Nazi firing squads, starvation and disease have taken a toll of between 2,000,000 and 5,000,000 Polish civilians since the German invasion of Poland last September, the British and French governments have been informed by competent sources, it was learned tonight.
Sensational reports from neutral observers, whose identity must of necessity remain secret for the duration of the war, will form the basis of a “world declaration” expected to be made by the Allied governments. The declaration is expected to pledge that drastic punishment will be meted out at the conclusion of the war to the German leaders responsible for the atrocities in Poland.
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