Emanuel Szerer, one of the two Jewish deputies in the Polish National Council, was received today by Polish Premier Stanislaw Mikolajozyk with whom he discussed measures to rescue the Jews of Poland.
Szerer submitted to Mr. Mikolajczyk a four point rescue program providing that:
1 – In view of the extreme danger in which the surviving Polish Jews find themselves, the government work out an effective plan for their rescue.
2 – The Polish Government approach other Allied nations to enlist their cooperation in the carrying out of any measures decided upon.
3 – The rescue plan be submitted to the European Commission established by the Moscow Conference to decide Allied policy in liberated Europe.
4 – An inter-governmental body be formed with the sole function of rescuing any section of the population in occupied Europe which is threatened with extermination.
The other Jewish deputy, Dr. Ignacy Schwartzbart, saw Polish Defense Minister Marjan Kukiel to discuss the position of Jews in the Polish forces in Great Britain and the Near East. There have been persistent reports of discrimination by Polish military authorities against Jews in their commands. Dr. Schwartzbart also saw Foreign Minister Tadeuz Romer concerning the situation of Polish Jews in Russia.
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