agreement agreement treaty polish lithuanian agreement signed town poland lithuania october registered january countries established independence aftermath world war defined borders waged polish lithuanian war territorial disputes end september polish forces defeated soviets battle river militarily securing opening possibility assault city polish chief state planned city mid september false flag operation known mutiny pressure poland agreed negotiate hoping buy time divert attention upcoming mutiny sought achieve protection possible agreement resulted established line running disputed region railway station line incomplete provide adequate protection surrounding region explicitly addressed agreement numerous historians described agreement lithuania shortly agreement signed clauses calling territorial negotiation end military actions broken poland polish general acting secret orders pretended stand orders polish military command marched city taken october agreement effect noon october established despite intense protests lithuania incorporated second polish republic region remained polish administration background aftermath world war poland lithuania gained independence borders region established contentious issue historical capital grand lithuania population according german census divided evenly jews poles lithuanian minority soviet lithuanian peace treaty signed july lithuania drew eastern border lithuania russia recognized large territories including belonging lithuania month polish soviet war pushed polish forces contested territories including meantime secured areas polish army town august lithuania soviet russia signed convention withdrawal russian troops recognized lithuanian territory indications soviets planned coup lithuanian government hopes establishing lithuanian soviet troops began retreat suffered heavy defeat poland battle warsaw mid august pushed came contact contested diplomatic negotiations broke claimed defending borders poland recognize soviet lithuanian peace treaty claimed rights territories poland accused collaborating soviets violating declared neutrality polish soviet war ensuing hostilities towns changed hands frequently diplomatic struggle directly states intensified negotiations pressure september polish foreign minister delivered diplomatic note asking intervene polish lithuanian war claimed lithuania allowed free passage territory soviet troops violated declared neutrality polish soviet war day lithuania responded direct note poland lithuanian foreign minister proposed negotiate line issues september planning meeting later battle river poles decided maneuver lithuanian territory rear attempt conceal planned attack polish diplomats accepted proposal negotiate negotiations started september collapsed days later began session september reports lithuanian representative polish envoy league adopted resolution september urged states cease hostilities adhere poland asked respect lithuanian neutrality soviet russia agreed special dispatched conflict zone oversee implementation resolution lithuanian government accepted resolution replied poland honor lithuanian neutrality line lithuania actively collaborating soviets poles reserved right freedom action lithuanian representative london informed telegram regarded declaration war asked immediate intervention order stop new polish aggressive acts september poland attacked lithuanian units polish army took prisoner lithuanian troops surrendered polish forces marched planned september meeting near rear soviet forces near retreated attack days league resolution damaged poland league reputation politicians began view poland newly formed league realized shortcomings light defiance september urged proposed new negotiations lithuania accepted proposal following day negotiations time negotiations military situation ground threatening lithuania polish leader feared league accept created soviet transfer lithuania august september asked gauge possible reaction league case military units decided attack following example italian staged mutiny took city agreeing negotiations poles sought buy time distract attention hoped avoid new polish attacks help league settle disputes conference began evening september polish delegation led colonel originated lithuania lithuanian delegation general lithuania proposed immediate armistice polish delegation refused lithuanian delegation threatened leave negotiation table poland agree stop fighting east fighting west river continued polish delegates demanded allow polish forces use portion warsaw train station refused major forces concentrated moving protect railway extremely difficult lithuanian ready exchange poland recognition lithuanian claims lithuanian delegation october proposed line october line withdrawn border determined soviet lithuanian peace treaty october polish delegation presented counter offer essence wanted longer line provide better protection poles pushed shorter line topic debate everybody mind day sent league according resolution september arrived talks commission led french colonel included representatives italy great_britain spain japan october presented concrete proposal draw line village south establish wide neutral zone line october negotiations continued extension line poles refused past village claiming polish army needed freedom maneuver soviet troops provisional agreement reached soviet russia october poles proposed discuss lines poland russia negotiated peace day fighting west ceased polish troops captured train station october midnight final agreement signed october stated line extended urged round negotiations provisions agreement agreement finally signed october begin noon october notably treaty single reference agreement contained following articles article line setting stated line way territorial claims contracting parties line start west following reached follow leaving town train station polish line follow train station remained polish hands line east determined separate agreement article notably place line entire polish lithuanian east article iii train station remain polish control polish promised passage civilian trains military trains day article prisoner exchange article date time start october noon territorial disputes resolved map aftermath line drawn remains border poland lithuania modern times notably towns remained polish 21st century present day remains home lithuanian minority poland controversial issue future city explicitly addressed agreement signed garrisoned lithuanian troops lithuanian lines changed immediately staged mutiny began october soon mutiny president expressed strong disapproval asserting actions violation engagements entered demanding immediate polish evacuation city view signing limited agreement poland best interests disapproved speech acknowledging directed coup stated tore treaty issued false general staff captured established disputed election incorporated republic poland conflict city dragged world war 21st century major center polish minority lithuania historiography lithuanian considered agreement political treaty polish considered minor military agreement later superseded agreement lithuania reached november american historian argued regular political treaty require ratification presence political representatives sides indicated mere military agreement poland lithuania disagreed agreement relation question explicitly addressed treaty lithuanian considered agreement assigned lithuania polish argued concern territorial claims described agreement leaving lithuania finally lithuanian considered attack violation agreement major argument international poland disagreed protested interpretation document poland claimed rebel acted approval polish government later role attack acknowledged polish argued agreement violated attack held east line considered polish attack violation agreement placed emphasis resumption hostilities subsequent territorial changes said view agreement violated opinion share view evidenced attempt pretend attacking forces rebels cases historians tend issue saying agreement assigned lithuania polish attack violated argued inadequate misleading
Suwałki Agreement