Asked whether the forced withdrawal of the American consuls from Warsaw would handicap our relief efforts in Poland, Secretary of State Cordell Hull said today that it was impossible to judge as yet the full effect of the move. He added that whether in Warsaw or Berlin, American relief agencies would have to deal with the German Government.
James T. Nicholson, first American to visit the Lublin “reservation”, will sail from Genoa April 6 and will bring back to America with him a first-hand account of conditions in this and other Polish areas that have been blank spots on the map of Europe, the American Red Cross announced today. Two Red Cross representatives who will replace Nicholson and Wayne C. Taylor in Poland reached Genoa by Clipper today.
The Red Cross released the text of a cablegram from Nicholson after he returned to Berlin following a 12-day tour of Poland, in which he said: “Because of winter and stringent health measures, medical supplies previously asked for need not be augmented at this time. Food shortages partly due to winter transportation difficulties are serious and will become mere serious until next harvest. A general feeding program is indicated or in its absence shipments of condensed milk and canned goods should blockade authorities permit.”
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