 In the political conditions of the time, the USSR's indication of the areas on the Bug and Solokiya was a wish that should have been accepted without discussion.During the negotiations held in Moscow in January and February 1951, both delegations tried to increase the value of the territory as much as possible.Initially, the Russians proposed to replace almost the entire Tomaszowski and Hrubieszowski Poviats along with the bend, remembering the rich forests and oil in the Bieszczady Mountains.