and signed l»v them at Versailles, June 28,
1919.
During the period between the evacuation
by the Uerman authorities and the final de
termination of the status of the duchy tile
territory in question will be governed by a
commission composed of five members, three
to be appointed by the Principal Allied ami
Associated Powers (l nited States, lOnglund,
I1 ranee, Italy and Japan) and one each by
Norway and Sweden.
I lie iollowiug classes of persons (without
regard to sex) are entitled to vote on tin*
question: all persons 1*0 years of age born
in the zone in which the plebiscite is taken;
or persons who have resided therein since
January I, !!»()!); or persons who have been
expelled by the Uerman authorities. Military
persons, officers, non-commissioned officers
and soldiers in tin* Uerman army are to be
given opportunity to return to their native
place to vote.
The time for the plebiscite depends on
various circumstances. It can not take place
before the Peace Treaty has come into ef
fect and the territory has been evacuated by
the German military and civil authorities.
Article 4-10 of the Peace Treaty provides that
it (the Treaty) shall become effective as soon
as it has been ratified by Germany on the one
hand and by three of the Principal Allied and
Associated Powers on the other. To date it
has been ratified by Germany and Great Bri
tain. France is about to ratify it. There will
remain, then-lore, only tin* vote of either the
I nited States, Italy, or Japan to bring the
treaty into effect.