Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 27107 Hote; DATE: 11-14-2017 Washington,D,C, November 22, 1963 Friday POLISH SUMMARY 2:59 PM AMB EDWARD DROZNIAK to H, ZWIREN: ZWIREN said that tney now we (hs S have def jpite information fhat PRES JOHN F, KEBNEDY is dead no cu » andAy,B JOHNSON is taking over the office of President of the the ww USA. . “medsages Of regret are being received and it is reported that the [suspect is a racists of the extreme right, but he is being questioned by officals and detaiils are not available as yet. DROZNIAK asked that he keep Warsaw informed because they still do not have all the info, Agreed, (rolish) OS/ 3:16pm M, SPALINSKI to his wife asking if she had heard about the we 56 S Presddent's death. She said that she had not aand could not &) believe it. MS said that he must have been shot by a mad \ man, No other comment was made by either. Polish wsh 3:20pm E, DROZNIAK to A, KITA in Chicago telling him to fly the uE G56{s flag at half mast and that they would see what would take place as time went on. Polish wsh 3:15pm H, MALIN of USDS to LEE MEREDITH. Malin is very mournful and Wr (R5 iS) asks how the Poles are reacting to the news. LM says they $) are all very distressed and mantions that this very morning “M, WOJCIK had mentioned that if Jack Kennedy went to Poland his reception would be even greSter than that of R, Nixon, H, Malin is willing tio take bets that the assassin is some type of racist fanatic and that this is the issue on which J, Kennedy was shot. Thereafter HM talks with T. Piwinski and asks how birth certificates and marriage certificates for people may be obtained from Poland. TP says to have the people write to the office of TP at the Polish Embassy. OK, thanks much. ; vhw pats) -Banbaa|staE(sp) of the Washington Evening Star to M, Dobro- ae sielski BS introduces herself and asks if he could give a Hg f2 3. og statement on the death of President Kennedy. . DOBROSIELSKI identifies himself and his position and makes the following statement:" We are terribly shocked and I just talked HXH ; a few minutes ago with the Ambassador and that is our common opinion.. He(the Ambassador) is terribly shocked and considered in . President Kennedy a great man who wanted peace on earth and understanding----well we think it is a terrible thing. We are very sorry for what happened and our deepest sympathy for the family and his nearest and for the country.". OK, and thanks very much | vhw _ Ber 25988) (6) Pagan. Docld: 32318333 Page 5
leased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey_ DATE: 11-14-2017 4:11 PM no ae (8) no cut Aes pm WR WF 25315) 4:35pm We [R5ELS ne (2) Aeu7 om WE ae ~~ rye Washington; D,.c, wii’ s | November 22 1963 POLISH SUMMARY _ | K, MIZI@R to MRS MIZIOR: He advisedthat he will have to stay at the office until about 5:00 PM. Chatter about the the death of PRES KENNEDY and they both express pegret, (Polish) OS/ Mrs. JURASZ calls her husband. He asks whether she has heard the news of the PResident's death, She stated Bhat she had faye They express their shock re the tragedy. He describes the event as a "political tragedy for the world”, (POlish) jrb A. SZUSTER to Z, ANIOLEK asking for E, DROZNIAK. ZA said that he had left for home about 5 minutes before. AS said they would call there, Polish - wsh D, KOFMAN to MR, KAMINSKI(ph) inBaltimore?? who said that there would be no show tonight due to the death of the President. KAMISKI said that he would let DK know later on when another time might be available for the show, Polish wsh AMB EDWARD DROZNIAK to H, ZWIREN; He asked that ZWIREN ada to his story that DROZNIAK sent wires of CONdolance to MRS KENNEDY Rovert KENNEDY and Secy of State DEAN RUSK. - OS/ Polish/ Unid. Female of RCA Communications to first the Duty Man and ‘thenl F, KRAWCZYK. The duty man did not understand her and asked her to call back, but Unid. persisted and finally got to speak with Krawezgk. She explains that she has a radiogram which she believes goes to the White House, but since it is addressed inPolish she wished to be ceetain, as the radiogram came from Poland . She thereupon spelled out the address of the radiogram, which Krawezyk explained to mean, The United States Government in the. Hands of the Highly Respected Mr. Johnson, OK, thanks much, . (polish and English) vhe F, KRAWCZYK calls to E, Drogniak and advises of the call that they received at the Embassy from RCA Communications (see preceding entry) and of the request for a translation of the address. ED does not understand this at first, and begins to tell of the telegrams he has sent to Mrs. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy et al. FK has to re-explain, and indicates that he does. not know where the cable was from in Warsaw, nor whether it was Cyrankiewiczg, Gomilka or whom. ED finally gets the point and says thanks for advising’me. — (Polish) vhv a J eine Sy Co wo, NS siege Pies [2ox- 25526 |{s) Jy Ne L | acra:s2010999 Page 6