   Earl of Vinland, lord Herse over Greenland and Hjaltland: 
   The Honourable Baron Fridhjof Nansen of Greenland, Knight of His 
      Majesty's Order of the Seraphim, Knight of His Majesty's Order 
      of the Norwegian Lion, His Majesty's Lord Stallare of the Privy 
      Council
   The Honourable Count Hermann Wedel-Jarlsberg of Jarlsberg and 
      Laurvigen, Grand Cross and Chain of His Majesty's Royal Order of 
      St. Olaf, His Majesty's Minister of Foreign Affairs
   The Honourable Gustaf Dyrssen, Grand Cross of His Majesty's Order 
      of the Sword, His Majesty's Minister of the Navy
   The Honourable Christian Michelsen, Grand Commander of His Majesty's 
      Order of the Northern Star, His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary 
      and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America;

Her Majesty the Queen of the United Netherlands Kingdom:

The President of the French Republic:
   Mr. Albert Sarraut, Deputy, Minister of the Colonies;
   Mr. Jules J. Jusserand, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
      to the United States of America, Grand Cross of the National Order 
      of the Legion of Honour; 

His Majesty the King of the Australian Commonwealth:

His Majesty the King of Greece:
   Admiral Takis Talknotalotalopoles, The acting minister of defense.
   Commodore Igorpopolus. Assistant to Admiral Talknotalotalopoles.

His Highness the Raj, Lord and Sovereign of All India, King of Assam and
   Hyderabad, Ruler of the Great Delta, Prince of the Maldives and Chagos,
   Protector of the Andamans:
   V. K. Chandra, Minister of the Navy
   Sanjay Das, Admiral of the Fleet

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PART 1 - DEFINITON OF DURATION AND EFFECTS OF THE TREATY

    I.     CONSEQUENCE OF SIGNATURE

   The Contracting Powers agree to limit their respective naval armament
   as provided in the present Treaty. 


    II.    DURATION OF THE TREATY

   The present Treaty shall remain in force until December 31st, 1936,
   and in case none of the Contracting Powers shall have given notice
   two years before that date of its intention to terminate the treaty,
   it shall continue in force until the expiration of two years from the
   date on which notice of termination shall be given by one of the
   Contracting Powers, whereupon the Treaty shall terminate as regards
   all the Contracting Powers. Such notice shall be communicated in
   writing to the Government of Atlantis, which shall immediately 
   transmit a certified copy of the notification to the other Powers and 
   inform them of the date on which it was received.  The notice shall 
   be deemed to have been given and shall take effect on that date. In 
   the event of notice of termination being given by the Government of 
   Atlantis, such notice shall be given to the diplomatic 
   representatives at Cleito of the other Contracting Powers, and 
   the notice shall be deemed to have been given and shall take effect 
   on the date of the communication made to the said diplomatic 
   representatives. 

   Within one year of the date on which a notice of termination by any
   Power has taken effect, all the Contracting Powers shall meet in
   conference. 


    III.   LIMITATION TO SUPPLEMENTING AND SUPERSEDING TREATIES

   A treaty intended to supplement or supersede the present treaty, and
   which comes into effect prior to the expiration of the present
   treaty, may not give more lenient limits than the present treaty,
   unless it carries the signature of agreement of all Contracting
   Powers of the present treaty.  


    IV.    LIMITATIONS TO TREATIES WITH GERMANY

   No Contracting Power may conclude a treaty of naval armament or
   mutual defence with Germany wherein Germany is allowed a greater
   strength of naval power than that provided for in the peace-treaty of
   1919.


    V.     LIMITATIONS TO TREATIES WITH GERMANY CONCERNING SUBMARINES

   Notwithstanding Part 1, Article III above, no Contracting Power may
   under any circumstance conclude any form of treaty with Germany
   giving Germany the permission to purchase or build submarines of any
   nature.


    VI.    NON-CONTRACTING POWERS WISHING TO BE SIGNATORY POWERS

   Any Non-Contracting Power wishing to commit itself to this treaty,
   shall be allowed to do so by communicating to the Government of the
   Kingdom of Atlantis its intentions and by dispatching, to the
   Government of Atlantis, Plenipotentiaries authorised to sign for the
   Power the treaty.  The nation shall be considered joined to and bound
   by the treaty when such plenipotentiaries have placed their signature
   on the document original.  The Government of Atlantis shall then 
   communicate the admission of the Signature Party to the other 
   Contracting Powers.  Any Contracting Power thus joined shall be
   counted as a Power of the lowest tier, with allowances equal to those
   of Greece, or equal to those of India, at the discretion of the
   Contracting Power joining.


    VII.   EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN STATUS QUO ON THE TREATY

   If during the term of the present Treaty the requirements of the
   national security of any Contracting Power in respect of naval
   defence are, in the opinion of that Power, materially affected by any
   change of circumstances, the Contracting Powers will, at the request
   of such Power, meet in conference with a view to the reconsideration
   of the provisions of the Treaty and its amendment by mutual
   agreement. In view of possible technical and scientific developments,
   Atlantis, after consultation with the other Contracting Powers, shall 
   arrange for a conference of all the Contracting Powers which shall 
   convene as soon as possible after the expiration of eight years from 
   the coming into force of the present Treaty to consider what changes, 
   if any, in the Treaty may be necessary to meet such developments. 


    VIII.  SUSPENSION OR ALTERATION OF THE TREATY IN CASE OF WAR

   Whenever any Contracting Power shall become engaged in a war which in
   its opinion affects the naval defence of its national security, such
   Power may after notice to the other Contracting Powers suspend for
   the period of hostilities its obligations under the present Treaty
   other than those under Part 3, Chapter H, Articles V and Part 3,
   Chapter J, Article III below, provided that such Power shall notify
   the other Contracting Powers that the emergency is of such a
   character as to require such suspension. 

   The remaining Contracting Powers shall in such case consult together
   with a view to agreement as to what temporary modifications if any
   should be made in the Treaty as between themselves. Should such
   consultation not produce agreement, duly made in accordance with the
   constitutional methods of the respective Powers, any one of said
   Contracting Powers may, by giving notice to the other Contracting
   Powers, suspend for the period of hostilities its obligations under
   the present Treaty, other than those under Part 3, Chapter H,
   Articles V and Part 3, Chapter J, Article III below. 

   On the cessation of hostilities the Contracting Powers will meet in
   conference to consider what modifications, if any, should be made in
   the provisions of the present Treaty. 


    IX.    RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY

   The present Treaty shall be ratified by the Contracting Powers in
   accordance with their respective constitutional methods and shall
   take effect on the date of the deposit of all the ratifications,
   which shall take place at Cleito as soon as possible. The
   Government of Atlantis will transmit to the other Contracting 
   Powers a certified copy of the procès-verbal of the deposit of 
   ratifications. 

   The present Treaty, of which the French and English texts are both
   authentic, shall remain deposited in the archives of the Government
   of  Atlantis, and duly certified copies thereof shall be transmitted 
   by that Government to the other Contracting Powers. 


PART 2 - DEFINITIONS OF TERMS IN THE TREATY

   For the purposes of the present Treaty, the following expressions are
   to be understood in the sense defined in this Part. 


       I.    CAPITAL SHIP

      A capital ship, in the case of ships hereafter built, is defined
      as a surface vessel of war, not an aircraft carrier, whose
      displacement exceeds 13,000 tons (13,208 metric tons) standard
      displacement, or which carries a gun with a calibre exceeding 8.2
      inches (210 millimetres), with exceptions as noted in Part 2,
      Article IV below, and which is not so constructed or reconstructed
      that aircraft can land thereon. 


       II.   AIRCRAFT CARRIER

      An aircraft carrier is defined as a surface vessel of war with a
      standard displacement greater than 600 tons (610 metric tons)
      designed for the specific purpose of carrying aircraft.  It must
      be so constructed that aircraft can be launched therefrom and
      landed thereon, and not designed and constructed for carrying a
      more powerful armament than that allowed to it under Part 3,
      Chapter B, Article VII below.  Any vessel with a standard
      displacement exceeding 600 tons (610 metric tons) and so
      constructed or reconstructed that aircraft can be landed thereon,
      shall be considered an aircraft-carrier, for the purposes of this
      treaty.


       III.  CRUISER

      Surface vessel of war, other than capital ships or aircraft
      carriers, the standard displacement of which exceeds 2,000 tons
      (2,032 metric tons), or whose largest gun exceeds the calibre of
      5.1 inches (130 mm), and which is not so constructed or
      reconstructed that aircraft can land thereon, and which is
      designed or rebuilt for a maximum speed greater than 24 knots,
      divided into two categories, as follows: 
      Sub-category (a):  Cruisers displacing not more than 13,000 tons
                         (13,208 metric tons) standard displacement, and
                         not carrying a gun above the calibre of 8.2
                         inches (210 millimetres)
      Sub-category (b):  Cruisers displacing not more than 8,000 tons
                         (8,128 metric tons) standard displacement, not
                         carrying a gun above the calibre of 6 inches
                         (153 millimetres)


       IV.    COAST-DEFENCE ARMOURCLAD

      Surface vessels of war, other than capital ships, aircraft-
      carriers or cruisers, the standard displacement of which exceeds
      1,500 (1,524 metric tons) tons and does not exceed 8,000 tons
      (8,128 metric tons), whose largest guns do not exceed the calibre
      of 12 inches (305 millimetres) in calibre, and which is no so
      constructed or reconstructed that aircraft can land thereon, and
      which is not designed or rebuilt for a maximum speed in excess of
      24 knots.


       V.   DESTROYER

      Surface vessels of war the standard displacement of which exceeds
      600 tons (610 metric tons) and does not exceed 2,000 tons (2,032
      metric tons), whose largest guns do not exceed the calibre of 5.1
      inches (130 mm) calibre, and which is not so constructed or
      reconstructed that aircraft may land thereon, and which is
      designed or rebuilt with a maximum speed greater than 24 knots,
      divided into two categories, as follows:
      Sub-category (a):  Destroyers displacing not more than 2,000 tons
                     (2,032 metric tons) standard displacement
      Sub-category (b):  Destroyers displacing not more than 1,600 tons
                     (1,626 metric tons) standard displacement


       VI.   SUBMARINE
      Any vessel designed to be capable of operating in a fully
      submerged condition for any length of time, divided into two
      categories, as follows: 
      Sub-category (a):  Submarines displacing not more than 2,000 tons
                         (2,032 metric tons) standard displacement, and
                         not carrying a gun above the calibre of 5.1
                         inches (130 millimetres)
      Sub-category (b):  Submarines displacing not more than 450 tons
                         (457 metric tons) standard displacement, and
                         not carrying a gun above the calibre of 4.1
                         inches (105 millimetres)


       VII.  STANDARD DISPLACEMENT OF A SURFACE VESSEL

      The standard displacement of a ship is the displacement of the
      ship complete, fully manned, engined, and equipped ready for sea,
      including all armament and ammunition, equipment, outfit,
      provisions and fresh water for crew, miscellaneous stores and
      implements of every description that are intended to be carried
      in war, but without fuel or reserve feed water on board. 


       VIII.    STANDARD DISPLACEMENT OF A SUBMARINE

      The standard displacement of a submarine is the surface
      displacement of the vessel complete (exclusive of the water in
      non-watertight structure) fully manned, engined, and equipped
      ready for sea, including all armament and ammunition, equipment,
      outfit, provisions for crew, miscellaneous stores, and implements
      of every description that are intended to be carried in war, but
      without fuel, lubricating oil, fresh water or ballast water of any
      kind on board. 


       IX.     TON

      The word "ton" in the present Treaty, except in the expression
      "metric tons", shall be understood to mean the ton of 2240 pounds
      (1016 kilos). 

      Vessels now completed shall retain their present ratings of
      displacement tonnage in accordance with their national system of
      measurement. However, a Power expressing displacement in metric
      tons shall be considered for the application of the present Treaty
      as owning only the equivalent displacement in tons of 2240 pounds. 

      A vessel completed hereafter shall be rated at its displacement
      tonnage when in the standard condition defined herein. 


PART 3 - LIMITATIONS OF NAVAL ARMAMENTS

A.  CAPITAL SHIPS

    I.

   No capital ship exceeding 40,000 tons (40,640 metric tons) standard
   displacement shall be acquired by, or constructed by, for, or within
   the jurisdiction of, any of the Contracting Powers.  


    II.

   No capital ship of any of the Contracting Powers shall carry a gun
   with a calibre in excess of 15 inches (381 millimetres).


    III.

   The strength of capital ships in the navies of each Contracting Power
   shall be limited as follows:
   (a) Each Contracting Power shall be allowed a total tonnage allowance
       of capital ships, and may build or retain ships until that
       Contracting Power's tonnage-allowance has been filled, but not
       exceeded.  
   (b) Each Contracting Power shall be allowed a maximum number
       allowance of capital ships, and may build or retain up to that
       number of capital ships, provided that the total tonnage
       allowance of capital ships for that Contracting Power is not
       thereby exceeded.  


   The aggregate tonnage of capital ship permitted to each Contracting
   Power shall be in whole multiples of the maximum tonnage allowable
   per hull as per Part 3, Chapter A, Article I above.


    IV.

   The maximum number of capital ships, and the maximum total tonnage of
   capital ships, in tons of 2240 lbs (1016 kilos), each Contracting 
   Power shall be allowed to possess:

      Contracting Power . . . . . . . . . . .Number of. . . . Maximum . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Capital Ships. . tonnage . . . .
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      Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . 120,000 tons. .
      India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . .80,000 tons. .
      The Empire of Australia . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . 200,000 tons. .
      The Republic of France. . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . 200,000 tons. .
      The Kingdom of the United Netherlands . . . 8 . . . . . 240,000 tons. .
      The Kingdom of Nordmark . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . 280,000 tons. .
      The Kingdom of Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . 280,000 tons. .
      The Empire of Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. . . . . 360,000 tons. .
      The Kingdom of Iberia . . . . . . . . . . . 12. . . . . 360,000 tons. .
      The South-African Empire. . . . . . . . . . 14. . . . . 440,000 tons. .
      The Russian Federation. . . . . . . . . . . 14. . . . . 440,000 tons. .
      The Atlantis Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. . . . . 440,000 tons. .
      The United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. . . . . 600,000 tons. .
      The United States of America. . . . . . . . 21. . . . . 640,000 tons. .
   


    V.

   The Contracting Powers may retain respectively capital ships that
   were in existence, or under construction and not suspended, on
   November 1st 1920, such that the numbers and tonnage of completed
   capital ships in possession of each Contracting Power at any time
   shall not exceed the numbers and tonnage allowed each Contracting
   Power, as prescribed in Part 3, Chapter A, Article IV above.

   Each Contracting Power shall have full freedom of choice with regards
   to which, if any, of its capital ships under construction it shall
   retain.  It shall, however, be understood that the capital ship
   tonnage being replaced by ships presently under construction, must be
   disposed of as soon as possible following the completion of the
   replacement tonnage.

   It shall also be understood that any existing capital ship tonnage
   originally intended to be replaced by new construction which has
   subsequently been cancelled in order to comply with the treaty, may
   not then be replaced by new construction in other ways than those
   provided for in Part 3, Chapter A, Article VI and Part 3, Chapter K,
   Article I (a) below.

   The completed capital ships to be retained upon coming into
   effect of the treaty shall be the newest capital ships of that
   Contracting Power.

   On the coming into effect of the present Treaty, all other capital
   ships, built or building, than those retained, shall be disposed of
   as prescribed in Part 3, Chapter H, Articles I-VIII below.


    VI.

   Each Contracting Power that under Part 3, Chapter A, Article V above,
   retains at least one capital ship laid down prior to January 1st
   1911, and has not given up capital ships laid down after January 1st
   1911, shall be permitted to lay down two capital ships in replacement
   of two existing capital ships that would otherwise be retained under
   the treaty, which are to be disposed of as per Part 3, Chapter H,
   Articles I-VIII below[u], upon completion of the replacement-tonnage.


B.  AIRCRAFT-CARRIERS

    I.

   The tonnage of aircraft-carriers allowed to each Contracting Power
   shall be fixed in relation to the tonnage of capital ships allowed to 
   each Contracting Power, by a ratio of 1 (one) ton of aircraft-carrier
   tonnage for each 4 (four) tons of capital ship tonnage, as follows,
   in tons of 2240 lbs (1016 kilos):

      Contracting Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tonnage . . . . .
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      Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30,000 tons. . .
      India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44,000 tons. . .
      The Empire of Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50,000 tons. . .
      The Republic of France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of the United Netherlands . . . . . . . . .60,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Nordmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70,000 tons. . .
      The Empire of Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Iberia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90,000 tons. . .
      The South-African Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,000 tons. . .
      The Russian Federation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,000 tons. . .
      The Atlantis Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,000 tons. . .
      The United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,000 tons. . .
      The United States of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,000 tons. . .


    II.

   No aircraft-carrier exceeding 22,000 tons (22352 metric tons)
   standard displacement shall be acquired by, or constructed by, for,
   or within the jurisdiction of, any of the Contracting Powers.


    III.

   Notwithstanding Part 3, Chapter B, Article II above, any of the
   Contracting Powers may, provided that its total tonnage allowance of
   aircraft carriers is not thereby exceeded, build not more than two
   aircraft carriers, each of a tonnage of not more than 27,000 tons
   (27,432 metric tons) standard displacement, and in order to effect
   economy any of the Contracting Powers may use for this purpose any
   two of their ships, whether completed or in course of construction,
   which would otherwise be scrapped under the provisions of Part 3,
   Chapter A, Article V above. The armament of any aircraft carriers
   exceeding 22,000 tons (22,354 metric tons) standard displacement
   shall be in accordance with the requirements of Part 3, Chapter B,
   Article VII below. 

   Notwithstanding the above, the Empire of Atlantis shall be permitted
   to construct two aircraft carriers of 33,000 tons (33,528 metric
   tons) standard displacement, on the condition that the Empire of
   Atlantis shall dispose of three capital ships the Empire would
   otherwise have been allowed to retain, without being permitted to
   replace these disposed of ships earlier than would have been allowed
   if these ships had been retained.


    IV.

   There shall be no limit on the number of aircraft-carriers each
   Contracting Power may possess, provided that total tonnage allowance
   of aircraft-carriers for that Contracting Power, as prescribed in
   Part 3, Chapter B, Article I above, is not thereby exceeded.


    V.

   The replacement of aircraft carriers shall be effected only as
   prescribed in Part 3, Chapter K, Article II (a) below, provided,
   however, that all aircraft carrier tonnage in existence or building
   on the coming into effect of this treaty, shall be considered
   experimental, and may be replaced, within the total tonnage limit
   prescribed in Part I, Chapter B, Article I above, without regard to
   its age.  Such experimental tonnage shall nonetheless be charged
   against the total tonnage of aircraft-carriers allowed to a
   Contracting Power.

   Contracting Powers that wish to make replacements of experimental
   tonnage in existence or building at the time of coming into effect of
   this treaty without regard to its age must, however, commence with
   these replacements, by way of laying down the hull of each
   replacement, no later than five years after the coming into effect of
   this treaty, or the right to make replacements of experimental
   tonnage without regard to its age shall be forfeit.
    

    VI.

   The Contracting Powers shall be allowed to utilise up to 50% of their
   allowed tonnage of aircraft carriers as cruiser-tonnage of sub-
   category (b), as defined in Part 2, Article III above, with no effect
   on the allowed tonnage of sub-category (a).


    VII.

   No aircraft carrier of any of the Contracting Powers shall carry a
   gun with a calibre in excess of 8.2 inches (210 millimetres). If the
   armament carried includes guns exceeding 6 inches (153 millimetres)
   in calibre the total number of guns carried, except anti-aircraft
   guns and guns not exceeding 5.1 inches (130 millimetres), shall not
   exceed six. If alternatively the armament contains no guns exceeding
   6 inches (153 millimetres) in calibre, the number of guns is not
   limited. In either case the number of anti-aircraft guns and of guns
   not exceeding 5.1 inches (130 millimetres) is not limited.


C.  CRUISERS

    I.

   Each Contracting Power shall be permitted a tonnage of cruisers equal
   to the tonnage of capital ships allowed that Contracting Power, as
   follows, in tons of 2240 lbs (1016 kilos):

      Contracting Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tonnage . . . . .
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      Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,000 tons. . .
      India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,000 tons. . .
      The Empire of Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,000 tons. . .
      The Republic of France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of the United Netherlands . . . . . . . 240,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Nordmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280,000 tons. . .
      The Empire of Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Iberia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360,000 tons. . .
      The South-African Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440,000 tons. . .
      The Russian Federation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440,000 tons. . .
      The Atlantis Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440,000 tons. . .
      The United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600,000 tons. . .
      The United States of America. . . . . . . . . . . . 640,000 tons. . .


    II.

   Of the cruiser-tonnage allowed each nation in Part 3, Chapter C,
   Article I above, not more than 30% shall be allowed to be used for
   cruisers of sub-category (a).

   The maximum tonnage, in tons of 2240 lbs (1016 kilos), of cruisers in
   sub-category (a) each Contracting Power shall be allowed to possess:

      Contracting Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tonnage . . . . .
      _______________________________________________________________________
      Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36,000 tons. . .
      India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48,000 tons. . .
      The Empire of Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60,000 tons. . .
      The Republic of France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of the United Netherlands . . . . . . . . .72,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Nordmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84,000 tons. . .
      The Empire of Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Iberia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,000 tons. . .
      The South-African Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,000 tons. . .
      The Russian Federation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,000 tons. . .
      The Atlantis Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,000 tons. . .
      The United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,000 tons. . .
      The United States of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . 192,000 tons. . .


    IV.

   The number of cruisers in the navies of each Contracting Power shall
   be limited by the maximum amount of cruiser tonnage allowed each
   Contracting Power.  There shall be no limit on the number of cruisers
   each Contracting Power may possess, provided that the total tonnage
   of such vessels shall not exceed the total cruiser tonnage allowed
   that Contracting Power.


    V.

   Each Contracting Power shall be permitted to convert up to 10% of the
   tonnage originally allowed that nation for cruiser-construction, to
   destroyer-tonnage.  Such a conversion shall not affect the maximum
   tonnage that Contracting Power is allowed to use for cruisers of
   sub-category (a).  No Contracting Power shall be permitted to convert
   any tonnage originally allowed that nation for cruiser construction,
   to aircraft-carrier tonnage.  


    VI.

   No vessel of war exceeding 13,000 tons (13,208 metric tons) standard
   displacement, other than a capital ship or aircraft carrier, shall be
   acquired by, or constructed by, for, or within the jurisdiction of,
   any of the Contracting Powers. Vessels not specifically built as
   fighting ships nor taken in time of peace under government control
   for fighting purposes, which are employed on fleet duties or as troop
   transports or in some other way for the purpose of assisting in the
   prosecution of hostilities otherwise than as fighting ships, shall
   not be within the limitations of this Article. 


    VII.

   No vessel of war of any of the Contracting Powers, hereafter laid
   down, other than a capital ship or a coast-defence ship, shall carry 
   a gun with a calibre in excess of 8.2 inches (210 millimetres). 


    VIII.

   Notwithstanding the above clauses, the Kingdom of Greece and the
   Kingdom of Iberia shall be allowed to retain cruisers in commission or
   building armed with guns of a size up to 7 inches (178 millimetres)
   without being obliged to charge these guns against the maximum tonnage
   allowed Greece and Iberia of cruisers of sub-category (a).  This
   exception shall be valid for, and only for, the purpose of determining
   which ships may be retained upon the coming into effect of the treaty.
   This exception shall not be valid for determining whether Greece or
   Iberia may lay down further cruisers of sub-category (a) - for the
   determination of which cruisers, if any, Greece or Iberia may lay down,
   and when Greece or Iberia may lay down these cruisers, Greece and
   Iberia shall be obliged to apply the same principles as the other
   Contracting Powers. 


D.  COAST-DEFENCE SHIPS

    I.

   Each Contracting Power shall be allowed to retain, build or acquire
   armoured vessels of a type suitable for coastal defence, whose
   aggregate tonnage does not exceed the maximum tonnage of a single
   capital ship as defined in Part 3, Chapter A, Article I above.  This
   tonnage shall not be charged against any other tonnage as defined in
   the treaty.


    II.

   No armoured vessel retained, built or acquired for coast-defence as
   permitted in Part 3, Chapter D, Article I above, for, by, or within
   the jurisdiction of a Contracting Power, shall exceed 8,000 tons
   (8,128 metric tons) standard displacement, nor carry guns exceeding a
   calibre of 12 inches (305 millimetres), nor be designed or rebuilt
   for a speed exceeding 24 knots


E.  DESTROYERS

    I.

   The tonnage of destroyers allowed to each Contracting Power shall be
   fixed in relation to the tonnage of capital ships allowed to each
   Contracting Power, by a ratio of 4 (four) tons of destroyer tonnage
   for each 10 (ten) tons of capital ship tonnage.  

   The total tonnage of destroyers, in tons of 2240 lbs (1016 kilos),
   each Contracting Power shall be allowed to possess:

      Contracting Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tonnage . . . . .
      _______________________________________________________________________
      Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48,000 tons. . .
      India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48,000 tons. . .
      The Empire of Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80,000 tons. . .
      The Republic of France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of the United Netherlands . . . . . . . .96,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Nordmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,000 tons. . .
      The Empire of Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Iberia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,000 tons. . .
      The South-African Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,000 tons. . .
      The Russian Federation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,000 tons. . .
      The Atlantis Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,000 tons. . .
      The United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240,000 tons. . .
      The United States of America. . . . . . . . . . . . 256,000 tons. . .


    II.

   Of the destroyer-tonnage allowed each nation in Part 1, Chapter E,
   Article I above, not more than 20% shall be allowed to be used for
   destroyers of sub-category (a).

   The maximum tonnage, in tons of 2240 lbs (1016 kilos), of destroyers
   in sub-category (a) each Contracting Power shall be allowed to
   possess:

      Contracting Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tonnage . . . . .
      _______________________________________________________________________
      Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,600 tons. . .
      India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,6000 tons . .
      The Empire of Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,000 tons. . .
      The Republic of France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,000 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of the United Netherlands . . . . . . . . .19,200 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Nordmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22,400 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22,400 tons. . .
      The Empire of Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28,800 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Iberia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28,800 tons. . .
      The South-African Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35,200 tons. . .
      The Russian Federation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35,200 tons. . .
      The Atlantis Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35,200 tons. . .
      The United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48,000 tons. . .
      The United States of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . .51,200 tons. . .


    III.

   The number of destroyers in the navies of each Contracting Power
   shall be limited by the maximum amount of destroyer tonnage allowed
   each Contracting Power.  There shall be no limit on the number of
   destroyers each Contracting Power may possess, provided that the
   total tonnage of such vessels shall not exceed the total destroyer
   tonnage allowed that Contracting Power.


    IV.

   The Contracting Powers shall be allowed to convert up to 10% of their
   allowed tonnage of destroyers to cruiser-tonnage of sub-category (b),
   as defined in Part 2, Article III above, with no effect on the
   allowed tonnage of sub-category (a).


F.  SUBMARINES

    I.

   No submarine the standard displacement of which exceeds 1,500 tons
   (1,524 metric tons) or with a gun whose calibre exceeds 5.1 inches
   (130 mm) shall be acquired by or constructed by or for any of the
   Contracting Powers. 


   Each Contracting Power shall be permitted a tonnage of submarines as
   follows, in tons of 2240 lbs (1016 kilos):


      Contracting Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tonnage . . . . .
      _______________________________________________________________________
      Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26,400 tons. . .
      India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26,400 tons. . .
      The Empire of Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41,400 tons. . .
      The Republic of France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41,400 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of the United Netherlands . . . . . . . . .48,900 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Nordmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56,400 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56,400 tons. . .
      The Empire of Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71,400 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Iberia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71,400 tons. . .
      The South-African Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78,900 tons. . .
      The Russian Federation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78,900 tons. . .
      The Atlantis Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78,900 tons. . .
      The United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78,900 tons. . .
      The United States of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . .78,900 tons. . .


   Of this submarine-tonnage, not more than 50% shall be allowed to be
   used for submarines of sub-category (a), and there shall furthermore
   be a limitation on the maximum number of submarines in that sub-
   category, as follows:


      Contracting Power . . . . . . . .Number of. . . . . . Maximum . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Submarines of. . . . tonnage of. . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sub-category (a) . . sub-category (a).
      _______________________________________________________________________
      Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. . . . . .13,200 tons. . .
      India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. . . . . .13,200 tons. . .
      The Empire of Australia . . . . . . . . . 16. . . . . .20,700 tons. . .
      The Republic of France. . . . . . . . . . 16. . . . . .20,700 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of the United Netherlands . . 20. . . . . .24,450 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Nordmark . . . . . . . . . 22. . . . . .28,200 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Italy. . . . . . . . . . . 22. . . . . .28,200 tons. . .
      The Empire of Japan . . . . . . . . . . . 30. . . . . .35,700 tons. . .
      The Kingdom of Iberia . . . . . . . . . . 30. . . . . .35,700 tons. . .
      The South-African Empire. . . . . . . . . 32. . . . . .39,450 tons. . .
      The Russian Federation. . . . . . . . . . 32. . . . . .39,450 tons. . .
      The Atlantis Empire . . . . . . . . . . . 32. . . . . .39,450 tons. . .
      The United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . 32. . . . . .39,450 tons. . .
      The United States of America. . . . . . . 32. . . . . .39,450 tons. . .


    II.

   There shall be no limit on the number of submarines of sub-category
   (b) each Contracting Power may possess, provided that total tonnage
   allowance of submarines for that Contracting Power, as prescribed in
   Part 3, Chapter F, Article I above, is not thereby exceeded. 


    III.

   As from the coming into force of the present Treaty in respect of all
   the Contracting Powers, no submarine the standard displacement of
   which exceeds 1,500 tons (1,524 metric tons) or with a gun whose
   calibre exceeds 5.1 inch (130 mm) shall be constructed within the
   jurisdiction of any of the Contracting Powers.


G.  VESSELS NOT SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS IN NUMBER AND/OR TONNAGE

    I.

   Subject to any special agreements which may submit them to 
   limitation, the following vessels are exempt from limitation: 

   (a) Naval surface combatant vessels of 600 tons (610 metric tons)
       standard displacement and under; 


   (b) Naval surface combatant vessels exceeding 600 tons (610 metric
       tons), but not exceeding 2,000 tons (2,032 metric tons) standard
       displacement, provided they have none of the following
       characteristics: 
       (1) Mount a gun above 5.1 inch (130 mm) calibre; 
       (2) Mount more than eight guns above 3 inch (76 mm) calibre; 
       (3) Are designed or fitted to launch torpedoes; 
       (4) Are designed for a speed greater than 24 knots. 
       (5) Are fitted to receive aircraft on board from the air.


   (c) Naval surface vessels not specifically built as fighting ships
       which are employed on fleet duties or as troop transports or in
       some other way than as fighting ships, provided they have none of
       the following characteristics: 
       (1) Mount a gun above 6 inch (153 mm) calibre; 
       (2) Mount more than four guns above 3 inch (76 mm) calibre; 
       (3) Are designed or fitted to launch torpedoes: 
       (4) Are designed for a speed greater than 20 knots; 
       (5) Are protected by armour plate on the hull; 
       (6) Are designed or fitted to launch mines; 
       (7) Are fitted to receive aircraft on board from the air; 
       (8) Mount more than one aircraft-launching apparatus on the
           centre line; or two, one on each broadside; 
       (9) If fitted with any means of launching aircraft into the air,
           are designed or adapted to operate at sea more than ten
           aircraft.


    II.

   Following special consideration, icebreakers large enough to be
   counted in subcategory (c) in Part 3, Chapter F, Article I (c) above,
   shall be counted in that subcategory despite having a hull-
   construction that would otherwise cause the icebreaker to be armoured
   on the hull, provided that (a) the total number of such icebreakers
   shall not exceed two thirds of the maximum number of capital ships
   allowed to each nation, rounded down, and (b) that these vessels in
   all other particulars do not exceed the limitations pursuant to ships
   classed under Part 3, Chapter F, Article I (c).


H.  RULES FOR DISPOSAL AND CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OF VESSELS OF WAR

    I.

   The present Treaty provides for the disposal of vessels of war in the
   following ways: 
   (i)   By scrapping (sinking or breaking up); 
   (ii)  By converting the vessel to a hulk; 
   (iii) By converting the vessel to target use exclusively; 
   (iv)  By retaining the vessel exclusively for experimental purposes; 
   (v)   By retaining the vessel exclusively for training purposes. 

   The present Treaty does not provide for disposal by way of sale to
   another Contracting Power or to a non-Contracting Power.

   No vessel converted or retained by a Contracting Power in accordance
   with points (ii) to (v) above, as more closely described in Articles
   V-VIII below, shall be charged against any tonnage allowed that
   Contracting Power.


    II.

   Any vessel of war to be disposed of, other than a capital ship, may
   either be scrapped or converted to a hulk at the option of the 
   Contracting Power concerned. 


    III.

   Vessels, other than capital ships, which have been retained for
   target, experimental or training purposes, shall finally be scrapped
   or converted to hulks. 


    IV.

   Notwithstanding Part 3, Chapter H, Article I, no Contracting Power
   may retain more than one capital ship due to be disposed of, for
   experimental purposes, and one capital ship due to be disposed of,
   for training-purposes.  No Contracting Power may retain more than two
   vessels classed as Cruiser sub-category (a) otherwise due to be
   disposed of, for training-purposes.  If further vessels of the above
   categories are retained in the mentioned roles, they shall be charged
   towards the tonnage of the category towards which they were
   previously charged.


    V.

   Vessels to be scrapped:
   (a) A vessel to be disposed of by scrapping, by reason of its
       replacement, or of its being surplus to tonnage-allowances under
       the present treaty, must be rendered incapable of warlike service
       within six months of the date of the completion of its successor,
       or of the first of its successors if there are more than one, or of
       the coming into effect of the treaty, if scrapped to comply with
       the treaty. If, however, in the case of a ship due to be scrapped
       by reason of its replacement, the completion of the new vessel or
       vessels be delayed, the work of rendering the old vessel incapable
       of warlike service shall, nevertheless, be completed within four
       and a half years from the date of laying the keel of the new
       vessel, or of the first of the new vessels, but should the new
       vessel, or any of the new vessels, be a surface vessel not
       exceeding 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons) standard displacement,
       this period is reduced to three and a half years. 

   (b) A vessel to be scrapped shall be considered incapable of warlike
       service when there shall have been removed and landed or else
       destroyed in the ship: 
       (1) All guns and essential parts of guns, fire control tops and
           revolving parts of all barbettes and turrets; 
       (2) All hydraulic or electric machinery for operating turrets; 
       (3) All fire control instruments and range-finders; 
       (4) All ammunition, explosives, mines and mine rails; 
       (5) All torpedoes, war heads, torpedo tubes and training racks; 
       (6) All wireless telegraphy installations; 
       (7) All main propelling machinery, or alternatively the armoured
           conning tower and all side armour plate; 
       (8) All aircraft cranes, derricks, lifts and launching apparatus.
           All landing-on or flying-off platforms and decks, or
           alternatively all main propelling machinery; 
       (9) In addition, in the case of submarines, all main storage
           batteries, air compressor plants and ballast pumps. 

   (c) Scrapping shall be finally effected in either of the following
       ways within twelve months of the date on which the work of
       rendering the vessel incapable of warlike service is due for
       completion: 
       (1) Permanent sinking of the vessel; 
       (2) Breaking the vessel up; this shall always include the
           destruction or removal of all machinery, boilers and armour,
           and all deck, side and bottom plating. 

   (d) Except as provided in Part 3, Section B, Article III above, no 
       ship designated in the present Treaty to be scrapped may be 
       reconverted into a vessel of war.


    VI.

   Vessels to be converted to hulks:
   A vessel to be disposed of by conversion to a hulk shall be
   considered finally disposed of when the conditions prescribed in
   Part 3, Chapter H, Article IV, Paragraph (b) above, have been
   complied with, omitting sub-paragraphs (6), (7) and (8), and when the
   following have been effected: 
   (1) Mutilation beyond repair of all propeller shafts, thrust blocks,
       turbine gearing or main propelling motors, and turbines or
       cylinders of main engines; 
   (2) Removal of propeller brackets; 
   (3) Removal and breaking up of all aircraft lifts, and the removal of
       all aircraft cranes, derricks and launching apparatus. 

   The vessel must be put in the above condition within the same limits
   of time as provided in Part 3, Chapter H, Article V above for
   rendering a vessel incapable of warlike service. 


    VII.

   Vessels to be converted to target use:
   (a) A vessel to be disposed of by conversion to target use
       exclusively shall be considered incapable of warlike service when
       there have been removed and landed, or rendered unserviceable on
       board, the following: 

       (1) All guns; 
       (2) All fire control tops and instruments and main fire control
           communication wiring; 
       (3) All machinery for operating gun mountings or turrets; 
       (4) All ammunition, explosives, mines, torpedoes and torpedo
           tubes; 
       (5) All aviation facilities and accessories. 

   The vessel must be put into the above condition within the same
   limits of time as provided in Part 3, Chapter H, Article V above for
   rendering a vessel incapable of warlike service. 

   (b) In addition to the rights already possessed by each Contracting
       Power under the Treaty, each Contracting Power is permitted to
       retain, for target use exclusively, at any one time: 
       (1) Not more than three vessels (cruisers or destroyers), but of
           these three vessels only one may exceed 3,000 tons (3,048
           metric tons) standard displacement; 
       (2) One submarine. 

   (c) On retaining a vessel for target use, the Contracting Power
       concerned undertakes not to recondition it for warlike service. 


    VIII.

   Vessels retained for experimental purposes:

   (a) A vessel to be disposed of by conversion to experimental purposes
       exclusively shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions
       of Part 3, Chapter H, Article VI, Paragraph (a) above. 

   (b) Without prejudice to the general rules, and provided that due
       notice be given to the other Contracting Power, reasonable
       variation from the conditions prescribed in Part 3, Chapter H,
       Article VI, Paragraph (a) above, in so far as may be necessary
       for the purposes of a special experiment, may be permitted as a
       temporary measure. 

   Any Contracting Power taking advantage of this provision is required
   to furnish full details of any such variations and the period for
   which they will be required. 


   (c) Each Contracting Power is permitted to retain for experimental
       purposes exclusively at any one time: 
       (1) Not more than two vessels (cruisers or destroyers), but of
           these two vessels only one may exceed 3,000 tons (3,048
           metric tons) standard displacement; 
       (2) One submarine. 


   (e) On retaining a vessel for experimental purposes the Contracting
       Party concerned undertakes not to recondition it for warlike
       service. 


    IX.

   Vessels retained for training purposes 

   (a) Vessels retained for training purposes shall, within six months
       of the date on which they are required to be disposed of, be
       dealt with as follows: 

       1. Capital ships 

          The following is to be carried out: 
          (1) Removal of main armament guns, revolving parts of all
              barbettes and turrets; machinery for operating turrets;
              but three turrets with their armament may be retained in
              each ship; 
          (2) Removal of all ammunition and explosives in excess of the
              quantity required for target practice training for the
              guns remaining on board; 
          (3) Removal of conning tower and the side armour belt between
              the foremost and aftermost barbettes; 
          (4) Removal or mutilation of all torpedo tubes; 
          (5) Removal or mutilation on board of all boilers in excess of
              the number required for a maximum speed of eighteen knots. 

       2. Other surface vessels 

          The following is to be carried out: 
          (1) Removal of one half of the guns, but four guns of main
              calibre may be retained on each vessel; 
          (2) Removal of all torpedo tubes; 
          (3) Removal of all aviation facilities and accessories; 
          (4) Removal of one half of the boilers. 

   (c) The Contracting Power concerned undertakes that vessels retained
       in accordance with the provisions of this Article shall not be
       used for any combatant purpose.


J.  RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS OF WAR FOR NON-CONTRACTING POWERS

    I.

   No vessel of war constructed within the jurisdiction of any of the
   Contracting Powers for a non-Contracting Power shall exceed the
   limitations as to displacement and armament prescribed by the present
   Treaty for vessels of a similar type which may be constructed by or
   for any of the Contracting Powers


    II.

   If the construction of any vessel of war for a non-Contracting Power
   is undertaken within the jurisdiction of any of the Contracting
   Powers, such Power shall promptly inform the other Contracting Powers
   of the date of the signing of the contract and the date on which the
   keel of the ship is laid; and shall also communicate to them the
   particulars relating to the ship prescribed in 


    III.

   In the event of a Contracting Power being engaged in war, such Power
   shall not use as a vessel of war any vessel of war which may be under
   construction within its jurisdiction for any other Power, or which
   may have been constructed within its jurisdiction for another Power
   and not delivered.


K.  RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REPLACEMENTS OF VESSELS OF WAR

    I.

   The replacement of vessels of war shall take place according to the
   below rules:

   (a) Capital ships and aircraft carriers twenty years after the date
       of their completion may, except as otherwise provided in Part
       3, Chapter B, Article VI above, be replaced by new construction,
       but within the limits prescribed in Part 3, Chapter A, Article IV
       above, and Part 3, Chapter B, Article I above. The keels of such
       new construction may, except as otherwise provided in Part 3,
       Chapter B, Article V above, be laid down not earlier than
       seventeen years from the date of completion of the tonnage to be
       replaced, it being understood, however, that in any case no
       capital ship tonnage, with the exception of the ships referred to
       in Part 3, Chapter A, Article VI above, and any replacements of
       ships lost in combat or accident, shall be laid down until ten
       years from the coming into effect of the present Treaty.  This
       notwithstanding, Contracting Powers which have fleets smaller
       than their treaty-allowance shall be allowed to initiate new
       construction such as is sufficient to increase their fleets to
       their treaty allowance.

   Surface-vessels other than Capital ships and aircraft-carriers may be
   replaced by new construction as follows: 

   (b) Surface vessels exceeding 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons) but
       not exceeding 13,000 tons (13,280 metric tons) standard
       displacement may: 
       (i)  If laid down before 1 January 1921: 16 years after the date
            of their completion be replaced by new construction, but
            within the limits prescribed in Part 3, Chapter C, Articles
            I, II, V, VI above, and Chapter D, Articles I, II above.
            The keels of such new construction may be laid down not
            earlier than thirteen years from the date of completion of
            the tonnage to be replaced.  
       (ii) If laid down after 31 December 1920: 20 years after the date
            of their completion be replaced by new construction, but
            within the limits prescribed in Part 3, Chapter C, Articles
            I, II, V, VI above, and Chapter D, Articles I, II above.
            The keels of such new construction may be laid down not
            earlier than seventeen years from the date of completion of
            the tonnage to be replaced. 

   (c) Surface vessels not exceeding 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons)
       standard displacement may: 
       (i)  If laid down before 1 January 1921: 12 years after the date
            of their completion be replaced by new construction, but
            within the limits prescribed in Part 3, Chapter C, Articles
            I, II, V, VI above, Chapter D, Articles I, II above, and
            Chapter E, Articles I, II above. The keels of such new
            construction may be laid down not earlier than ten years
            from the date of completion of the tonnage to be replaced. 
       (ii) If laid down after 31 December 1920: 16 years after the date
            of their completion be replaced by new construction, but
            within the limits prescribed in Part 3, Chapter C, Articles
            I, II, V, VI above, Chapter D, Articles I, II above, and
            Chapter E, Articles I, II above. The keels of such new
            construction may be laid down not earlier than fourteen
            years from the date of completion of the tonnage to be
            replaced.

   (d) Submarines may 20 years after the date of their completion be
       replaced by new construction, but within the limits prescribed in
       Part 3, Chapter F above. The keels of such new construction may
       be laid down not earlier than seventeen years from the date of
       completion of the tonnage to be replaced. 


    II.

   The keels of replacement tonnage shall not be laid down more than
   three years before the year in which the vessel to be replaced may be
   replaced; but this period is reduced to two years in the case of any
   replacement surface vessel not exceeding 3,000 tons (3,048 metric
   tons) standards displacement. 


    III.

   When constructing any vessel or vessels of war, each of the
   Contracting Powers shall communicate promptly to each of the other
   Contracting Powers the following information: 

   (1) The categorisation of the vessel or vessels of war to be
       constructed;
   (2) The date of governmental authorization of replacement tonnage;
   (3) The date of laying the keels of replacement tonnage;
   (4) The standard displacement in tons and metric tons of each new
       ship to be laid down, and the principal dimensions, namely,
       length at waterline, extreme beam at or below waterline, mean
       draft at standard displacement;
   (5) The date of completion of each new ship and its standard
       displacement in tons and metric tons, and the principal
       dimensions, namely, length at waterline, extreme beam at or below
       waterline, mean draft at standard displacement, at time of
       completion.


    IV.

   In case of loss or accidental destruction of vessels of war, they may
   immediately be replaced by new construction subject to the tonnage
   limits prescribed in the present Treaty and in conformity with the
   other provisions of the present Treaty, the regular replacement
   program being deemed to be advanced to that extent. 


    V.

   No retained capital ships or aircraft carriers shall be reconstructed
   except for the purpose of providing means of defence against air and
   submarine attack, and subject to the following rules: The Contracting
   Powers may, for that purpose, equip existing tonnage with bulge or
   blister or anti-air attack deck protection, providing the increase of
   displacement thus effected does not exceed 5,000 tons (5,080 metric
   tons) displacement for each ship. No alterations in side armor, in
   calibre, number or general type of mounting of main armament shall be
   permitted.


    VI.

   The right of replacement is not lost by delay in laying down
   replacement tonnage, and the old vessel may be retained until
   replaced even though due for scrapping under Part 3, Chapter K,
   Article I above, except as noted in Part 3, Chapter B, Article III
   above.