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DELEGATION DE LITHUANIE A LA

^ SOCIETE DES NATIONS.

G enève , l e 8 S e p te m b re 1922„

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..M o n s ie u r l e D i r e c t e u r ,

J e v i e n s de r e c e v o i r l a l e t t r e e n d a t e du

29 a o û t que vous a v e z b i e n voulu .m’ a d r e s s e r à L o n d re s

;

Ce r e t a r d s ’e x p l iq u e p a r l e f a i t , q u e l o r s de son

a r r i v é e à L o n d re s , J ’ é t a i s d é jà p a r t i p o u r l a L i t h u a n i e .

Ma l e t t r e , dont i l e s t q u e s t i o n , a é t é a d r e s s é e

a u G ouvernem en t de S a M a je s té B r i t a n n i q u e e t ce n ’ e s t

q u ’à t i t r e d ’ i n f o r m a t i o n que j e l ’a i envoyée à M o n s ie u r

le S e c r é t a i r e G é n é r a l de l a S o c i é t é d e s N a t io n s , c e l a

avec 1 ’ a p p r o b a t i o n de M o n s ieu r l e M i n i s t r e des A f f a i r e s

E t r a n g è r e s de L i t h u a n i e .

S i c e t t e l e t t r e é t a i t p u b l i é e p a r l e S e c r é t a r i a t 9

e l l e p o u r r a i t , j ’e s p è r e , a p p o r t e r q u e l q u e s é c l a i r c i s s e m e n t s

aux M embres de l a S o c i é t é des N a t i o n s a u s u j e t de l a

q u e s t i o n s o u le v é e p a r l a - r e c o m m a n d a t io n du C o n s e i l de

l a S o c i é t é des N a t io n s du 17 mai d e r n i e r .

V e u i l l e z a g r é e r , M o n s ie u r l e D i r e c t e u r , l ’a s u -

r a n c e de ma t r è s h a u t e c o n s i d é r a t i o n .

D é lé g u é de L i t h u a n i e à l a T ro is iè m e

A sse m b lé e de l a S o c i é t é des N a t i o n s .

M o n s ie u r P a u l M A N T 0 U X ,

D i r e c t e u r de l a S e c t i o n P o l i t i q u e

de l a S o c i é t é des N a t io n s ,

G E N E V E .

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L IT H U A N IA N LEGATION.

T E L E G R A P H I C A D D R E S S ;

‘ L I E TU VA , K E N S , L O N D O N . 1

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L OND O N, W. 8

A ugus t 23 1922.

Y our E x c e l l e n c y ,

1 have no d o u b t t h a t yo u r E x c e l l e n c y

w i l l r e c a l l tx ie te rm s of t h e r e s o l u t i o n a d o p te d , by the

C o u n c i l o f t h e League of H â t i o n s on May 1 8 t h l a s t , to

t h e : o i lo w in g e f f e c t : -

"The C o u n c i l r e q u e s t s b o t h G overnm en ts , i n th e " i n t e r e s t s o f p e a c e , t o u n d e r t a k e t o a n n u l by an / " a c t o f c le m e n c y th e e f f e c t r o f l e g a l p r o c e e d in g s '" i n L i t h u a n i a , i n P o l a n d , o r in th e t e r r i t o r y in 11 c-ispute a g a i n s t a l l p e r s o n s d e t a i n e d o r e x p e l l e d " f o r p o l i t i c a l r e a s o n s who have no t b e e n ch a rg e d " w i th o f f e n c e s a g a i n s t t h e common l a w . "

As i t a p p e a r s to me f ro m th e p r o c e e d i n g s o f

t h e c o n f e r e n c e a t w hich t h e f o r e g o i n g r e s o l u t i o n was -

a d o p t e d t h a t t h e l a t t e r was b a s e d upon i n s u f f i c i e n t

in.j.or-mation c o n c e r n i n g th e d i s t i n c t i o n t h a t e x i s t s

b e tw e e n l e g a l p r o c e d u r e t a k e n i n L i t h u a n i a ■ a g a i n s t

c o n c r e t e c r i m i n a l a c t i o n s a n d p u r e l y a r b i t r a r y p e r s e c u ­

t i o n s o f p e a c e f u l and l a w - a b i d i n g c i t i z e n s i n t h e

o c c u p i e d t e r r i t o r y , I v e n t u r e t o submit t o Y our

E x c e l l e n c y h e r e w i t h a Memorandum b e a r in g on t h i s s u b j e c t ,

s u p p o r t e d t h r o u g h o u t by r e c o r d e d f a c t s .

Î s h o u l d be d e e p ly g r a t e f u l i f Y our E x c e l l e n c y

c o u l d f i n d t h e n e c e s s a r y t im e t o s tu d y t h i s Memorandum

w h i c h , I t r u s t , w i l l c o n t r i b u t e t o a c l e a r e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g

o f t h e t r u e p o s i t i o n o f a f f a i r s .

I have t h e honour t o b e ,

Y o u r E x c e l l e n c y ’ s m o st o b e d i e n t , humbl e s e r v a n t ,

H .3 . l i o n s . P a u l Hymans, Chargé d ’A f f a i r e s .P r e s i d e n t o f t h e C o u n c i l o f t h e L e a ue o f H â t i o n s ,

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11/82632/6396 „ ^ „Cr lîiTA, Amgn»t 89là , 19P-2.

Be&r S ir , iA

ÜÜhe Secretary General has received your le t te r o f

Sea&a&t B3ri, enclc-a ing a "Memorandum on P o lish dosigns on

14 «manie", w ith a request fo r d istrib ution to the Council.

and has asked ne to say th a t , during the p ast weeks, sev era l

eectamxaicatione havs reached tho 3eeretariat from the Lithua­

nian Ministry o f foreign A ffa iree referring to Ions

• *Pi8i»g mit o f tho Polish ïd.t'tm.mim Dispute*. In œeet cases

the Lithuanian S overrent expressed a d esire that tho ioau-

mentB transmitted to the S ecretaria t eh op. Id he distributed

to the Council*

Te nr~ therefore d istr ib u tin g , in these days,

various i1octs?ent;g wMe& have reached ue d i;„w t from the

Lithuanien Soverrroert, through tho ordinary channels. In

view of th is f a c t , I beg you w i l t inform, me whether the

request contained in the la s t paragraph o f your le tte r i s

made o f f ic ia l ly , in the name o f the Lithuanian Ministry

o f Foreign A ffa ir s • In any case -siren i f not reproduced

fo r d istr ib u tio n - the rr.eirorandun forwarded to us by you,

would be placed at the d isposal of the ïfeabers of the

C ouncil, afco are studying the questions involved*

Believe eta,

dear S i r ,

Ï our a s in e or ely

D irector of the P o l i t ic a l Section .

Monsieur lABOgOHSVITCH,Chargé d 'A ffa ires de '.ithuanie,

10, Pals®® Gat®, Kensington,LOS DOE, if .8 .

LITHUANIAN L EGATION.

T E L E G R A P H I C A D D R E S S ;

‘ L IETUVA, KENS, L O N D O N . 'l O P A L A C E GATE,

KENSINGTON,I K e n s i n g t o n 6 7 1 8 . , . . . „

T E L E P H O N E S i L O N D O N , W, 8.( W e s t e r n 3 3 8 1 .

N o y 4 ' . .,2, _ 5 lugu at 23 1922.

V. # 4 ^ y.v a iSz

S i r , •

On May t h e C o u n c il o f t h e League o f H â t i o n s

adop ted t h e f o l lo w in g r é s o l u t i o n : -

"The C o u n c i l r e q u e s t s tooth G o v ern m en ts , i n the " i n t e r e s t s o f p e a c e , t o u n d e r ta k e t o a n n u l "by a n

C/ll " a c t o f c lem ency th e e f f e c t s o f l e g a l p r o c e e d in g sto • ’’i n L i t h u a n ia , in P o l a n d , or i n t h e t e r r i t o r y i n

• ' d i s p u t e a g a i n s t a l l p e r s o n s d e t a i n e d or e x p e l l e dTtfo r p o l i t i c l r e a s o n s who have n o t "been charged 'w i t h o f f e n c e s a g a i n s t th e common l a w . ”

As i t p p e a r s t o me from th e p r o c e e d in g s o f t h e

c o n fe re n c e a t which th e f o r e g o i n g r e s o l u t i o n was a d o p t e d ,

t h a t th e l a t t e r was b a s e d upon i n s u f f i c i e n t in fo rm â t ! on

c o n c e r n in g t h e d i s t i n c t i o n t h a t e x i s t s b e tw e e n l e g a l

p ro c e d u re t a k e n i n L i t h u a n i a a g a i n s t c o n c r e t e c r i m i n a l

a c t i o n s a n d p u r e l y a r b i t r a r y p e r s e c u t i o n s o f p e a c e f u l

and l a w - a b i d i n g c i t i z e n s i n thev o c c u p ie d t e r r i t o r y , I

v e n tu r e t o s u b m i t to you h e r e w i t h t e x t o f a Memorandum

b e a r i n g on t h i s s u b j e c t , su p o r t e d t h r o u g h o u t by r e c o r d e d

f a c t s ,

I sh o u ld be d e e p l y g r a t e f u l t o y o u , S i r ,

i f you c o u l d g iv e th e n e c e s s a r y i n s t r u c t ! n s to the

S e c r e t a r i a t t o d i s t r i b u t e c o p ie s o f t h i s Memorandum among

members o f t h e C ouncil f o r t h e i r i n f o r m a t i o n .

P l e a s e a c c e p t t h e a s s u ra n c e o f my h ig h c o n s i d e r a t i o n .

I h a v e the honour t o b e ,S i r ,

-Your most o b e d i e n t , humble s e r v a n t

Chargé d ' A f f a i r e s .

S i r 3 r i c Drummond, S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l ,

League o f N a t io n s ,G eneva .

PGHtiii I? HUGHS AGhmiSÏ LI?, ■ ASIA

I t 1© unfortunately impossible to draw any but one

oonolueion frea an in tim t© knowledge of Poland*» present

asp iration* and her /a e t rela tion e with Lithuania* Poland under

one p retext or another aisis at th e oeta*pat ion o f L ithu nia»

I t was for t i l ls purpose that the iiellgowsJei adventure «as

earfled out. I t v a t for the occupation of t-estern Lithuania

that th ere w re created o retain m ilita r y organisations which could

at one and the say* tisuft enjoy th e r ig h ts of Pel lab regular

troops and. e carer ate the re lish f over muent frcn a l l res e n a ib ility

for th e ir tieotie. One o f the m e t Retire of these organisation»

w th e el.=. , ( r e l is h ilita r : r? -ouianti n ) e

ne .•,(.« . was founded before t m var by th ^resent

President of the ro lia h tapublie. I t fund?mentally aimed at th e

oveatien o f aa independent united l ol.and wit:-, a» o u tle t to the

sea. i t s method o f operation in tïieee te r r ito r ie s not yet

absorbed by Poland i s to enrol P o ll: h tr iovis and spread 'shot

in P o lish quarters i s e- lied *fteado*P (Tweseaie vojik- p- isk le r e

i saerstenie wolnosel}*

P rusalm Lithuania and that- part o f Lithuania hieh i s s t i l l d

free fro-.i Polish ooaup*->tlon have n th is wey beeeme the onjeots of

th is hind of n a tiv ity , Aeoer< ing to our in fo n ^ t io i, the - .u . .

organisation was to t reduced into unocau io<l Lithuania by the order

e f the High ©orarmitd o f the lo lls - i v y (lU • *1". ) on July M

I ts preolae objecte were defined a s i ­

le Anas* Rerriee in aid o. Poland (slasba sbrojna dla o le k i ) ,

2 m to propagate the idea o f the Lithuanian»* o i l ah Union,

S* to i>reteot th e le f t i-s@ o f the - l is h ar y , under win>»«

direction t ie . was operating#

in (Ntaiwxios with the foregoing ai#-«i the 2. , 0 , undertook

to oollcct o er ta in militai':/ i ifem atlea fo r the .Polish il^gh

tioiuraand, inform ation as to the internal ni tu nt ion of th e country,

the etate d f publie CnUr^e» «nA the tread o f p o lit ic a l force»*

the plans e f th uovanment, the strength, eoripoeition and

organisation o f the n n y , anti the general estim ate a® to the

sup -ly e f s to r e * , bridge», routes, def@ti.eive pointe and

fortresses i t plans.

one o f â te minor a c t iv i t ie s w the attempted poisoning

of the lo y a lty o f the lo c a l peculation, e»d troop», by means

of lying reporte about the Oeverrmient» th e He»e being th a t thereby

the way would be paved for the >uo-:.ieseful P olish m ilitary

occupation o f Lithuania* \ i*e i . »fom t tors or$ which the above

sketch is based i s fu lly do oummted and team been brought to

lig h t Lite sesret archives of the P»y, ?. i t s e l f ,

the plan o f operation was th ught out in aSvanee, down to the

sm allset ietm SSe, la eo lleh e ration with th e i f l i e h M ilitary

CNNmaeA, Operation» «ere claimed tabe^U* on the night of

August 86 1919* Telegraphic ■ .ad telephonic communiantione

between Koviio «*• the front were to be destroyed, The io l is h

le g io ariea ’-rere to be held in reserve in Vilna to take ad.vantage

o f any poeelh le outbreak o f c iv i l or m ilita ry panic, in whioh

event they were to eeoupy th® mere 1»- a r t ant railway junction»,

sueh e Kovne i t s e l f .

i t was further in tende* to arrest a l l the iseafeero o f the

i-itfm^nlaa Sove'iuaeat, and to remov by assassin at! n severa l e f

the more, prominent Lithuanian psrsonsges*

By the S ine the operations were te begin» the central

adminis-.tration -:>f the i.o* . wae fully informed ;e tv the number*

sta tion end f ig h t m e ff ie ie n c y e f the t r apt i s Kov.no and the

vicin ity* P lans e f Kevno g iv in g «util information have been

found in the archives of th e > • ■ • .

The st^ r t was ad© of the rejected « « - - t i p 0 » the night of

the 26th August, ehen several telegra h iM telephone l in e s with

Kevsio were out. Luckily the Lithuanian Ooverraient had had tim ely

warn!- g and thanks to preiv»t m sures was able to avert bloodshed.

Martial law was at once *molaiuae<t. The suspsoted rigælsatiers la

Eovne 7 are imprisoned that sa * n igh t. The ooirainiontion between

the , l ia h Militaxy Ctouraad at Vilaa nd the , ,c , . war; thereby

out and the p lot was rreventod. Lithuanian scouts took advantage

of th e ir opportunity to secure sone o f the *»o, ?. arehlvee in

Vilna as w e ll as in - w n o , and the i, fox- -ti titer y received

led to the disoovc y o f the ringleader». After th is tlie

a c t iv it ie s o f the >.Q* . were in abeyance for soae time# f i f t y o f

i t s mesbern were tried and lega lly oouvletod, although only six

remain in prison at the •; ire sent ti:;@. The others were either

liber ted in accordance with the tw ice reclaimed Aot of m eaty ,

or acquitted . Two d ied in prison. 'orty-three o thers who were

known to be implicated sue ieoded in {getting away, The six whose

nsmn are g ive» in the appendix to t h i s dosisient were oonvietsd

lega lly » ch ie fly on domment&ry evidence, and several o f tiiem

wholly or partly « te ltte* their g u i l t ,

& *

la 1016 the a tte in t on t h e part o f X-olsnd t o eooupy tester»

Lithuania w as t h u s f o i le d , as a counter «stroke, however, the ^ o le s

re ta lia ted in the ©ecu led portion, including the Lithuanian

capital* V ilna, by a systematized ereeeu tion e f e v e r y th in

Lithuania*, carried out with a thoroughness unknown even under the

réglas o f t h e notorious : '.uraviev, t.-ie ' ‘ussian Governer-OeaerOL o f

Vilna, A therougjte^olng -*tte.:,.. .t was tonde to suppress the

Lithuanian language, Lithuanian schools», charitable in s titu tio n s ,

Lithuanian newspapers, nr-td t h e eew paSgn was pursued even to the

extent e f arresting mid expelling Lithuanian >ubll© men fro th e ir

native country.

la P o lish quarters the fact was hardly concealed that a ll th is

was an attempt at the dersatlenalisat 1 e* o f the occupied territory

with a view to being ufele afterwards to prove to the Learue of

Bâtions and to the world that the te r r ito r y oceu ied by the Poles

was la l le u und not Lithuanian*

This $>olley ha* maaifeHted i t s e l f recen tly in the fallowing

M tlS*

1. On October le t 1921 pogrom were ©rga aiaed g a in s t

Lithuania» in s t i t u t ions. Lithuanian ohildren were ev ic ted from

the school a sad beats». Lithuania# orphan eyluas and refugee

wer e afaut dew» and Lithuanian newspapers suppressed* A 'preteat

against these -eurec was cent hy Litfau*»Jtia to the ' v=*giie o f

Batione,

B, Baron S, S ilisg a s , the ell«*aewn Lit. amnion lead er , was

arbitrarily iaapris^ned. 1b th ie connexion a pretest w a s seat te

She league o f H alloas, and. JM . lagae war ,:aseâ*

th irty-three o f the feest«4saowat Lithuanian ouid 'hit© -aisaian

li-ader®, i being arrested on Jaausvy 20 l9£f> sad kept I»

so litary confinement, were ex ce lled beyond the he darie* of

th e ir permanent plaoe o f rssxidenaa# w h ilst th ir fo n l l is e aad

belongings were l e f t to the fierey of steasee* Again h protest

was seat to th e &engur of Mat ions* Se eharge «hater* w was vrougH*

against the T io t is s , no Shargre indeed could ha advanced, :>aeau»e

these lo ca l Lithuanian and %hite

estf&oyed law fu l stsaas for f-Jba defcnoe of th e ir nat io.%al r ig h ts .

They were exnallad In order to weaken the n a t i o n a l fib re o f the

lo c a l population#

3. On tbs Bight of î w w 1, 1922» the l 'ù lm in Lina carried

out - rrid on the «ditOfjWt of rices of the 3uitb* nius • =@re

published Sa the city, and *xlso m% the i>rlutl.%> ffiees, they

eaattersd the type and eei.«#d the title-’bleaks, 11 $4LSha«*S«B

papers, jaelvdiïig #VUaietia", *Sarsas*, "Litwa" as*d *Haaaa Simla*

w rre olos*4 <!©%«• \ pratoftt wa sr;nt to the 1- ■ ;ue if S'at ions*

The Lithuanian and i , general, the independent tre ss so t belonging

to the occupational a u th orities S i nsw sufej#ata<3 to incessant and

deliberately nrovoteed prosecutions mû f in e s , they have fa iled

however oonpi.et ly to --"tin-1 voiee the loca l 1 r*:-SR, -id the

aeou atioral au thorities have therefore extorted turn th e ownere

of the printing «a f le e s a s i ned undertaking net to print Lithuanie*

papers again* ‘./hen in the n%wsm of the v’V ilai*j. t is% suppressed

ea Sul l e t , the : ;y tu Metwra* heg*5* to he printed at m other

o ff io e , the la tter in turn wee ioraed to pro; is© to discontinue

PMLlieatioa.

4* The Polish authorities during June of th ia yea» ar.eeted

the new ed itors of Lithuanian paper* in Vilna, end the >?raonnel

o* Lithuanian itosp ita le , n id have raided the Lithuanian high

school, ts.t? te&uh ra* quarters, e te .

5. uring the f i r s t half of J u ly , anta-èo*i®h posons took

plae© in Vilna and in the hm let odune (in the y-lu- ditt.vj.ot)

involving k ille d mid wounded. There i s g eund fo r believing th at

the 6 6 0 io l w itf*raff th at had aoountulntad in Vila's, durisifr the

io lis n oeoupatioa had bean dsliber te ly provoked by P olish ag ita tors

to a e sn it Jewish pogrom* as a foru o : vengeanoe on the Jewish

population l‘er i t s r e fu sa l to take part in the seee.-aied e leetioaa

to the V ilna - elm»

Vhe inference i s aonfiraed by the fse t that th e jwgrwm rere

partie paied in by students of the un iversity a é ta b li shod in V ilna

by theeoeup&tioaal a u th o r ities .

I t is know» 0mm p***ws# a ta t ia t io s that th e Lithuania»

9hite uer.ian and Je is h Inhabitant®, wno today arc,- the vio tiras

of perse caution % the peoujMtianal a u th o r itie s , aoaa titu te 9 ?; o f

the t o t s i -opulation v f th is region. Their a ttitu d e to the regime

whioà has teen irtposeS upon them by th e * o lish a u th o r itie s i s raade

clear by th e ir refusal t e take pert in the u ff ie in lly organised

January e le c tio n s for th e te l» . II. appear» new, fro »

ittfomat io n , that the pereeeutiene Imve a t last led to peasant

risings a» a f in a l meana o f defending the selves again*» the

tyranny e f the occupational o ffic ia le*

Poland i s pledged by treaty wit i the Let* ue o f Hat lo s t te

proteot the rights oi national miner!i e®$ yet In th e -.reaeat oase ,

we are w itn esses of en anomalous s ta te o f affairs in w ioh, thanks

to m ilitary m ig |t, Poland i s able w ith immunity to oppreee a

BâUauâlJlM2£âââ» the Vilna regl n.

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The M e * have now a t t e s te d th e ftn rth a r deviee of ploying o ff

eahera of the E v ic te d % the Lithuanian an thoritiaa

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for espionnée end treason g a in s t the Lithuanian and H ite .Russia»

workers of V ila * # 1 0 have been imprisoned and, expelled by the

Polish a u th o r itie s , - her® i s a l l the d ifferanoe het"#en the two*

os one c l de sre unenaed worker» wncec *eriiae* has Lema nethinff

bayond an attempt t ' p a llia te the etafferixigz o i their fe llo w -

aountxyr.an «nder alien yoke. Or the utoer sid e , traitor® who

have jvtjteu fo**## wit;; the e ;w .iee of tb a iv country, astd by s

m ilitary tep ieaage h«ve a tte . tea tr> make the foreL a inv- aie»

rmoeeesful, in other sta te* auou persons would have been ut to

death# In Lithuania they nave &eer» dealt w ith enisntly* ïhe

Lithuaaiaa Oewemaent has bee» placed, in an msberraesi $g position

toy the attempt * f the Jrolisu Ooverameat to uusopel the lib era tio n

Of the eonvi tod mmfcere of t i e / ;0 . • at r* t i - .-h t 0 Lish

nd.

n e t i v it i es on tit® part o f thâ» organisation. l e pevermseot with

any eease e f reep n asib ility fo r the security o f i t s subjeats oor-ld

g ive n*y but one answer. As wne pointed out i n the note o f the

Lithuanian î i^ n j ,etet* fer “erei^R 'ff.-iye to t h e e o re t& ry —'î? t ie rn !

of the league- of HatltfftS» 'He 'vi.v. , cl-oW July 1Ÿ 1« ...a,

«any armed arms ur in c iv ilisa i elothes h a v e bee* la te ly seen in

VIIns, ®n< at the tmM time there h a s b e e n a s t e a d y s t r e s s a o f raen

ir,to Vila* weer'-ng the Otdsre o f the .0*W. n J u a e CGth o f t ■ de

year, f o r in eta»ee, ! 3 ; ae-ibttrs o f t h i s -area, ization a r r i v e d in

Wilaa »ad were weleesed at the atati<-:-t by a ® i M t a r y bend.

.-itk ref erases to the |ijp®pseeed exeh&*3ga o f prise- eys^ i t

should he Taent owed lu»re that 4 general, as la r a? the Lithuanian

Oeverment is ooooenied, the a — ' afrfeet# . £ : : uteni:-; 1 eitineae*

*na<#iw»a n atives5- of Hastent Lithuania annexed to

Poland iavel .-ed; ia a l l other eaeae the pria- .-rt» are n a tiv es of

Wef-tera Lithuanie*

In sp ite o f the gravity o f the situ a tio n end of the e r is s e

eosn itted by taos&or» of the • Organisation* the Lithuanian

rioverament h .s or, t 0 ^ee-isi- ns aaewn eleraeaoy towards <-.> »»»,

la my ;• >t* a - ,tuî - n 1021 (3:0e 4 0 7 / 3 1 : j hud the honour to

inform Hie : a je ty*s Coverni:e=tt o f the grant o f amnesty to eertaln

members of the i-5. c sw« a£ er t » i r o.,.w iotion, in the A llow ing

words: groat, xwre the wish and r ; eolve o f th e Lithuanie*

people to ooaduot peaoe «egotisti one at Bmseel* to n suooeseful

oonolue^oK w ill ■(»oa» from the fa c t that on April IB, the ti^y

of lise epenis* of ttiese negotia tion s, the i resident of the country

granted an •»«testy to fourteen a rtie ip an ts in a P olish plot to

overthrow the e x is t in g Lithuanian res toe, and the session of th e

leastitnent Assembly began with a prayer for the g i f t of peaoe. **

At the present time 1 can only repeat that the Lithuanian

aflnrsnsaeat, in it* d esire for peroe, would set f a i l t t o take

advantage of m y reasonable pretext for the exeroie* of oleraeney

if* on i t s part, the P olish dow -ament would show i praetis#

any eerrasoendlsag in ten tion of m e t in g the Lithuanian Covemmat

halfway in the nueet for a fa ir tw<ku& TlTandl*

The f o i l wing is a l i s t o f the pereem» at present under

detent ion, togeth er with a eeoeuiit o : »<«■ le of the eh&rgee

In the iad letnent «(ÿai&st thdtmî

1 . ..ialiaua&a Morale*. th e ee-aalled Coîæmndmtt of the

IV®»®* in ti*e unoooiu>ied nortion of Mihytasia* Through h ie

interaediaxy th e v*0*W# got, i a touch with the I >Iish r i l i t a r y

Qe»mnd at V ilaa , and be was one of the t i r * nroainent men’bers

o f the orcanaaaiio*. i t va» he tsho issued order» to the «MMteers

o f the cwemnisatlo» for the dcetruetion e f telegraphic aaâ

telephonic eoEsmmieatlee between Korae* the front and abroad, ea

th e ere ef the pr^poeed oooupati a of Kovne % the I’elii-ii troop»,

’w hile he olv9 gave instruct ioao to ki 1 sev era l e f the Lithuania»

publie me* Seemed leant desirab le to Poland. lie was a lso the

e h ie f ergsni-er o f espionage.

3* J. yorse3 . reor . i te r e? acatbers fa r the r#0 *w.

organisa* ion, X satfc * e t $Èmt£

o f the d isp o sitio n of liât lean ian treap» and n l l i t i a in the veglsa

e f uoehcd-ory and the d struct io* of télégraphie eojnrautlertion

between i emo and the final et e f üheshKjery.

vl. /-ladrov^àitt». in to -nodiary bet-- :«• " eentre of the

j . . or ",.v.r t i a at .\ov:-> e id the >11 b H ilita iy Oe^anâ,

who carried tJ rough the front re tort# of th# organisation to

Vilna ‘iv, " :ico srdere to Kavne*

4 . jrn ?4a.1 aaeka:-> who tr*asa itt»d to the enosgr info «anti©*

about the unite o f the ^ithuaaian ersrçr and th e ir zvoremate;

r»eru- ter of jaewibcr» for the I-. > em eataatiun# for ^ ile h .-er*

poee he receive* funds; *ad snai.nt ai ned a tr a a a it peint «fer sp ies

eros»iiig the- fro n t.

5, j . ^arkevlSiua. reported to the eneugr the strength of

the defeaoe e f the Kewo railway station , .adlo&ted the «eaitio»

e f guard p o sitio n s anti other inforr-iatio» o f a secret M ilitary

aature.

6e . .r .. io /-^ftiug. o^raaised t h e *< . * groups In th e

Kerne d is t r ic t , fam ished ia foaaatiea in t h e nature of m ilita ry

of: the i'm -. -, oyneaiaatio».

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