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<p>[Page 33]</p><p>negotiating table in Brest. Reports from Washington say that these are our conditions:</p><p>1) Referendum in Alsace-Lorraine.<br />2) German colonies to be paid by [sold to?] England, with the proceeds to be used to rebuild Belgium, northern France, Serbia and Romania.<br />3) Russian provinces in the Baltic to gain independence under the sovereignty of Germany.<br />4) Poland to be independent under Austrian sovereignty.<br />5) Disarmament, and freedom of the seas, etc.<br />6) Romania, Serbia, Montenegro keep their borders, and Serbia gets access to the sea.<br />7) Turkey remains intact.</p><p>I cannot believe that Germany would ever renounce its colonies, which it absolutely needs. The above-mentioned terms are therefore more likely to be wishful thinking on the part of the Allies, than our real terms. As with so many English reports, you have to take it with a grain of salt. For the end of the year, the Australian press is regaling us with extravagant praise of Mister</p>