CRISIS AVERTED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 August 1939, Page 6

CRISIS AVERTED

ASSURANCE BY DANZIG SENATE TREATMENT OF POLISH CUSTOMS OFFICERS. SITUATION STILL GRAVE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. WARSAW, August 6. A grave crisis has been averted as a result of an assurance by Danzig that Polish Customs officials would not be prevented from carrying out their duties. The Senate had sent letters to 83 out of I'lo officials ordering them to give up their jobs and leave Danzig before Sunday. Poland thereupon sternly delivered an ultimatum complaining of flagrant violation of the Polish-Danzig agreement and gave the Senate till yesterday evening to cancel the orders. This was the first actual ultimatum from Poland since the Danzig question became acute. A Senate official advised Warsaw by telephone of the cancellation of the orders a few hours before the expiry of the time limit. The situation is still grave. Poland has sent a further Note to Danzig hoping that the Nazis will study the position with a view to reaching a positive understanding and a detailed reply is expected from the Senate tomorrow.

The Polish spokesman announced that Danzig’s move to destroy Poland's Customs rights was most serious. If Danzig attempted a Customs union with Germany it would be regarded as cause for war.