- IIY ' p · r - · 11 LV 1 I '- 9 5 c Yel t · Tho adogian - O la r 1• r- l Ste 1 · ·oloto · ·v ahi n a 1 f · sky ou ·ev I'l I Grorayko Povlo1V· o l • a ·nl i 'y ot · a-n z _t on Pol o iC rC c 1· T • 1 1·- n 1 - 10 - iD r ·i • -- - - • t n nlata ' TOP S ' CllllT - 2- Fobrunry o l J 45 Tl B PRESIDE ll'l opened tho meetin1 b ota tlnr t hftt ho undorotood tho Foroign Secretarlea could roport c o aploto auceoaa ond h e oimec to con _--rotul to thoo on the i r worlc nnd to ask t r Eden to roport to tho Conteronco l 1R llDl lll t hon ro1td t he roport of ti' ot 1 1orn1n ' s •• aoet1ng ot tho ore1gn Secret4ri os • Report by ll'oroign Socrota1•ioo to Plontll'Y Meotine of Conference on World Orgonlzo tlon luootlona • l Tho 1'01•01g n Soc1·ctsr1os mot on 1•oll 'uury 0th o To consi der tho question of morr bol'ehip a ' two or throo of tho llepubllc a of the Soviet tl'ni o '1 b To recoll lland what sta tos obould bo i nvited to tho propoood United Uosiono Conforonce ot tho Tor-l d Orennl zatlon and cl To roeo or d tho ticc o nd placo nt vr lch that Conl 'oz -ence should be held • · 2 It wo decided to n- ake the rol lot-11nc rc-comn ondu t ions to t ho lenlU' lloetl ns • •'' u Tho Unitod rations Conro •onco on tho p1•oposed World Organl zo t ion should bo ow imono l ror Wodnesdu t 25th Aprll 1945 ol'l l choul cl bo hol d 1n the Un1·tod S tutof or rn orlco b 'l'he United ' ac1ons ao t h o cxl to l o Fo'brunry ••• • 1945 1 e t h oso who hod o t th at dl to a1gnod the u'Dited r atlon Dcclorat1on would bo tho onl atate 1nv-1 tod to tho Contoronco on Vlorl4 Or 50 n1znt1on I t will bo ror tho Conroronco to dotor rd no the lint or oric ln l m bora 0 tho Or gn - 1 etion t t that otago the J c lo511too or the u x and u s A will support the propocal to ad Jdt to orieirut l membership t wo Soviet Soe14llat Republics I ' 'he 01•olcn t 1 ieters• lMCt l ni hno ootn 11 a od o aub-comml ttcc to cxen l ne furt 'ler clot lJ l• 1n oonnect1on 11 th the p1•o pooals f or o Ytorld Or•c® - 1 zo tion and will re port ohortly to tho Plciuir r l f 'l'he TOP S CRE'l' t•1obrua ry u 194 5 9H 8 Tho blank ropresents tho dnte ot tho Collt'erence • ' ' • or t ho end MR EDmJ concluded by • 7 na tho t t ho ' woro t lo d to accept the 1nv1tnt1on ot tho Un i ted S totoc Oovernll Ont to hold tho mee ting on April 25 in t h o 11n1tod St Ltos Ho llddod that he hoped thnt tho noxt l'leet1ne · ot For0111n 1 an1 otcru would t herororo t ake plt1co 1n London ur l den stntod in eonunot1tl ng on t ho report tbot tho llr1 t1Gh Do lcgnt i on did not th1nlc it rir ht £or othero to Ght'll'O tho status of Uni tad i ut cmo rnontboroh1p mere l y in order to parti cipate in t h e Confo1•onco but he unaoratoocl thot t he Un1tod Stnl Oo J ol o ' tion hod other v1ow Ho so i d a su --cormni t t oe •1 0 3 oonsic lor1ng the dotoJ ls MSJ AL STALI i Glli d that i -no g t ho otutoo 1 '1ch would bo r opro ucnt c d nt the conl'ere nco there ' Or o t en who hod no d1plooatlc relotiono w1 th t ho Sovl ot Un1on Ile sol d t bat 1t 1 DS s oc ewhat stro ns- o tor tho 3ovl ot Govornt10nt to o t t o npt to build t u t w· worl d cocur1 t y w1t h otntoc -hich did not desire t o rn ve d1pl o ot1c rol4t1onc w1 th 1 t Ile o Bkad lffi Lt could Jo done obc ut this attor T lll PR lSIDENl' replied th at he l novr t hat l IOOt or thea ll ototoa would like to hcvo rolo t lono v i th t h e Soviet Union but llod j ust no t l lOtton nround to dotnc anyth1ns about 1t Tr ore t1ero a re howovo r• horo ·t ho rsnaons TOro d1ffo rent and 111lero tho 1n£luonco of the Cathol1o Churc h woo vory atrong lie oo 1 'l t l1 1t ho woul l l1l o to po1r t out J o 1ever t hat th o i ovio t Uni on had oot down with those sto tos o t Proton ' oodo ru d mmRA con1'oroncou ' • ' UAT S 'iAL S TALll r eplied t i mt t h 1a was eorroo t but t hot n't thlo conference t hey wore t o e ono1 or t llo vltnl question or th o satnbl1shraont of world occurit y T IR PRUSIDB iT t hco oa 1d tho t he 110uld I» ·o to 1 o bnok 11 l li i nt o hi tor y Thr oe yoars ni o tho t 'lo i Act1 n£ Sooret ary of Sta t e - ' r 'iollo 1 hucl tol cl t hcGc te• Acorlco n Ropubl i cs t hat 1t v ne no t nocce lo ry to declare wor on Gomnn but o 1ly to br ook d1pl o n t 1c relBtion s Thcrot nx•o t ore uere f i ve o r sl t Sou th Amor1 CLJ ' TOP S ECREi' · ' I • 1 ' 1 t ere o ' 1mt· 0 r il dl 't l o er ll ocn r C tate t 1o n t o r th - o t tl o hen _ _ ui _ o a · c 't rJ id0 71 1 d 'he Tff_ · -· TOP SECnll'l' - 5- Pobruary O 19 5 Till PRl l IDl ll'l' romekcd that 1n 11dd1 tlon to tho South American countries there was of cou rso I celand tho nowoat or the United Notions Republics TUE l' Illll Mil Illl'llR sn l d thnt ln t ho 01100 o ' J cyi t ahG h id on t'ito oeen j ions •»1ahed to doelo ro •o r but hod been c dvlaod' against 1t by tile llrit sh C vox·nmont w 10 had 'e l t tllo t i t would o more u sattl l und oonvonicnt to l nvo t '1- non-be llii erent ln or lor to protect Cairo tro n ey3te n11t1o bombings l e suid thut t ho Ei ypt1a n 11rmy had render e d go o eorvlco to tho ca oe They hD d m o in to ned g ood ·order hUn rdo l br1c go J o to m rolt tbDt 1 ' S lYPt now dosirod to docla ro f lr uho ohould havo tho oppo tw1i- y lle s l d IcolQnu bnd rol1dered vo l u11ble servic-0 at n time ffhcn tho United Sta too ' ad not ontcr-o e t ' o war and had porrdt1 ad the entry ot British end United States troops thua violatlns hor noutrul1ty lr- a c- arkcd mo n ior ot the ulUl e time atrnur a -ital lane of c00l tw1ica c ono to tho lrl t1o t IBleo ldA lS iAL STt Llli roi u-kcd that tl' 18 did not npply to former onomy otutes who hnd rocentl7 doolOl'Od w u• OD 00l'U41 ' • TllB PRES DE lT o nd THE PfiI J E JINIS lm hourtlly agreed • • THE Pnii'I Z l lHlI l'l' J l said thn t he oertul nly did not 1ncludo t 1ro nmon1 1 the po s s i bl e CM didntou alnce thoy Dtill ma1n t o 1nod Ge l'msn and Jnpono oe s 1aa1ono ·· llo 0111d ho would refer to a new ono tho t o uld not be grooted with unlvorsol approbation nnmoly Tui•l oy Turlcoy bowovor hnd made an alliance with Oroot 1tntn at o vory d1 '1'1cult tl oc but nftcr tho i a r hD d boon in pro 0rooo o he had discovered sho would not be up- todeto tor modern wnr er attitude had teen t'r1ondly and holptu l olthouei abo had not taker tho chnnco prov1do l th COi o yon r s c o to c ntcr tl e a r UA lSH L S ALJ t TO SECRE l' l 4 · re ia rked _ in I UO torpov t eu I 1ce d it ou l D i en of' tbe a a two ovi l · 11 ·t hoy aigned tit -ai r o ria the £ r s t o · _ _ · e te Un II l • • •· TOP Sl CRST -7- l'obrua ry 8 10 45 'l'IIE PRIii UIIIISTER re rked thot lt would not aoo n quite right to blm to toke in S llllll oountr iee uho bad dooe a o l ittle s i mply by tho expedient ot tbo1r declaring war and to oxolude tho two s ovtet Republlos t o tho me eting ilo aetd he hed va y oruoh 'ln mtnd tho rmrt y do t 1 en l o ur ror1ng a of the O u'a ine nn11 ' Jhito Huacta l ARSil llL STALIII s a id be also t hou J i 1 1to 1110 t cul and ato to l th11t nlthou h tile throe l'owore hod ug r ood to r eoomlllllnd that tho Uk atne o n1l 'h1to l UO#ln bo mombora 01 · tho O $ Sembly might not t he f'nct thut thoy 11 tld no t o1 3n d the Un1tod l·l ot1ona Docln ation servo o s on oxo1100 ror oxolud ing thoro TllE l'lll SIDJ lll'l' J 1-ID 1 8 STETTIN l S Gsa11rod lorshu l Stolln t h ot thio would not ocou 'l'Jlll l'RI IE lilliISTllll romarked that ho hod l l'B1'orro I oont1n1og the con1' ance to tho Unttod 11nt1ona but tr othera wOUld bo added he t hO' l ht tho Sov lot e pul l1cs ahoul d alao be added ' llAllSHAL S'l'ALIII sa1d I do- •t - ant to oobn rrasa tbo Preatdent but 11' ho 'llll e pl o1n hte airrtcult t es • lll aoe what oan b done •J • 'l'l E PRESIDENT then said tb ot 1t wna o toohn1col qua at t on but on importent one Up to tho prooent thB he d been d1aouasin tba quostlon ot 1nv1 tot ono to a paro te stotea thot is now oount 1os to bo uddod to tho I lot but that now 1t was not a quoat on ot o now - c ou ntr y but of g1v1ng ooo o f t ha Grout 1'011ara t l roo votoa tnstoo d or ono 1n t he assombl y o nd thot ho £olt •• thut wa s o w attor Oh1cb would be put botoro ho conf'erence ond t hot fO bad all throe agreed t o support t ho Sov1ot requ at l ARS fAL STALI N inqulrod ffOUl d i t not bo oll r1i ht if t be Ulcroino nnd l'lb1te lussi a stg nod t h o l nited lotions Doolo ro t1on • TSB PRJ SIDWlt rop lied tha t he d i d not think t h is woul4 ovoroomo the d1f flculty I IJ ll SI lA - S'l'A 11i TOP SllCRl'lT t - t - a1 d _ - u · En r·e-p L1e t i t o rceo n t-on wo so l d t Jat i n l go r ernrn - · 1 ltj tal i p n1 n t a docl -ea · s or _ r c • p rt i 11BL •' r_rop SJiOIWT - - ' '' • i· I •' • TOP 8 0R'£1' • Fobrunry -9- a l94o that with eoma alight o mendlllenta if a deolalon 1n _pr1no1ple vaa reacbad be woa prepared to accept the · prea1dent•a propoaola whlob be7e been under d1ecuso1on MR MOLOTOV said ho ho d aoi e cbaorvntlons to lll llte on tho Prea1dent 1 a propoule Ho aaid that their propoeala aado yeatord ny bad been bo•ed on certain real1tios existing ln Poland It ' ' imposalble to ignore the existence or the present Pollah government and be said that the soviet OoverRl lont bad rel t tllr t it vould be useful to bave d1aou11iona on the basis or enl o r gin tbllt governioent - 1th the nddlt1on ot other doaocratio elecenta rroa vlthln Poland and abroad He sold that the Lublin or arenv government etande at tho hood ot the l'ollsh people o nd enJoye great prestige and popularity ln tile country 'th Pole would never 11ve to 11n1 solution vh1oh vould gre tl r change the Provlelonal Oovernmont 'lie m1ght bave aoce suooeto if ve atnrt from the oaele that the present Provialonel Oovern ent ohould be enlarged ' 'he people vho now cocrpo e the Polish Provleional Government hnve been oloeely oonneoted with the great events or the llboratlon or Poland but Heeer MlkolnJotSk Orobak1 and W1toa h ve not been directly connocto 1th thee• eventa Therefore 1r we w1eh to ach1evo n prnot1col roeult it should be done on the bnclo of tho onlarse ont ot the present gover-nmont but how 1111 ny o nd who tboy ehould be le the eubJeot wo should tnlk 11 bout lie oaJ d his obcervntlons npply not only to tbo quoetlon or a new overnm•nt but nlao·to the propoeod prooldent1Al committee It was a d1ff1oult queGt1on 11d1nlt todly but it otemmo ttrom the Pol1eh pooplei and ho oa1d ho ho d r rovo doubto an to whether 1 t wou d bo teaeiblo Ho oal l wo mli ht be oreatln add1t1onal d1tf1oulty throur h 11 preo1dential · oocunittoo o1nce there already ex1eted nat1onnl council Kavaya Rada wb1oh of oour o oould be en ar led Ue was sure howover1 that 1t was better to dlao'uos the •·hole queat1on on tne basi s of tho exl•tln e tu11 t1on It must bo borne 1n m1nd that both the 3tlon l Couoc1l and Prov111onal Oovornmont nro te i Pornr and he had noted 1n o l l throe prapoo le ono co ru11on µo1 nt of vlew n 'ely tho holding ot troc oleotlcn• 1n ol11nd but during tho temporary period pen 1ng euob olectlone it wao extremely important to insure ct able rule ln Poland Kh OLOT V 'l'Of S§Cl E'I' · _ • -I'-• '•• ' ' • TOP Sl CRB'1 ¥'• · -- ' • f•f -10- Februnr S 1945 · •t I llOLOl'OV nnld 1n rossrd to tho quoetton ot t rcint1era he w11e 1 1lod to noto tho oompleto ogroomont on the oo atern boundary nnmo l r tho C u•zou r 1110 th alight moditionttono but ho ul o T1oto1l that 011 tho woatorn bounde ey thOl' wns no U 1on1to1t c soitl that tbo know tlU t the Prov l31or l Go'lornc o t etoo I tor the veGtern tronttor a o tllnoJ 1n the soviet proposal a lo 11Jdod tiw t 101 '1111 to u tho Polos about tht s but itc ec s 1' no d 1bt th n t thn would categorioolly 1 1p1 ¢r t t11io t r -ontto - • m LJLO'I 0 1 3alli t 1 t 1 X Otnronoo to negot tnt lon to oaoow botwoon h'lm 1clf - r 1Jtu•1 lmun o nrt 3 tr Arol ibald Clark Kori we u•e all 1 -ood 1t w u l d bo doa1X-able to havo thoao t lreo tal c w1tt t l- ll'olon B e ao1d that 1n o fnr Be hd' k r o· tho rovislonnl Govornmeut 0 1 -11 o 3ont thro poroona to ep sk or t 'lo • aolaAo ror ho Polos tron tho otbor ldo tt aooa s to h c thtt l tho J'rosl1 cat •c propo ml 1 ynat ftr- Oovol tlQBnt- Be1ru t O s ubka 01•a nc rt and Ganer-al Zam 7orski 4ay soelll8d moro ncooptnblo Eo eu11 ho did not oxoludo tho posa1b111ty that eomo Polo s 1·rom lhrond oould be tnvolvod b11t ho s not a 1 1 t o ro nbont bf1lrolaj czyl eopoc1nl1y- a1'tcr th n11t 1 s tn1l 3 1n 000011 Yoatordn tho l'ro 1 tont ho 1 pr pooed '1vo namoa He tl 0 1 Sht i t wou ld be a 1 100d tdoa to tnv1to tbo tlu'eo membore ot tho P1-ov1s1onn1 o o ern nt ioot1oned obovo and t ro froD tho frc cldnn •s 11st or otbor Polos $Ubmttted etardAy• tb t mont ·-· •'i'Hr FHJ• SI'nITN'i 'l nqutrecl who tho - ' olo4 ov _ ont pros1 0•1t1o l co1 1 nittoo nr 11n ntorl - cinvornshoetl d be nvo11l0 J the JR t OLO'l'OV rupliod that 10 thought lt ·10·0 1rl bo bettor to avoid tho pr o 1dont1nl oo 1ttea and to on large the liu t1ona1 Council oml tho t rov1aional Oovern out Bo nod r Herrittan o nd it A ch 1balt1 oou ld dlaousa t bo quoa ion ot bow to onl Br e t u Counoll ond Ooverna ent ith throe ropresentattvea fr011 tho Poliab Prov1 1ona l Govornm nt ind two par lona tJto1n tho Prentdont•e liot of other roloo Tho roaulto or thoso d1ccua i1ooo could tllon bo oubmlttod to tho throe Oovornmon tis Ho oono1u 01l t I Qt he hml only dleouaaod tho At oricnn propoooi J anr1 hlltl not to lche 't on tha Prtrae tl 1n1stor 'a 1deo s TOP SECRFIT • TOP S' ORll'l' -l l - abruu r a 1845 THE PRIUJI 1' L'IIS rER sa1d tbD t wa waro now ot tho oruoial point ot this grant oon 'el•anoo Ho o id we would bo touo4 wantLng b7 the world obould we ooparate reoognuing dltteront Polioh govor nr io 1ta Thia would be aocepted by tho worl d o ovtdonoo ot a b r oo ct' Cetwoen Gl a t 8r1t a Ln and the nt to1 t-Otc on one bond and tho Soviet Union on the otho1• hund •1th lamonteble con cequonces in tho uture It 'll 3 stamping thi3 on f 'oronoo th a 001 1 ot railuro c ml nothing oloo wo did here wou lc' ovoroomo 1t Ho admitted cm tho other h nd thut '7e tnl o u1l'toront v1o we or tho able basic f act3 J ccor jtn•s to l ho ln 'ol'fllatton of tho Br1t1ah Oovernllent tho Lublin or Warauw 0V0l'nrnont doe not oot111r onll l ttJ lf' l o t he ovorwbelming n as os of the Polish poopl o untl lt 1 a certu 1111 1 not accepted abr our na J •opl'aeontn t'l vo ot tho pooplo It tho Sl'1t1oh r ovol' 'l'ont bruohoJ aoido t bo London governar ent rind tOn t OV n -- 1 o th t 1bl1n govornmont there would be on nngry outor 1n Groot Br1to111 1'horo • • 1n ac dttton tho problor ot tho Poloa outolde Poloncl llo 1•00 lndod tllo oor farenco t hat on tho oat orn on-l t al t an tront11 t horo wus a Pol1ab • ' ' or about 150 000 on who hod rour ht ato 41ly ond very bl'avely tor oi r co•u10 10 d1d not bol1ovo thot th1a e y ou W e rocono l 1- d to t ho tranafor or tho 3r1t1sh Gover lllKlnt • a ouppo1•t from tho governMnt with which 1t had aoolt s1noo tho bog1n1ng ot tb o Will' It would be rcga r dod R4 Gn oct o r betrayal of Poland Ao 1$ l'shal Stnlln ond Mr Molotov knew b o hud no poc1al feeling tor tho Polloh oovdrnll10Gt tn London whtoh In nis op1nlon J d bocn foolish at ever1 stnso but a f'or' Oul sot or tro nat'a r ol rocogn1t1on oul l cause tho VCl''1 ltrooto4't eonoeqaonc oo Ho po1nto4 out that t he grour forming tho n'lw 1wovl3tonal govarnmont wau only nbont or o y nJ • old r ' Tiffi PRll ' ll lillISTER lll8dO 1 t olonr tho t apoul tng only for Groo t Br'Lte1n 1t would bo said tho t tho • I Britl•h oovor lll Ont bad 31ven nwn eon pletoly on tho tronttera bad accepted tha Soviet v1ow and had oba ptoned it 'l'o breulc 1togotbor with tho la· 1i'ul gov rnmont ot ol11ml '1'h1ch had booti r ooodn1v o I duriov all thoao tivo yoat' i ot r -aould hn nn aot r tbJoct to TOP SE JRRT l t • ·•' w • r't •i Ii' ' t ' ' 'I TOP BECRE'l' - 12- PebrUJU'y 8 1946 the ao1t 1evere or1t1o1em ln rnglaDd It would bo 1aid tba t we did not know what vae going on in Polandthat wo could not enn get an1one 1n there to rlnd out what waa golng on·e n that ve bad aaooptcd ln toto the view or the Lublln govern aent Great Britain vould bo ohat-aed vlth toraaklng the oau e or Poland and ha vaa bound to eay tha t the deb•te• 1n Parl1n ent would be moat palnl'ul P Cd he 1Rbt Add moot 4anseroue to Alllod un1 ty He added tnn t nl l the above «As on tho auppoo1t1on 1 1 at they al@t find 1t poael le to agree to Mr Molotov ' o roposal le oo ld lf they wore to g ive up the London govorn ent lt muot be evlaont tbAt' a now otart b d been made on both cldon from equal tora1e Jlefo1'a suo11 trnnsfar or reoo nl tlon ll1o Ko Jeaty• e Ooverruaent would have to bo oonv1nood that o new govern i cnt represente tlvo or the l'oll•h people had been created pledged to an elootlon on the baa1e or unlvereal eurrerage by oecret ballot with the part1cipat1on of nll demoor t1o po rtiee nnd tbe right to put up tbel - cendlclates Whan auob elect1one wero bold 1n Poland be said Great Brltnln vouJ d on lute the gover1111ent whloh ocergee without regard tor th Poli eh government 1n London Be conoludod nth the etatoment that it la the interval before •uch electlone that la dlJ'tlc lt and alarulng MR MOLOTOV suggested that perhape the tAlkG ln Moecov mJ ght give some result but 1t wae very dlftloult to diaquaaion the rollsh question vlthout p11rt1o1pat1on wlth •'the Pole - •' • •• THE PRil E MlNIS £l' reoutrlced 1t ' ' trightfully important that agroeoont should be roaohod on the 'q uestion 11nd tl lat we shoul d part ovor n olgncd ogreo- aent Tlllt PJU SlD Ni' a1 1 we were all agrood on the ne001•ity ot tree olaotions Bnd that tho only problem vae bow Polsn d wae to be governed 1n tbc 1nterv11 l• ltARSBt L STALil-l aald that be had hoa r d OOIIIJ lalnts rro• tho Prime 111n1ster t he Ju ao 1nroraat1on 1n rot ard to the altuatlon ln Poland llr Ohurchlll could 11ot tble TO SZCl ET t • TOP 8li C IE I' • • • -13- i'abru u- 8 1945 get th1e 1111'ormat1on and he d1d not ••e vllJ Great Br 1ta1n and the United States G uld not tend their ovn people 1nto Poland Be aa1d 1n regsrd to the populo r1ty ot the Provloion a l Government he could e IIIJ'I the oonterenoe that people runn1nt the government were populnr The throe loaders Beirut O1ubltn Moraw• k1 and Rola- Zamyerekl hAd not rled rrom Poland but bad stayed on 1n Wsrsaw nd hnd oome rom the undersround It ls necessary to beAr ln 1nd the p • yoholoay ot people undel ' oocup11t1on--the1r eyn pathl e• are w1th thone who 1 tnyod and not wlth thoAo who loft the oountry Ma renal sta11n sal th• t h Hd not ola1m that tho man 1n the 1'rov1o1on11l Oov rnmont were gan1uooa--lnde•d lt 1t 1G i oso11 l• tltat thore olevoror people i n tho Polish govornmont 1n ond n-he dld not know l er hapo the feel1nt or tho Poll oh people 1n thla reopoot was sou ewhot p1·1 1t1v but 1 t exists 1rhat p11zzles tl a Polls I peo1 l• 10 AA t a great •vont--the llheratl on or thelr country by the Red A l' ay hae ooc lrred Thie chDnges tho wontallty ot the people For many yes rs tr e l'ol•• had hated the Rua•l an• and with reason since three t12oa the Czar1 • t r vera ent had part1c1pated 1n tho par ti t1onln ot Polen Wltb the advar ce or thG 5ov1at troop the liberation or Polll ld hl1d cr nn ed the nlll Ud• or the Polleb peoplo toward RusGla end old roRentaent• h d1• J peared nnd good 111 hnd ta en their place lie aald it wae h1s i preeal on thnt th 1r1v1n out of the Germane by the Red Army had been rcoe1vod by e oleo in tl e l 1ibt or a ureet nntionnl holldsy The people had been ourprl•ed that t h e Polieh governiuont lr London hnd not h d nny po rt 1n thls ll •at hol1 ltty The lnqu1re 11 We or the ll11tions l -Oounoll 110d l•rovlolonc l G verrunont pa rtlcipatod 1n t his hol1dny but where nr e the London PoloR ' Theae t o olrcuitoto nco• lo y nt the base ot tbo e rent popularity or tho C1010bel O or tbc Prov1e1onal oo -err aent al thoui h they m y not be grant man Ho aald he d i d oot think we oould ignore theaa tnote nor f 1l to t ke l nto recount tho toellng ot tho people r Churchill ¥Orrler that w• wlll leave here wl thout 11n agrecuent ·s'h• t thercrore o ln ve clo • bovo d1ft crent 1 nfon 2'1t1on--thu be 1t aethod thcreroro 'l OP SECRET t • OP SltCRF '1' -14- Febru u-y e 1945 tbererore vollld be to siwmon the Pole• rroa the d1tterent oaApa and to learn frOil tbeOI It vollld ot couree be better 1 rree eleot1ona coUld be held right oft but up to no 1 tbe var baa pre•cnted th1a but tho 411 y is lrQlfin near however vhen euch eleotiona oo'1ld teJ e place onl tho people oould express their new 1n regard to the Provlelonnl Oovernm•nt He aa1d ho eov little dLfrerence between the poe1 t1on or de Gaulle end tbBt or the POlleh FrOVlftlOlltll Government llo1thor had been eleotu l a nd ho could not eay whloh ono enJoyed the r•o tort lei roo 01' popularl ty--yet 1 e all hacl dealt l th d o c ulle and the 8ov1et Government concluded a tronty 1'1 th hlr Why ahoUld o be co d1tferent 1t1 th r-ogord to the l'ol1ah govornment and why could w 1 not do11l w1th a n oolorgod Poll ab 11overnaent Ho 11 dded thn t Ile Onulle bad dona nothing to a rouse popular enthuo1nr 1n '4 heres a the Pol1ab govern ent hau csrr1od out B number or land retorao tbnt bnd been most popular The o1tuot1on lo not ao tragic ne Mr Churoh1ll 1oturod 1t Be telt the a1tuat1on could te aettled lf vo oonoentrated on the casentlal p lnts He osld 1t would bo better to deal v1th the reoonstructlon or the rrovl lon 1 Covorn•ent r a ther than a ttempt to set Up II ne one lie ea14 ho telt Kr Molotov was ri ht nnl rather thAn a pro114ont1ol oo lttec we 1 t roe on 1nereas1nr the Prov1a1onnl Ooverr ent • 'I'll J• lj BJDEN'l' ntkod h0 1 long 1 t would be 1n the Marshal'• op1n1on before electlon• coul6 be held ln Poland • IIA ' SH L STALIN roplled 1 t ialt$h t be pOsRlbl • 1n a month l'OVlded no catastt•opheo onourroc on tho front and tb6 Gormnn• began to beat them •HE PRIV E Ui'IISTER 6Qld or oour •• thtly would veloomo tree elect1oas but would not nok tor lUlythln that vould hnlllJ or m1ll tory op r tlons fW 1'1i£SIDENT proposed t ln t the cis ttar bo ref'e rred to the Foreign Ministers tor stud on4 tn1e vae agreed to ' 'Ht l'l lW TOP SEC £' ' l ' ' 'OP SlCQJ 'f '1' -15- Fobru rr B 1 45 ' • THJ l'RIIO KlNIS'l'io R sald there vae one u1nll aatter he vltbed to brlng up before adJourMeot and that vae the per1od 1c meet1ng or Forolgn H1n1atera e ••ry three 1110nth8 r t PRZS 1 DEm' so ld he wne 1n raver of tblo l ea but he know that Ir Stott1n1u• 1 na very buey with oomo or tho Latln ilJlterlcan countries end ho felt 1t vould be beet to say they would ioeet when neoesonry and not t1x any det1n1te period tor tho meotlngo 'l'HJ l'RIW MllUSo 'E R eald he honed tho C tho 1'1ra t ot these me tlnga could be ln London to which the Prea1dent end Marohal lltnlln 11l t'oed 111 RSWU t 'l'lJ N then sold o hod on• m•1ll l l ltter wh1oh he would lllte to b ing up Ha woul l llko to know what la holdl r1i back the formatlon or o unlflod government ln Yugoelav1a He - ould also lU o to know what wae goln g on 1n O 'eec lie sa1d he l 4d no 1ntent1on or or1 t1ol lni Brltlsr policy thoro but he - ould aerely lllr e to know vbnt was golnz on 'ti L r IJ t HllilS'fSn eald that Greece NOUld tRke n great deal ot tlme to e pla1n am he oUld reaei·ve lt tor the next meeting He cald 1n rey rd to tugoelavla tb at the Klog had been persuaded or even roroed to agree to a resenoy Sw baclc t ac leavtng soon lf ho had not left al ead Y tor Yugoelr v1n to appoint the regei te and torm the government 'l he l'r1111e lU nlete aalcl tll Lt r Eden tells hlm that there are two •light amondments whloh he wlll tako up w1 th Mr Kolo to - to tho ngroc ent rea ched bet ieen Sub11010 nnd Tlto Ho added that bo had always made lt plain bnth privately and publioly that 1t' the King woul not ngree to a regency he ould be b -pasaed He tel t th t 1n regard to the two iuncn lments 1t Marr hal Stalin ho d oald two word to 'l'lto the m11tter would be oettled IIARSUA STALIN repl1ed tb t Tito la a proud Qn and he now wiu a popu1ar head or o ror 1mo and aleht reaent ad•1ce -- THE PRIME Miffll TiJl replied that be felt that Marthal Stalin could rlGk tb1a KAI S W - ' 'OP SECllE'l' ' 'OJ SEORJ X February o 1945 MA1181 hl ST Al Ill ansvcred that he -ae not Af'rn1d 2'11£ PRlllS IIIffISf i saJ d that 1n reg4 '4 to Oreaoe he waa hopeful peace would co • on the b«a1a or 11J 1aat1es • oopt ror thote who ooscltted crlcloo agalnat th• laws or war Be doubted that a government or nll the pnrtleo could be oatnbllshed since they hnted oaot othor eo ciuch H Jll IWU S'UJ N o ud that tho Oroeka hdd not ynt booomo uaed to d1aouns1on and thareforo tboy were outt1ng oaoh othore throats ' J 1 i - · t'•' ' -16-- ' ' r t ' ' ' IE PfllNE MINISTER concluded he would bo glsd to c 1vc lntor aatlon 0 1 Greece Ile cn1d that rooontly Sir Wo lter 01tr1ne nnd f1v membera of the tr deo un1ona hn d aone to Greece and they m1 fnt havo thc1r report Ile na1d tllnt they hail had re th•r o 1•0ugh time ln Orooos and they 1 e -e very muob obllged to Marohnl Stalin ror not havln taken t oo gro t on lntero•t in Greek atto1rs IIARSRAL S l'ALlli re1 eated t '1 Rt llo ha I no lntontlon ot or1t1o1i1ne Br1t1sh·oot1ons there or lnterter1ng 1n Greece but merely vou ld 11ke to knov vhat v a going on the conrerence adjourned untll rour p m tomorrow