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    "ocrText": "DECLASSIFIED\nSECRE I\nE.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)\nDept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972\n-3- Date 6.26.75\nPolish Necotiations Should Start This Teckend.\nA\nflurry of activity on the Polish question yesterday pro-\nduced a promise from Mikolajczyk that Stanezyk would\nlenve this morning for Moscow. It is confidently hoped\nnegotiations will have begun by tomorrow. The Moscow\npreas-has featured, even to that rarity a page one photo-\ngraph, the arrival of the Warsaw Polish delegates. It\nhas not mentioned the arrival of the other Poles from\nPoland, though these came the same day.\nMikolajezyk's conditions were rensonable ones and\nboth Herrimen and Clark Kerr have been instructed to\npress for. their fulfillment, namely for Witos to come\nto Moscow, or Mikolajezyk being allowed to visit Witos\nin Poland, or some reliable Pessent Party leader other\nthen Witos being included in the discussions. Another\ninvitation has been sent Witos by the Big Three emphasiz-\ning the importance of his presence and offering to make\nevery arrangement for his comfort and medical attention\nboth on the trip end while in Moscow. Kiernik, whom\nMikolajesyk had suggested as an alternate if. Witos could\nnot come will be the substitute if necessary. At Clark\nKerr's suggestion, Molotov agreed to a rotation of the\nCommission Cheirmenship among the three; Harrimen opposed\nthis because Hopkins-had referred to Molotov as Chairman\nin telking to Stalin, but accepted the 2 - 1 vote against\nhim.\nThe British sympathize with Mikolajczyk's view that\nthe holding of the trials at the very time the consulta-\ntions are to be held would create an \"unwelcome atmos-\nphere\" end are considering a message on the subject to\nthe USSR. They have also sent Clark Kerr detailed in-\nstructions on the objectives they hope he will attain\nin connection with the Commission's settlement of the\nPolish question. The UK sugzested the Department might\ncare to send similar instructions to Harriman; we have\nARGHIVES AME\nRECORDS\ninformed the British and Harriman that we do not feel it\nSERVICE\nthe\nnecessary"
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