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- 2 - He said it would take & couple of months to work out the arrangements with the Italians, since they wish to avoid any possibility of mutiny in the Italian Fleet and the scuttling of the ships. It was agreed that the ships would pass over to Soviet command sometime around the and of January, 1944. THE IR IME MINISTER remarked that it would be one of the advantages to be attained from Turkey even if she did not enter the war; namely to permit the passage of war vessels through the Dardanelles. THE PRESIDENT, turning to the subject of Poland, said it was his hope that negotiations could be started for the re-establishment of relations between the Polish and Soviet Governments. He felt that the re-establishment of relations would facilitate any decisions made in regard to the questions at issue. He said he recognized the difficulties which lay in the way. MARSHAL STALIN replied that the Polish Government in exile were closely connected with the Germans and their agents in Poland were killing partisans. He said it is impossible to imagine what is going on in Poland. THE PRIME MINISTER said the great question before the English was the fact that they had declared war because of the German invasion of Foland. He said he personally had been astonished when Chamberlain had given the guarantee in April, 1939 to Poland when he had refused to fight for the Gzechs. lie had been astonished and glad. He said that England and France had gone to war in pursuance of this guarantee and it was not that he regretted it, but still it would be difficult not to take cognizance of the fact that the British people had gone to war because of Poland. BECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 50 or as - 2 - Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1872 NARS Date 2-12-76

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