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UNCORRECTED GALLEY PROOF
THE PRESIDENT then said he wished to propose some small amend-
ments in the paragraph regarding frontiers in the Polish statement.
He said these amendments were necessary for American Constitu-
tional reasons.12 He suggested that instead of the first words "The
12 Cf. Stettinius, p. 183. See also p. 270 for a facsimile of a note from Hopkins
to Roosevelt in this connection.
three powers" he would like to substitute "The three heads of govern-
ment" and that in the second sentence the words "three powers" be
eliminated, and in the last sentence the word "feel" instead of "agree"
should be used.
These amendments were accepted by the conference, and the
following text approved:
"The three Heads of Government consider that the Eastern
frontier of Poland should follow the Curzon Line with digressions from
it in some regions of five to eight kilometres in favour of Poland.
It is recognized that Poland must receive substantial accessions of
territory in the North and West. They feel that the opinion of the
new Polish Provisional Government of National Unity should be
sought in due course on the extent of these accessions and that the
final delimitation of the Western frontier of Poland should thereafter
await the Peace
13 For a facsimile of a note which Hopkins passed to Roosevelt at this point,
see Stettinius, p. 273.
MR. MOLOTOV said he had one suggestion and that was to add to
the second sentence "with the return to Poland of her ancient
frontiers in East Prussia and on the Oder".
THE PRESIDENT inquired how long ago these lands had been
Polish.
MR. MOLOTOV said very long ago, but they had in fact been
Polish.
THE PRESIDENT said this might lead the British to ask for the
return of the United States to Great Britian.
MARSHAL STALIN replied that the ocean prevented this. He
added that at the present the draft said nothing specific about
frontiers, which he thought was very important for the Poles.
THE PRIME MINISTER said he would prefer not to mention the
frontier in the west since he shared the same difficulties the President
had spoken of.
MR. EDEN said that they had always said that they would accept
any line up to the Oder that the Poles desired.
THE PRIME MINISTER said that there was no stopping place between
what we proposed to do and the line of the Oder, and if the question
is asked about ancient territories there would be no answer. He
said that he was not against the line of the Oder in principle if the
Poles so desired.
MR. MOLOTOV said he thought it might be worthwhile considering
this wording.
MARSHAL STALIN said he would withdraw the Soviet amendment
and leave the British draft as it had been.
The draft of the last paragraph regarding Polish frontiers was
accepted.
THE PRESIDENT then remarked he would have to leave Yalta
tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon.
THE PRIME MINISTER remarked that he doubted if it would be
possible to get all the work done by then, particularly the com-
muniqué and the final text of the documents.
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