The Archive · 1939

Diplomatic Body to Protest

Krzemieniec, Sept. 1

Following the bombing of this town by German planes on September 12 despite the fact that Kraomieniee is the new seat of the Polish Government and that consequently a larg number of Foreign Embassies and Legations had moved to the town, many foreign Ambassadors and Min-Isters have decided appeal to their Governments asking that a stern protest be lodged in Berlin regarding German methods of warfare 'This decision was taken' at a meeting of foreign diplomats held immediately after the German air raid, the Papal Nuncio, Mgr. Filippo Cortesi, presided.

It was emphasized that the German JGovernment had been officially in-Hformed of the presence of the foreign diplomatic corps at Kezemieniec by the Dutch Minister to Poland who representing Germany's interests for the time being.

'A number of persons were killed and wounded as a result of the raid, It is confirmed that the raiding German "planes machine-gunned the market place where a large number of civilians had gathered—Havas, fater heavy Aghting, from reforming. All railroad trae from Lwow to the Rumanian border, and possibly from Lwow to Lublin, was reported to have been suspended.—Unilted Press.

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