The Archive · 1939

Soviets Keep Fortresses

M. Josef Stalin also retains, By the terms of tonight's pact, the cities of Grodno and Bialystok and the fortresses of Brest-Litovsk, Lwow and Prazemysl.

Except for Lwow's textlle; and sugar plans and the oil wells "r the Stanislawow, Drohobysz and Tarnopol areas, almost all Polish industrial centres fall within the German part of Poland.

The new demarcation Mme runs almost due north.and south. from Grodno, just south of the southernmost tip.of Lithuania, through Bialystok and Brest-Litovsk, and on down to Przemysl, toward the southeast, Sand the former Carpathic Ukrainian border—Havas.

France on the other are not successful, Britain and France will be considered responsible for the prolongation of the war and Germany and Russia will consult each other to take necessary measures." The annex also declares that Russia and Germany, it need be, will seek the help of other nations to reach their objectives as soon as possible.

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