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LÉON NÖEL, French Ambassador in Warsaw, to M. Georges Bonnet, Minister for Foreign Affairs. Warsaw, August 26, 1939.</H4> <P>(Received by telephone at 1 p.m.) </P> <P>I HAVE just seen M. Arciszewski and put before him the plan suggested by M. Coulondre, with a request to let Colonel Beck know of it immediately, as Colonel Beck could not see me before twelve. </P> <P>M. Arciszewski showed himself personally favourable to this suggestion, of which he understood the importance and advantages. Apart from the arguments set forth by M. Coulondre, I also stressed the following considerations: a Polish initiative in the sense indicated would bring the problem into the field of nationality questions, and consequently tend to safeguard the territorial status quo. The Chancellor could not reject it without serious drawbacks from his own point of view. Moreover, Italy, because of the precedent of the Tyrol, would probably take an interest in this solution. </P> <P>LÉON NÖEL. </P> <DIV ALIGN="center"><TABLE CELLPADDING="5" BORDER="1"> <TR> <TD ALIGN="center"><B><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/wwii/ylbk251.asp" HREF="ylbk251.asp">Previous Document</A></B></TD> <TD ALIGN="center"><B><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/ylbkmenu.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/ylbkmenu.asp">Contents</A></B></TD> <TD ALIGN="center"><B><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/wwii/ylbk253.asp" HREF="ylbk253.asp">Next Document</A></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="center"><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/imt.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/imt.asp"><B>Nuremberg War Crimes Trial</B></A></TD> <TD ALIGN="center"><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/20th.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/20th.asp"><B>20th Century Page</B></A></TD> <TD ALIGN="center"><B><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/wwii.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/wwii.asp">World War II Page</A></B></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </DIV> <BR> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <TABLE CELLPADDING="5" CLASS="site-menu" BORDER="1"> <TR> <TD><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp" HREF="../default.asp">Avalon Home</A></TD> <TD><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/major.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/major.asp">Document<BR> Collections</A></TD> <TD><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/ancient.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/ancient.asp">Ancient <BR>4000bce - 399</A></TD> <TD><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/medieval.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/medieval.asp">Medieval <BR>400 - 1399</A></TD> <TD><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/15th.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/15th.asp">15<SUP>th</SUP> Century <BR>1400 - 1499</A></TD> <TD><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/16th.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/16th.asp">16<SUP>th</SUP> Century <BR>1500 - 1599</A></TD> <TD><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/17th.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/17th.asp">17<SUP>th</SUP> Century <BR>1600 - 1699</A></TD> <TD><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/18th.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/18th.asp">18<SUP>th</SUP> Century <BR>1700 - 1799</A></TD> <TD><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/19th.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/19th.asp">19<SUP>th</SUP> Century <BR>1800 - 1899</A></TD> <TD><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/20th.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/20th.asp">20<SUP>th</SUP> Century <BR>1900 - 1999</A></TD> <TD><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/21st.asp" HREF="../subject_menus/21st.asp">21<SUP>st</SUP> Century <BR>2000 - </A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </DIV> </DIV><DIV ID="ContainerDefaults" CLASS="FooterContainer"> <DIV CLASS="Copyright">© 2008 Lillian Goldman Law Library</DIV> <DIV CLASS="ContactInfo">127 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06511.</DIV> <UL CLASS="NavBottom"> <LI><A W3MIRHREF="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/wwii/about/purpose.asp" HREF="about/purpose.asp">Avalon Statement of Purpose</A></LI><LI><A HREF="http://www.law.yale.edu/library/3312.asp">Contact Us</A></LI><LI><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://library.law.yale.edu/">Yale Law Library</A></LI><LI><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.library.yale.edu/">University Library</A></LI><LI><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.law.yale.edu/">Yale Law School</A></LI><LI><A HREF="http://morris.law.yale.edu/">Search Morris</A></LI><LI><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://orbis.library.yale.edu/">Search Orbis</A></LI> </UL> </DIV> </BODY></HTML>