440     THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE, 1919, VOLUME V
DR. MILLER pointed out that unless Article 3 or some provision of a
similar character were inserted in the Treaty, there would be nothing
in the Treaty binding Poland to accept provisions safeguarding the
rights of individuals in the matter of citizenship.
To meet this objection President Wilson proposed that in the Ar-
ticle contained in Annex A, the inclusion of which in the Treaty had
already been agreed to, the word "inhabitants" should be substituted
for "communities" in Line 4.
(This was accepted. The Article in Annex A was as amended
then sent to the Drafting Committee.)
The Committee on New States was instructed to draft for em-
bodiment in the separate Treaty with Poland clauses giving effect
to the general principles of Article 3.
(It was decided that the decisions taken with regard to Poland
should apply equally to Czecho-Slovakia, and that the necessary in-
structions should be sent to the Drafting Committee to this effect.)
MR. HEADLAM-MORLEY then raised the question of the proposed
Article regarding railway facilities. Some uncertainty appeared to
have arisen as to whether this Article should be included or not.
(It was decided that the Article should be included.)
MR HEADLAM-MORLEY then proposed that Articles should be in-
serted in the Treaty containing provisions (a) to prevent the Ger-
mans building fortifications which might threaten the free navigation
of the Vistula, (b) to prevent the Germans requisitioning in or other-
wise injuring territory ceded by them to Poland during the interval
which would elapse before the cession actually took place.
(This was approved and instructions were sent to the Drafting
Committee accordingly.)
VILLA MAJESTIC, PARIs, May 3, 1919.
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The Committee on New State8
REPORT TO THE CoUcNIL OF TmHE
In the unavoidable absence of M. Berthelot (French Representa-
tive), Dr. Miller (American Representative) and Mr. Headlam-
Morley (British Representative) met on Friday, May 2nd and con-
sidered the instructions contained in Sir Maurice Hankey's letter of
May 1st.1
It was unanimously agreed that the matters raised by Sir Hubert
Llewellyn Smith concerning the economic and other obligations which
1 For the discussion In the Supreme Council resulting in thg creation of
this
committee, see IC-178D, p. 393.