-2-
 
      
 
 
participation would definitely range Poland in the Soviet 
      camp against Germany. He has instructed the Polish Ambassador 
      in London to propose that His Majesty's Government and the Polish 
      Government should enter into a secret agreement of consultation 
      on the lines of the suggested declaration. This would not however 
      prejudice any official decision regarding the declaration on 
      which he would communicate the views of his Government later. 
      Nor would it affect the position of France as the existing Franco-Polish 
      treaty already contains a consultative clause. His Majesty's 
      Ambassador at Warsaw has suggested that publication with Polish 
      consent might be possible if Poland were assured that the Western 
      Powers contemplated effective and immediate steps to resist German 
      aggression.
 
      
 
 
The present difficulty is therefore to reconcile the Polish 
      and the Soviet positions.
 
      Extensive mobilization measures have been undertaken in Hungary 
      and Romania and although both Governments deny any aggressive 
      intentions the position is dangerous. The Romanian army now has 
      approximately 450,000 men under arms. His Majesty's Government 
      and the French Government are doing their best to urge moderation 
      and demobilization in Budapest and Bucharest and the Polish Government 
      appear to be very active in this direction. The Polish Government 
      have invited categorical assurances from the Hungarian Government 
      that they have no bellicose intentions towards Romania and the 
      Hungarian military authorities