OBSERVATIONS ON DRAFT PEACE TREATIES



  Such destruction will take place within the following time-limits to
be taken as commencing with the coming into force of the present
Treaty:
  Submarines: six months;
  Surface vessels: one year.
  3. Excess units to be transferred to other Nations according to the
agreements mentioned in par. 1 will be handed over in their present
operational conditions.
  Italy however undertakes, following additional agreements with the
Nations concerned, to carry out such repairs as may be requested for
fully refitting them and completing their stocks of reserve stores and
spare parts, according to the laws in force in the Italian Navy.
                           ARTICLE 49
  1. Italy shall effect the following disposal of non-operational ships
not considered in the negotiations mentioned in Article 48/1. Time-
limits specified below should be taken as commencing with the coming
into force of the present Treaty.
  a. Surface ships afloat not listed in Ann. 4 including ships under
construction afloat, shall be destroyed or scrapped for metal within
nine months.
  b. Ships under construction on slips shall be destroyed or scrapped
for metal within nine months.
  c. Ships sunk in Italian harbours and approach channels, in obstruc-
tion of normal shipping, shall be destroyed by demolition or may be
salvaged and subsequently destroyed or scrapped for metal within
two years.
  d. Ships sunk in shallow Italian waters, not in obstruction of nor-
mal shipping, shall, within one year, be rendered incapable of salvage.
  e. Ships capable of reconversion, which do not come within the
definition of war material and which are not listed in Ann. 4, may be
reconverted to civilian uses or are to be demolished within two years.
  2. The salvage materials resulting from the destructions mentioned
in par. 1 shall not be utilized by Italy for military purposes.
  3. Italy undertakes, prior to the destruction of ships mentioned in
Articles 48/2 and 49/1 to salvage, as far as possible, such equipment
and spare parts as may be useful in completing the on-board and
reserve allowances of spare parts and equipments to be supplied on
request of the Nations concerned for the operation of ships to be trans-
ferred according to Article 48/1.
                           ARTICLE 50
  1. Italy undertakes not to construct or acquire battleships, aircraft
carriers, submarines and specialised types of assault craft, until the



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