EFFECTS OF BERIA S ARREST IN POLAND

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 5, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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Bierut was in Moscow prior to Beria's arrest and Beria instructed the Poles
to keep the case of Bishop Kaczmarek in suspension and not to conduct a
public trial. Beria wanted Kaczmarek released from jail pending further
developments. Beria was also of the opinion that the Spychalski trial
should also be delayed but that Spychalski was to be kept in prison.
Bierut was called to Moscow approximately three to four'days before the
publication of the information that Beria was under arrest. 25X1
not know whom Bierut contacted at that time. Bierut returned to Moscow
after the arrest of Beria and at this time Malenkov and other Soviet
officials told Bierut that Beria's plans concerning Polish trials were not
rea'iistic. Bierut received instructions that the trial of Bishop Kacz-
marek should be conducted as soon as possible and that preparations should
be made for the trial of Spychalski.
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