Open AccessAmnestia Romana Romkowskiego. Udział pomocnika ministra bezpieczeństwa publicznego w przygotowaniu, przeprowadzeniu i ocenie akcji amnestyjnej z 1947 roku
Author(s) -
Radosław Kurek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
prace historyczne/zeszyty naukowe uniwersytetu jagiellońskiego. prace historyczne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2084-4069
pISSN - 0083-4351
DOI - 10.4467/20844069ph.21.010.13687
Subject(s) - amnesty , independence (probability theory) , christian ministry , political science , public security , adversary , law , public administration , computer security , politics , computer science , mathematics , statistics
Roman Romkowski’s amnesty: The role of an assistant to the minister of public security in the preparation, execution and evaluation of the 1947 amnestyThe article presents the significant influence of Colonel Roman Romkowski (an assistant to the minister in the Ministry of Public Security) on the organization and course of the amnesty, which was announced in Poland shortly after the elections in 1947. The hidden purpose of the amnesty was elimination of the independence underground, the greatest enemy of the communists in Poland. In order to accomplish this task, Romkowski had to implement special working methods in the public security services. They made it possible to obtain information on a large number of exposed underground soldiers and subject them to strict invigilation by the security service. Despite Romkowski’s critical assessment of the final results of the amnesty, it was considered a great success.