FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1946, VOLUME VI



860C.5034/3>-Z946
  Memorandum of Conversation, by the Acting Secretary of State

                                   [WASHINGTON,] March 29, 1946.
Participants: Dr. Stefan Litauer, Counselor of the Polish Embassy;
              Mr. Dean Acheson, Under Secretary of State; and
              Mr. C. Burke Elbrick, Assistant Chief, Division of
                Eastern European Affairs.
  Dr. Litauer, Counselor of the Polish Embassy, stated that Ambas-
sador Lange, who is now in New York attending the Security Council
Meeting, requested that he deliver in person a note replying to a note
presented by Ambassador Lane to the Polish Foreign Office regard-
ing the nationalization of industry in Poland and compensation for
nationalized property of American citizens.94  Dr. Litauer stated
that the laws and decrees mentioned in his note, which are intended
to implement the nationalization law, would probably be issued within
the next ten days. He pointed out that the Polish Government was
prepared to grant permission for the entry of American citizens to
inspect American properties in all meritorious cases. Dr. Litauer
was informed that the note would be carefully studied.
  Dr. Litauer also presented a note in reply to the Department's note
of January 10 to the Polish Embassy concerning assurances regard-
ing the admission of American press and radio members into Poland
as an area receiving UNRRA aid.95 The note is self-explanatory.
  Dr. Litauer then said that certain German radio stations in the
American zone of occupation in Germany are apparently permitted
to broadcast "propaganda" contrary to the decisions taken at the
Potsdam Conference regarding Poland's western frontier. He left an
excerpt from the "Daily Digest of World Broadcasts" published by
BBC quoting Radio Stuttgart as advocating the return to Germany
of Breslau, Oppeln, etc., Dr. Litauer said that the Polish Government
felt that this activity was not compatible with the stand taken by the
Allies regarding Poland's frontiers.
  Dr. Litauer was informed that inquiries would be made of the
United States Military Authorities in Germany regarding their
policy with respect to radio broadcasting and freedom of speech.
                                                   DEAN AcHESON
  " For text of the Polish Embassy's note of March 29, 1946, regarding
the nation-
alization of industry in Poland, see Department of State Bulletin, April
21, 1946,
p. 670. Regarding the note delivered by Ambassador Lane to the Polish Govern-
ment on January 18, 1946, on the same subject, see telegram 29, January 14,
to
Warsaw, p. 379.
  X Department's note of January 10, not printed; Polish Ambassador's note
of
March 28 is printed supra.



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