840.48 Refugees/3765: Telegram
The Ambassador in Mexico (Messersmith) to the Secretary of State
[Received 11:44 p.m.]
402. Reference O’Donoghue telephone conversation of today with Carrigan.56 Embassy is of the opinion that it will be possible to accommodate in Mexico, more particularly at Santa Rosa Hacienda, up to 2,000 Polish refugees to arrive in the first group. Considerable difficulties, however, will have to be overcome and it is not anticipated that conditions will be overly comfortable for the first few weeks after arrival. However, within next 3 months accommodations should be sufficient.
It will be necessary to get under way immediately and it is therefore recommended that the sum of $150,000 be made available immediately to Polish authorities. As soon as it can be done quarterly estimates will be submitted but in meantime money must be made available in order to get enterprise.
- John W. Carrigan, of the Division of the American Republics.↩