As a number of American newspapers have already pointed out. this experience demonstrates again that the Communist government has not been able to drive a wedge between the Polish people and their church. that the allegiance of the people still belongs to their religion and to freedom. Nevertheless. the concentrated efforts of the Government to interfere with the church and with the right of the people to practice their religion are cause for deep concern. I was especially incensed at the decision of the Government to take this fight into the area of international relations by restricting the issuance of visas to Americans and Western Europeans who wished to travel to Poland to participate in the millennial observances. and by preventing the Pope and other members of the hierarchy from visiting Poland for this extremely important occasion. When I first read of the governments decision. Mr.