The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-13

governments in assisting the peo-
pies liberated from. the DONNA
ton of Nazi Germany and tn
peoples of the former Axis satL-
lite states of Europe to solve by
democratic means their pressing
political and economic problems.
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
The establishment of order in
Europe and the rebuilding of ma
tlonal economic life must be
achieved by processes which will
enable the liberated peoples to de-
stroy the last vestiges of Nazism
and Fascism and to create dem
ocratic institutions of their own
choice. This is a principle of the
Atlantic Charter-the right of all
peoples to choose the form of gov
eminent under which they will
live-the restoration of sovereign
rights and self-government to those
peoples who have been forcibly
deprived of them by the aggressor
nations.
To foster the conditions in which
the liberated peoples may exer-
else these rights, the three govern
ments will jointly assist the people
in any European liberated state of
former Axis satellite state in Eu-
rope where in their judgment con-
ditions require (A) to establish
conditions of internal peace; CD
to carry out emergency measures
for the relief of distressed peoples;
&C. to form interim governmental
authorities broadly representative
OF all democratic elements in the
population and pledged to the ear
liest possible establishment through
free elections of governments re-
sponsive to the will of the people;
and CD to facilitate where neces-
sary the holding of such elections
The three governments will con-
suit the other United Nations and
provisional authorities Or other
governments in Europe when mat
tiers of direct interest to them are
under consideration.
When, in the opinion of the three
governments, conditions in any
European liberated state or any
former Axis satellite state in Eu-
rope make such action necessary,
they will Immediately consult to-
gether on the measures necessary
to discharge the joint responsible
ties set forth in this declaration.
By this declaration we reaffirm
our faith in the principles Of the
Atlantic Charter, our pledge in the
declaration by the United Nations,
and our determination to build in
cooperation with other peace-lov-
ing nations world order under law,
dedicated to peace, security, free
dom and general Well-being of all
mankind.
In issuing this declaration, the
three powers express the hope that
the provisional government OF the
French Republic may be assoclat-
ed with them in the procedure sug-
gested.
POLAND
A new situation has been created
in Poland as result of her COM
plete liberation by the Red Army.
This calls for the establishment
of Polish provisional government
which can be more broadly based
than was possible before the re-
cent liberation of Western Poland.
The provisional government which
is now functioning in Poland should
therefore be reorgaized on a broad
er democratic basis with the in
clusion of democratic leaders from
Poland itself and from Poles
abroad. This new government
should then be called the Polish
government Of nation
al unity.
Mr.. Molotov, Mr.. Hartman and
Sir A. Clark Kerr are authorized
as a commission to consult in the
first instance in Moscow with
members of the present provisional
and with other Polish
democratic leaders from within
Poland and from abroad, with a
view to the reorganization OF the
present government along the
above lines. This Polish provision
al government of national unity
shall be pledged to the holdings OF
free and unfettered elections as
soon as possible on the basis OF
universal suffrage and secret bal
lot. In these elections all demo-
cratic and anti-Nazi parties shall
have the right TO take part and to
put forward candidates.
When a Polish provisional gov
eminent of national unity has been
properly formed in conformity
with the above, the government OF
the U. S. S. R., which now main
tains diplomatic relations with the
present provisional government Of
Poland, and the government of the
United Kingdom and the govern
ment of the U. S. A. will establish
diplomatic relations with the new
Polish provisional government OF
national unity, and will exchange
ambassadors by whose reports the
respective governments will be
kept informed about the situation
in Poland.
The three heads of government
consider that the eastern frontier
of Poland should follow the Cruzon
Line with digressions from it in
some regions of five to eight kilo-
meters in favor of Poland. They
recognized that Poland must re-