Evening star., 1945-06-23
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Recognition Of
London Poles
Britain Sees Action
When NewWursuw
Setup Pledges Vote
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, June 23.-Respon-
sible British quarters said today
Poland's exiled government in
London would be shorn of United
States and British recognition
shortly after the expanded War
saw provisional government
pledges itself to "free and unfet-
tered" elections at the earliest
possible opportunity.
Citing agreements reached at the
Crimea Conference as their author
ity, these quarters said this de-
velopment would come automatical-
ly after the new governments exact
composition and individual posts
were made known.
(Similar statements came from
Acting Secretary of State Grew
In Washington. In response to
questions, he said the United
States is obligated to establish
diplomatic relations with the new
Polish government when it has
been properly formed in con-
formity with the Yalta agree
ment.
Gle described the agreement
announced in Moscow as a sub
stantial and positive step in full
fllment of the Yalta agreement,
adding that it would be further
fulfilled when the expanded
Warsaw government carries out
the Yalta pledge by holding free
and unfettered elections on the
basis of universal suffrage and
the secret ballot)
dim" on Financing.
Under barrage of questions con-
cerning Polish developments.
British Foreign Office commen-
tator said:
l. That he did not know whether
Britain and the United States would
seek a part in supervising those
elections"
2. That he could not say" wheth-
er free and unfettered elections
would require withdrawal of the Red
Army from Polish soil.
3. That he doubted the likeli-
hood" of the present exiled govern
ment's returning to Poland to take
part in political campaign.
4. That he was "bit dim" on just
how the present government was
being financed.
The Crimea Conference agree
ment called for a secret ballot and
universal Asuffrage in Poland.
Future of Army Undecided.
The agreement to form a new
coalition government, which a For
eign Office commentator said was
warmly welcomed" in London, left
unsettled the future of the tough
and well-trained army still under
the exiled government in London.
Both British and American off,
cials here acknowledged privately
uncertainty over the reaction to
the new government among Polish
troops who fought at the side of the
British through some of the blood
lest campaigns on the Western and
Italian fronts.
Various claims have been ad-
vanced and denied that the officer
groups would refuse to return to
their homeland under any govern
ment except the one exiled here. but
that the majority of the ranks would
willingly swap allegiance if assured
OF equal treatment in the new
Poland.
London Poles Silent.
Prime Minister Churchill himself
has acknowledged that this is
major problem. On one occasion he
told the House of Commons that,
in the event of new Polish gov
ernment, Poles here might be given
the choice of returning home or &C
cepting British nationality.
Its days as a recognized govern
ment obviously numbered, Prime
Minister Tomas Arciszewskis ad-
ministration here sat tight and kept
silence. A spokesman said there was
little possibility a statement would
be issued before next week.
But for Lang period, ever since
Stanislaw Mikolajczky stepped out
as premier and his Peasant party
seeded, the London Poles have been
accorded little more than token
recognition. And this appeared now
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