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 APPENDIX. 403 details respecting the retreat of the Austrian troops shall form the object of a special understanding with the Sublime Porte. Articlb VI. The Austrian Government expects that the authorities of the countries temporarily occupied by the Imperial troops will afford them every assistance and facility, as Avell for their march, their lodging, or encampment, as for their sub- sistence and that of their horses, and for their communi- cations. The Austrian Government likewise expects that every demand relating to the requirements of the service shall be complied Avith, which shall be addressed by the Austrian commanders, either to the Ottoman Government, through the Imperial Internunciate at Constantinople, or directly to the local authorities, unless more weighty reasons render the execution of them impossible. It is understood that the commanders of the Imperial array will provide for the maintenance of the strictest dis- cipline among their troops, and will respect, and cause to be respected, the properties as well as the laws, the religion, and the customs of the country. Article VII. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the rati- fications shall be exchanged at Vienna in the space of four weeks, or earlier if possible, dating from the day of its signature. In faith of which the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it and set their seals to it. Done in duplicate, for one and the same effect, at Boyadji-Keuy, the fourteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four. (L.S.) V. BuucK. (L.S.) Keshid