With this in mind. the scope of action assigned to the socalled Union of Combatants for Freedom and Democracy has been extended. The new plan of action for this organization was drawn up by the politburo of the Polish Communist Party and approved by the Kremlin. The chief purpose of this organization is to establish and maintain contacts with the Polish organizations in exile and especially with those of exservicemen in order "to convince them that Poland is actually free and independent. that she is developing the prime basis of state independence represented by the economic. material. and cultural strength of the nation." The regime hopes thereby to harness the free Poles and the oldestablished Polish immigrant centers. those in the United States particularly. to its chariot. These efforts of the Communist regime in Poland are eloquent proof that the Russian stooges who rule Poland realize and probably assess the importance of emigrant and exiled Poles for the cause of Polish freedom and independence. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of 15.000 Polish prisoners of war who had been held in the camps at Kozielsk. Starobielsk. and Ostashkov in Russia. a horrible crime perpetrated by Soviet Russia in March.
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