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’Hello, Ada to discuss with the senator Could you arrange an earlywith him?’

’I’m afraid he’s out of town today, Mr Rosnovski I know he’ll be glad to speak with you as soon as he returns on Thursday I’ll ask him to call you direct Can I tell him what it’s all about?’

’Yes As a Pole you will be interested I’ve heard reports from reliable sources that the US authorities in Germany assisted in the return of displaced Polish citizens to territories occupied by the Soviet Union, and that many of these Polish citizens were then sent on to Russian labour camps and have never been heard of since’

There was a moment’s silence from the other end of the line

’I’ll brief the senator on his return, Mr Rosnovski,’ said Ada’

The senator did not get in touch with Abel on Thursday Nor did he try on Friday or over the weekend On Monday ain, Adam Tornaszewicz answered the telephone

~Oh, yes, Mr Rosnovski’ Abel could ale for you He’s been very busy, you knoith all the eress recesses He asked me to let you know that he’ll call back just as soon as he has a spare moment’

’Did you give hie?’

’Yes, of course He asked me to assure you that he felt certain the ru anda He added that he’d been told personally by one of the joint Chiefs that American troops had orders not to release any of the DPs under their supervision’

To a carefully prepared statement, and Abel sensed that he had encountered the first of those closed doors

Senator Douglas had never evaded him in the past

Abel put down the phone and dialed the number of another senator who did ment on anybody

Senator Joseph McCarthy’s office ca