The Story of the Great War, Volume 1: Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers
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The Story of the Great War, Volume 1: Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers
World War, 1914-1918
"This explanation is to be brought simultaneously to the
cognizance of the royal army through an order of his majesty the
king, and it is to be published in the official organ of the
army.
"The Royal Serbian Government binds itself, in addition, as
follows:
"'1. To suppress any publication which fosters hatred of, and
contempt for, the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, and whose general
tendency is directed against the latter's territorial integrity.
"'2. To proceed at once with the dissolution of the society
Narodna Odbrana, to confiscate their entire means of propaganda,
and to proceed in the same manner against the other societies and
associations in Serbia which occupy themselves with the
propaganda against Austria-Hungary. The Royal Government will
take the necessary measures, so that the dissolved societies may
not continue their activities under another name or in another
form.
"'Without delay to eliminate from the public instruction in
Serbia, so far as the corps of instructors as well as the means
of instruction are concerned, that which serves, or may serve, to
foster the propaganda against Austria-Hungary.
"'4. To remove from military service and the administration in
general all officers and officials who are guilty of propaganda
against Austria-Hungary, and whose names, with a communication of
the material which the Imperial and Royal Government possesses
against them, the Imperial and Royal Government reserves the
right to communicate to the Royal Government.
"'5. To consent that in Serbia officials of the Imperial and
Royal Government cooperate in the suppression of a movement
directed against the territorial integrity of the monarchy.
"'6. To commence a judicial investigation against the
participants of the conspiracy of June 28, who are on Serbian
territory. Officials, delegated by the Imperial and Royal
Government, will participate in the examinations.
"'7. To proceed at once with all severity to arrest Major Voja
Tankosic and a certain Milan Ciganowic, Serbian state officials,
who have been compromised through the result of the
investigation.
"'8. To prevent through effective measures the participation of
the Serbian authorities in the smuggling of arms and explosives
across the frontier, and to dismiss those officials of Shabatz
and Loznica who assisted the originators of the crime of Sarajevo
in crossing the frontier.
"'9. To give to the Imperial and Royal Government explanations in
regard to the unjustifiable remarks of high Serbian functionaries
in Serbia and abroad who have not hesitated, in spite of their
official position, to express themselves in interviews in a
hostile manner against Austria-Hungary after the outrage of June
28.
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