(8) to stop co-operation of Servian authorities in illicit traffic in arms and explosives, and to dismiss and punish those officials who helped the perpetrators of the Serajevo crime;
(9) to explain the unjustifiable utterances of high Servian officials, at home and abroad, after the Serajevo crime.
On July 25th the Servian reply[[173]] was presented to the Austro-Hungarian Government. Even to a reader with Austrian sympathies this reply seems to go a long way towards meeting the demands. The Servian Government agreed
A. that Servia should, as demanded, publish a declaration
(1) condemning all propaganda which may be directed against Austria-Hungary;
(2) regretting that, according to the communication from the Imperial and Royal Government, Servian officers and officials participated in the propaganda;
(3) promising to proceed with the utmost rigour against all persons who are guilty of such acts.
B. That Servia would undertake
(1) to introduce a provision into the press law providing for the most severe punishment of incitement to hatred and contempt of Austria-Hungary and to introduce an amendment to the Constitution providing for the confiscation of such publications;
(2) to dissolve the Narodna Odbrana and similar societies;