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l e t t r e e n d a te du 28 f é v r i e r 11. 1 1 /2 6 7 95/19704 p a r

l a q u e l l e vous avez "bien voulu me f a i r e p a rv e n i r l a

copie d 'u n télégramme du M in is t re d e s A f f a i r e s E t r a n ­

g è re s de L i th u an ie e n réponse au té légram m e du P r é ­

s id e n t du C onseil en d a te du 22 f é v r i e r .

J e n ' a i pas manqué de communiquer ce télégramme

au M i n i s t r e des A f f a i r e s E t r a n g è re s de Pologne .

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Monsieur P a u l MANTOIIX

D i r e c t e u r de l a S e c t i o n P o l i t i q u e

de l a S o c i é t é d e s Hâtions

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11/26479/6596.11/26727/1970411/2679^/19704 Genova,

February 2 8 t h ,1923.

DISPUTE BBrJ\/EBl LITHUANIA AFP POLAND.

P r o v i s i o n a l l ino o f demarcation i n the n e u t r a l zone »

The fo llow ing te leg ram of F e b ru a ry 22nd from

the P r e s i d e n t of the Council to t h e P o l is h snd Lithuanian.

Governments i s c i r c u l a t e d t o g e t h e r w ith the r e p l i e s

of th o s e two Governments, to the C o u n c i l and th e Members

of th e le ag u e «

Mote by th e S e c re ta ry -G e n e ra l

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ï ran s l a t i o n . ,

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February 22nd , 1923.

V- • 4 : hcvo ta k e n n o te .o f tKo Iithut.nls.ii Government's te leg ram

t e t o 4 ? < n * m * y 1 8 th re g a rd in g i n c i d e n t s in t h e Orany d i s t r i c t and

r e q u e s t i n g an e x t r a o r d i n a r y m e e t in g of C ouncil and a lso of th e

P o l i s h Government's two te leg ram s dated F eb ru a ry 17 th , r e g a r d in g

c o n c e n t r a t io n o f L i th u a n ia n i r r e g u l a r troops and f i g h t i n g i n ^ ..

neighbourhood of the Grodno-Vilim Kailway,. Pending r e c e i p t of

f u l l e r inform ation* asked f o r by th e S e o re te ry -G o n e rs l , I m oon- , .

v in c o d th a t I e x p r e s s the fee l i n g s of a l l ay. c o l le a g u e s i n remiji

in g b o t h Governments of the fo r m a l engagement t h e y undertook , on

J a n u a ry 13th, 1928, b e fo re the C ounc il to a b s t a i n from any a c t of

h o s t i l i t y , end i n drawing t h e i r ' a t t e n t i o n to the importance in the

i n t e r e s t s of p e a c e o f not. i n f r i n g i n g or go ing beyond the e x p l i c i t

torm s o f the C o u n c i l ' s recommendations of F e b ru a ry 3rd . I am

communicating th e p o s e n t t e l c g r m to a l l my c o l le a g u e s . I t r u s t -

t h a t I s h a l l v e r y s h o r t l y bo a b l e to give them the a s su ra n c e s * 1 *

1 u rg e n t ly a w a i t frcrn both Governments of t h e i r s in ce re d e te rm in a ­

t i o n to remove «3 1 danger of h o s t i l i t i e s . . These a ssu ran ces should

i f c i r cumstancos sh o u ld render... "be given in any e a s e , end p a i t i c u i ~ x i y

i t necessa ry to convene an e x t r a o r d i n a r y m eeting ox thv ‘ç u n c i l

The Council as you xcmom'box, warned "both p a r t i e s on .F ebruary 3xd ,th

, . . 4- v ^ 4 -p tVio to rm s wexc in fx in g e d i t wouldd a te of the xecommendation, tlxc-t i t the -Germs

m eet to c o n s id e r the na tu re o f th e a c t s com m itted ,

(S igned) Y1VTAKE »

A cting President of the C ou n c i l of the League of S a t io n s <»

EEPIY PROl,! THE POLISH G-O'VWMHHT,

WARSAW

Tra n s l a t i o n , F e b ru a ry 23rd 1923,

In r e p l y to Your Sbccellenoy1 b t e le g ra m of th e 22;od i n s t a n t ,

I have th e honour to r e f e r you to my te leg ram of th e 21s t

i n s t a n t and to the t e le g ra m of the P o i l ah Delegate o f the

22nd i n s t a n t addressed to the S e c re ta ry -G en e ra l w h ich show

the com plete a b s u rd i ty o f the L i th u a n ia n Government ‘ s

a s s e r t i o n s in i t s t e le g ra m s i the 1 8 »h i n s t a n t , and which

r e l a te d i n ô e ta i l a l l t h e o p e ra t io n s connected w i th th e

e s ta b l i s h m e n t of P o l i s h a d m in i s t r a t i o n i n th a t p a r t o f

the n e u t r a l zsone which was ass igned t o Poland toy t h e

C o u n c i l 's r e s o lu t io n o f th e 3rd i n s t a n t . , Tais o p e ra cion,

which was "begun on th e 15 th i n s t a n t i n s p i t e of th e

d e p lo ra b le in c id e n ts caused "by the L i th u a n ia n t r o o p s ,

had .just "been completed by the P o l i s h a d m in i s t r a t i o n

in the s t r i c t e s t co n fo rm ity with t h e r e s o l u t i o n or bne

Council. Complete ca lm should now p r e v a i l in the zone and

along th e whole e x te n t o f th e i r o n t r e r and tne l i n e of

P o l ish •■Lithuanian dem arca tion u n le s s peace i s a g a in been

d is tu rb e d by L ith u an ian a g g r e s s io n s „ The P o iisn Government

can on ly renew and co n f i rm i t s solemn d e c l a r a t i o n made before

the C o u n c i l a t the m ee t in g of January 13 th , 1962* t-hao i t

d e s i r e s to remain f a i t h f u l to i t s c o n t in u o u s ly p e a c e f u l

a t t i t u d e i n i t s r e l a t i o n s with the L i th u a n ia n S t a t e , I t would,

however, d e s i r e to see th e L ith u an ian Government a l s o coa.-- u.

the d é c l a r a t i o n which i t made a t t h a t meeting» which has been

u n f o r tu n a t e ly c o n t r a d ic t e d in the m ost f l a g r a n t manner oy

the d e c l a r a t i o n of th e Litlruanian r e l e g a t e a t the v o u n c i l

meeting on th e 3rd i n s t a n t and by t h e subsequent a c t i o n of

L i th u an ian t ro o p s ,

( S p d ) S K B Z T T K S K IM i n i s t e r fo r F o r e ig n A f f a i r s .

20TNO,

S'ebruary 27 th . , IS 23 «

in re p ly to Your E x c e l l e n c y ' s te legram o f t h e 88»! i n s t a n t ,

! have th e honour to Inform you t h a t s in ce the b e g in n in g o f th e

po l ish -T iithuan ian d i s p u t e the l i t h u a n i e n Government has given th e

n f S incere d e s i r e to a v o id a l l armedCouncil many proofs of

c o n f l i c t end to r e a c h a peace fu l s o l u t i o n o f th e d isp u ter? • v- ~ 4-vi Ck "T- * 3 r g c o rr.iT1 e n &a ox on4.x. « .n n n tr le s . In r e f u s i n g the counou- ^■between the two couuri

of F eb ru a ry 3rd , w i t h re g a rd to th e p a r t i t i o n o f the n e u t ra l

zone, the l i t h u a n i e n Sovernment was in s p i r e d as much by the

n e c e s s i t y of a v o id in g any even i n d i r e c t acknowledgment of

2e H g o w sk i 's coup de fo r c e as by th e knowledge t h a t th i s

p a r t i t i o n fa r from d im in ish in g th e danger of h o s t i l i t i e s would only

i n c r e a s e them. This knowledge w hich was d e r iv e d from post

e x p e r ie n c e -Poland h a v in g on many occasions v i o l a t e d the v a r io u s

H r .e s o f d eb a rk a t io n e s t a b l i s h e d between Poland and l i t h u a m a -

has been unfortunately confirme i by events.Bncouraged by th.

•t .«r’n’oVi its recommendation in apx u©atti tu5e of the Council wmon upnej-a i us

of Lithuania's r e f u s a l to accen t i t , the P o l i s h (Sovernment h a s

t „k e „ possess ion o f s e v e r a l d i s t r i c t s in the zone and has even

v i o l a t e d the Council's recommendation of May 1 7 th , 1923. by send ing

t ro o p s in to those d i s t r i c t s and overcoming by arms the r e s i s t a n c e

of t h e popula tion who were h o s t i l e to the o c c u p a t io n , Moreover,

r e g u l a r p o l ish t r o o p s have e n te re d L ithuanian t e r r i t o r y a t

s e v e r a l p o in ts reported in our te leg ram o f the 23rd i n s t a n t ;

and a t ta c k e d our t r o o p s , fu r th e rm o re , in the r e g i o n of Suw alki.

th e p o le s have s e n t t h e i r t roops i n t o the n e u t r a l zone and hav e

occup ied the fo l lo w in g f resh p l a c e s on the t e r r i t o r y under

L i th u a n ia n administration: ï e lu n o e , ï r s y s ta w a n e e , B e re s in k i ,

Trompole, J e g l ie o . X hope that u n d e r these c i rcu m s tan ces t h e

t

C o u n c il w i l l agree t h a t there oan tie no danger o f any

h o s t i l i t i e s from th e L ithuanian s i d e bu t tha t t h e danger

a r i s e s e n t i r e l y from the a t t i t u d e o f the P o l ish Government»

The L i th u a n ia n Government a s su re s th e Council ho'.veVer th a t i t

ia e n t i r e l y a c tu a te d by the s in c e r e d e s i r e to a v o id armed

c o n f l i c t w ith P o land ,

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C h e r S i o r i s i e u r ,

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c i - « o i n t l a copio d ’ un télégramme reçu aajoarâ’ hal

Su Ministre fles A f fa ir e s Etrangères de M thnaoie

en réponse ®.u télégramme du P rés id en t do C on se i l

en date du ES F é v r ie r .

Je voue p r ie de bien vou lo ir commuuBiqaer

ce téM gramme au M n ie tre des A f f a i r e s Etrangères

de Pologne,

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rance de me. considération très d is t in g u é e .

Le Directeur d-e l a ^ÿ^tio.n P o l i t i q u e .

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'in re p ly to Your 2 x o e l le n a y ’s telegram o f th e 2£nd i n s t a n t ,

I have the honour to i n f o m yon t h a t s in ce th e beginning o f

th e P o l i s h - L i th u n n ia n d ispu te th e L ithuan ian Government h a s

g iv e n the Counoil many proofs o f i t s s in c e re d e s i r e to av o id

a l l armed c o n f l i c t and to re a c h a peacefu l s o l u t i o n of t h e

d i s p u te between t h e two o o ù n t r i e s . In r e fu s in g the Council*s

recommendation o f February 3 rd , w i th regard t o the p a r t i t i o n

o f the n e u t r a l zone / the L i th u a n ia n lover mi en t was in s p i r e d

a s much by the n e c e s s i t y of a v o id in g any even i n d i r e c t

cm a f l j rw +lren o f K eligow eki’e coup de force a s by the

knowledge t h a t t h i s p a r t i t i o n f a r from d im in i s h in g the

danger of h o s t i l i t i e s would o n ly in c rea se them» A i a

$e#*kno-ledge w hich was d e r iv ed from p a s t «sroerien»# - Poland.

h a v in g on many o ccas io n s v i o l a t e d the v a r io u s l i n e s of

dem arca tion e s t a b l i s h e d betw een Poland and L i th u a n ia - h a s been

u n f o r tu n a t e ly confirm ed by e v e n t s . Encouraged by the a t t i t u d e

o f the Council w hich upheld i t s recommendation in s p i te o f

L i t h u a n i a ' s r e f u s a l t o accep t i t , the P o l i s h Government A.t>t

«wwk p o ssess io n o f se v e ra l d i s t r i c t s in the zone and has

e v e n v io la te d t h e C ounc il’s r e commendation o f May 17th, 1 9 2 2 .

by Mrtjpoliuottig t r o o p s ink th f oe se^irdtis and overcoming by arm s

t h e r e s i s t a n c e o f the p o p u la t io n who were h o s t i l e to the

o ccu p a t io n . Moreover, r e g u l a r P o l ish t r o o p s have e n te re d

L i th u an ian t e r r i t o r y a t the s e v e r a l po in ts r e p o r t e d in o u r

te leg ram o f th e 23rd In s ta n t and at ta deed o u r t ro o p s , f u r t h e r ­

more, in the r e g i o n o f Suwalki the Poles hav e

t h e i r troops i n t o the n e u t r a l zone and have occupied the following

f r e s h p laces on th e t e r r i t o r y under L i th u a n ia n a d m in i s t r a t io n :

Pofunce, P rzys tsw anoe , B e re z in k i , îrompole, J e g l i e o . I h ope

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tha t under t h e s e o i r e urae t a n c e s the C ouncil w i l l fro r«<Ki

e*^rrr^hrê<k i - j r o e th a t , there oan be no tiang. r o f iny e e m e r

*C h o s t i l i t i e s from the L i th u a n ie n s ide b u t t h a t the d a n g e r ,

dA tisee e n t i r e l y from the a t t i t u d e o f t h e P o l i s h Jovernm entf7

tHliniU Uirttii, UuuMng <ne L i th u a n ia n Jove r m e n t 4e-wtibUfe;

N? assure; Ir e C o u n c i l^ H a t i t i s e n t i r e l y - o tu a ted by th e

sincere d e s i r e to avoid armed c o n f l i c t w i t h Poland.

P re s id e n t o f the Goun o i l M in is te r o f Foreign A f f a i r s .

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En réponse télégramme Votre Excellence 22 courant a i

honneur déclarer que depuis commencement c o n f l i t lithuano^po­

lonais^gouvernement l ithuanien donne au Conseil maintes preu­

ves de son désir s i n c è r e d*év iter to u t c o n f l i t armé et d1a r r iv e r

a s o l u t i o n p ac if iq u e différend d i v i s a n t deux p a y s , ) En

d é c l in a n t recommendation Conseil t r o i s févr ier concernant

partage zone neutre .Gouvernement l i th u a n ien a é t é guidé auss i

oien par n é c e s s i t é é v i t e r toute sanct ion même in d ir e c t e coup

de f o r c e Zéligowskiy que par p r é v i s io n que ce partage bien l o i n

de diminuer danger h o s t i l i t é s ne f e r a i t que l f 6ugmentery srfcyp

Cette p rév is ion provenant expérience du passé^ v^pgeêle Pologne

ayant maintes f o i s v i o l é d i f f é r e n t e s l ign es démarcations

é t a b l i e s entre e l l e e t jLithuanie^sd Ttig}*jirD a été malheureusement

confirmée par é v é n e m e n t ie l» Encouragé par a t t i t u d e Conseil

déc larant valable recommandation malgré refus de l a partie

l ithuanienneytiw ^ere Gouvernement po lon a is a p r i s possession

de p lu s ie u r s d i s t r i c t s de la zone e t a même e n f r e i n t recommanda­

tion C o n se i l du t 17 Mai 1922 en in troduisent troupes dans

ces t e r t i t o i r e s et en brisant par l e s armes r é s i s t a n c e de la

population h o s t i l e à 1 r occupât! on, En plus trou p es p o lo n a ise s

r é g u l i è r e s ont sur p lu s ie u r s p o in ts indiqués dans notre t é l é ­

gramme 23 courant p é n é tré sur t e r r i t o i r e l i th u a n ien e t attaqué

troupes En outre dans région de Souvalki^Polonais ont

in tr o d u i t leur toaupes dans zone n eu tre et ont occupé points

nouveaux suivants sur t e r r i t o i r e s e trouvant sous adm inistration

l i th u an ien n e : ?o£unce, Erzystawance, Berezniki, Trompcle, Je-

g l i e c s s*ep Espère que dans ces c o n d i t io n s Conseil voudra bien

convenir que danger d Th o a t i l i t é s ne pourra draucune manière

venir du coté l i th u a n ien mais quTi l réside entièrement

dans a tt i tu d e du Gouvernement polonais„,s«fc&p Gouvernement1 0 v ...■ -L - 0 fk

l i thuan ien peut to u te fo is a s su rer Consett quf i l reste

pénétré du d é s i r s incère â Té v i t e r cong l it armé avec

Pologne* s Zp

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