Evening star., 1947-04-11
Poland Asked 10 Recall
Aide in Reich Who Hit
AT U. ). in Speeches
Aggressive Remarks Are
Charged to Liuison Chief
At Army Headquarters
BY the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, April 11.-The
United States Army today asked
Polish authorities for the "im-
mediate recall" of the chief of
the Polish liaison section at
tached to United States Army
headquarters for "aggressively
anti United States speeches"
The request was sent by 1t. Gen.
Clarence r. M. Huebner, European
command chief of staff, to the chief
of the Polish military mission, AL
lied Control Authority, Berlin.
The text of Gen. Huebner's let
ter was as follows:
IT regret that circumstances
prompt me to request the immedi-
ate recall of Col. Tadeusz Podwy-
socki, chief of the Polish liaison
section accredited to this head
quarters.
Attacked U. S. Three Times.
my attention has been drawn
to the fact that three times in the
course of an evening, Col. Podwy-
socki, in the presence of num-
ber of Allied officers, made aggres-
sively anti-United States speeches.
This expressed attitude is. of
course, unbecoming an Allied off,
Ger, particularly when in the posi-
ton occupied by Col. Podwysocki.
and cannot be tolerated by this
headquarters.
II consider it most unfortunate
to have to communicate with you
on subject of such disagreeable
nature. However, feel confident
that you will understand the cir
cumstances which make this action
necessary"
Col Anthony Drexel Biddle, chief
of the American Army's Allied con-
tact section, which has close rela-
tions with foreign missions attached
to Army headquarters, said the re-
quest for recall was the first such
incident he remembered in his long
career as an American emissary.
Huebner May Elaborate.
Col. Biddle said he could give no
details of the "anti-United States"
remarks attributed to Col Podwy-
socki. He said he did not know
whether the speeches were made at
informal or formal gatherings in
Frankfurt.
1t was expected, however, that
Gen. Huebner would elaborate on
the case at routine press confer
ence later today.
Col Podwysocki headed Polish
liaison section of five officers and
several enlisted men.
The mission handled all matters
pertaining to Polish nations in the
American zone of Germany. Eleven
additional Polish personnel are en-
gagged in the repatriation of Polish
displaced persons, of which there
are almost zoe, 900 in the zone.
The Polish mission disclosed that
Col. Podwysocki already had left
Frankfurt. He departed about 10
days ago for Poland, a member of
The mission said.
knowledge of Speeches Denied.
Polish officials, however, denied
any knowledge of American
speeches by Col. Podwysocki. Maj.
Jan Klemczak, his aide, said the
American request was an utter sur
prise"
Mai. Klemczak said the chief rep
resentative's departure for Warsaw
was for the purpose of routine re-
port that he had planned to return
to Frankfurt toward the end of
April. Col. Podwysocki has been at
tached to American headquarters
since September "a, 1916.
A high American source said anti
American statements by Col. Pod
wysocki were made at an informal
gathering of Allied officers, adding
that Gen. Huebner's demand for the
representative recall was "signifi-
cant in view of the fact that Pod
wysocki represented the Polish For
eign Office and the Polish War
Office"
..It raises the question whether
the officer was representing the pol
icy of the Polish government, the