SERIOUS ALLEGATION

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIV, Issue 38, 13 January 1944, Page 2

SERIOUS ALLEGATION

POLES AND RED ARMY

(12.50 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 12. Orders to Polish military guerrillas to oppose Red Army troops entering Poland have been found, it is reliably reported in London.

The guerrillas are commanded by the Polish Commander-in-Chief in London (General Sosnkowski), who has not yet endorsed the Polish Government apnea! to civilians not to hinder the Russian troops. The Evening Standard says the operations of the underground forces controlled by the Polish Government have been hampered by the divergent orders they have received. A clear and unequivr statement by General SosnkowskT is of urgent military importance if the maximum effort is to be made against the Cermans. A crisis is developing in the Polish Cabinet in London and is expected to reach a head in the next few days. At yesterday's meeting on the Russians' border proposals some of the less well-known Ministers tried to persuade the diehards to inodify their attitude to Russia Observers in London believe they are prepared to precipitate a crisis if it will solve Poland's problems.

The British United Press says that the next move in the dispute is up to the United Nations as a whole. Tt is fairly obvious that M. Stalin will have no dealings with the Polish Government in London.

The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent says the Russians are willing to listen to any suggestion from the Polish Government which thev consider reasonable. Tf the Poles will not meet them half-wav, however, the final settlement may be placed in other hands.