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UNCORRECTED GALLEY PROOF
caused great anxiety and perplexity in England, and he hoped these
two points would be considered with Marshal Stalin's usual patience
and kindness.
THE PRIME MINISTER continued that he personally would welcome
observers of the three powers in any area where they appeared needed.
He therefore felt that the last sentence of the United States draft in
regard to responsibilities of the Ambassadors was very important.
He said that he understood that Tito would have no objection .to
foreign observers when elections were to be held in Yugoslavia, and
the British would welcome observers from the United States and the
Soviet Union when elections were held in Greece, and the same would
apply to Italy. He said these were not idle requests, since, for
example, he knew in Egypt that whatever government held the
elections won. He recalled that King Farouk for this reason refused
to permit Nahas Pasha to hold an election while the latter was prime
minister.
MARSHAL STALIN remarked that he understood the Egyptian
elections where he had heard that the very greatest politicians spent
their time buying each other, but this could not be compared with
Poland since there was a high degree of literacy in Poland. He
inquired as to the literacy in Egypt, and neither the Prime Minister
or Mr. Eden had this information at hand.
THE PRIME MINISTER remarked that he did not mean to compare
Poland with Egypt, but he had to give the House of Commons real
assurance that free elections would be held. For instance, would
Mikolajczyk be allowed to take part in these elections?
MARSHAL STALIN remarked that Mikolajezyk was a member of the
Peasant Party which wasn't a Fascist party and therefore he could
take part in the elections.
THE PRIME MINISTER suggested this question be considered by the
Foreign Ministers tonight.
MARSHAL STALIN remarked that he thought this was a matter which
should be discussed in the presence of the Poles.
THE PRIME MINISTER said he thought this was a matter which was
necessary to carry through and that it was important to assure the
House of Commons that free elections would be held in Poland,
MARSHAL STALIN, in reply to this observation, said they were good
people and in olden times many of them were scientists. He men-
tioned Copernieus in this connection. He admitted that they were
still quarrelsome and there were still some Fascist elements in Poland,
and that was why "non-Fascist, etc." had been added to the term
"democratic parties".
THE PRESIDENT said he would like to add one word. He felt
that the elections was the crux of the whole matter, and since it was
true, as Marshal Stalin had said, that the Poles were quarrelsome
people not only at home but also abroad, he would like to have some
assurance for the six million Poles in the United States that these
elections would be freely held, and he said he was sure if such assurance
were present that elections would be held by the Poles there would
be no doubt as to the sincerity of the agreement reached here.
MARSHAL STALIN then said he had before him the Declaration on
Liberated Europe, and Mr. Molotov had one small change to propose.
7 For the text of the declaration as proposed by Roosevelt, see ante, p. -
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