In May 1964 the Technical Supply Department of the Communications Board of the Ministry of the Interior was shocked by a scandal caused by the accidental disclosure of irregularities that had taken place in this unit over a number of years. They consisted, among other things, in accepting money, luxury goods, and a large number of low-value items by officers of the Technical Supply  Department of the Communications Board, while making agreements for the procurement of equipment from Western companies. This practice was possible because the Communications Board lacked relevant regulations, the general guidelines of the Ministry of Foreign Trade were not followed, and, above all, because high-ranking people participated. These included Major Piotr Flam as the Deputy Head of the Technical Supply Department, Lt Col Józef Grabarczyk as from 1 June 1960 to 31 July 1961 the Deputy Technical Head of the Organisation Department of the Communications Board, and, supervising them, Col Anatol Jegliński as the Director of the Communications Board. As a result, excessive amounts were paid for imported equipment that sometimes did not even meet the basic requirements of the Ministry of the Interior. This case of abuse has not yet been raised in publications known to the author, although it might be of interest as almost the complete documentation remains, as well as the fact that those involved were convicted and imprisoned.