Soviet Rejects Fresh Polish Proposals

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 56, 9 March 1944, Page 5

Soviet Rejects Fresh Polish Proposals

Demands Replacement of Ministers (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) Received Wednesday, 11.40 p.m. LONDON, March 8. The Soviet has rejected fresh Polish proposals which were transmitted to Marshal Stalin through the British Ambassador some days ago. The Times’ diplomatic correspondent says the Soviet regards the proposals as inadequate and again declares that a RussoPolish understanding can only be reached if the Polish Government makes changes in its membership and accepts the Curzon Line as the eastern boundary. It suggests that the anti-Soviet Ministers and high officers be replaced by new members of the Government from Poles in Britain and America. The Polish proposals suggested deferring a final settlement of the frontier dispute until after the war with the Curzon Line accepted as temporary demarcation between the Russian and Polish administrations. The Soviet Has been unable to accept these proposals because they are regarded as postponing every real decision and offering none of the guarantees Moscow seeks as a preliminary to a settlement. The correspondent adds: “There is great regret throughout Britain that two months of strenuous British mediation have thusfar not produced results.