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1191] rop SECRET 110 TOPSECRET - TOT 17 JUN RECÉIVED 4 P.M. By 4 June Return to Map Room for File From: United states Military Attache, London To: The President of The United States is Nr: 72 Fld: 042020Z Prime Minister to President Truman. Personal and TOP SECRET. No. 72. 1. I send you in my immediately following the text of a message prepared in the Foreign Office, with which I am in general accord, dealing principally with the views and wishes put forward by Mr. Mikolajczyk. As these are set forth in considerable detail, I am also sending them to Lord Halifax for transmission to the State Department. This ful- fils my undertaking to you in my No. 67 replying to your No. 53. 2. I agree with you that Hopkins' devoted efforts have produced a breaking of the deadlock. I am willing that the invitation should be issued to the non-Lublin Poles on that basis, if nothing more can be gained at this moment. I also agree that the question of the 15 or 16 arrested Poles should not hamper the opening of these discussions. We can- not, however, cease our efforts on their behalf. I will DECLASSIFIED 11652, Sec. 3(E) and to 11.4.78 TOP SECHET ARCHIVES DRECORDS RATIONAL ARD SERVICE" Dept. of State letter, Ang. 10, 1078