Evening star., 1940-03-30
Reich Threatens
Further u. ).
Disclosures
More Startling
BuIIitt Papers
Are Promised
Ry LOUIS p. LOCHNER,


Associated Press Foreign Correspondent
BERLIN, March 30.-The 16 docu-
ments which the German Foreign
Office published yesterday as finds"
In the archives of the Polish Foreign
Office were only cheap wine" COM
pared with costly vintages yet to
follow, an authorized German
source asserted today.
1t was intimated that the German
government was in possession of
direct communications by the United
States Ambassador to Paris, William
c. Bullitt. and others.
officials were non-COmmlttal
about the date of publication of the
next batch of documents. The
definite impression was given, how
ever that Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop and his lieutenants
are merely waiting for some one in
the United States to furnish the
occasion
Bible Story Is Cited.
Citing the Bible story of Jesus
conversion of water into wine, the
authorized source observed:
American statesmen must not 60
out on limb and try to put yes
terdays publication off with the re-
mark that these were after all the
opinions of Polish ambassadors as to
what American policy is.
Remember how at Cana the ruler
of the feast complained to the bride
groom for keeping the best wine un-
til the end. Maybe that's what were
doing
Newsmen Inspect Documents.
Foreign Office officials invited
foreign correspondents to inspect
closely the original documents OF
which copies were released yester-
DAY.
Examination showed that the
documents offered as reports by
Count jerry Potocki, Polish ambassa-
dor to Washington to Warsaw on
conversations with Mr.. Bullitt. invari-
ably were written on a rather heavy
paper Watermarked with the mono
gram MP. under which were the
words "Papier : Lettres." under
which in turn was the word Mir
koW"
The reports attributed to Count
Edward Raczynski, Polish Ambas-
sador to London, which told of al
legged conversations with the Amerl-
can Ambassador in London, Joseph
P. Kennedy, were on a paper water
marked "Waterton Bond
Those attributed to julius Lu-
kasiewicz, Ambassador to Paris, al
so said to have reported on con-
versations with Mr.. Bullitt, were on
paper of English or American
origin, Watermarked extra strong"
Marginal Notes on Documents.
The first pages of practically
every document bore an imposing
array OF signatures of various Polish
officials, each using a different col
ored pencil. Often marginal notes
of some length were made by some
one examining the document. Also
there were frequent underScorlngs
of sections considered important.
Release of the Polish find" so alb
sorbed public attention that the
speech of Russian Premier-Foreign
Commissar Vyacheslaff Molotoff be-
fore the Soviet Parliament last
night. concerning which there had
been great expectations in Germany,
went almost unnoticed.
Authorized sources contented
themselves with saying that Ger
many fully agrees with Molotoff's S
arguments and is we'll satisfied.
Especially his references to at
tempts by western powers to draw
Russia to their side were received
with satisfaction.
"Ominous Role" Laid to L. s.
The German press in displaying
the Polish documents accused United
States diplomats of playing IAN ON
inous role" in European affairs.
Comment on the documents,
which the German Foreign Office
said last night had been uncovered
in the secret archives of conquered
Poland, pushed other news into the
background as the, morning papers
blamed American diplomacy in
great measure 1OI lIe outbreak OF
the European conflict
Principal targets CT the Nazi press
harrage were Mr.. Bullitt, Mr.. Ken
nedy and Anthony j. DreXel Biddle,
jr. American Ambassador to Poland.
All three. as we'll as President
Roosevelt, were mentioned in the
documents. They consisted brima-
rily of confidential reports in
which Polish ENJOYS in Washington,
Paris and London were purported to
have outlined for their government
the views of American diplomats in
Europe.
Adolf Hitler's Voelkischer Beo-
bachter, which was particularly out
spoken in it's editorial comment,
characterized as amazing" the dis
closures of the alleged activities of
the American Ambassadors to Lon
don. Paris and Warsaw in the tense
days before the outbreak OF hostili-
ties
These three gentlemen-first of
all Mr.. Bullitt in Paris" the news
paper said, virtually made it
point OF honor to swing the still
seemingly repugnant elements in
the London government toward
adapting Polish desires and there
by bringing Europe closer to war"
Asserting that Mr.. Kennedy and
Mr.. Bullitt had played an "ominous"
part in pre-war policies rejecting
"the irrevocable desire of the West
ern democracies to finish National
Socialist Germany by war" the
Voelkischer Beobachter asked.