WARSAW, August 24 - RAPSI. The United States has promised to provide Poland with archive files related to the execution of the Polish officers near Katyn in 1940, the Rzeczpospolita newspaper reports on Friday.

Polish experts hope the documents will shed light on Washington's position on the massacre.

"This is a very important initiative. We will learn what the Americans knew about our officers' slaying," the newspaper quoted Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Boguslaw Winid as saying.

Earlier, Poland filed an application with the Strasbourg court, as it was unsatisfied with Russia's investigation into the events that happened roughly 70 years ago.

On April 16, the court announced its judgment concerning the application filed by the relatives of the executed officers. The court found Russia guilty of violating Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights prohibiting torture, stating that it did not provide the applicants with sufficient information regarding the fate of their relatives.

However, the court was unable to agree with the complaint regarding Article 2 on the right to life. The application against the decision was filed in July.

Winid said the documents received from the United States will be posted online.