A further agreement was signed in Moscow yesterday between the Soviet Union and Poland governing repatriation of former Polish nationals now resident in Russia, the Moscow radio reported today.
The agreement extends the right of repatriation to residents of the Soviet Union who were Polish nationals until September 17, 1939, the date on which the ked Army moved into Poland and occupied territory which the Soviet Union annexed.
Those wishing to avail themselves of the right of repatriation to Poland must return before the end of this year. Those eligible for repatriation under the previous agreement have been returning to Poland for several months and the Polish Government has had to set up special machinery to aid them until they get settled and find jobs.
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