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“A Great Understanding of Problems and Needs”: Documents Concerning the Cooperation Between the Ministries of National Defense and Internal Affairs in 1974
Przegląd Archiwalny Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, Vol. 18 (2025), pages: 503-528
Publication date: 2025-12-30
https://doi.org/10.48261/PAIPN251817
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Abstract
In 1974, the ministers of national defence and internal affairs introduced new rules for cooperation between their respective departments, primarily the Armed Forces and the Citizens’ Militia. Despite a period of relative social calm and momentary economic prosperity, these regulations additionally addressed the issue of using military units to ensure public safety, including the suppression of mass violations of public order. The experiences from the pacification of the workers’ movement on the coast in 1970 undoubtedly influenced this situation. The article discusses the reasons and circumstances behind the establishment of cooperation between the departments of national defence and internal affairs in the area of ensuring public security in People’s Poland. It also contains three documents from 1974 and comments on the solutions contained in them.
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