oath to be taken by Members of the Parliament of the Irish Free
State shall be in the following form:--

I ...... do solemnly swear true faith and allegiance to the
Constitution of the Irish Free State as by law established and that I
will be faithful to H.M. King George V., his heirs and successors by
law in virtue of the common citizenship of Ireland with Great Britain
and her adherence to and membership of the group of nations forming
the British Commonwealth of Nations.

5. The Irish Free State shall assume liability for the service of the
Public Debt of the United Kingdom as existing at the date hereof and
towards the payment of war pensions as existing at that date in such
proportion as may be fair and equitable, having regard to any just claims
on the part of Ireland by way of set off or counterclaim, the amount of
such sums being determined in default of agreement by the arbitration of
one or more independent persons being citizens of the British Empire.

6. Until an arrangement has been made between the British and Irish
Governments whereby the Irish Free State undertakes her own coastal
defence, the defence by sea of Great Britain and Ireland shall be
undertaken by His Majesty's Imperial Forces, but this shall not prevent
the construction or maintenance by the Government of the Irish Free State
of such vessels as are necessary for the protection of the Revenue or the
Fisheries.

The foregoing provisions of this article shall be reviewed at a conference
of Representatives of the British and Irish Governments to be held at the
expiration of five years from the date hereof with a view to the
undertaking by Ireland of a share in her own coastal defence.

7. The Government of the Irish Free State shall afford to His Majesty's
Imperial Forces:--

(_a_) In time of peace such harbour and other facilities as are
indicated in the Annex hereto, or such other facilities as may from
time to time be agreed between the British Government and the
Government of the Irish Free State; and

(_b_) In time of war or of strained relations with a Foreign Power
such harbour and other facilities as the British Government may
require for the purposes of such defence as aforesaid.

8. With a view to securing the observance of the principle of
international limitation of armaments, if the Government of the Irish Free
State establishes and maintains a military defence