Polish FilesMain MenuHomepageWelcome to this curated selection of digitized archival materials on Poland housed in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Archive and digitized by the UT Libraries.Box 200Below you can find short descriptions of each of the folders in this box. Click on each folder to see a more detailed description.Box 201Below you can find short descriptions of each of the folders in this box. Click on each folder to see a more detailed description.Key DocumentsA curated selection of key documents from Box 200 and Box 201 of the Polish Archive.UT CREEESf1567cf04c35a5383a1e5c6f992ee20ec474e210
Memorandum Regarding Jews in Poland
1media/3. Memorandum Regarding Anti-Semitism in Poland_thumb.jpg2022-04-05T18:59:21-07:00UT CREEESf1567cf04c35a5383a1e5c6f992ee20ec474e210400641Memorandum to President from Nicholas Kazenbach concerning the status of Jews in Poland and recommending Attorney General be prepared to admit refugees from religious persecution in Poland.plain2022-04-05T18:59:21-07:00UT CREEESf1567cf04c35a5383a1e5c6f992ee20ec474e210
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12022-02-20T20:55:23-08:00Folder 35Contains documents on internal Polish affairs, especially anti-semitism, the military, and potential instability.plain2024-03-08T10:35:45-08:00Folder 3 (24 documents) Sept. 1967 - May 1968
This folder covers a variety topics, mainly regarding the Polish military and anti-semitism in Poland. Specific topics include: An internal plot to remove Polish Defense Minister and purge Jews from Party Central Committee; a special report on Poland’s shifting position in the Soviet Bloc; concerns about a potentially revolutionary situation in Poland, with tenuous similarities to the 1956 revolt; denial of visas to American citizens, especially journalists and those with Jewish-sounding names; Rumours of Soviet troop movements in Poland and potential Warsaw Pact action against Czechoslovakia, although there was scepticism that the Soviets would actually intervene; reports on rising anti-semitism in Poland and recommendations that U.S. accept Jewish refugees from Poland, with concerns about potential ramifications of doing so; and a special report on Polish training exercise with missile brigade.