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The Control Council enacts as follows:
Article I
1. In all cases, except as provided in Article III, every German or ex-German
vessel operating under the Allied Control Authority shall at all times wear
the Allied Control Authority distinguishing flag which shall consist of Internationaj
Flag 'C' with a triangle cut from the fly, as shown in the Schedule hereto.
(Appendix "A")
2. This flag shall be worn at the masthead, or in cases of vessels that have
no masthead, at the place prescribed by usage or custom; it shall be worn continuously
day and night and shall he treated as a distinguishing flag.
3. No ceremonial shall be accorded this flag which shall not be dipped in salute
to warships or merchant ships of any nationality.
4. No other distinguishing flag shall be worn by any vessel covered by paragraph
1 of this Article.
Article II
The provisions of this Law shall not. apply to requisitioned craft which are operated by or under the direct control of one of the Occupying Powers.
Article III
Craft operating on inland waterways may, as an alternative to wearing the Allied
Control Authority flag as prescribed in paragraph 2 of Article I, have the colors
of this flag painted on both sides of the craft as a distinguishing mark.
Zone Commanders may however, provide that inland waterway vessels operating
exclusively within their respective Zones shall not be required to wear or display
any distinguishing flag or mark.
Article IV
1. The Master or any other person actually in command of any German or ex German
vessel operating under the Allied Control Authority who violates any of the
provisions of Article I of this Law shall without prejudice to any criminal
lia-bility which he may have incurred under the pro-visions of any other Law
or Laws, be liable to prosecution before a Military Government or German Court
and be punishable with a fine of not less than RM 300 and not more than RM 10000.
2. In grave cases the Court may impose im-prisonment (Gefaengnis) for a term
not exceeding five years, with or without the fine provided by paragraph 1 of
this Article.
Article V
This Law shall come into force two months after the date of publication.
Done at Berlin the 12th day of November
V. SOKOLOVSKY,
Marshal of the Soviet Union
JOSEPH, T. McNARNEY,
General
SHOLTO DOUGLAS
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
R. NOIRET
Général de Division pour P. KOENIG Général d'Armée
Appendix "A" Distinguishing Flag to be worn by German and Ex--German Vessels operating under Allied Control Authority
[Here is the black and white picture of a flag, with proportions ca 2:3, cut in the fly (90° cut), divided in five horizontal strips B-W-R-W-B]
The law was published in the three official languages of the Allied Forces, English, French and Russian, as well as in German.
Source: - Journal officiel du conseil de contrôle en Allemagne, Nr. 12, 30 November 1946.
Pascal Vagnat, 8 Aug 1999