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could not comply with his request. Modzelewski said he would look
into the matter but it was obvious from his general discomfiture that
he was not able nor willing to make any effective representations to
the police authorities.
  6. I referred to two incidents which had taken place at airport
May 4 on my attempted departure for Paris: (a) Security Police
had demanded search my baggage. Military Attache for Air refused
but police still insisted and stated that they wish to ascertain whether
I was smuggling gold out of the country. (b) Security Police officer
refused to return my passport to me when flight was postponed on
ground that I might substitute somebody in my place on the plane.
I said that I regarded these two incidents as an insult to me and that
1 wished to protest re the insolence and hostile attitude of the Secret
Police towards me and my Embassy. Modzelewski immediately said
there is no argument in the matter, that I was completely right and
that if I would furnish him with the names of the offending officers
he would take immediate action. Embassy Warsaw is endeavoring
to obtain names which it will furnish to Foreign Office as requested.
  Sent to Dept as 1188; repeated to Warsaw as 133. [Lane.]
                                                          MiURPHY
860C.51/5-646: Telegram
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SECRET                                 PARIS, May 6, 1946-10 p. m.
                                            [Received 11: 27 p. m.]
  2181. For the Acting Secretary from Secretary. I have received
a verbal report this afternoon from Lane regarding his conversation
with Polish Acting Foreign Minister May 4, and regarding Poland's
having failed to live up to conditions agreed to in exchange of notes
relative to the extension of a total credit of 90 million dollars. I have
informed Lane that I support his recommendation that no further
negotiations be had with Poland about surplus property until con-
ditions agreed upon in Eximbank credit contract have been met by
Poland. Lane tells me that Modzelewski promised him May 4 to
furnish us during the present week with copies of Poland's economic
treaties. We should insist that this promise be fulfilled.
  Lane also informs me that up to May 4 Polish Government had not
published text of notes exchanged in Washington as had been agreed
upon. He reports that Modzelewski was evasive regarding date of
publication and indicated that text of notes, although authorized by
Polish Government, had not yet been received from Ambassador
  51 Messages to and from the Secretary of State at the meeting of the Council
of Foreign Ministers in Paris were transmitted via the Embassy in Paris.



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