215:, acting as a "connector" of great value. The diplomats were fond of him, politicians trusted him and even officers of the allied command, normally reluctant with civilians, liked him. The Polish ambassador in Algiers, Kajetan Morawski, was surprised to find that Aleksander, for whom nothing was sophisticated or good enough in Paris, was accepting all the inconveniences in Algiers with cheerfulness and a good mood. Morowski found that for all of Aleksander's cosmopolitan background, (He spoke fluently French, German, English, Russian, Italian and Spanish, and adapted easily to any of those cultures), he had very strong feelings for Poland and was very much a patriot. He was energetic and bustling, and very much preferred to talk than fulfill his bureaucratic duties. When the Germans left Paris, the Polish Embassy was reopened with Kajetan Morawski as ambassador. Aleksander served Morawski as Counseler of the Embassy from 1944 to 1945. The war ended and the Western Powers gave into
259:. He tried mediating between American funds and underinvested Spanish companies. Though a good mediator, he was not a good businessman. He was very generous, loved to live life and did not count its value in a monetary sense. Always impeccably dressed, he escorted some of the well-known socialite ladies of the day such as Mrs Margaret Biddle. Aleksander died in Madrid on June 26, 1956, due to cancer, and was buried in the Cementerio de San Justo.
105:. He was then sent as a student to the school of technical squadrons (Szwadrony Techniczne) located in the "Kosciuszkowski" sapper training camp. He graduated with excellent grades and became an instructor. Alexander was then commandeered to the II unit of the Army Staff (Intelligence). He left the regiment in October 1920 to continue his studies. He graduated from the
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tracing their lineage to the 15th century. Originally known as Graf von der Mohl, the name was shortened to Mohl in order to make it sound more Polish. Aleksander's father was Count (
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