§ 6. Captain W. T. Shawasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give an estimate of the number of Polish citizens in Poland who have been massacred; and whether he can give an assurance that every possible step will be taken by the United Nations to protect and aid the Polish people, particularly as we gave Poland a guarantee before she entered the war?
§ Mr. EdenI am afraid that it is not possible to give any reliable estimate, but there is no doubt that very many thousands of Polish citizens have been the victims of German brutality in Poland. I have no hesitation in giving the assurance mentioned in the second part of the Question. But my hon. and gallant Friend will understand that the aid and protection which we can at present give to the Polish people is limited by obvious physical difficulties. What we can and will do is to press forward as rapidly as possible to final victory and to the liberation of the Polish people.