At the same time that the troops of the 79th Guards Division and the 3rd Polish Division had successfully crossed the Vistula and quietly advanced towards Warsaw, Mikletsik arrived in Moscow by plane in London with a delegation of members of the Polish government-in-exile.

Molotov, on Stalin's orders, with a group of members of the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs, greeted the delegation at the airport. Seeing that the plane was stopped, the cabin door was opened, and the gangway was placed, Molotov hurriedly walked through the cabin door.

The first to come out of the cabin was Mikletzyk, the prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile, who was surprised to see Molotov personally bring someone to meet him, and he thought that it would be good for the Soviet side to send at most a staff member to pick him up, but who knew that it was actually the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs who personally came to greet him.

He reached out and shook Molotov's hand and said with a smile: "Hello, Your Excellency the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, I am the Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile, Mikleiczyk, and it is a pleasure to meet you here. ”

"Hello, Your Excellency Prime Minister!" Molotov said in a polite and rustic tone: "On behalf of the Soviet government, I welcome you and your delegation!" ”

After Mikleizik and other members got off the plane, he introduced Molotov one by one. After Molotov heard this, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he really said it in his heart, the foreign minister, the finance minister and the defense minister of the exiled government came. After shaking hands with these dignitaries, he politely said to Mikleizik: "Your Excellency, the car is ready for you, please get in the car!" ”

Molotov followed Mikletzik and his party to the Foreign Ministry, and after a short break, formal negotiations began. Molotov did not go around in circles with Mikletsyk, but said straight to the point: "Your Excellency, the battle for the liberation of Warsaw is about to begin, and I would like to hear your views." Who are you going to command the uprising, and how will your government get along with the Polish National Liberation Council after the war? ”

In response to Molotov's question, Mikleitsik thought for a moment and then replied decisively: "Your Excellency the People's Commissar, we have been preparing for an uprising in Huasha half a year ago. I think it would be most appropriate for Komorowski to command the uprising, since he had been in Warsaw and knew the situation better than anyone else. ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then said with an embarrassed expression: "As for the relationship with the Polish National Liberation Council? I think we can sit down and talk about what kind of cooperation we can do in a way that is beneficial to both sides. ”

After hearing Mikletzyk's reply, Molotov frowned and said solemnly: "Your Excellency, I don't think you heard my question clearly, I ask you how you will get along with the newly formed government after the war. ”

After waiting for Molotov to finish speaking, Mikleiczyk laughed dryly twice, and then said: "Your Excellency People's Commissar, I would like to remind you of a question, our government-in-exile in London is the only legitimate government of Poland, and as for the Polish National Liberation Council established a few days ago, I believe that the Polish people are not willing to accept it. Therefore, the relationship between us and them can only be that of a superior and a subordinate leader. Of course, this is a special time, and in order not to affect the process of liberation of Warsaw, we can consider limited cooperation with the other side. ”

For more than an hour, the two sides engaged in a verbal debate over who would become Poland's legitimate government after the war. But in the end, there was an unhappy breakup.

After reading the transcript of the talks handed to him by Molotov, Stalin said with a stern expression: "Comrade Molotov, if, according to what Mikletzyk said, after we have liberated the whole of Poland, there will be a government representing the interests of the bourgeoisie, this is contrary to our original intentions. ”

"Yes, Comrade Stalin." Molotov, who was also angry at Mikletsyk's stubbornness, said to Stalin: "I think that once Warsaw is liberated, the government led by Mikletsyk will be there, announcing to the whole world that they are the only legitimate government of Poland." We cannot tolerate the fact that the Polish National Liberation Committee, which was in Lublin, became an illegal organization. ”

When Stalin heard this, he picked up the phone and dialed Antonov and asked: "Comrade Antonov, do you have any latest intelligence from Rokossovsky?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Stalin." Hearing Stalin's question, Antonov hurriedly replied: "I have just received a report from Rokossovsky that his 79th Guards Division and the 3rd Polish Division are already in Foxiao, have successfully crossed the Vistula River, and are passing through the forest area and approaching Warsaw quickly. If nothing happens, they will enter the city of Warsaw before dark tomorrow, with the help of Krajov's army. ”

"I see." After Stalin finished speaking, he hung up. He looked at Molotov and said, "Comrade Molotov, did you hear everything?" Rokossovsky's troops had successfully crossed the Vistula and were approaching Warsaw, preparing to support the upcoming uprising in the city. ”

"Comrade Stalin," Molotov said as soon as Stalin finished speaking: "When I was in Lublin, I heard Marshal Rokossovsky say that as long as our troops can enter the city of Warsaw, then the chances of success of the uprising will be greatly increased. But now it seems that if our army helped the Polish people to liberate Warsaw, it would not be a good thing for us, because it would be a great help to the government-in-exile of Mikleiczyk. ”

"Yes, Comrade Molotov, you are right." Stalin approvingly: "The German forces in Warsaw are now weak, and as soon as our troops enter the city, the chances of a successful uprising will be greatly increased." But in this way, it was cheaper to have a Polish government-in-exile with Mikleiczyk as prime minister. ”

"We must not allow a government representing the interests of the bourgeoisie to control the city of Warsaw, which our commanders and fighters have captured after a bloody battle." After expressing his position, Molotov made his own proposal to Stalin: "Do you think you should immediately call Rokossovsky, tell him about the situation here, and ask them to change their original battle plan?" ”

"Zhukov, as a representative of the base camp, is at Rokossovsky at the moment." Stalin thought for a moment and then said: "You should send him a telegram, tell him what is going on here, and tell them that if necessary, we can cancel the plan to send troops to Warsaw, and let the Krajov army and the Germans fight to the death." ”