862.4016/1802: Telegram
The Ambassador in Germany (Wilson) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 29—11:10 a.m.]
582. Referring to the Embassy’s 577 [578], October 28, 8 p.m., Geist was officially informed today at German police headquarters that on October 6 the Polish Government issued a decree by virtue of which all passports of Polish Jews abroad became invalid on October 29. German authorities state they are convinced this decree was shortly to be followed by another expatriating all such persons. To prevent these thousands of Polish Jews from becoming stateless and undeportable the German authorities are expelling all Polish male Jews and expect to finish the deportations by tonight. Women and children are not included, it being assumed they will follow voluntarily their male relatives. Police have assured us that they are not deporting Polish Jews holders American immigration visas.
Repeated to Warsaw and London for Rublee.