UNITED POLISH WORKERS PARTY/ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP

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• Publication Date: June 14, 1954
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
suCECT United. Polish Workers Party/Organization and Admini-
stration/Membership
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
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Structure of the PUR
1. "The follOwing chart shows the organization of the PZPR-Polka Zjednoczona Partia
Rohotnicza (United Polish Workers Party):
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Legend
pm Polska Zjedwczona Partia lichotnicza (United Polish Workers Party)
KC Kumitet Centralny (Central Cormdttee)
KW Komitet Wojemodzki (Voivod Committee)
KP Kctmitet Powiatowy (District Committee)
KM Komitet Miejski (Municipal Committee)
KD Komitet Dzielnicowy (Division Committee) (Sic)
POP Podstavoua Organizas e.112._.Lart_za (Basic party organization)
r-Sekr I-szy Sekretars (First Secretary)
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Administration
2. "The Chairman of the State Council is at the same time president of the
Central Committee (Komitet Centralny) of the PZ. The headquarters
of the Central Committee is located in Warsaw. The Voivod Committee
(Komitet Wojewodzki) is directly subordinate to the Central Committee.
There is a Voivod Committee office in every town of the Voivody. In
Krakow the Voivod Committee office is located on the corner of St. Thomas
Street U1 SW Tomasza) and 'Plenty' which is parallel to Stalin Street
before coming?to Potocki Street CUl. Potockiego). I know two people in
the Voivod Committee in Krakow. They, are (fuu) Bajewski and (Fnu) Szlachta.
3. "A11 of the District Committees (Komitet Powiatowy) and Municipal
Comodttepi (Komitet Miejski) of a voivody are subordinate to the Voivod
Committee. The Krakow District C.4,...ttee is located on 'Aleje
Krasindkiego'. All of the committees within a certain district (such as
Krakow) are subordinate to the District Committee. The Division Committees
(Komitet Dzielnicowy) are _subordinate to the Mumicipal Committee. The
Municipal Committee office in Krakow is located on the central square at the
corner-. of Wis]ra Street.
4. The following Division:Committees are. located inACrakow:
(a) Srodmiesqie Division Committee
Grzegorski Division Committee
(c) Zwierzyniec Division Committee
(di Podgorze Division Committee
(e Krowodrza Division Committee _ .
The office of the Srodmiescie Division Committee is located on the central
square of Krakow in' the same building where the Municipal Committee is
3Located. The Zwierzyniec Division Committee office is located on:,the
Krasinskiego Allea.' The podgorse Division C.,4,4,ittee office is located on the
square of the Podgorze division (town section).
5. "All POPs (basic party organizations) in a given Section are subordinate
to the Division Committee of that section. The POP is the lowest cell of
the MR, PON may be found in all factories., enterprises, plants, etc.
There are also POs outside of factories, and I believe that they
to the Committee of the Division (town section). I have prepared the
following charts to show organizational setup of the POP and the KD
(Komitet-Daiellnicowy):
POP - PDOSTAWOWA ORGANIZACJA PARTWNA (Basic organization of the
. party - the lowest cell of the party)
Egzekutywe POP
I-wszySekretarz POP Executive staff of POP
lot secretary of the POP (? members)
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...,,TX.aS4.retarz?POP
(2nd secretary of the POP)
IU Sekretarz.POP
(3rd Secretary of the POP)
Czlonkavie POP
The members of the ,POP
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KD KOMITET DZIELNICOWY PZPR (Committee of the town section PZ.FR)
Egzekutywa KD
Executive board. of the 10
? (1 members of executive board.)
POP
I-wszy Sekretara KD
-(1st secretary of the -To)
n-SetrAtarz,. KA ,
sev.r.vAternr, 4, the 11)
III-Sekretarz KP
,(43rd,. seiorqtary of ?the .1CD1 ,
Office 9,.f )the ICDP7kril
7 number Of einplOyees
WiDZIZL PROPAdAND/
PeZencie section)
WYDZIALTA,.;.KULIVRALNC-osylinowt
A sAct.pprkse,'.cvotwto affaireand
..inetruc.tioni ??
WYDZIAL SZKOLENIOWY
Agreining section) ;
-,,WyDZIAL KOBIECY
,(womenva section)
and. so forth
Administration of the POP
6 ,1%13, all-L.the -Party committees the head of . the committee iv.,called.3*e..Oirst
Secretary There -are also _One; or several Second, flecretomxiefe. Wed Ant-enecu--
tive.ataft.,;(4,the?,sizeof the,. .latter: dep.erlding on,,the, Size-ef. thg?mmalhittee).
?The, p9p?.,..1..ikelitise,..had its First Secretary,.,,Second?Secretarreaci
Sepretary al.PAp. executive :staff.
ApplicatiOn for Party Membership.
7: "Anone ;Wishing to._join.,the Party must obtain an Applicationlalark,fregn
the First Secretary ? of the POP, and -after mat.
retemned 'to- ,:'The application is then, examined bythe,.,ether.Meilhere,?-of
tI 0., a,n. Ono of, thepi. finds ?any reason, for irtewolve ,a0m#tamcal,
,be? 'r!flAs:Pc1,?Angli the,.. applicant is, notified. accomiiusly. mach
asier.to..obtain?--Party -membership if one has had pricrr -membership in the
(ZwiaZek Mlodziezy Pelskiaj-linim of the Polish Youth). It is better
still if the'. applicant is from a -proletarian background, The ,,applioation
Must be signed by tvo members Of the party who will introduce the new
candidate.' The application form is typed on a sheet, of ;white paper (size
28 x 21. cm?). :;The,restarks.ork the .form are to be filled out,by.,,the First
fieoretary iLzul the office" ,of ,,,the DPrision. ComMittee., following ett
example of an application blank as remember it:
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Nazwisko ? ? ? . . ',crcjea
Data urocizenia . .
Miejsce zamieszkania
Zaw6d wykonywany
Zaljziowane stanowisko ..
Przynaleinoid partyjna:
miejsce urodz
. zawbd wyuczony . . . ? ,
Do 1939r.
UWaga: podad stanowiska
ezionkowie vprowadzajacy:
tii).
0 0 0 ? * 6 ?0 ?
Wokresie okuPacji
Pa wyzwolenia
zajmowenS w partii. .. .
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(nazwiski) imie adris 2-ch
0 ? 0
(wypeIniaje, czynniki polityczne)
.. (podpis
czionkow par-
......
Tiianslation
and first name
Lte?.obfrth.
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AP PLICAT 0
? ?? 4 0 0 0.
? 0,
Profession engaged in
post held. (position)
Party m?ershi:
Unti 3.939
)0, 0 0
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40
first name .of father.
:PladS
T.?
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pel,i.? fitne
during the occupation after the liberation'
Note give ive the positions occupied in the party
(signature)
The party members, the sponsors of the candidate (name, first name and
address of two party members) . . . ? ?
Remarks: (to be filled out by political authorities)
? 0 0 0 0 0 V 0 0 0 ....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 00 ..... ...
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Provisional Membership Card
8. "If the application is approved the candidate for Party membership receives
a provisional membership card which is entitled 'Provisional Membership
Card ,(Legitmation ?,roaisoire). The provisional mpabership card looks
exactly like the regular (stabile) membership card in size and shape except
that the nmAbarina ?ie different, The numbering on ,the provisional member-
ship card begins with the number '0' :while that on the regular membership
card. begins with the lar,tter '1' . $mMe time later the POP calla another
meeting and the candidate becomes a regular member.
Regular Membership Card
9. "Regular party membership eards, are obtained at the office of the Division
Committee. It looks just like the Syndicate membership card only the cover
is a different color. The cover of the party membership card is dark red
and the letters PUR are Printed on it. The party membership' card is not
an identity card and must not be shown even- in case of arrest to -the
authorities of the Milicja Obywatelska. The
ership card may only be
shown to Party members. The text on the cards is made up by Party
authorities exclusively. The signatures are those- of the First or Second
Secretary of the Division Committee. There is a place for a photograph and
below this the owner of the card signs his own name. On the following pages,
there is space for stamps ,ta be pasted._upon payment of membership dues.
The changet of address of th,e member are noted OA the page headed &Charlie of
One_page is _reserved for special remarks concerning jobs in the., party
held Il&y the- Cardbolder and. ant penalties imposed: by the Party. 'Vile foll6v-
ing data 'is regaired on 'a 'membership cards'
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fatigrAllangsalV.aAail (membership card) ?
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al,. aPodpia--signature
Nazwisko i imie?family name and first name
Data tariejsce urodzenia--date and place of birth
d. Miejsce zamieszkania-aresiaence
Data wstapienia do partiia'-date 'holdei- entered the Party
Podpis i pieczec--signature and seal
Skiadki. cziOntkowskie= -membership 'dues
Przeniesienia partyjne--party transfers (antarnaq)
Kary-i 'uponinienia partYjne--petalties add 'pi e.ity 'instructions ?
Membership ft s ''''
10. The membership fee amounts to 10 of the member 's monthly asalary. The member
whose monthly earnings 'are over '1i00C zlotys Las 'tc:i pay "More than: 1$0.
Obligations Of a Party Member
11. "1 have never heard that any pressure was used in order to get somebody to
become a member-of-the ,party; on theeontrary,--it la_difficult to get :
accepted and many members; who have capitalist backgrounds or meMbers refusing
to wholeheartedly carry out the orders of the party, are thrown out. A
party member is obliged to take part in all meetings of the POP, to carry out
orders, to pay his membership fees, and to participate actively in social
and political affairs of ,his country, Frequently, political training and
social inatruction'aourses vire organized, and it as compulsory to attend
than. Members of the Party are compelled to attend the 'Przeskolenie
Politycznea political school)-and the graduates were then Osigned to
the jab of,spe4ers,i-agitators,- leaflet peddlers etc0 accordintto their
ability.
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12. "The' speakers are used by' the Party in meetii-s that is to say, after
finishing his daily jobs a speaker has to go to a plant or factory indicated
to barn by the section. committee of Use Party and lead a POP meeting, there.
130"The,agitators are sent by the Party to the surrounding villages to make
propaganda for the produetiOn.cooperative, 'Spedzielnia Produkcyjna?.
They mast go there every time the Division Ct4sittee tells them to. It
must be realized that dealing with the Production cooperatives is a very
delicate matter. Some of these agitators lost their lives when they were
assaulted by peasants ?Or became enraged over this propagaeda,
14. "Thesleaflet peddlers are respenslble for the Subscription to meal, essand?
newspaPera Within? the area of a factory or plant.
15. "Complete 'knowledge of the theorieS of, Marx, Lenin and Stalin VAS absolutely
required :of a Party member,,but nevertbelees, at, leaet 504 of she Party,
meMberahipknewsnothing aboUt these suhtlecte.
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16. 'Party neMbere who fail to Paytheir' Membership dues for a.period Of :three
months are accordleig to, Party regulations automaticallY.thrown,out of the
Party. This is not applied.in.Prectices Also a Party member who fails to
attend Party meetings three times in a.row without A valid excuse. ay be .
dismissed 'from the Party without,fprther ado.. It is tree, however, that,.the
Party authorities. (Po),are obliged to .notify the Member before concrete
action has been taken and the member concerned has the right to defend himself
against possible injustice;
apziaLletMParember
17. "Partymembersdonotreceive privileges merely because they are Party
members, Thee Working at the PZPR headquarters dp have so .e privileges.
Party employees:who are,in need ,of any type of goods not obtainable else-
where are in a Poeition to buy anything they, want at their canteen. Also
from time to time they get a ticket for the movies or theater for nothing.
Privileges .of :Shock Workers
18. 7A shock worker or,best worker (peeodoweik pracy)? it makes no difference
whether he is a Party member of not, always gets privileges. He bas no
difficulty in obtaining goods that are bard to find, in securing a place to
livek'for'inatanee at the Workers' Home (Wczasow PracoweiczYch). His
pictUre Wears in the newspapers topther.witl.en article about his work
and the methods he used to obtain such outstanding achievements. He
receives better care than others in the state-controlled offices. These
shock workers march in the first ranks in the May Day parade and Parry a
sign on their chests. This inecriPtion reveals that the individual Bur-
passedthe rOduction quota and the Percentage by which it was surpassed.
Large pictures of the shock, 'workers are displayed in the main square in
Krakow and also on Graze street right next to the ancient royal castle,
Wawel. In plants, factories, and Labor organizations,, special stands are
erected to expose 'these shock 'workers to the public eye.
Description of a Party Mesties
19.
The meeting was to begin at four o'clock, and there were
no more than 11 persons waiting for the arrival of the Division Committee
representative by the name of (f flu) Zwierzeslee. He arrived at 4:30 arsi. the
meeting could have been opened, but the First Secretary was absent. He. had
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gone out for a few drinks while waiting for the Division Committee
? representative.' The meeting took place in one 'of the office rooms. Be-
fore the opening of the meeting the First and. Second. Secretary noted how
many members were preseat. There are always more absent than present,
and if proper action concerning absences were taken, there would be no
longer' anyone left in the Party.
20. "At the President's table, the following were seated: bwiereaniec, the
Division Committee representative, the Pint Seerete,ry of the POP, the
Second Secretary of the POP e.nd the man who reeorded t minutes. The
minutes are always faked akwihgtrAirrit(ti13t 4i cebi is
never recorded. The minutes are written up to make them sound as good. as
possible so as not to cause annoyances. Things which might be compromising
are not mentioned. The minutes must be short and concise. Attention is
centered en the struggle between the POP and the management of the plant,
factory, etc. This struggle was considered by the Party as the best means
to fight for the social forces, and naturally the Party instigates the
struggle.
21. "The First Secretary opened the meeting by welcoming the Division Committee
repreeentativo end then turned the meeting over to the representative. The
Committee representative reeds 'a report about Marxism, Leninism, proletarian
vigilance, war instigators, etc. After this report, the First Secretary
opened the meeting for discreeaion on the matter at hand Nobody attended
the meeting because he wanted, to de so mainly because no one knew what to
talk about. The First Secretary called, ? on certain peeple for discussion and.
they answered With a couple of short sentences bearing no relation to the :-
Matter at hand.' Those present were requested. to submit proposals on the
matter disouseeth It was then that they talked about the actual deficiency
dee consumer goods, prodnction errors etc. The members also ti Iced. about
their personal enemies and. accused them of acts which could =promise
? them (1. or example, friendship with former property holders, doubtful back-
ground, mordseniXered which may be considered to be anti-Commtunist, collabora-
tion with agents of the oppeettition.) There was always a certain, amount of
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22. ? The meeting was closed with the singing of the "Interbettioreel
at a meeting of the POP, P221e, which convened. at the POE (Panstwows,
?Centrals. Handlova--Bio Spedycyjno Transportowe w Krakftherie State central
Bureau of Cotiserce-Transport and shipping office in Krakow; that teg the
30 people at the meeting not one person lelta le g tional',
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Division Candittee representative would never have dared to 'denounce' this
case because he' would have been the first to have been reprimanded.
23 !aleetikgs of 'the POP wrer held once or twice a math; meetings of the
executive stet vet* held twice a month; meetings of the POP in the Division
Committee leere held. fence a month.
Elections
2. "Elections of the POP are held once a year. It is difficult to accomplish
an election meeting because there is never any more than 59% of the member-
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ship present and more ?than half must be present 'before elections7ttan be held.
The, elections are irmaignificant because in reality it is the Division
Committee which sets irp its own people as candidates. Candidates foParty
offices. are selected by the executive coumcil azd ratified, by the Division
Committee. The' Party lumbers -have the right to put n afiditional candidates,
but this means thing because they will ozt be alopruved by the Division
Cow:tit-bee. lot many. people care .to accept 'Party offices aid those who
accept' them are .strictly out for themselves. The element of worthiness is
rare' in the Party. There are 4so thoge,persons, Vorthy people, idealists,:
who 'really believe *art they, read. in the panersabont Conantaists,-antkAlese
people are ,therefore willing? to accept Partroffiees, but the result is always
very eied4; Hither these people become terribly' disillusioned bout' Conan:mime
(and they can be considered cured of Tomminism) or they start to ob4ect to
Party discipline and consequently often end up in prism, This happened to
one 'of my friends in Poland. He WiliS First Secretary of the POP of the
Panstveva Central HantUowa, Eittro Spedycyjn -Transportowe of Krakow from
Aug-Dec
"A votingnmeeting.was more closely watched by the Divi,6.i.e)rt Committee than other
meetittgs. Party-candidates' with provisional membership cards are nOt.pertkit-
ted to mot.e.-: The candidates to he voted on do not have 'the Might to- vote,.
buti'theY--mted:anyway.. The names of the candidates are ].j ?.]. ,type-
written-cards and: these cards are distributed to all nembers.Preaent.. One'
struch,?ont-the'-namtes of t .4telte did not want to elect .:and. then .retttined the
card to. the .poreon 6i:43:eating the cards. A 'balloting commaisaints:0101x.)seti of
thriaapersons.counted the, votes and. announced the 'results
'The fallowing two persons worked at the PCH (Panstwona Central Haxtdlowa):
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Zbigniewlinakt, Chief of the Tee Joel INFficeof the Pgli
tPanstshowa gen-tread Handlawa-Bittro Sn_sdicittak3,,Trari rtatie,
State-Commerce 'Center-Freight and Shinning Ott:fie veritch VAR
dissOlved in 1949
the FCR was completely liettidated in 1951./. He is presently
59537 chief of the Technical-Mechanical Office of the,
:Zjedadomenie tudownictwa Miejakiqmo (Association' Of local
constrectionin,Krakaw). At the MR. iRS1 ton.1 viva+
'Sectretary of the FOP.
(b) Czeslaw loalko, formerly was Clerk in the -oer ortrApl nffi pia ryr
the PCH.
during '3.949-3.95o he was employed in the
Municipal Committee of the Party in the propaganda seotion:
At present L3-79527 he is working in the 'Polskie Radio" Chor
Gerte. (Polish Radio-Gerta Choir).
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27. At the Nov 1914.8 meeting, by order of the Party, Zielinski, who was First
Secret-ern was, ,to,...bereplaced,by somebody else appointed by the Division
COlimAt.e.e.? The . meeting was led by Czeslav (Valk?, who was a friend of
caeslaw O.Palko found. himself ,in a very bad situation,
but before the Meeting he *ta a talk wit h the First Secretary, and they came
to aVieetlear,t
? 28. 7Theineiabers Of' the pop ".(consisting altogether of :out. five persona were
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opposed to voting fOr Zielinski and he was elected Nananizonsly, that is to.
egg., against the order of the Division committee:, but lince. he had been
infOrate4:by the Division.Coomr4?:00b7,?,ny,1 of .q*eq,?i,,if,9013,4,4ih,rgilsq.
ei3O.:ett? tho, osiro,oix- The .membersVent *Me', all heving, voted for .the
indiyidUal Picked bj. the -?arty: becm*e there, were no 'ether candidates,
dertainlY, Zhigniew .Zielinehi -Was happy to get rid of the job of First
Secrete y was a barbert by profession
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