President Roosevelt to the Ambassador to the Polish Government in Exile (Biddle), at London46
Dear Tony: Thank you very much for your letter of October 18 regarding Prime Minister Mikolajczyk’s desire to visit me in Washington.
[Page 478]I remember the Prime Minister very well from his previous visit here, and I am looking forward to having the pleasure of seeing him again particularly since I feel it is most desirable when possible to maintain personal contacts between the various leaders of the United Nations.
While I am anxious to see the Prime Minister at the earliest convenient time, I have a rather full schedule for the next two months. Consequently I should prefer, if the Prime Minister is agreeable, to receive him sometime subsequent to the reopening of Congress after the Christmas holidays. I would appreciate it, therefore, if you could explain this to the Prime Minister and ascertain whether it would be convenient for him to delay his visit to Washington until sometime after January 15.
Very sincerely yours,
- Copy obtained from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N.Y. A notation in the margin reads: “Signed original of this letter sent to the Office of the Under Secy. State for delivery.”↩