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Major General Clayton Bissell order the destruction of information that was evidence to the Soviet Union 's role in the massacre of thousands of Polish people in Katyn Massacre . During the 1951–52 investigation Bissell defended his action before Congress , contending that it was not in the US interest to embarrass an ally whose forces were still needed to defeat Japan .




Information from this article was used from Katyn Massacre article. Van Vliet Report (reconstructed and discussion of), last accessed on 19 December 2005