Details

Subject(s)

• International relations [Browse]
• World politics [Browse]
• Diplomatic and consular service [Browse]
• Politics and government [Browse]
• Agriculture [Browse]
• Poland [Browse]

Related name

• Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office [Browse]
• Coherent Digital (Firm) [Browse]

Series

• Northern Department and East European and Soviet Department (and succeeding departments): Registered Files (N, EN and ES Series). ; FCO28-003398. [More in this series]
• Cold War Eastern Europe. [More in this series]
• FCO28: Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Northern Department and East European and Soviet Department (and succeeding departments): Registered Files (N, EN and ES Series). ; FCO28-003398

Data source

• Cold War Eastern Europe, 1947-1982
• Cold War Eastern Europe, 1976-1982: Module 4
• History Commons

Summary note

A file of documents concerning agriculture in Poland. Subjects discussed in the file include a speech given by the First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party (P.Z.P.R.), Edward Gierek, at the eleventh plenum of the P.Z.P.R. Central Committee -- the possible provision of grain credits to Poland by the U.S. -- Polish state investments in agriculture -- a delay in the harvest of grain -- meat supplies in Poland -- and an invitation for the Polish Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Stefan Zawodziński, to visit Britain. Other subjects discussed in the file include the introduction of a new pension scheme for Polish farmers -- the response by farmers to this scheme, including milk strikes and refusals to pay contributions to the pensions fund -- and the response of the Polish government to these protests.

Notes

• File date: 1978.
• Date document(s) were released to the public domain: 2008.
• Title from Cold War Eastern Europe Module IV.

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