U.S. published over a
thousand pages of documents from the archives of the various U.S.
agencies regarding the execution of Poles at Katyn in 1940, according to
the website of the Embassy of Poland in Washington.
"I sincerely hope that the new collection of documents ... would be a valuable source of material for scholars, researchers, journalists, experts and public opinion at large. We also believe that it will pave the way for full and comprehensive declassification of all documents of the crime" - said in the statement.
Historians, in particular, are hoping to find evidence that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about the non-participation of the Germans to death Poles, although publicly defended the opposite point of view in the hope of helping the Soviet Union in the war with Japan.
Collection of documents in addition to the various U.S. agencies contains photos area near Katyn, maps, documentary films.
Polish Embassy in Washington with members of Congress Marcy Kaptur also appealed to the authorities of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and other countries and call "fully declassify and publish all documents relating to the offense."
The Polish side had previously appealed to the Strasbourg Court, expressing its dissatisfaction with the investigation conducted by Russia's 70-year-old. In April, the court found Russia had violated Article 3 (prohibition of torture) of the European Convention on Human Rights, considering that the Russian authorities did not provide some of the applicants enough information about the fate of their relatives. In this case, the judge did not rule on the complaint of a violation of Article 2 (right to life). In July, the decision was appealed.
"I sincerely hope that the new collection of documents ... would be a valuable source of material for scholars, researchers, journalists, experts and public opinion at large. We also believe that it will pave the way for full and comprehensive declassification of all documents of the crime" - said in the statement.
Historians, in particular, are hoping to find evidence that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about the non-participation of the Germans to death Poles, although publicly defended the opposite point of view in the hope of helping the Soviet Union in the war with Japan.
Collection of documents in addition to the various U.S. agencies contains photos area near Katyn, maps, documentary films.
Polish Embassy in Washington with members of Congress Marcy Kaptur also appealed to the authorities of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and other countries and call "fully declassify and publish all documents relating to the offense."
The Polish side had previously appealed to the Strasbourg Court, expressing its dissatisfaction with the investigation conducted by Russia's 70-year-old. In April, the court found Russia had violated Article 3 (prohibition of torture) of the European Convention on Human Rights, considering that the Russian authorities did not provide some of the applicants enough information about the fate of their relatives. In this case, the judge did not rule on the complaint of a violation of Article 2 (right to life). In July, the decision was appealed.
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