Office of the Historian

840.4016/9–2145: Telegram

The United States Political Adviser for Germany (Murphy) to the Secretary of State

Berlin, September 21, 1945—noon.
[Received September 22—2 a.m.]

585. Reference your11 239 of September 15, 1 p.m. repeated to Dept as 257. General E. F. Wood denies having made any arrangement with Polish authorities concerning the transfer of Germans from Poland pari passu with transfers of Poles to Poland. He denies having seen Modzelewski and states that he has negotiated solely with General Spychalski12 in Warsaw and with General Swierczewski13 in Berlin. In both cases the discussion was limited to Polish DPs14 and Germans were not covered.

For your information, the British here state that the Polish authorities have told them also that such an agreement was made between the Poles and General Wood.

Sent to Warsaw as 38, repeated to Dept as 585.

Murphy
  1. i.e., the Chargé in Poland.↩
  2. Gen. Marian Spychalski, Chief of Staff of the Polish Army.↩
  3. Gen. Karol Swierczewski.↩
  4. Displaced persons.↩