840.4016/9–1545: Telegram
The Chargé in Poland (Keith) to the Secretary of State
[Received 3:30 p.m.]
257. Urtel 26, Sept 11, 11 p.m.1 Acting Foreign Minister Mod-zelewski2 of whom I inquired informally today regarding Polish Govt’s willingness to suspend expulsion of Germans stated that they [Page 1277] were disposed to help in this matter. He said that according to arrangements made with General E. F. Wood the Germans were to leave Poland in numbers equal to those of Poles returning from Germany and added that as the Poles left there should of course be more room for the Germans to be received. He wished to know if it was planned to continue the suspension until any fixed date and he would appreciate being informed of what further plans were being developed with regard to this problem. He then added that the Germans were now leaving Poland at a rate averaging approximately 2000 per day but said that there were only rare cases of expulsions as most of those returning did so voluntarily. He was unable to give any estimate of the number of Germans who had already been expelled although daily rate was in past much larger than at present. He remarked that with large number of Poles returning each day under repatriation plan taking care of them was great problem. His obvious thought was that exodus of Germans made problem here easier.
Sent Berlin as 53; repeated Dept No 257, to London for Ambassador Lane3 as 31.