DRAFT OF PEACE Their Majesties the King of Romania, the King of Hellènes, the King of Montenegro and the King of Serbia, on the one hand, and Its Majesty the King of Bulgarian, on the other hand, animated desire to put an end to the currently existing state of war between Their respective countries, wanting, in a thought of order, to establish peace between Their people tested so a long time, solved to conclude a final Treaty from peace. Their known as Majestés, consequently, named for Their Plenipotentiary, knowledge: Its Majesty the King of Romania: Its Excellence Mr Titus Maïoresco, His President of the Council of Ministers, Foreign Minister; Its Excellence Mr Alexandre Marghiloman, His Minister for Finance; Its Excellence Mr Take Ionesco, His Minister of Interior Department; Its Excellence Mr Constantin G Dissesco, His State education and Minister of religion; The Major general aide-de-camp C Coanda, general Inspector of artillery, and Colonel C Christesco, Assistant manager of the large staff of His army. Its Majesty the King of Hellènes: Its Excellence Mr Eleftéris Veniselos, His President of the Council of Ministers, Minister for the War; Its Excellence Mr Démètre Breaded, Ambassador plenipotentiary; Mr Nicolas Politis, Professor of international law to the University of Paris; The Captain Ath. Exadactylos, and the Captain C Pali. Its Majesty the King of Montenegro: Its Excellence the General Serdar Yanko Voukotitch, His President of the Council of Ministers, Minister for the War, and Mr Jean Matanovitch, Old Chargé d' affaires from Montenegro in Constantinople. Its Majesty the King of Serbia: Its Excellence Mr Nicolas P. Pachitch, His President of the Council of Ministers, Foreign Minister; Its Excellence Mr Mihaïlo G Ristitch, His Extraordinary Envoy and Ambassador plenipotentiary in Bucharest; Its Excellence Mister Doctor Miroslaw Spalaïkovitch, Extraordinary Envoy and Ambassador plenipotentiary; Colonel K Smilianitch, and Lieutenant Colonel D. Kalafatovitch. Its Majesty the King of the Bulgarian ones: Its Excellence Mr Dimitri Tontcheff, His Minister for Finance; The Major general Ivan Fitcheff, Chief of the staff of His army; Mr Sawa Ivantchoff, doctor in right, former Vice-president of Sobranié; Mr Siméon Radeff, and the Lieutenant Colonel of staff Constantin Stancioff. Which, according to the proposal of Royal Governement of Romania, are rénuis in Conference in Bucharest, provided with full powerss, which were found in due form. The agreement being fortunately established between them, they are agreed following stipulations:
ARTICLE FIRST. There will be, from the day of the exchange of the ratifications of this Treaty, peace and friendship between Its Majesty the King of Romania, His Majesty the King of Hellènes, Its Majesty the King of Montenegro, His Majesty the King of Serbia and His Majesty the King of Bulgarian, like between Their heirs and successors, Their respective States and subjects.
ARTICLE II. Between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Romania, the old border between the Danube and the Black Sea are, in accordance with the official report stopped by the military Delegates respective and annexed to the Protocol No 5 of July 22 (August 4) 1913 of the Conference of Bucharest, rectified in the following way: The new border will leave the Danube, upstream Turtukaïa, to lead to the Black Sea in the South of Ekrene. Between these two extreme points, the line border will follow the layout indicated on charts 1/100.000 and 1/200.000 Rumanian staffs, and according to description annexed to the present article. It is formally understood that Bulgaria will démantélera, at the latest within two year, the existing works of fortifications and will not build of them others in Roustchouk, Schoumla, in the intermediate country, and a zône of twenty kilometers around Baltchik. A Joint Committee, made up representatives of the two High contracting parties, in an equal number on the two sides, will be instructed, in the fifteen days which will follow the signature of this Treaty, to carry out on the ground the layout of the new border, in accordance with the preceding stipulations. This commission will chair the division of the real estates and capital which could belong up to now jointly at districts, communes, or communities of inhabitants separated by the new border. In the event of dissension to the layout and the measures of execution, the two High contracting parties begin to be addressed to a friendly third Government to request it to designate a referee whose decision on the points in litigation will be regarded as final.
ARTICLE III. Between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Serbia, the border will follow, in accordance with the official report stopped by the respective military Delegates and annexed with the Protocol No 9 of July 25 (August 7) 1913 of the Conference of Bucharest, the following layout: The line border will leave the old border of the Patarica top, will follow the old turco-Bulgarian border and the watershed between Vardar and Strouma with the exception that the high valley of Stroumitza will remain on Serb territory; it will lead to the Belasica mountain, where it will be connected to the bulgaro-Greek border. A detailed description of this border and its layout on the chart 1/200.000 Austrian staffs, are annexed to the present article. A Joint Committee, made up representatives of the two High contracting parties, in an equal number on the two sides will be instructed, in the fifteen days which will follow the signature of this Treaty, to carry out on the ground the layout of the new border, in accordance with the preceding stipulations. This commission will chair the division of the real estates and capital which could belong up to now jointly at districts, communes, or communities of inhabitants separated by the new border. In the event of dissension to the layout and the measures of execution, the two High contracting parties begin to be addressed to a friendly third Government to request it to designate a referee whose decision on the points in litigation will be regarded as final.
ARTICLE IV. The questions relative to the old serbo-Bulgarian border will be settled according to the agreement occurred between the two High contracting parties, noted in the Protocol annexed to the present article.
ARTICLE V. Between the Kingdom of Greece and the Kingdom of Bulgaria, the border will follow, in accordance with the official report stopped by the respective military Delegates and annexed with the Protocol No 9 of July 25 (August 7) 1913 of the Conference of Bucharest, the following layout: The line border will leave the new bulgaro-Serb border on the peak of Belasica planina, to lead to the mouth of Mesta to the Aegean Sea. Between these two extreme points, the line border will follow the layout indicated on the chart 1/200.000 Austrian staffs and according to description annexed to the present article. A Joint Committee, made up representatives of the two High contracting parties, in an equal number on the two sides, will be instructed, in the fifteen days which will follow the signature of this Treaty, to carry out on the ground the layout of the border in accordance with the preceding stipulations. This commission will chair the division of the real estates and capital which could belong up to now jointly at districts, communes, or communities of inhabitants separated by the new border. In the event of dissension to the layout and the measures of execution, the two High contracting parties begin to be addressed to friendly third Gouvernment to request it to designate a referee whose decision on the points in litigation will be regarded as final. It is formally understood that Bulgaria desists, as of now, of any claim on the island of Crete.
ARTICLE VI. The Headquarters of the respective armies will be informed at once of the signature of this Treaty. The Bulgarian Government is committed bringing back its army, as of the following day of this significance, on the foot of peace. It will direct the troops on their garrisons where one will proceed, as soon as possible, with the reference of the various reserves in their hearths. The troops whose garrison is located in the zône of occupation of the army of the one of the High contracting parties, will be directed on another point of the old Bulgarian territory and will be able to gain their usual garrisons only after evacuation of the zône of occupation referred to above.
ARTICLE VII. The evacuation of the Bulgarian territory, as well old as new, will start at once after the demobilization of the Bulgarian army, and will be completed at the latest in the fortnight. During this time, for the Rumanian occupying army, the zône of demarcation will be indicated by the Sistov-Lovcea-Turski-Izvor-Glozene-Zlatitza-Mirkovo-Araba-Konak-Orchania-Mezdra-Vratza-Berkovitza-Lom-Danube line.
ARTICLE VIII. During the occupation of the Bulgarian territories the various armies will preserve the right of requisition, realising payment in cash. They will have there the free use of the railway lines for transport of troops and the provisioning of any nature, without it being necessary with allowance with the profit of the local authority. The patients and the casualties will be there under the safeguard of the known as armies.
ARTICLE IX. As soon as possible after the exchange of the ratifications of this Treaty, all the prisoners of war will be reciprocally returned. The Governments of the High contracting parties will indicate each special Police chief charged to receive the prisoners. All the prisoners with the hands of one of the Governments will be delivered to the Government commissioner to which they belong or to his duly authorized representative, at the place which will be fixed by the interested parts. The Governments of the High contracting parties will respectively present one at the other, and as soon as possible after the handing-over of all the prisoners, a statement of direct expenditures supported by him for the care and the maintenance of the prisoners, since the date of the capture or rendering until that of died or the handing-over. Compensation will be made between the sums which had by Bulgaria with l` one of the other High contracting parties and those which had, and the difference will be paid with the creditor Government as soon as possible after the exchange of the states of expenditure referred to above.
ARTICLE X. This Treaty will be ratified and the ratifications will be exchanged by it in Bucharest within fifteen day or earlier if to make may be. In witness whereof, the Plenipotentiary respective ones signed it and there their seals affixed. Fact in Bucharest the twenty eighth day of July (tenth day of August) of the year millet nine hundred and thirteen. Signed: For Romania: For Bulgaria: (L.S.) T Maïoresco (L.S.) D. Tontcheff Al General Marghiloman Fitcheff Take Ionesco Dr. S. Ivantchoff C.G. Dissesco S. General Radeff aide-de-camp Coanda Lt Colonel Stancioff Colonel C Christesco For Greece: (L.S.) E.K. Veniselos D. Panas N Politis Capitaine A. Exadactylos Capitaine C Pali For Montenegro: For Serbia: (L.S.) General Serdar I Voukotitch (L.S.) Nik. P. Pachitch Y. Matanovitch Mr. G Ristitch Mr. Spalaïkovitch Colonel K Smilianitch Lt Colonel D. Kalafatovitch
The Ottomans and Bulgarians also were parties to the Treaty of Constantinople,September 29th 1913.