However, the Lithuanians trusted that the League of Nations would resolve the dispute in their favor and feared that an attack on Vilnius would prompt regular Polish forces to reinforce Żeligowski's units.

The Poles rejected any withdrawal of Żeligowski's forces, and no agreement could be reached regarding a demarcation line.

The League of Nations decided to hold a plebiscite in the Vilnius region and to introduce foreign troops into the territory to "ensure order."

[1] Poland and Lithuania entered negotiations in 1921 with the mediation of the League's representative, the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gimans.

In March 1923, a group of ambassadors from England, France, Italy, and Japan attempted to settle the border issue and awarded Vilnius to Poland.