and
Messrs. S. W. Burger, F. W. Reitz, Louis Botha, J. H. de La Rey, L. J. Meyer, and J. C. Krogh,
acting as the Government of the South African Republic,
and
Messrs. M. T. Steyn, W. J. C. Brebner, C. R. de Wet, J. B. M. Hertzog, and C. Olivier,
acting as the Government of the Orange Free State,
on behalf of their respective Burghers,
Desirous to terminate the present hostilities, agree on the following articles:—
1. The Burgher Forces in the Field will forthwith lay down their Arms, handing over all Guns, Rifles, and Munitions of War in their possession or under their control, and desist from any further resistance to the Authority of His Majesty King Edward VII., whom they recognise as their lawful Sovereign.
The manner and details of this surrender will be arranged between Lord Kitchener and Commandant General Botha, Assistant Commandant-General de la Rey, and Chief Commandant de Wet.
2. Burghers in the Field outside the limits of the Transvaal or Orange River Colony, on surrendering, will be brought back to their homes.
3. All Prisoners of War, at present outside of South Africa, who are Burghers, will, on their declaring their acceptance of the position of Subjects of His Majesty King Edward VII., be brought back to the places where they were domiciled before the War.
4. The Burghers so surrendering or returning will not be deprived of their personal liberty or their property.