The article analyzes the activities of the United States Ambassador to the USSR A. Harriman within the framework of the Moscow Commission for the formation of the provisional Polish government from February to June 1945, where he was a member along with the British Ambassador to Moscow A. Clark Kerr and the Soviet People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs V. Molotov. The main motives, views and tactics of the negotiation process of the American ambassador, their influence on the policy of the United States towards Poland in the first half of 1945, the direct solution of the Polish question and the development of the international situation are examined. The conclusions about the significant influence of Harriman’s activities on the formation of the Provisional Government of National Unity of Poland are substantiated. During the negotiations, the American ambassador enjoyed significant independence, which ultimately significantly influenced their outcome, and also shaped the subsequent tactics of using economic mechanisms in resolving the Polish issue. All the results achieved during the negotiations were palliative in nature and had a fundamental impact on the genesis of the Cold War.
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