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Show im council WILL PIE POUND Members to Be Appointed by Germanic Monarchs; Decree Is Issued. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 15. A decree published at Lublin and Warsaw on September 12 transfers the supreme au- I thority iu Poland to a regency council of three members appointed by the monarchs of the occupying powers, says a Vienna message today. All tho decrees de-crees of tho council must be countersigned counter-signed by a responsible premier. The legislative power is to be exercised by the council. i The consent of the occupying powers, J the decree provides, is necessary for all I governmental affairs the administration I of which has not yet been handed over to the Polish authorities. The right to I appoint international representatives and conclude international, agreements may be exercised by the Polish authorities authori-ties ouly aftei" termination of the occupation. oc-cupation. Tho Polish proclamation, the Vienna advices state, 6ays the first task of the council will be the appointment of a premier, which must be sanctioned by the allied powers. The premier will immediately im-mediately organize the ministries transferred trans-ferred to the Polish authorities. The i state council will be revived with increased in-creased authority. It will be the forerunner fore-runner of a landtag. Its task will be a legislative one and its voice in this respect re-spect will be decisive. |