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United Nations, shall not permit in future the existence and activities of organisations of that nature which have as their aim denial to the people of their democratic rights. article 9 1. Finland shall take all necessary steps to ensure the apprehension and surrender for trial of: {a) Persons accused of having committed, ordered or abetted war crimes and crimes against peace or humanity; (6) Nationals of any Allied or Associated Power accused of having violated their national law by treason or collaboration with the enemy during the war. 2. At the request of the United Nations Government concerned, Finland shall likewise make available as witnesses persons within its jurisdiction, whose evidence is required for the trial of the persons referred to in paragraph i of this Article. 3. Any disagreement concerning the application of the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be referred by any of the Governments concerned to the Heads of the Diplomatic Missions in Helsinki of the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom, who will reach agreement with regard to the difficulty. SECTION 111 ARTICLE 10 Finland undertakes to recognise the full force of the Treaties of Peace with Italy, Roumania, Bulgaria and Hungary and other agreements or arrangements which have been or will be reached by the Allied and Associated Powers in respect of Austria, Germany and Japan for the restoration of peace. ARTICLE II Finland undertakes to accept any arrangements which have been or may be agreed for the liquidation of the League of Nations and the Permanent Court of International Justice. article 12 1. Each Allied or Associated Power will notify Finland, within a period of six months from the coming into force of the present Treaty, which of its pre-war bilateral treaties with Finland it desires to keep, in force or revive. Any provisions not in conformity with the • present Treaty shall, however, be deleted from the above-mentioned treaties. 2. All such treaties so notified shall be registered with the Secretariat of the United Nations in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations( 2 ). 3. All such treaties not so notified shall be regarded as abrogated. PART 111. MILITARY, NAVAL AND AIR CLAUSES ARTICLE 13. The maintenance of land, sea and air armaments and fortifications shall be closely restricted to meeting tasks of an internal character and local defence of frontiers. In accordance with the foregoing, Finland is authorised to have armed forces consisting of not more than: {a) A land army, including frontier troops and anti-aircraft artillery, with a total strength of 34,400 personnel;

( 2 ) "Miscellaneous No. 9 (1945) " Cmd. 6666