▁for ▁the ▁future ▁Polish - S ov iet ▁border . ▁However , ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁position ▁that ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁def ended ▁in ▁practice St alin ▁was ▁in ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁in ▁question . ▁The ▁government - in - ex ile ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁proposed ▁new ▁Polish ▁borders ▁inf uri ated ▁the ▁Al lies , ▁particularly ▁Church ill , ▁making ▁them ▁less ▁incl ined ▁to ▁opp ose ▁St alin ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁how ▁Poland ' s ▁post war ▁government ▁would ▁be ▁struct ured . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁ex iles ▁lost ▁on ▁both ▁issues : ▁St alin ▁an nex ed ▁the ▁eastern ▁territ ories , ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁imp ose ▁the ▁commun ist - domin ated ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Poland ▁as ▁the ▁legit imate ▁authority ▁of ▁Poland . ▁However , ▁Poland ▁preserved ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁state , ▁despite ▁the ▁arguments ▁of ▁some ▁influ ential ▁Commun ists , ▁such ▁as ▁W anda ▁Was ile w ska , ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Poland ▁becoming ▁a ▁republic ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁despite ▁his ▁m istr ust ▁of ▁the ▁S ovi ets , ▁M iko ł aj czy k ▁res igned ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Poland ▁and ▁take ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁of ▁National ▁Unity , ▁a ▁new ▁government ▁established ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁occupation ▁authorities ▁compr ising ▁his ▁fa ction ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Pro