Message to W. Churchill (Correspondence Vol. 1, No. 321)

After a talk with Mr Mikolajczyk I instructed the Red Army Command to drop munitions intensively into the Warsaw area. A liaison officer was parachuted, but headquarters report that he did not reach his objective, being killed by the Germans.
Now, after probing more deeply into the Warsaw affair, I have come to the conclusion that the Warsaw action is a reckless and fearful gamble, taking a heavy toll of the population. This would not have been the case had Soviet headquarters been informed beforehand about the Warsaw action and had the Poles maintained contact with them.
Things being what they are, Soviet headquarters have decided that they must dissociate themselves from the Warsaw adventure since they cannot assume either direct or indirect responsibility for it.
2. I have received your communication about the meeting with Marshal Tito and Prime Minister Šubašić. Thank you for the information. 3. The successful Allied landing in Southern France is very heartening. I wish them every success.

August 16, 1944