The Archive · 1932

Nervousness in Europe

Stew Berlin, May 2.

Political quarters here' this morning buzzed with excitement rumours flew about that Poland had Sntended to occupy the Free City of Dantzig on May 1 and Been "prevented from, carrying coup through by the joint intervention of France and Count Gravina, the High Commissary of the League of Nations in the Free City, It was added, that Poland had contemplated the venture in order Yo obtain complete control of the Free City's port with a view of facilitating the transport of munitions incase of armed hostilities this, summer.

The rumours were eventually traced to a report published this morning by several London papers Te appears that, the rts. spread like wildfire 0 ynd in the afternoon Gssued strenuous denials of the al-Tegations of the London Press. 'fMrans-Ocean Kuo Min, Loniion, May 3.

wu6 of the Polish Embassy in Lon-'According to an oficial communi.

jon, Poland's Ambassador to Great Britain has drawn yesterday the attention of Sir John Simon, For-ign Secretary, to the undesirable character of the absolutely by some British newspapers on Po-alleged "aggressive towards the free city of Danaig, May 4.

A memorandum vigorously opposing the Polish project envisaging Polish control of the Free City's customs service was handed to-day by' all the members of the Danzi Body, to Count Gravina, the High Senate, the Free City's elec Commissioner of the League of Nations here.

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