Original sentence: In August of 1940, Soviet Foreign minister Molotov told the Germans that, with the government change, they could close down their Baltic consulates by September 1.In October of 1940, Germany and the Soviet Union negotiated about the fate of the Volksdeutsche in Soviet-occupied territories and their property.Instead of permitting full indemnification, the Soviets put restrictions on the wealth that the Volksdeutsche could take with with them and limited the totals that the Soviets would apply to the Reich's clearing accounts.Pursuant to the division in the Pact, the Soviet Union invaded Finland in  November of 1939, Baltic States Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia in June of 1940 and after issuing an ultimatum in June of 1940 demanding Bessarabia, Bukovina, and the Hertza region from Romania, the Romanians caved to the Soviet demands and the Soviets occupied the territory.This included ethnic Germans whose families had lived in Poland proper for centuries, former colonists sent by German Empire to germanize Polish territories in the time period of 1880-1908  and who became citizens of Poland after 1920 from the part of Germany that had been transferred to Poland after World War I
Edited sentence: In August 1940, Soviet Foreign minister Molotov told the Germans that, with the government change, they could close down their Baltic consulates by September 1.In October 1940, Germany and the Soviet Union negotiated about the fate of the Volksdeutsche in Soviet-occupied territories and their property.Instead of permitting full indemnification, the Soviets put restrictions on the wealth that the Volksdeutsche could take with them and limited the totals that the Soviets would apply to the Reich's clearing accounts.Pursuant to the division in the Pact, the Soviet Union invaded Finland in  November 1939, Baltic States Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia in June 1940 and after issuing an ultimatum in June of 1940 demanding Bessarabia, Bukovina, and the Hertza region from Romania, the Romanians caved to the Soviet demands and the Soviets occupied the territory.This included ethnic Germans whose families had lived in Poland proper for centuries, former colonists sent by German Empire to Germanize Polish territories in the time period of 1880-1908  and who became citizens of Poland after 1920 from the part of Germany that had been transferred to Poland after World War I