File No. 861.48/91
The Austro-Hungarian Chargé (Zwiedinek) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 5.]
Excellency: Doctor Zaleski of Chicago and Dr. F. Mlynarski, who are chairmen of committees for the relief of the destitute population in Poland, have asked the Imperial and Royal Embassy to procure from the Imperial and Royal Government a declaration of its readiness to recognize an American committee as the medium for the collection and distribution of victuals from America for the destitute population of Poland and to pledge itself not to requisition such consignments.
I applied to my Government accordingly and received the following wireless telegram:1
Regarding my cable about victuals for Poland, supreme command Army agrees that American committee is recognized as mediator for receiving and distributing of victuals sent by American committees for destitute Polish civil population and as board of control; that those victuals not used for Army purposes; further, that those victuals not requisitioned in the districts where they are distributed.
Burian
I have acquainted Doctor Mlynarski with the contents of this telegram, and he now asks me to convey the information to your excellency, the Department of State having been so very good as to use its influence with the Entente powers for the passing of the contemplated shipments of victuals.
I therefore avail myself of this opportunity to offer my own warmest thanks for the support given by your excellency to this relief undertaking.
I would also beg that, if there be occasion to give out the above-quoted telegram, a paraphrase of the text be used.
Accept [etc.]
- In English in the original.↩