Regensburg, 31 July 1946
My Dear Doctor Snegireff
I wrote to you 10 months ago but my letter must have never reached you, as I did not hear from you. As you can see, I am still liaisoning with the Americans. Thank you very much for the Bronze Star, which I got a year ago.
My wife joined me from Poland last October with my 7 ˝ years old son. We are living now in Regensburg. You can imagine how happy I am to have them wit me. I always remember your words and I think of you every night.
My position here is difficult and delicate and it is an excellent school for a diplomat. You can imagine that I’ll never be able to cooperate with the present regime in my country. We -- (reactionary London) are still recognized by the US, but I do not believe that it will last long. Some months ago I have [sic] approached several times by Warsaw to declare my loyalty, but I always answered that belonging to a Polish unit and being an officer I am not prepared to make political declarations.
The future however looks rather dark and I did not make any arrangements for future life. At present I got only British visas for my family, but later I would rather like to emigrate out of Europe.
It would be a great pleasure to hear from you. Jean B. and I are often speaking about you. I am not going to be sentimental, but I would like to assure you how much I value the friendship that you have shown me.
With best regards—yours
Jan A. Hempel
P.S. What would be the possibility to join UNO and work again for my Poles?