„Przygotowanie pokoju”. Zadania polskich placówek dyplomatycznych w zakresie tematyki traktatu pokojowego z Niemcami
„Preparation of Peace”. Tasks of Polish diplomatic posts in regard to peace treaty with Germany

Summary/Abstract: VICTORY OVER GERMANY in 1945 was connected with the necessity of finding solutions that would form a new European reality. The United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union made an arbitrarily decision on German future, although Poland did not want to give up deciding German matters. Polish standpoint on German problem was prepared by Bureau of Congress Works (Biuro Prac Kongresowych) that worked between 1945 and 1948. In order to prepare that standpoint properly Bureau along with Preparation of Peace department proposed Foreign Office to attach diplomatic posts to the project. Their main task was to collect information about particular countries’ opinions on a German matter. Embassies and diplomatic posts did their best to fill in the will of Foreign Office. The number of materials suggests that the Ministry was also very scrupulous. The main problem is the evaluation of the action. Were was the border between real operation and slogans connected with the policy of the Ministry. Results of the action were undoubtedly visible in the activity of Polish diplomacy after the Second World War. One of the success was the participation of Polish delegacy in the foreign undersecretary’s conference in January and February 1947. Only once Poland had an effect in German problem and that was the last time when Polish delegacy had an independent opinion.

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