TO LEAVE CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 184, 5 July 1945, Page 6

TO LEAVE CZECHOSLOVAKIA

DISLOYAL MINORITIES. (Rcc. 1 p.m.) PRAGUE, July 4 Between 2.01)0.000 and 2.250,000 Gc mid ns, besides 000.000 .Hunf'iirnins will be affected b.v the proposed do portatieu of disloyal minorities from Czechoslovakia, accordin'?' to the. Act-ing-Toreij'n Minister (Dr. (lomcu tis). The transfer of minorities, ho said, was the only solution. This would include JoUJJOO Slovaks in Hungary who were demanding to return to Czechoslovakia. Dr. dementis added that the Czech proposals for the transfer had been received with sympathy and understanding in Moscow and no objection in principle had been received from the Great Powers. Tho organised transfer would probably take 18 months. Individual oases would ho decided on their merits. Loyal Hungarians and Germans would he given Czechoslovak citizenship, but generally the tost would lie whether tlie people clannec German citizenship alter the Germans occupied the country. Referring to the claims to Tesehcn, Dr. Clemen tis said the Poles had not said how much of Tesclien they wanted. The Russians had refrained throughout from anv interference in Hie PoloCzccli discussions. He emphasised that although there were differences there was no longer solution by iorcc Tlie Czech authorities were still fumtioniug in the Czech part ol leschen. Dr. dementis revealed jfch.it Czechoslovakia was asking foi a frontivi revision to give her three enclave* in Upper Silesia, including Glatz anil llatibor. The claim had been made tor purely strategic reasons. The popu ation in the areas affected was only 200,000 and the only economic ga.n would be two small coalmines.