860c.4016/59: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Poland ( Gibson )16

23. Your 36, May 30th. Department desires that you invite Doctor Bogen and Lt. Col. Bailey to accompany you in a careful personal investigation and that you cable the substance of your report in order that it may be received here if possible within a week. Newspaper reports regarding alleged pogroms have laid special stress on alleged occurrences at Pinsk, Vilna, and Lemberg and elsewhere, Department is particularly interested in events which have occurred since the establishment of responsible Polish Government.

Phillips
  1. Sent via the Embassy in France.