Subasta Bidspirit | Palestine Post - September 1,

Palestine Post - September 1, 1939: Hitler advertises his Sixteen Point Plan. 2 pages. 40 x 60cm Some age stains and small tears around edges (does not interfere with text at all). Good condition. - HITLER'S SIXTEEN POINTS (I) Danzig, on account of its purely German- character and the  unanimous will of its population, shall return to the Reich unconditionally and forthwith. (2) The Polish Corridor shall decide for itself whether It desires to belong to Germany or Poland, for which a plebiscite , shall be held, Polish police, military and other authorities must leave the Corridor at the shortest possible notice ex cept Gdynia, which unconditionally remains Polish. The exact German-Polish frontier between Gdynia and Ger. many must be determined by agreement between Berlin ? and Warsaw. (3) Those entitled to vote in the plebiscite will be all Germans and Poles resident in the Corridor since January I, 1938, or bom therein. All Germans expelled from the Corridor or forced to leave will return in order to vote, (4) In order' to guarantee free voting, an international com. mission will be constituted similar to that in the Saar plebiscite. Its representatives shall be from France and Britain and the commission will exercise sovereign rights in the territory. (5) The plebiscite is not to take place before a lapse of 12 months, (6) During that period Germany's lines of access to East Prussia and Poland's access to the sea is to be secured by rail and road. (7) The plebiscite is to be determined by a simple majority, . (8) Irrespective of the results of the plebiscite, there is to be an extra-territorial traffic zone. For instance, the Reich would have a motor road and a four track railway line connecting it to East Prussia, but if the plebiscite went in favor of Germany, Poland would have extra-territorial and rail connection with Gdynia. (9) Iri the event of the Corridor being returned to the Reich there would be an exchange of populations. (10) Any special rights claimed by Poland are to be compen- x - sated for by similar rights given to Germany in Gdynia. (I I ) :'- Danzig' and Gdynia are to be purely , commercial -towns ' a - A- J * v ? ' ana noi i wmicu, .e- (J'2) . 1 There ? is to be a , settlement of complaints of the German ' and Polish 'minorities by submission to an International ' ? ' Commission. (13) Germany and Poland will mutually agree to repair and _ recompense all economic damages caused by their re spective-minorities since 1918. ?(J 4) Minorities remaining in either country, after' the plebiscite will, by mutual agreement, be exempted from military service and enjoy full social and cultural freedom. . (15) For the settlement of possible complaints among the Ger man and Polish minorities, both contracting parties agree that these complaints should be submitted to the Interna tional Commission, which will investigate each case on its merits, (16) In the event of acceptance of these proposals, Germany and Poland declare themselves ready to order and carry out immediate demobilisation of their respective armi