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J. 333305MONO-State
Galley
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UNCORRECTED GALLEY PROOF
I have had to make it clear to you that we cannot recognize the
Lublin Government as now composed, and the world would regard it
as a lamentable outcome of our work here if we parted with an open
and obvious divergence between us on this issue.
You said today that you would be prepared to support any sug-
gestions for the solution of this problem which offered a fair chance
of success, and you also mentioned the possibility of bringing some
members of the Lublin government here.
Realizing that we all have the same anxiety in getting this matter
settled, I would like to develop your proposal a little and suggest
that we invite here to Yalta at once Mr. Bierut and Mr. Osobka-
Morawski from the Lublin government and also two or three from
the following list of Poles, which according to our information would
be desirable as representatives of the other elements of the Polish
people in the development of a new temporary government which
all three of us could recognize and support: Bishop Sapieha of Cracow,
Vincente Witos, Mr. Zurlowski, Professor Buyak, and Professor
Kutzeba. If, as a result of the presence of these Polish leaders here,
we could jointly agree with them on a provisional government in
Poland which should no doubt include some Polish leaders from
abroad such as Mr. Mikolajezyk, Mr. Grabski and Mr. Romer, the
United States Government, and I feel sure the British Government
as well, would then be prepared to examine with you conditions in
which they would dissociate themselves from the London government
and transfer their recognition to the new provisional government.
I hope I do not have to assure you that the United States will
never lend its support in any way to any provisional government
in Poland that would be inimical to your interests.
It goes without saying that any interim government which could
be formed as a result of our conference with the Poles here would be
pledged to the holding of free elections in Poland at the earliest
possible date. I know this is completely consistent with your desire
to see a new free and democratic Poland emerge from the welter of
this war.
Most sincerely yours,
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Hopkins Papers
The President's Special Assistant (Hopkins) to the President
1 The relationship of this note to the Fourth Plenary Meeting appears from
internal evidence and from Sherwood, pp. 855-856. See ante, p.-
[YALTA, February 7, 1945.]
MR. PRESIDENT I think you should try to get this referred to
Foreign ministers before there is trouble.
HARRY
Hopkins Papers
The President's Special Assistant (Hopkins) to the President, and Reply
by the President
[YALTA, February 7, 1945.]
All of the below refers to Churchill's opposition to early calling of
conference of United Nations.
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