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<p>[Page 39]</p><p>9) the evacuation of Belgium without attempting to limit her sovereignty;<br />10) the restoration of French territory, with reparation and the handing-over of Alsace Lorraine;<br />11) the readjustment of Italian frontiers;<br />12) autonomy for Austro-Hungarian peoples;<br />13) the evacuation of Romania, Servia and Montenegro and international guarantees for their independence;<br />14) the permanent opening of the Dardanelles;<br />15) an independent Polish state with free access to the sea;<br />16) the general association of nations; and<br />17) a mutual guarantee for political independence and territorial integrity, for large and small alike. [end English original]</p><p>This is a long list of wishful thinking, and for the most part, especially as regards Alsace Lorraine, unacceptable to us and our allies. Of course, Lloyd George and Clemenceau immediately took the same line and so the killing will go on until one or the other side collapses. The only good thing is that all parties in Germany have rejected the conditions.</p>