FALSIFICATION OF THE 1952 ELECTIONS

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2013
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: April 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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COUNTRY 'Poland REPORT
SUBJECT Falsification of the 152 Election DATE DISTR.
22 March 1954
Returns
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The flasification of the 1952 election returns in Poland was the apietal-\oharg? .
of Oineral Roman ROMKOWSKI. ROMKOWSKI? BERMAN, and BIERUT were in close con?
sultation on the subject, receiving their instructions directly from Moscow.
2. Three months prior to the Polish elections, under the direction of ROMKOWSKI?
ther* was 'organized a small croup of oualified foraers Who studied ink era,
dication processes.
the DB
(Security Police) drew up lists, handled papers, inks, etc. nMagisterw
KOKOMO, a Soviet citizen and professional forger, formerly with the NKVD, was
adviser to the Poles on the affair. The training was done on the top floor
(6th floor) in the-DB building on Ulica Koszykowa. This special group was
given technical training byIEONOPICA out
a. Forgery methods.
b. Papers (paper suitable for eradication processes and forging was given to
TABORYSKI.and ballots and election report forme were printed on this).
Inks.
3. The roun worked in secret.
The training lasted three months. One month before the elections
group moved to LEWIKOWSKIts office on the second floor of the up building
(le is now ambassador to Moscow) and there materials (papers, apparatus, ultra
violet ray lamps, eta.) were stored in safes. Even KONOPKA was not trusted;
after her basic forgery instruction was completed, she was removed and the group
continued on its own with the UB graphology expert DABROWSKI assisting.
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During the olectione the group was lcniked up day and night in LEWIKOWSKIvi
ffice where the forgery of the elecl;ion returns was accomplished* At this
tiMe the chief (identity unknown) of the electoral bureau had his own soared-
taritt'O. Hie personal representatiTe was (tau) SZER. His specia1 assiiitant?
a Department I employees, was Helena LUBOWSKA. LUBOWSKA lpened the'elictoral
ratUrma from the voivodahips and delivered them to UB headquarters.for.for
eery" purposes, There the figupes or the returns were adjusted .(if hede8e01)
under' the diroUtion a a statistical expert? , The group charged with forgery ?
did not make* the election results. These election return figures were the
'result of research of PZPR Central Committee members. Party meMbers known to
have been involved are (mu) ALSTER and (11u) DWORAKOWSKI.
50 Some election returns did not need 'forging mince they were favorable enough
for the regime The work was done on a hurried basis arid required. about 24'
hours to complete? In the process of forgery, many reports were damaged s?
that they had to be destroved? new Tmes were prepared in their place by the
committee of forgers0 if the Communist
Patty had not forged the returns it would have lost the election?
60 In the 1947 6106#oma the Central Electoral Commission did the faleifibation,
on a somewhat more 'crude *basis, The local commissioners, all Party moibers,
already had the figures to be reported and prepared their counts accordingly*
Because falsification was so, widespread, the information leaked out, The
Ociernment was dissatisfied with the old procedure and therefore devised
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