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which I have given a few glimpses in my book The
Curtain Falls, were some of the most prominent
figures of the Second World War. It was the Allied
Supreme Commander, General Eisenhower, who, in
his headquarters outside Versailles, explained to us
his views on postwar problems in his powerful and
concise manner. Also there was the American
Ambassador in London, John Winant, one of the
mostgenuine people I have met, obviously a man of the
highest capacity and in addition, a person with a
strongly idealistic and deeply humane spirit. His
personnel loved him, a member of his embassy staff
told me, despite the fact that occasionally his
methods were somewhat original. When working, he
could wake his secretary in the middle of the night
and ask him to fetch a cigar from the room next
door. When, in the autumn of 1947, he took his life
under circumstances thus far unexplained, a man
was lost who had given more than most. My own
impression during the long conferences I had with,
him was that his entire efforts were directed toward
helping and being of service to other people.
Various people pointed out to us that it would
be particularly important to start Swedish relief
work in Poland after the war. This was confirmed
when we contacted the Polish government in London
after our trip to Paris. The Polish representatives
pointed out that Sweden could perform an important
task in Poland by organizing centers for displaced
persons. It was stressed that it would be of great
help to displaced Poles and accelerate their
repatriation. We were informed that about 3,900,000 Poles
were living outside the borders of their country at
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