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the 10th of January 1917, the Allies' Governments sent to the President of the United States a reply to his Note of the 19th December 1916, in which the Allied Powers declare:—

"The civilised world knows that our war aims include primarily and of necessity the restoration of Belgium, of Serbia, and of Montenegro, with the compensation due to them; the evacuation of the invaded territories in France, Russia, and Rumania with fitting reparation; the reorganisation oi Europe guaranteed by a stable settlement, based upon the principle of nationality, on the right which all peoples, whether small or great, have to the enjoyment of full security and free economic development, and also upon territorial agreements and international arrangements so framed as to guarantee land and sea frontiers against unjust attacks; the restitution of provinces or territories  112