Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The British Commonwealth, Eastern Europe, the Far East, Volume III

701.60C61/43: Telegram

The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Standley) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, April 28, 1943—midnight.
[Received April 29—8:40 p.m.]

369. I am informed that the Soviet authorities thus far are maintaining a very correct, in fact sympathetic, attitude toward the Polish Embassy staff here. It has freedom of movement and communications, even in use of codes. It is departing today from Kuibyshev and thence after assembling of personnel to Ashkhabad by train.⁵⁵

Standley

55. In telegram No. 411, May 7, 2 p.m., the Ambassador reported that he had learned from Kuibyshev that the Polish Embassy personnel had left Kuibyshev for Ashkhabad on May 6, and that the British Embassy had taken “provisional” charge of Polish Embassy property (701.60C61/45). Ambassador Standley had already reported on April 28 that American Embassy officials at Kuibyshev had informed him that the British Embassy had accepted for safe keeping the confidential files of the Polish Embassy (701.60C61/42).