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Władze RP na uchodźstwie wobec sytuacji w Polsce w latach 1971–1975

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The article presents opinions and assessments o f the Polish authorities in exile (the president and the govemment) on the situation o f Poland in the first half of the 70s. The emigration authorities were absolutely against the inhuman actions during the December 1970 workers’ rebellion. The “Polish” London, lacking in information from the country, wrote about hundreds o f people killed and wounded. They were also pointing to the tragic economic situation o f Poland and the economic exploitation by the USSR. Emigration representatives o f the political elites idealised the attitude o f fellow citizens in Poland. In the opinion o f emigrants, the country remained in resistance to the imposed power. The issue o f planned fundraising and rebuilding o f the Royal Castle in Warsaw sparked a discussion in “Polish” London. Recognizing the improvement o f the economic situation and the standards o f living in the following years, it was always underlined that it was prosperity on credit. The subordination and servility o f Gierek’s team towards the Kremlin was also pointed.