Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-28
Release Of Polish Men
In Russia Asked by
Government in Exile
Churchill Continues
Efforts to Settle
Diplomatic Rift
BULLETIN.

1o1SOoN -thy.- lie 1OllSll
government-in-exile appealed
today "for the release. of all
Fighting Polish males now on
Soviet soil and in a statement
declared "the Polish govern
ment and nation have no need
to defend themselves from any
suggestion of contact or UNI
derstanding with Hitler"
The statement was issued
after a cabinet meeting, pre-
sumably called to consider
formula to close the Russian
Polish diplomatic break. It
was feared, however, the
statement would heighten the
discord despite it's hope of a
friendly understanding" with
Russia.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April %. - Prime
Minister Churchill called the
Polish Premier and Foreign Min
lister into conference today for
the second day in succession as
he devoted practically all his
time to an effort to straighten
out the diplomatic impas
caused by the rupture of rela-
tions between Russia and Poland
Premier W1adyslaw Sikorski anc
Acting Foreign Minister Count Ed
ward Raczynski were summoned tt
the Prime Minister'S official resi-.
dence at No. 10 Downing street
where Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden also was expected to join ir
the talks.
Russian demands for a purge OF
the Polish government-in-ex In
London or creation of a rival regime
on Soviet soil were expected by some
third party observers in the light Of
criticism Of the government in Lon
don by the Russian press.
Soviet Organization Hinted.
Possibility of creation of Polish
military or political organization In
the Soviet Union was implied in ar
article in IZvestia, Soviet govern
ment newspaper in Moscow, by
Wanda Vasilevskaya, president O
the Union of Polish Patriots"
An Associated Press dispatch from
Moscow reporting on this article
and an editorial in Pravda. Com
munist party organ, on the Russian.
Polish crisis. said:
1T is difficult to see how the
Soviet Union can ever resume rela
tons with the present Polish gov
eminent"
The likelihood that the Polish
quest to the International Rec
Cross for investigation of German
charges that the Russians murdered
thousands of Polish officers at Smoi.
ensk was reported by observers VIII.
are following the Polish Russian
dispute closely.
Seek to Persuade Sikorski.
In any event. the Red Gross in.
veStigation would not have beer
conducted because Russia had mo-
joined in requesting it. Under. Rec
Cross rules all interested partie!
must join in a request.
1t is believed that Mr.. Churchill
and others sought to persuade
Sikorski to withdraw the request q!
the first step toward restoring re.
lations.
Both Polish and Russian source!
today appeared to incline to the
idea that relations between the two
countries had been suspended
rather than definitely broken off.
Official Polish quarters regarded
suspension as the proper tern
for the present relationship, ant
Russian sources said that descrip
ton seemed more accurate"
Envoy Not Given Passport.
Unofficial reports from Londor
yesterday declared the Polish Am
bassador at Moscow. Tadeusz Ro
mer, had not been given his pass.
port, as is customary when a breal
in relations occurs.
So far as is known the suspended
relations create a precedent in dip.
lomatic history. and the Polish gov.
eminent in exile at London wa.
said to be querying Romer for Ugh,
on the situation.
The British cabinet reviewed the
Russian-Polish controversy at a SEES.
sion last night.
Russian Request Lacking,
Red Cross Refuses Probe