442     THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE, 1919, VOLUME V
the citizenship and rights of those millions of her population which
are not German is essential.
The British Representative is inclined to think that the Article
given in Annex A gives sufficient scope to enable the clauses in Annex
B to be inserted in the separate Treaties.
Both are agreed that if there is time to get the consideration which
is necessary from the French and British legal advisers, and if it is
possible in the time to get these clauses through the Drafting Com-
mittee, they may well be inserted in the Treaty with Germany.
As to procedure, the most convenient arrangement would be that
the special Treaty with Poland at any rate, should be prepared as
quickly as possible and should be ready for signature at the same
time as the general Treaty with Germany. There are advantages in
this that Poland would be bound, not as against Germany, but as
against her Allies but at the same time the Germans would have
cognisance of the separate Treaty which is, as will be seen, specifically
referred to in the main Treaty.
In accordance with their instructions, the Committee started with
their consideration of the Polish question. It is recognised that the
same problems, though in a slightly different form, arise in the case
of Czecho-Slovakia, and they are agreed that apart from any detailed
modifications of form which may appear necessary, these clauses which
have been drafted especially for the case of Poland, should be applied
also to Czecho-Slovakia.
They have unfortunately, however, not been able to procure a single
copy of the chapter of the Treaty dealing with Czecho-Slovakia in
its final form, or to discuss the matter with those immediately respon-
sible for dealing with Czecho-Slovakia, and are therefore not in a
position to advise as to whether any alteration in the form or details
may be required.
2.5.19
Annex A
Recognition of Poland (and Czecho-Slovakia)
ARnTCLE.
(Substitute for Article 7 of Chapter relating to Poland)
Poland accepts and agrees to embody in a Treaty with the Five
Allied and Associated Powers such provisions as may be deemed neces-
sary by the Five Allied and Associated Powers to protect the interests
of inhabitants in Poland who differ from the majority of the popula-
tion in race, language or religion.