lies ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁and ▁most ▁accurate ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁Hol oca ust ▁of ▁European ▁Jews ▁and , ▁through ▁its ▁represent atives , ▁like ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Count ▁Edward ▁R ac zy ński ▁and ▁the ▁cou rier ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Under ground ▁movement , ▁Jan ▁Kar ski , ▁called ▁for ▁action , ▁without ▁success , ▁to ▁stop ▁it . ▁The ▁note ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Minister , ▁Count ▁Edward ▁R acz yn ski , ▁sent ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁the ▁Govern ments ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁den unci ation ▁by ▁any ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁mass ▁ex termin ation ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁aim ▁of ▁total ▁ex termin ation ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁population . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁document ▁sing ling ▁out ▁the ▁suffer ings ▁of ▁European ▁Jews ▁as ▁Jews ▁and ▁not ▁only ▁as ▁citizens ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁countries ▁of ▁origin . ▁The ▁note ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁the ▁Polish ▁Government ▁efforts ▁triggered ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁the ▁Al lied ▁Nations ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁discovered ▁at ▁Kat yn ▁Wood , ▁near ▁Sm ol ensk , ▁Russia , ▁mass ▁gra ves ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Polish ▁officers ▁( the ▁German ▁investigation ▁later ▁found ▁ 4 , 4 4 3 ▁bodies ) ▁who ▁had ▁been