860C.01/4–945: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 9—7:31 p.m.]
1101. ReDepts 813, April 7, 7 p.m. In my conversation with Vyshinski this afternoon on other matters, I asked him about rumors that had come to the attention of the Department to the effect that the Soviet Government had brought to Moscow certain Polish underground leaders and were negotiating with them regarding the broadening of the Warsaw Government. Vyshinski scoffed at this and said that the London Poles were proficient in starting rumors. As [Page 208] the British Ambassador has already written to the Foreign Office regarding the disappearance of these leaders, I did not consider that any useful purpose would be served by my taking up this aspect of the question. I have just learned from Clark Kerr that he was called over by Vyshinski earlier in the afternoon and took the occasion to press him for a reply to his letter on the disappearance of these leaders. He reports that he has never seen Vyshinski so ill at ease, that he disclaimed any personal knowledge and states that it was a subject that Clark Kerr must take up with Molotov direct.