POLISH CABINET

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21753, 30 June 1945, Page 5

POLISH CABINET

NAMES RELEASED NATIONAL COUNCIL SOME MEN CO-OPTED LONDON, June 28. The composition of the new Polish Government has been announced by the Warsaw radio. It is as follows: Prime Minister, M. Edward OsubkaMorawski. Vice-Premier, M. Wladyskaw Gomolka. Joint Vice-Premier and Minister of Agriculture. M. Mikolajczyk. War Minister, General RolaZymierski. Foreign Minister, M. Wincenty Rzymowski. Public Administration, Dr. Wladislaw Kiernik. Social Safety, M. Stanislaw Radkiewicz. • Finance, M. Cinetnaty Dabrowski. Minister of Industry,- M. Hilary Mine. Communications. M. Rabanowski. Post and Telegraph, M. Tugutt. Merchant Navy and Foreign Trade, M. Jedrychowski. Health, M. Litwin. Social Welfare, M.' Stanezyk. Culture and Art, M. Wladislaw Kowalski. Reconstruction, Professor Michal Maczorwski. . Information and Propaganda, M. Stefan Matuszewsld. Food, Supplies and Trade, M. Donetor Jerzy Sztafel. Duties for M. Witos The president of the Homeland National Council has decided to co-opt to the National Council Professor Stanislaw Grabski, M. Mikolaczyk, M. Stanezyk and M. Wincenty Witos, leader of the Peasant Party. Professor Grabski and M. Witos are also invited to become deputies to the president of the National Council. M. Gomolka. aged 39. was a prominent member of the underground and deputy Prime Minister of the Polish Provisional Government. General Rola-Zymierski was commander-in-chief of the Polish People’s Army when the Germans occupied Poland and later commander-in-chief of the Polish Army under the Lublin committee. The Germans twice arrested M. Rzymowski. Only liberation by the Red Army saved his life. He was also arrested by the Germans last year for patriotic activity. He was dismissed as a newspaper correspondent in Italy in 1927 because of his articles on Fascism. Dr. Kiernik is one of the bestknown leaders of the Peasant Party and attended the Moscow talks. M. Radkiewicz was Minister of Public Security in the Lublin Committee. He was formerly a teacher who was often prosecuted for anti-Fascist activity. M. Dabrowski was Socialist Minister of Finance and M. Rabanowski Minister of Communications in the Provisional Government. M. Mine represents the Workers’ Party. M. Tugutt joined the Warsaw Government earlier in the month.

London Poles May Migrate

It is officially stated in London that the Allies’ recognition of the new Polish Government of national unity was presumably made after consultations on the composition of the Government between the Yalta Powers. The new administration will be required to provide a pledge that free secret elections will be held.

The Daily Mail’s diplomatic correspondent says the Polish Government in London is anticipating the imminent withdrawal of British diplomatic recognition and financial aid and is seeking sanctuary elsewhere in order to maintain its position as Empire Government. M. Arciszewski hopes it will be possible for the Government to move to Dublin or Montreal in the near future.

Negotiations backed by the Vatican are at present progressing with Mr. de Valera aud the Canadian Government on the question of providing the Government extraterritorial rights. The Poles would prefer Montreal, where they believe they could establish the colsest possible liaison with the Polish community in America from which to obtain the financial assistance which they would undoubtedly require. The London Poles each quarter have been receiving financial payment from the British Treasury. Payment for the next quarter is due to-morrow, but it will not be made. The British United Press’ correspondent in Rome says an official ol the Allied Control Commission said the future treatment of the Polish forces serving with the Allies has not yet been discussed. The correspondent says that some Polish troops threaten to desert and go underground when Britain and America recognise the new Polish Government.