Evening star., 1945-02-13
As =" THE EVENING STAR. Washington. D c.
TUESDAY = -
New Map Of Poland
Is in Making Today
With Assent Of u. ).
By the Associated Press

eA4NAA wy PSilGAAp1 oCSiplOll "
their Crimean meeting, Presiden
Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier Stain laid concret
foundations for solving the two
year-old Polish dispute, which a
times threatened Allied unity.
Russia achieved it's major objec
hves on the two main points in tn,
quarrel-the Russo-Polish borde
and composition OF the Polish gov
ernment.
However, the decision encompasse,
American and British views tha
Cd the Polish government should b,
broadly representative, (2) free elec
tions should be held quickly ant
(3) the three major Allies shoult
work together in reorganizing tn,
government, instead of single.
handedly.
New Yugoslav Government.
They also settled on a new gov
ernment for Yugeslavia, brushing
aside King Peters objections.
The territorial settlement gave
Russia the land it claims up to the
Curzon line. Notifications up to S
miles in the Poles favor were pro-
vided at undisclosed points.
One modification may be at the
city of Brest-Litovsk, on the eastern
bank of the Bug River, which consti-
tutes the Curzon line at that point.
A smile change could award Poland
this city where the Russo German
peace was signed in 1917.
In return, Poland was promised
additional territory to the north and
west at Germany's expense.
- Enormous population shifts are
. involved, first of Germans in East
Prussia, Upper Silesia and any other
German land given the Poles, and
Poles from the territory awarded
Russia.
! The United States and Britain al
ready have promised to help in the
movement, which Mr.. Churchill
estimated might involve up to 7,o00,-
900 Germans alone.
Poland's German border was left
underlined. Provision was made to
consult new Polish government on
this point and to seal it at a final
peace conference.
Decision Believed Open.
The decision, still believed open
OF whether Germany should be par
tltloned or just sliced around the
edges, is involved. Some Poles have
expressed the opinion that taking
over huge hunks of Germany would
bring them more trouble than ben
eft, while others would push their
as far westward as pos
sible.
5 The actual work remains to be
done on setting up a unified Polish
government, but the Big Three laid
down formula.
They promised to recognize a new
Polish provisional government of
national unity" to be formed by re-
the Soviet-backed group
in Warsaw "on a broader demo
cratic basis"
? 1t was specified that democratic
leaders from Poland iteslf and from
abroad" should be included.
Three-way action was assured
with the establishment of an Allied
commission in Moscow to consult
with various Polish factions. Pro-
vision also was made for an inln1e-
diate exchange of Ambassadors
among new Polish government
and the three big Allies, so that all
can keep close eye on Polish
developments.
Hartman On Commission.
The Moscow commission consists
of Russian Foreign Commissar v.
M. Molotov, American Ambassador
w. Averell Hartman and British
Ambassador Sir Archibald Clark
Kerr.
Word that Secretary of State
Stettinius is in Moscow indicated
that the commission already might
have begun its talks.
The new government, the Crimean
communique said, shall be pledged
to free and unfettered elections as
soon as possible on the basis of
suffrage and secret ballot"
The Polish government in Lon
don kept bewildered silence upon
the Allied formula. A spokesman
said the cabinet would meet today
md statement may be expected
Some Polish-Americans reacted |
condemning the decision.
This was the attitude of j. Kaszu-
oowski of Buffalo, president of the
Co-ordinating Committee of Amer
Ican-Polish Associations in the
East. He said, Poland will never
compromise
Senator Shipstead. Republican, of
declared that by the
Crimean agreements Poland has
been butchered."
One possible way the exiled Lon
don government can prepare for the
merger is by bringing former Pre-
mier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk back
into its ranks. He resigned after
his cabinet turned down a proposed
compromise with Russia last fall.
Ex-Premier Mikolajczyk, a peas
ant party leader, is acceptable to
both sides and has the confidence
of President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill. He was reported
In a dispatch from London today to
be planning to fly to Moscow soon
to participate in discussions.
The reorganization means disso-
luton Of the exiled government,
with the possible inclusion of some
of It's members in the new national
unity administration.
The end of the exiled Yugoslav
government also was decided by
Big Three recommendation to Pre-
mier Ivan Subasic and Marshal Tito
to form a new government imme-
diately.
The agreement provides that King
Peter should turn his powers over to
a regency council.
|Anno Boettiger