POLISH COMMUNIST PARTY ACTIVITIES AT FOREIGN POSTS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A056000220001-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 19, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 6, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United states within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.Q.C. Seca. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
SUBJECT Polish Communist Party Activities
at Foreign Posts
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
NO. PAGES
REFERENCES
$? SEP 1960
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
Communist Party (Polish United Workers Party - PZPR) activities at
a report concerning Pol
posts in foreign countries,
The composition and duties of the local Basic
Party Organizations (POP) and of the Section Party Organizations (OOP),
as well as the PZPR Party Commission for supervising Polish students
in foreign countries, are described. 50X1-HUM'
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SUBJECT
DATE OF INFORMATION
PLACE ACQUIRED
Polish Communist Party Activities
at Foreign Posts
DATE DISTR. k;,,O Z 1960
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sm"Imed 1W Ow Pollak ftitod Workwo Party Caat>rals
ferelas PPPB aosr asaisss. at service pos
ts tl~nt W
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W~ eeoes ~ plc-to sad therosgh as they ems inside Poland,, Just before he dopsais
for a pert assigresmt ah oad e the P&* member arrest perraeal l,y appear at the
Tur iu sffias of the teatrsl Osaadttoel, Poeroign Commission
.~ Q Em) is Order to ar~sosite Baal .iast-u
o
mad to
tam In all of his Pl4 red bale This Commission was formerly sealed aw
Persian Dspsor~at of the Central Qaamtttseo 2b se documente are returned to his
at the and of his foreign teur after the party ,ember "ports to the Me is Taersss
sari parrs his doss covering eeraimp which hose been deposited to his aooaart is
Polish slot,,o during his abestce-o
Upon arrival at a foreign past the PZPI member is mitred to report to the
saorrotsery of the local Haste Party OWalmation.
to utdch all PZPR members is the area balesgo fro POP dudes not amt tesaamWjr
vIsiturs, trooesiaatso or activists she rsoaia is the area for only a abort time,
The POP is usually mod* uppri>trerily of wearkears attached to embassies and loWtioes
The POP reports directly to the IC Is Usrsaw, Cesusu rtes and other Polish
fwrmmumb pasts at uhish only two or throe party members are employed hears so
Imids Party Oryasisatioa o basally the activists are attaobed to a POP unit at the
serros0 Polish diplomatic post, It mob as arrraageereat is net practical baoaoso of
/goddess or seas other oeagt11satiag tarter,, the activist rep ? directly to the
Pisrreir- Coesissim in Taarss.,
S w ZI office in Tarse ae-latai es meets records of oill P members aapr1eq-od
Oats"* the country sad receives regards reports from the POP secretoaries abrrssi mad
ooll ots duo Paid by the activists, fees o does are based on the salaries paid to
Polish maim* is the c reasy of the caeestryiarr which they Vic? Foreign Coas49ttsa
d1Mo des for the distriheties of all panty literates and es ially the PZ*
Afore oratiesai aatasiai for the we of each amber, "l'b"a& o v rsatioss +rlpt,
attivlstr she IWr#ees to Vtrsser ens well #r thzw*O rsgexlar reports se rmittod by thrM
Per area seriis9 the h= is able tts oeatrol and coordinate ply sastivitiis
aWwd so that they oogrly With the doeiaaloas sad plsraa of the central party
i wetted is Fslrsr! o
Zr for member of PZ osmoses at soar tsesign ser vio0 pmt is too bergs to be
hramh bpr ono Per, the zv- rr+seaisaeeeis the foaatta t of two or sere sabodinate VOLU',
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of P= unho ea am v.1 as - as w* as
ow! tb! ? litiosbaoorara'i erlralaswwmrMr"
so 11ia ' fry 'a"1di" areyssmidowbl+e iafluoswso over the tari#oidvl PM
T ae?ssiaatiarrs wmrllb
omit oho "lbw loro+s Ave Qar^iriaM ea bas aiwma these 101V
e we oslhod Section Pan* f e4ifts co
o )o J ocr. aar0 wasaslly st sd to t lbssesrss of Ca JU3 - -- -~
lyd h w s s r a w 1 1 y a at Polka tams" or teat issl
MW we sirs arpmrsiard In the aarro aoft" orrlatoo or at "MajAW idea the
- is ssor ibisb bas a 1 oti fo 1!a keeldsg with the PM abaartarro
all swrvh !gib odor hro the 1a5e of ibwoslamg theca sm atfi ss s
sum-1 abiak soar lre1 rrwlnlly In ties sprlag or the fill0 aw,
Iaeprr POP to oeleoet as INOMOUVO Co^aajt t" os^rposed of fry five to swear
nombo es and this &I MV to tau Selo to it. aws rlso r*ta y ad lssismrbarsb 308"*asry?o
!M omrallae PAdPam sloet or 8eiarsto - aad ow 50X1-HUM
047 OW ssorw asy to bswdle all Pre't-T bodamw -
mg is Mond# wrbosre the Pr srrrrliarr baarr ORPOWT11 all Of the PX! F lie" NWy
astttritp- as 0011 as the PM 61041M J oo st sash fosvi i P the ebaioe of to
ae OCP otfuw is Uttar the dart oopasrario1is of the objet of NISNA110 If
aagtbfamg# tare oaarUs 1 iaaaroiow liar sash PH* elsartia s oatsialo of Polssd Is
M, S WO ilals# toooors ?stbi is saw vit samamt the parmoomel of wwisiaw nand
of the arrbassesdar or ado
?ras tios& the ,dsnrsal pstrosdwrras if PAM acrd OWs alarasd PIVOIls1 so"
at . u s h Z 0 psariW wssits Lido PWhrM# b a t h t h e o a e p s o f famrei4s P
asltt-it~ as var11 as the FF#t 20400, if tbUU it sstiarts de sit s with
tboms %V Uses waits Is Ps rrdo award the peony bait bas so #urlowee
os odtdrarr lbw dirsati+s it the 0004 0" of stow as diplwrbia# somew3w or
orr?ww~+sia.l etfioe to ukIllsh its paa IW aawbw aemmaelroars se r be attaabwwdo Pte' IV
Oc. owaeowlrwriar are swiy is SOMW6 to j al In #a rrsilwe the
buss boss *Melva to the Post by sitbw the of Paolo
Attlefte or the *1S1sto r at Pa "Jo 49erioo As a easseriuoron taro Paarbf 8oeve%"
at a farslds su ites pat 4s subjettw1 tte so awsh eintrel 1F the obiof of
Mission tiro1 *0 20"W# is affest'ao-t only dobsIss the dirostio s of Parcae
e~sorPaarsi:tlms with the mission bet ale. #ota swm its see so IA tare 00
asrl' t Is sbi as ad assdirr or a tolaar am aaormmestoe hi. arsUMAI r sow 'be
Una lwl7 volt depiare or his Versems, tat1>easss, Pesitios Ut ft'solko
1 dja within ilre tlarstsul Corral#i s* or +ro la/orrtast Pan oftioials be lr d
pest. in taorssrw
eke 1 we of the POP ear the OCV to the nit it mission doss so prow"
eso at waromw Poew Is ssrrryisg wt thaw douse arsh
f0maw repo" a wrrrittas Oval atts of the 14palt,P, effestiwrarrorsrm acrd sKUA
Ot "on aq .Q T,.. auparrlw we araat ragmnlararly to the >f Q womovor
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the Seoretaery or a member of a POP Xseeutive Ce .ittee travels to Palmed be salMits
a verbal report to the Poreiga Commission in Wersw? Sucb persaeeal se*ets are
usually made tc Kasisiers 3=CZ KP wits has bona a member of this eammiAoalas for
Many 7i 5., All of the correspandemec0 exobnged by the POPs and !wills with wsataamw is
seat tbrough the regal rr diplcmatle paush0 All telegraphic ease
enbsssy or legation codes and rcdio facilities,,
In accordance with PZPR regulations all party units is foreiaa ssmabrioo we
required to hold rogular mootings at least once each math., Aotmally this sule is
not strictly adhered to at asst posts. when they we hold? ouch Meeting nepr be
elder Oelaoede or wepos, " } . " former being restrieted to puty nimbus, while the
latter are open to all permanently employed Pollak "*we ss well of to wisibes's
,ft men Poland, In addition to the general rrset"gsr, the 8neoaative Cor^aittcss or the
Party secretaries my hold special Blared massless at which poroseesol sttaae' week
plnop agendas for future aetingo sad confidential or secret matters memrme`ni the
wearkm of t :w mission are discussed o The ?cloe.d" meetings, which we rssetarlmtsd to
POP or O0? members, are usually devoted to disoussic as involving ad aiaisbarati a nattew,
elsotion of party Official 'D aenalysis of POR activity within Polmaad, l+eee~sla~ti+es at
pins for peaty activity at the post) or they cagy be devoted to vaarimns roots at pwOW
weak within the cdosiaco 50X1-HUM
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dulls Ell of the activisto as well as the rase saner ametup we bewim a
to ce r~ ss M
critical. view or membarrs are at~esid toe
opinions beaa a. if word should reach Warsaw the xvis alt remold be
immediate recall or prrhapo an adverse c *asent in their peruomnel files this amid
esoily affect their eAzeem in the farei.p service? learly all of the dissslisleso
during t'i oep 4' ? ? OMI zeetin a we carried on by those few activists who we sure
of their position in the PZZPL, "Theme alma , support all party direotivas aeeei titles
the ideological liars dictated by Wnoegro at all posts 50X1 -HUM
they invariably expressed approval of Vueh was sew cially and
ps ticulaer]y landed the stand taken by PZPR in respect to Polish internal mead rereW
aftairn., ya;itc t- f of each Polish worker to express himself !Yield about
political matters" all those who participate ias-P or OOP meetings awv+ae aim as
opportunity to cwt upon activities of their oo-soerkore0 fly these Ipw
aestinis degenerate into vociferous etrogglss between fastiens or grmupo akwr fsmr 50X1-HUM
that their privileged positions conid be endangered by mritieeisew The fieal mntomeera
of MaW of theme verbal battles to that seneeme is hurriedly recalled to iilmad9
teahaically q alif'iad? but who does not belong to the FSs#y. Tbass skis base trio nest
support within the Party headquarters is Warty or have friends is iatlvratial Pik!
pasitims always cause out an tops This atenasplwrr of iatriguo, distrust and
suspicion prevails within all of the larger party merg atostieas at Polish fei,,Zp
service partsn Not only do such working oanditisma mokn life at the cheep Peliak
feor.i n service employ.. Labsarmbis, but they also a dv airse]y offset itfteim^ekve
output set even family life at all of the peatso
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ls~ot time to time the Foreign Commission eawaimbe 9jwvie.a. regional aetisp is
Warsaw to which all of the POP secretaries acre imrti teed" sm+ IIC4et: usus1ly
iaal*de all. party officials from a given aseso %der Coutrr"a C'+? .ttee direotioss
the Pattioip is discuss POP Q meth t of Implementing direstivesp and
emelmage ideas as how to now the POP argasisatiea move sffe at in implenmtfas
r PM t for the ideaolo~gicel Indestariaotiea of seatiwista,. The last saai
>r, war held in Ioasaw either 4mring the fall of 1959 our tIn
opt" of 19600 A report of the prooesdiaags van seat to all POP secretaries is
foreign ewatriero It criticised the work of POP va dto In gmeral and geaaso as spssills
momplss of bat the party officials dislikedo The repari also fti.led to unlade ipr
wmgmwsstiaas as to how party .sane at foreign posts could ben ~a +* .
All PZPR webers eaplcaared In foreign oe t atri ees are required to pay regular chase
llrss are based as the salaries paid to than by the Polish f e mmmt in foreign
soa7reaaias o T colleatids of party daees, iddek sore based nn oalaaty paid into the
woman rs? socoaate in Polish slaty in wsae"ave is made after the activist retaans to
!.;ands Those papeaests are identical with these oollecteed from rsti.viets of oeaapaeeslrle-
s o h of politics inside P o C a t h e ether b o a r d 0 dues bawtd or, t' parties WOO
astivir ssl*Z!T paid to his bpr the gene morn .st in the c ?r~m y of the cossify in 1610
he soles are established in aceowdomm a with the fellea.ieag seaXeP and and
Foists who belong to *01%2=7 garomps Raly, R-29 and R-3 w~'v d;rn amomtijw to 30.t
of their basic payg for higbww diplammitie rates in gre pc A, E4 we r e, bit abtob we
bolos the top raakae the dues we 3% at basic p rQ All other ditpieaamstic poCOoserel
bob w those aaevps as moll as the eaaeireisiaattati'+re and twtaniea.l workers who have as
ei aarta.{e rant and w bell to salary gasps D9E9 and F pay 92% of their basis
salserioeo tdaaaaisistaratirre and tee rsieal. workers bo n g to > ;pe Ge, 4 sane I put
le* while the rest of the teoh?ieaa vo rkears belonging to val. r m groups gv 1 e aced It
esatasibslt $ at their basin s6laa2y to the P=o wrkia si who bel to do
haaelpr we reg tied to pay does aaaearratiag to ? 5% of the hens "s salary ft t1a sae
x"m at the oaaa aatry In which he seerwas, Collestioa of all psymats is made bpr the
PC' Sesaretarro He deposits the furads with the past e ashler who a srrie o it Is Me
?aa~irr' )a In eewstries wbee. the 40020ewer are pa-i:d ~ivaea
Fdtaad steeling) the POOP Sesaretaaries oe wsnal yy in vcted to farmed lash
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