IV. POLISH COMMUNIST ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN OR AGAINST FRANCE

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V. POLISH COMMUNIST ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING
IN OR AGAINST FRANCE
LIST A - Official Polish Government and Parr Organizations
I. Polska ZJednoczona Partia Robotnicza (PZPR) (Polish Com-
munist Party) - (elements in France.)
II. Repatriation Organizations in Poland.
A. Government Plenipotentiary for Repatriation Affairs.
B. Association for Liaison with Poles Abroad, "Polonia."
III. Ministries and Agencies
A. Commission of State Security - (directs operations
in France)
B. Ministry of Internal Affairs - (supports operations
in France)
C. Ministry of Defence
1. 2nd Department of General Staff (O.II) - (elements
in France).
2. Main Department for Information of General Staff
(GZI
) - (elements in France).
Polska Zbro na (Official organ of the Ministry
of Defence)
D. Ministry of Foreign Trade - (Its representatives in
France).
E. Ministry of Education - (its representatives in the
Paris Embassy).
F. Ministry of Health -,(supports the Polish Red Cross
in France).
G. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1. Polish Military Mission (1945)
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2. Polish Embassy - Paris
a. General Secretariat -- (performs normal
Chancery functions--mail, visas, etc.)
b. Secret Section -- (independent of Ambassador;
responsible for secret and confidential
papers.)
c. Personnel Section -- (responsible for staff
of Embassy and consulates; temporarily
merged with Special Section.)
d4 Special Section - (office of delegate to
UNESCO; supervises staff of consulates
and a].]. Polish organizations In. France.)
e. Political Department - (Political Resident
was assigned to this Department, which
performs only ordinary diplomatic work.)
f. Administrative Section - (not important;
under Junior Attache.)
g. Financial Section -(under Chief Accountant.)
h. Emigration Department - (was responsible for
diplomatic assistance to members of Polish
colony and for matters of repatriation;
now handled by Consulates and Polorbis
Travel Agency.)
I. Social Section (dependency of Emigration'
Department; responsible for all Polish
organizations in France. Headed by in-
telligence officer who in Embassy is
subordinate to Chief, Emigration Depart-
ment. In discharge of duty, comes under
local Party Chief, and as intelligence
officer, under 0.11 Resident.)
Military Attache's Ofice - (normal military
attache reporting.)
Press Office of Military Attache - (col-
lects press reports as a basis of Mili-
tary Attache reports.)
k: Press and Cultural Section - (responsible
for propaganda and publicity organizations,)
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(1) Bureau d'Informations Polonaises (BXP)
(2) Polska Agencja Prasowa (PAP)
(3) Gazeta Polska and successors ,_ (official
Embassy nei.e organ.)
(a) Les Amis de la Gazeta Polska -
(suppressed in 1950.)
1. Education Section -- (controls Polish schools
and includes Schools Instructor who super-
vises schools v;ith assistance of six
inspectors, one attached to each consulate.
Expelled by French Government.)
(1) Schools and associated organizations.
(a) Polish Ly ee In-Paris
(b) Thursday Schools in Paris
(c) Polish "Gymnazium" in Parts
(d) University. at Paris (located at
Polish House)
(e) University at .Lille
(f) Embassy Partn at La Presle-en-Brie
(2) TtfR - (Society of Workers' Universities)
(a) ONTUR -- (Youth organization of TUR)
m. Commercial Department - (was responsible for
commercial operations of Polish Government
and firms in France.)
(1) Official Polish Commercial Firms in France
(a) La Compagnie LOT - (Polish Airline)
(b) Bank "Polska Kasa Opieki" (PKO)
(c) Polskie Biuro Podrozy (Polorb is)
(agent of OBBIS in Warsaw.)
(1) Transtours - (formerly Polorbis;
Agence Maritime et Bureau de
Voyages, Transports et Tourisme.
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(d) SEPIC - (agency for ELEKTRIM in
France.)
(e) POLIMEX
(f) VARIMEX
(g) SPOLEM
(h) Film Polski
(1) SIRIUS (represents Film Polska
In France
(i)I.VITRAME Group - (dissolved and became
CANDY Freres.)
(a) VITRAME - (deals with export of
all goods exported to Poland
purchased under Franco-Polish-
Commercial Treaty.)
(b) SOFRAMI -.(deals with goods pur-
chased in clearance of Polish
credits for coal deliveries,)
PROBUR-FRANCE - (agency for CIECH-
Polish Center for Import and
Export of Chemical Products.)
(l)
2. LANDY FRERES (formerly rITRAME)
.Cl) BOTRANS - (replaced BOT)
(a) La Societe PRAMEL _. (associated
with Landy Freres.)
(b) Societe Pour Immobilies et Fonds
de Commerce (connected with
CANDY, J.M. of Landy Firm)
(c) PINALT - (agency of Landy Freres.)
(d) STGCP - (La Societe Transitoir
de Gerance des Contracts
Polonais;. may be connected with
Landy organization.)
BOT - (Bureau de Reception et de Trans--
port des Surplus Americains.)
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(k) Societe Europeene pour le Commerce
et 1'Industrle
(1) Societe Financtere de 1'Induatrie
Forestiere
(mm) Comptoir Forestier
(n.) CETYLOSE
(o) CENTROZBYT - (connected with Polish
coal industry.)
(p) CELYLOSE
(q) SEFRAN?OL - (Polish Publishing House
in France.)
1.(a) Nowin Polskie - (SEFRANPOL pub-
ication 9 finned January 1954.)
(b) Prze lad Polski we Francji - (tea.
Revue F_ n a jff ranoe;
SEFRANPOL publication; replaced
Ncawiny. Polskie. )
2.(a) Polski Swiat - (SEFRANPOL publi-
ca ona tinned 19 November 1952.
(b) Tygodn Polakor we Franc i
(SETRANPOL pb1Tca ion, anned
2 June 1953.)
(c) Sviat v Illustrac ach - ( nde
. l ustre; SEFRANPOL publication,
successor to 2a and 2ba)
Other Polish Commercial Firms, Organizations!
and Affiliates:.
(a) ROLIMPEX -`Polish Business Firm In
(b) Grau-Bor
(e) NOFOR
(d) TEV?EX
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Societe Anonyme d'Exploration Agricole
7endome Export-Import
Comptoir European d'Export-Import
ZIVA (or ZIP'; entirely devoted to
serving Polish firms: printing, etc.)
(3)
(1) Banque Commercial de 1'Europe du Nord -
(affiliate of PKO.)
(A) ZVP - (Union of Polish Savings Banks
in France.)
Firms Servicing or Mentioned In Connection
with Polish Firms or Organizations in France:
(a) Im rimieries Parisennes Reunies -
Mints papers for SEFRANPOL group
and the Zycie Poiskie.)
(b) OFIMEXPORT - (commercial agency col-
laborating with the USSR and the
Satellites.)
O.F.I.C.E. - (unknown status, men-
tioned in connection with Communist
operations.)
(d) 'Publishers subsidized by PKO
Dunod
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
n. Consulates
(1) Paris
Masson, & Cie.
Centre de Diffusion et de la
Pre sse
Les Editeurs Francais Reunies
L'Humanite
Les Lettree Francaises
Krier, Jacques
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(3)
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(6)
(7)
Lille
Lyons
Strasbourg
Toulon
Marseilles
Metz
o. Polish House (Dom Polski)
p. Polish Book (Ksiazka Polska)
q. Union of Embassy Employees
1. Radio Stations
1. Radio Warsaw
2. Radio Kral
(a) Bulletin of Rpdio Kraj
J. Polish Red Cross, ,Polski Czerwony Krzyz (PCK)
1. Dispensary - Paris
2. Dispensary - Lens
3. Rest Home - Biarritz
4. RKL - Council of Summer Camps
Polish Student Summer Camps in Western Europe
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LIST B - Polish Communist Front Groups and their Publications in
France
I. Organizations with their Publications
A. Parts Communist Francais (PCF) (Polish section)
1. PORADNII - (ostensibly publication of PCF, actually
organ of the PZPR.)
B. Confederation Generale du Travail (CGT) - Polish Section
1. Prawo Ludu - (paper published by CGT.)
2. Centre des Journalietes Professionnels (affiliated
with CGT.)
C. Association of Protectors-of the Border on the Oder and
Nfe iss
D. Amitie Franco--Polonaise
1. Les Amts de la Juenesse Polonaise -- (suppressed in
1950.)
2. Amitle Franco-Polonaise des Jeunes
E. Progressive Catholic Movement
1. Pax Christi
F. Union of the Women of "Maria Konopnlcka" (ZIP) - (suppressed
In 1950.)
1. 1'Union des Femmes Francaises (Polish section)
G. Union of War Invalids (ZIW)
1. Polish Association of War Invalids
H. Association des Combattants Polonais
1. Aide Mutuelle Aux Militaires Polonais
J. Armee Ouvriere Polonaise (Polska Armia Robotnieza)
K. Unite Ouvrier (Workers' Unity; lending library.)
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L. Organization,of Polish Jews (ZZP)
1. Polish-Jews Communist Association at Toulouse
2. Jewish Communist Youth 22. Arrondissement
M. Comite d'Aide et de Defense des Immigres (CAuI')
1. Comite Francais de la Defense des Immigres (CFDI,
same as CADI.)
2. UNIS - (newspaper of CADI/CFDI)
N. Union of Polish Teachers in France (ZNP) (suppressed
in 1950.)
0. Union of Polish Engineers and Technicians (ZIT)
P. Union of Polish Merchants and Artisans
Q. Federation of Polish Immigrants in France
1. Federation des Emigres Polonais (FEP - (suppressed
in 1950.)
R. Union of Settlers and Agriculture Workers (ZORR)
S. Union of Polish Youth "Grunwald" (ZMP.) - (suppressed
in 1950.)
T. Union of Polish Scouts and Guides (ZHP) - (suppressed
In 1950.)
U. Union of Former Members of the Resistance (ZPBURO) -
(suppressed In 1950.)
V. Aid to the Homeland (GPO) -- (suppressed In 1950.)
1. The Independence (organ published by OPO.)
W. Polish Union of Former Members of the International
Brigade in Spain
X. Parti Socialiste Unitaire (PSU)
1. USP (no information available--tnay be identical
to PSU.)
Y. Congress of Foreign Resistants and Volunteers
Z. Engages Voluntaires et Combattants de la Resistance
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AA. Union Generale des Engages Volontaires Etrangeres (UGEVE)
1. U.G.E.F,R.E, - (probably identical to UGEVE.)
BB. Amicale des Socialistes Polonais en France
CC. RNPF (National Council of Poles in France) - (suppressed
in 1950.)
DD, Union of Soviet Patriots In France
II. Communist Publications Not Identified with Specific Organizations
A. Nasz Dziennik
B. Dziennik Wychodzcy
C. Kurier Polski
D. Polish Voice in France
E. Polska I Swiat
F. Z cie Polskie
III. organizations of Doubtful or Unknown Status
,117.
A. Polish-Jewish Community
B. "Bartosz Glowacki" Brigade - (around Cagnac-les-Mines)
C. Assemblee Nationale Polonaise - (1945 information)
D. Committee for Assistance of Flood 7rictims in Poland
E. CRE Rgal(?) des Scouts Polonais
F. "Masson Polonaise" for Polish-Jewish Progressives who
live in US.
G. Union of Members of the Polish Resistance Movement (ZUPRO)
Organizations Mentioned in Connection with Communist Agents
A. Association pour 1'Etude des Problemes Politiques, Economi-
ques et Sociaux
B. Commission Administrative de la Federation Regionale du
Syndicat de Mineurs du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais
C. Polish Football Union (PZPN)
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