CHANGE OF TUNE

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 September 1946, Page 5

CHANGE OF TUNE

COMMUNISTS AND POLISH FRONTIER POSITION IN GERMANY (Rec. 2 p.m.) „ , LONDON, Sept. 22. The Socialist Unity Party, which is sponsored by the Russians is endeavouring to extricate itself from a complicated situation ci eated by Molotov, says The Times Berlin correspondent. The party used the possibility of a revision of the Potsdam frontiers for purposes of electioneering Mr. Molotov’s statement, that the Polish western ” frontier must stand, has left the party out on the The latest party statement condemns Germans for discussing frontier revision as attempting to revive the Nazi bogy of lebensraum, instead of getting on with internal reform in Germany. A rare demonstration of unanimity in the Polish National Council followed Mr. Beirut’s declaration that Poland intended to retain her new territories, says The Times Warsaw correspondent. Mr. Beirut expressed gratitude to Russia for defence of Poland’s cause. Diplomatic circles regard the demonstration as an indication of firmer feeling as the rsult of Mr.’ Byrnes’s speech.