Lithuanian authorities, however, argued that the majority of inhabitants living there, even if they did not speak Lithuanian and considered themselves Poles, were Polonized (or Russified) Lithuanians.
Leedu võimud väitsid siiski, et enamus siin elavatest inimestest, isegi kui nad ei räägi leedu keelt ja peavad end poolakateks, olid poolastatud (või venestatud) leedulased.