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Poland: Escape of Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, Former Prime Minister

15 Aug 1947

A file of correspondence and reports concerning the escape of Deputy Prime Minister Stanisław Mikołajczyk from Poland. Documents include a report of a conversation with Mikołajczyk in which he described his reasons for escape, Russian control of Poland, his method of escape, and his future intentions; correspondence and reports concerning the arrangements for Mikołajczyk’s escape, and also the escape of several of his colleagues and associates; letters addressing American assistance with the escapes; a report recommending that Mikołajczyk be allowed access to the press; discussion of the reaction of the Polish émigré community; correspondence on methods of deceiving the Polish government about the methods used to escape; and a selection of press coverage of the defections, including speculation about the methods used.
united kingdom politics refugees poland united states of america germany czechoslovakia foreign policy international relations transportation romania sweden great britain cold war england allies defectors deception security service secrecy winston churchill leakage of information foreign office orme sargent intelligence operations escape permanent under-secretary's department press reports rumours stanisław mikołajczyk
Collection ID
FO1093
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Czechoslovakia England Germany Great Britain Poland Romania Sweden United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
FO 1093/445/2
Document Types
Correspondence Report
File Reference
FO 1093/445
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0445.002
Keywords
Defectors Transportation Press Reports Leakage Of Information Refugees Politics Deception Secrecy Rumours Allies Foreign Policy Escape
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department Security Service
Pages
84
Persons Discussed
Winston Churchill Orme Sargent Stanisław Mikołajczyk
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Operations International Relations

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