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Czego obawiała się władza? Studium naukowe Akademii Spraw Wewnętrznych z końca 1980 r. na temat ówczesnej sytuacji politycznej w Polsce
Przegląd Archiwalny Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, No. 13 (2020), pages: 319–344
Publication date: 2023-04-05
https://doi.org/10.48261/PAIPN201316
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Abstract
In October 1980, a group was set up at the Academy of Internal Affairs, which was to assess the current political situation in Poland and work out the procedural methods of the internal affairs department before the possible introduction of a state of emergency. This work continued until the end of November 1980, and resulted in the creation of a top-secret study. In it, the authors presented their stance on the threats posed by the opposition and anticipated procedural methods, as well as the possibilities of action for the ministry’s forces until the introduction of emergency regulations. The whole analysis was presented on the basis of the following assumed variants of the development of the political situation in Poland: co-operation, confrontation and chaos. The publication and discussion of the above-mentioned study is aimed at presenting the perspective of the Ministry of Internal Affairs staff on the situation in the country at that time. The introduction to the document contains basic information concerning measures taken by the authorities in connection with the crisis in the country, on going since August 1980, as well as the possibility of applying a state of emergency in the People’s Republic of Poland.
