“All other warships, except where there is provision to the contrary in the present Treaty, must be placed in reserve or devoted to commercial purposes.” (TC-10)
Article 183 limits naval personnel to fifteen thousand, including officers and men of all grades and corps.
Article 191 provides:
“The construction or acquisition of any submarines, even for commercial purposes, shall be forbidden in Germany.” (TC-10)
Article 198, the first of the Air Clauses, commences:
“The armed forces of Germany must not include any military or naval air forces.” (TC-10)
The formal statement made at the German Air Ministry about the reinauguration of the Air Corps is reproduced in TC-44. The public proclamation of compulsory military service is contained in TC-45.
F. Treaty between the United States and Germany Restoring Friendly Relations.
The purpose of this treaty (TC-11) was to complete the official cessation of hostilities between the United States of America and Germany; it also incorporated certain parts of the Treaty of Versailles. The relevant portion is Part 5, which repeats the clauses of the Treaty of Versailles which have been discussed immediately above.
G. Treaty of Mutual Guarantee between Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain, and Italy, done at Locarno, 16 October 1925.