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The Treaty of Population Transfer and Resettlement in the Galicia and Volhynia Regions was a bilateral agreement entered into by the Polish Social Nationalist Republic and the Ruthenian Social Nationalist Republic. The purpose of the treaty was to facilitate the transfer of populations between the two countries with the objectives of promoting ethnic homogeneity and safeguarding the well-being of minority populations who had experienced discrimination in their respective states.

=text of treaty= Treaty of Population Transfer and Resettlement in the Galicia and Volhynia Regions

Preamble: Recognizing the need for population transfer and resettlement in the Galicia and Volhynia regions to achieve demographic and cultural balance, and aiming to ensure the safety and well-being of the affected populations, the Polish Social Nationalist Republic and the Ruthenian Social Nationalist Republic (hereinafter referred to as "the Parties") have reached the following agreement: Article 1: Deportation of Southern Ruthenian Population from Galicia The Polish Social Nationalist Republic shall facilitate the deportation of the Southern Ruthenian Population residing in the Galicia region, with the exception of the three designated preservational powiats: Poczajów, Łanowce, and Krzemieniec. The Ruthenian Social Nationalist Republic shall assume responsibility for the welfare and treatment of the deported Southern Ruthenian Population upon their arrival in their territory. Article 2: Deportation of Polish, Russian, Belarussian, and Japanese Population from Ruthenian Social Nationalist Republic The Ruthenian Social Nationalist Republic shall initiate the deportation of the Polish, Russian, Belarussian, and Japanese populations residing within its territory. The Polish Social Nationalist Republic shall assume responsibility for the well-being and treatment of the deported populations upon their arrival in its territory. Article 3: Protection of Property and Citizenship Both Parties undertake to allow the moving populations to bring with them any legally owned property across the border. The governments of both Parties shall provide relevant citizenships and passports to the transferred populations in accordance with their respective laws and regulations. The transferred populations shall be granted a three-month visa, permitting multiple border crossings during this period to facilitate the relocation of personal belongings or bidding farewell to their previous homes. This treaty is done in the Polish and Malorossyan languages, with the Polish version being considered the authoritative and authentic text.