"these endeavours failed and the action of the German Government called into play obligations which His Majesty's Government had assumed. toward Poland, "These obligations, which originally resulted from the declaration of the British Government on March 31, 1039, were defined in an agreement of mutual assistance between the Uniled Kingdom and Poland signed in London on August 25, 1939.
therefore inform you that, in conformity with obligations assumed by His Majesty's Government, in consequence of the continuance of aggressive action by Germany against Poland, a state of war has existed between the United Kingdom and Germany since September 3, 1030, request that the communication made be transmitted to members of the League of Nations," the letter to the Secretary-General of the League concluded.—Havas.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.