Evening star., 1939-09-02

frontiers Of this Polish port should
be determined between Germany
end Poland and If necessary be de-
limited by an International Com
mittee of Arbitration.
IS. With q view of assuring neces-
sary time for the execution of the
extensive work involved in the
carrying out Of just plebiscite, this
plebiscite shall not take place be-
fore the expiration of IL months.
g. In order to guarantee unre.
strieted communication between
Germany and East Prussia and be-
tween Poland and the sea durina
this period, roads and railways shall
be established to render all free
transit traf1ic possible. In this con-
nection only such taxes as are neces-
sary for the maintenance OF means
OF communication and for the pro-
vision OF transport may be levied.
u. The question as to the party
to which the area belongs is to be
decided by simple majority of votes
recorded.
g. In order to guarantee to Ger.
many free communication with her
provinces of Danzg and East Prussia
and to Poland her connection with
the sea, after execution of a plebis-
cite-regardless of results thereof
Germany shall, in the event of the
plebiscite area going to Poland, re-
ceive an extraterritorial traffic zone,
approximately in line from Butow
to Danzig or Dischauin, in which
to lay down an auto road and a
four-track railway line. The road
and railway shall be so constructed
that Polish lines of communication
are not affected; that is, they shall
pass either over or under the latter.
The breadth of this zone shall be
flxed at kilometer and it is to
be German sovereign territory.
Should the plebiscite be favorable
to Germany, Poland is to obtain
rights analogous to those accorded
to Germany to similar extraterri-
torial communication by road and
railway for the purpose Of free and
unrestricted communication with
her port Of Gdynia.
"9. In the event Of the corridor
returning to the German Reich,
the latter declares its right to pro-
ceed to an exchange of population
with Poland to the extent to which
the nature of the corridor lends
itself thereto.
80. ANY special right desired by
Poland in the port of Danzig would
be negotiated on a basis of terri
tory against similar rights to be
granted to Germany in the port of
Gdynia.
III. In order to remove any feel
ing In this area that either side
was being threatened. Danzig and
Gdynla would have the character
of exclusively mercantile towns. that
Is to say without military install
lations and military Notifications.
IL. The Peninsular of HeIa.
which as the result of a plebiscite
might go either to Poland or TO
Germany, would in either case have
similarly to be demilitarized.
"l3. Since the government of the
German Reich has most vehement
complaints to make against Polish
treatment OF minorities and since
the Polish government for their part
1eel obliged to make complaints
against Germany, both parties de-
clare their agreement to have these
complaints laid before an inter-
national committee of inquiry whose
task would be to examine all COM
plants as regards economic or
physical damage and any other acts
OF terrorism. Germany and Poland
undertake to make good economic
or other damage done to minorities
on either side since the wear 1918.
or to cancel appropriation as case
may be or to provide complete COM
pensation to persons affected for
this and any other encroachments
on their economic life.
IA. In order to free Germans
VINO may be left in Poland and
Poles who may be left in Ger.
many from a feeling of being OUT
lawed by all nations and in order
to render them secure against be-
Ing called upon to perform action
or to render services incompatible
with their national sentiments.
Germany and Poland agree to guar
antee the rights of both minoritis,
Dy means of most comprehensive
ana oinding agreement in order ia
guarantee to these minorities pres
erVatlon, free development and
practical application of their na-
tlonallty (volkstum) and in psrticu.
lar to permit for this purpose such
organization as they may consider
necessary. Both parties undertake
not to call upon members of a
minority for military service.
rs. In the event of an agreement
on the basis of these proposals Ger
many and Poland declare them
selves ready to decree and to carry
out immediate rehabilitation of
their armed forces.
"l6. Further measures necessary
1or more rapid execution of the
ABOVE arrangement shall be agreed
upon by both Germany and Poland
jointly"
Telegram of August 81