SENSATIONAL TRIAL

Chronicle (Levin), 4 January 1947, Page 8

SENSATIONAL TRIAL

BRITlSir ClFLOMAT INVOLVEB Received Friday, 8.25 p.m. " KEW YQRK, Jan. 2. The State 'Departiftent has n-eceived word of a sensatiotial trial open ing at Wai'saw involving dircctly tlie British Anibassador, Mr. Victor GavendishBentittck, in an alleged conspitacy tg, overthrow the Polish Government, says Xana's Washington correspondent, Kobert Alleu. Bentinek, according. to information received at Washington, will be accnsed of being linked With aild ilnancing the illeg'ai activitie's oi Gottnt Esawery-Grodiolski, an alleged undergt'ound leader and agent of General Anders. Groeholski ^vill be c.hatged with a number of olfetices in clliding eollaboration with the Germans and mtirder of several members of the Polish imderground. . • liobert Allen poinls out that Ihe trial has far-reaching international implica tions due to the Polish election set for January 19. Tlie trial also comes 011 the heels of the United States Government 's freeing last week of 37,000,000 dolJars of Polish assets- in United States. Mr. Allen adcls that it is reliabl.v reported that the fttitds were freed after Warsaw had advised Washington and London about Bentinek 's alleged dealings with Groeholski. The Polish Government had sought • for many months to obtain funds. Gonfidential reports from Warsaw indieate that the Polish Govenlinent intends to make a cause eelebre of Groeholski 's trial. Groeholski was originally arrested on October 1 7 in a suburb of Warsaw after Polish security police had liini Under SUrveillance for many months, Mr. Allen eontihues. The police claim that the lirst man to arrive after Groeholski \s ai'rest was Bentinek who had secretlv visited him 011 several other oceasions. The police clauu they have docunientary evidence linking Bentinek deiinitely and directly with the eonspir atorial aetivities oit' Groeholski and assoeiates.J The Polish Govcrnnient has invited Bentinek to testify at tlie trial but because of his diplomatie-status, he caunot be coinpelled to do so.