DANZIG DISPUTE
AMICABLY SETTLED
TRIBUTE TO SIMON
(British Official Wireless.) (Received March 15, 11 a.m.)'
v RUGBY, March' 14 An agreement was ieached: yesterday at Geneva regarding the Island of Westerplatte. Under the agreement the Danzig police, which had taken, over duties as Harbour Police, are to be withdrawn and the special Harbour Police restored. ' A detachment of 120 Polish troops sent to the island without previous notice is being withdrawn and the regime existing before February is restored.
When the agreement came before the Council of the League of Nations at Geneva this morning tributes wers paid to Sir John Simon for his capable handling of the dispute.
Herr Ziehm, President of the Danzig Senate, 'gave assurances that. he could guarantee the safety of Polish interests at Westerplatte, and the "Polish Foreign Minister (M. Beck) gave assurances of a speedy withdrawal of Polish! troops.
Sir John Simon, who expressed satisfaction, said that the. incident could be regarded as closed and taken off the agenda of the Council."
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 62, 15 March 1933, Page 9
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168DANZIG DISPUTE Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 62, 15 March 1933, Page 9
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