CONFERENCE IN ZIELONA GORA CONCERNING THE FAILURE OF FARMERS TO DELIVER GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK QUOTAS.

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2009
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• Publication Date: February 27, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Poland
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. its transmission or revelation of its contents
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Conference in Zielona Gora Concerning DATE DISTR. 27 Febrta ry 1953
the Failure of Farmers to Deliver
Grain and Livestock Quotas. NO. OF PAGES 4
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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On 17 September 1952, a conference of higher officials of Polish Grain Centers
(Polskie Zaklady Zbozowe), Peasants, Mutual Aid Cooperatives (Spoldzienni
Samopomocy Chlopskiej), Neat Centers (Centrali Miesnej), and area inspectors
of the Central Office of Purchase and Contracts (inspektorow terenowych
nen' ralnego Urzedu Skupu i Kontraktao ji) took place at the: office of the
'ivodship representative of the Central Office of Purchase and Contracts
(C,U.S. i K,) a Zielona Gore (Gruenberg),
2. The subject of the conference was the speeding up of farmers' deliveries of
grain and of livestock contracted for slaughter. The chairman of the confer-
ence (the representative of the C,U.S. i X.) stated that this 25X1
scheme had broken down completely within the Zielona Gora voivodship and
that all possible efforts must be made to save it. The failure to execute
the plan was due to the attitude of the peasants who not on'y were negative,
but even hostile towards it.
3, To bring. the whom, for purchases and contracts into effect in the Zielona
Gorr voivodship, seven inspectors were nominated with the object of surveying
the execution of the plan in this area. The duties and authority of these
inspectors are stated in the attached instructions,
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It is true that farmers are displaying a negative attit toward the
plan. farmers of a rural district who have een in arrears 25X1
with deliveries of grain (due! 21 September 1952) to the State Grain
Centerso ninety percent of these farmers were men who had been forcibly
removed from territories beyond the Bug River.
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b. In many cases the grain is concealed-by farmers., but there are also
cases of farmers willfully destroying-, grain in order not to give it
away to the government at the low price.
Co Defending themselves against the compulsory deliveries of grainy, farmers
state that the potential capacity of their fields was purposely'estimated
too high and that the yield is not as great as was estimated by the
government. Therefore, if they are to deliver the quotas imposed,
they will be left with insufficient quantites of grain for the spring
sowing, for themselves,. their families,., and their livestock.
5. As complaints came from far and wide., a special commission has been appointed
to 4xamine requests to reduce the classification of fields. During the last
week of September 1952, 102 claims for reduction in the classification of
fields reached the commission from the area of the Sulechow (Zuellichau)
district alone. A farmer who makes such a claim must also enclose a payment
of 10 zl. for every hectare he owns,, for the commission's expenses while
examining his fields. But the commission never goes to the area concerned,.`
and has not answered any claim positively. The sole reeult of this activity
was a motion forwarded to the public prosecutor to punish the farmers for,
economic sabotage.
6. The ins ectors visit some places under the escort of the M.O. (Citizens'
Militia), since two of the inspectors, too eager in carrying out their duties,
have already been beaten up.
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Directives for delegates proceeding to the countryside in connection with
the campaign for speeding up of compulsory deliveries of quotas in kind.
1. Check the dates for grain delivery set by the rural community and villages
and also individual farms.
2. Establish which farmers lag behind with their last year's (as well as July
and August) quota deliveries and immediately set a new delivery date; in
cases where they fail to effect their deliveries, mercilessly bring forward
motions for punishing them according to the tenets of the decree.
3. Establish which farmers have carried out their plan partially, and impose
on them immediately a new date for completing the whole plan.
4. Organize collective deliveries in every village.
5. Mobilize production cooperatives for the full completion of grain delivery
targets in as short a time as possible.
6. See to it that all motions for the punishment of the resisting farmers
are immediately dealt with and that the sentences are transmitted to
those concerned.
7. Pay special attention to the fulfilment of delivery plans by the soltysi,
the workers of the national council of, municipal councils, members of ZS,
OH, ZIP, (Union of Polish Youth),,ZPR (Union of Agricultural Production),
and ZSL (United Peasant Party).
LIVESTOCK
1. Lies are to be drawn up, including the month of September 1952, of all
farmers who are late with their compulsory deliveries.
2. Lists are to be drawn up,.of all soltysi, members of national councils,
employees of Nationalized landed Estates, CUB i Z, Peasants' Mutal Aid, as
well as PZPR (Polish United Workers' Party) ZSL, and Z) ,
3. Check the way in which lists of farmers who agreed to the August delivery
dates were analyzed] those farmers who were sent reminders, up to 1 September
1952, or were find"and given a 10% increase in quotaej and those farmers who
failed to declare any delivery date,
Check how many motions for punishments were entered with the prosecutor.
5. To oblige all those whose deliveries are behind schedule to effect their
quotas on the .next delivery day. If there are no fat pigs, then piglets,
6. Cheek and see to it that each animal in delivered on the met date and, if riot;
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Establish clone cooperation with the authorities for protection of the market
(apparat ochrony rynky), MO (Citizens' Militia), and the oseoutor's office
and join the anti-speculation campaign.
S. Organize teams for the protection of the market in areas where there is extensive
speculation.
Check on the development of propaganda by publicizing the names of shookworker
peasant farmers in villages and rural communities, as well as the names of those
who refuse to effect deliveries.
10. Draw attention to, and make widely knows, the conditions of the contract campaign
for surplus supplies of pigs.
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U. Make a daily analysis of the deliveries.
The whole economic machinery is being instructed tofulfill the above tasks and
to exert every effort to ensure the complete elimination of arrears in current
compulsory deliveries.
Addendum concerning gain
A daily analysis is to be made of the intake of grain, and ruthless enforcement
of the daily quota is enjoined, which amounts to ......... tons per rural
community, so that the completion of 90 percent of the total plan may be assured
by 20 September 1952,
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