Refugees from Poland Well Treated in Russia; Polish Government Welcomes Jewish Aid

A detailed picture of how refugees from Poland, both Jews and Poles, are being treated by the Soviet authorities is given today in Dziennik Polski, official organ of the Polish Government-in-exile.

Emphasizing that the release of interned refugees is still going on in Siberia and other distant parts of Russia, the Soviet correspondent of the official Polish newspaper states that all released internees are being transported to various localities in Kazakstan. Each internee, the correspondent writes, is supplied by the Soviet authorities with food for two weeks when starting out on the journey. The refugees are all transported in heated trains and are treated well by the Russian population.

In London today the Polish government expressed its appreciation for the relief work on behalf of Polish citizens in Russia which is being conducted by the Polish Jewish Relief Fund and by the Council of Polish Jews in Britain. Acting Foreign Minister Edward Raczynski, in a message to the Polish Jewish organizations, stated: “I am sure that the work of your organizations will be of very considerable assistance to the needy Polish citizens in Russia. I sincerely hope your generous initiative will meet with an equally generous response.”

Dr. Josef Grosfeld, former Polish charge d’affaires in Moscow, wrote the Jewish groups: “I have noticed your appeal to the Jews of Great Britain to support the Polish population in the USSR with the greatest pleasure and appreciation. The difficult living conditions of those deported have been aggravated by the war and can only be altered by outside aid and assistance. I consider your appeal an important manifestation of your solidarity with the Polish nation in its efforts to alleviate the sufferings of our deportees.”