Mr. Lloyd George went on to say that the Allies'
sole desire was to obtain peace for an independent Poland. They would not intervene if the Poles could make an agreement at Minsk with the Bolsheviks, nor if the Poles rejected fair terms. But if the Bolsheviks sought to destroy the freedom and independence of Poland, a very serious situation would arise. If we did not uphold Polish independence, the Covenant would become a scrap of paper. Moreover, "a great aggressive Soviet Empire conterminous with Germany " would be a danger to the peace of Europe, for the Bolsheviks, if they annexed Poland, would become an aggressive Imperialist State. If the Bolsheviks acted in this way, the Allies would have to assist inexperienced Poland with expert military advice and with munitions, though not with troops. Further, they would have to re-establish the blockade and to send supplies to General WrangeL
