REVIEWS 4 YEARS' ACTIVITIES OF CITIZENS' MILITIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600310199-7
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 15, 2011
• Sequence Number: 199
• Publication Date: May 11, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
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INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Paramilitary - Citizens' militia
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PUBLISHED Daily newspaper
WHERE
PUBLISHED Katowice
.DATE
PUBLISHED 15 reb 1950
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Trybuna Robotnicza, No 46, 1950.
DATE OF
INFORMATION 1950
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
REVIEWS 4 YEARS' ACTIVITIES
OF CITIZENS' MILITIA
The ORMO (Voluntary Reserve Citizens' Militia) was organized on the author-
ity of the Council of Ministers' resolution of 21 February 1946. Branches were
organized in all cities and powiats of Slask Wo.jewodztwo. A resume of 4 years'
activities is given below.
The 02.MO, in cooperation with the MO (Citizens' Militia), the UB (State
Security), KBW (Internal Security Corps), and the WOP (Army of Regenerated Po-
land), helped to eliminate the reactionary underground groups, robbers, and
smugglers in the border powiats. The members also participated in work compe-
tition and aided the mines and factories to achieve production plans on sche-
dule. They helped with the harvest, the radiofication of villages, and repaired
farm machines and equipment.
Three model producers' cooperatives were organized by the ORMO in Prudnicki
Powiat.
The ORMO organized 101 recreation rooms, 98 theatre groups, 23 choral groups,
15 musical groups, and 87 libraries of 200 volumes each. It is combating illiter-
acy by organizing lectures and meetings in all localities of the wojewodztwo. It
organized 3,165 various activities in the social halls, 146 theatrical perform-.
ances, and 54 choral and 23 musical recitals and concerts. The ORMO organized
and is operating seven club houses and expects to open a new one in Lazy. The
most active of these are in Zawiercie, Zabrze, Kozle, and Zabkowice.
ORMO members hold positions at the State Farms and in Producers' Coopera-
tives. They are also very enthusiastic sportsmen and have organized archery,
boxing, and wrestling matches.
Fire fighting in cooperation with the fire brigades is a special activity
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ORMO members have gained the confidence and appreciation of the public.
Last year, 354 ORMO members received honorary decorations. On its fourth
anniversary 543 more will be decorated, and 108 have been chosen for special
mention. Included among those who have worked untiringly are: Cyprian Szyd-
lowski, commander of ORMO in Dabrowa Gornicza; Jan Fyrman in Bedzin, Aleksander
Palme in Zawiercie, and Rudzinski in Gliwice.
The ORMO will continue its activities in ideological and military train-
ing, in systematic training of instructors, in fire fighting, and in organiz-
ing recreation rooms and libraries, with emphasis on the political and cul-
tural life of the area.
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