31. No destruction of ships or materials to be permitted before
evacuation, surrender or restoration.
32. The German Government will notify neutral governments of the world,
and particularly the governments of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Holland,
that all restrictions placed on the trading of their vessels with the
Allied and associated countries, whether by the German Government or by
private German interests, and whether in return for specific concessions
such as the export of shipbuilding materials or not, are immediately
canceled.
33. No transfers of German merchant shipping of any description to any
neutral flag are to take place after signature of the armistice.
34. The duration of the armistice is to be thirty days, with option to
extend. During this period, on failure of execution of any of the above
clauses, the armistice may be denounced by one of the contracting
parties on forty-eight hours' previous notice. It is understood that the
execution of Articles 3 and 18 shall not warrant the denunciation of the
armistice on the ground of insufficient execution within a period fixed,
except in the case of bad faith in carrying them into execution. In
order to assume the execution of this convention under the best
conditions, the principle of a Permanent International Armistice
Commission is admitted.
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