The Soviet takeover and communization of Eastern Europe laid the grounds for the unacceptable treatment of the people of Poland. The PAC united PolishAmericans and advanced efforts to help Communistenslaved Eastern Europe. PAC delegations documented conditions and treatment of Polish refugees and denounced them to the world. The PAC lobbied for the admission of 140.000 displaced Polish persons into the United States in 1947 and continued immigration efforts allowing thousands of new Polish emigres into the United States over the next 40 years allowing families to be reunited. The PAC backed the creation of Radio Free Europe as a voice of truth for the people of Eastern Europe. PACadvocated investigations of the Soviet regime and its security police found them responsible for the atrocity of Katyn Forest. Major steps were made with the Helsinki Accords of 1974 which spelled out a set of human rightspolitical dissent. freedom of association. and emigrationfor the peoples living under Communist rule in the USSR and Eastern Europe. Support for the Solidarity Trade Union Movement. extraordinary efforts at fundraising and humanitarian aid initiatives provided the relief and materials necessary to help the Polish people during the economic and political crises which occurred during the marshal law years. All of this incredible support and dedication lead to the triumphant moment in 1989 when Poland became the first Eastern European country to gain a nonCommunist government in 40 years.
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