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\"The High Commissioner has examined this question in the
light of certain decisions, or pronouncements, of his predecessor, General Haking.
\"The High Commissioner considers that the questions now
at issue between Poland and the Free City of Danzig are
decided finally by a decision given by General Haking on May
25th, 1922, which in his opinion should be regarded as having
been authoritatively interpreted and shown to be applicable
by a decision given by General Haking on December 23rd,
1922, and a letter addressed by General Haking on January
6th, 1923, to the Commissioner-General of the Polish Republic
at Danzig. He has accordingly (paragraph 18 of the decision
of February znd, 1925) re-affirmed, in language intended to
make explicit its application to the present dispute, the decision which he considers General Haking to have given.
\"The Council has the honour to request the Permanent Court
of International Justice, in conformity with Article 14 of the
Covenant, to give an advisory opinion upon the following
questions :
\"(1) 1s there in force a decision of General Haking
which decides in the manner stated in paragraph 18 of the
present High Commissioner\'s decision of February and,
1925, or otherwise the points at issue regarding the Polish
postal service, and, if so, does such decision prevent reconsideration by the High Commissioner or the Council of
al1 or any of the points in question ?
\"(2) If the questions set out at (a) and (b) below have
not been finally decided by General Haking :
\"(a) 1s the Polish postal service at the Port of Danzig
restricted to operations which can be performed entirely
within its premises in the Heveliusplatz, or is it entitled
to set up letter-boxes and collect and deliver postal
matter outside those premises ?
\"(b) 1s the use of the said service confined to Polish
authorities and officials, or can it be used by the public ?