760C.61/990: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Standley) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 10—10:58 p.m.]
871. Department’s 449, September 14, 7 p.m. The Polish Minister Counselor has informed the Embassy that he had a cordial interview with Molotov on September 30 during which the latter stated that the existing misunderstandings in Soviet-Polish relations were working [Page 195] to the disinterest of both parties and should be reexamined with a view to clearing them up. The Minister is of the opinion that the recent American and British representations on behalf of the Poles have had a salutary effect and that at least a temporary improvement in Soviet-Polish relations could be expected. He added that a certain improvement had already been noticed explaining that no Polish relief representatives had been arrested for some time and that the Polish Embassy had recently received a note from the Foreign Office couched in favorable terms in which the Soviet Government offered to place more additional quarters at the disposal of Polish children in the Soviet Union and suggested that conversations be initiated with respect to evacuation questions. He stated that there had been no change, however, in the Soviet attitude toward Polish Jews in the Soviet Union.