711.60C/10–1047: Telegram
The Ambassador in Poland (Griffis) to the Secretary of State
1649. J. Zoltowski, financial advisor to Polish Embassy in Washington, called on me this morning just prior to leaving for return to states. I told him that I wished to congratulate him on representing unquestionably the dumbest and stupidest govt of any nation in the world in its relationship to the US, that since they had complete control of Polish nation and people they would consolidate their gains if they had any intelligence by also making friends with the US instead of continuing their constant campaign of invective and vituperation. He replied “I agree with everything you say. The fact is they really [Page 456] want to be friendly but they don’t know how to do it.” He stated further that McCloy had created excellent impression by his straightforward talk to Bierut, Cyrankiewicz, Mine and Minister [apparent omission] assembled at Min of Finance dinner and further left Poles thinking very seriously that perhaps all of the same statements which we have been making to them for three months had some element of truth.1
- In telegram 1621, October 7, from Warsaw, not printed, Ambassador Griffis reported on John J. McCloy’s visit to Warsaw, October 5–7 (860.51/10–747).↩