Evening star., 1945-05-19
Stain Declines to Heed Protests
On Arrest Of Is Polish Leaders:
Alexander AssoiIs TitosToctics
Premier Loys Down
3 Conditions for
Polish Settlement
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, May 19.-Prem1er
Stain let the world know today
that he will not consider the
disputed arrest of 16 Poles In
negotiations for the reorganiza-
tion of the Warsaw government
ordered at Yalta.
The arrest of the Poles" Premier
Stain said, "has no connection with
the question of reconstruction of the
Polish provisional government.
These arrests have raised protests
In the British House of Commons
and in the United States.
Lays Down Three Conditions.
Premier Stain laid down three
elementary" conditions for solution
of the Polish question, the first OF
them recognition of the present
Warsaw government as the basic
core of national unity government
At Yalta President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill pledged
recognition of the Warsaw regime
as soon as it was organized on a
broader basis.
The Russian leader broke his 81
lence on the Polish issue as reports
were heard here that arrangements
were being pressed for meeting of
the Big Three. His statements were
contained in reply broadcast by
the Moscow radio to letter written
by Ralph Parker, Moscow corre-
spondent for the London Times.
The second condition. Premier
Stain declared, was that any future
Polish government must pursue a
friendly policy with Russia, and not
a policy of the Gordon sanitaire"
against the Soviet Unions
Refers to Arrest of 16 Leaders.
The third essential for solution
of the problem he said, was the
resolving of the question of recon-
struction together with the Poles
who at present have ties with the
Polish people. and not without
them"
Referring to the arrest of the Is
leaders of the Polish underground
which caused repercussions in the
United Nations Conference in San
Francisco, Premier Stain said:
These gentlemen were arrested
In accordance with the law protect
ing the Red Army rear from diver
sionists, law similar to the British
Defense of the Realm Act. The ar
rest was carried out by Soviet mill
tary authorities in accordance with
the agreement between the Polish
provisional government and the So
Wet military command"
The Premier branded as untrue"
statements by the Polish exile gov
ernment group in London that the
arrested men were invited to Rus
sia at the invitation of a Soviet
officer to discuss the Polish ques-
ton.
1.-The Soviet authorities do not and
will not conduct negotiations with
those who break the law on the pro-
lection of the Red Army rear" Pre-
mier Stain asserted.
Both Great Britain and the
United States had been reported by
United Nations Conference officials
to have asked Russia for evidence
against the 16 Polish leaders.
The complete text of Premier
Stains letter:
81 have somewhat delayed my
answer, but this is understandable if
one keeps in mind how busy I am.
81. The arrest of the 16 Poles in
Poland with the well known diver
sionist Gen. Okulicski at their head
has no connection with the question
Of reconstruction of the Polish pro-
visional government. These gentle
men were arrested in accordance
with law similar to the British
Defense of the Realm Act. The ar
rest was carried out by Soviet mill
itary authorities in accordance with
an agreement concluded between the
Polish provisional government and
the Soviet military command.
80. 1t is untrue that the arrested