Preparations for a second visit by the Prime Minister general Władysław Sikorski in the United States. Negotiations conducted by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Edward Raczyński. Polish point of view, part 2 Cover Image

Przygotowania do drugiej wizyty premiera gen. Władysława Sikorskiego w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Rozmowy kierownika Ministerstwa Spraw Zagranicznych Edwarda Raczyńskiego. Perspektywa polska (część 2)
Preparations for a second visit by the Prime Minister general Władysław Sikorski in the United States. Negotiations conducted by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Edward Raczyński. Polish point of view, part 2

Author(s): Krzysztof Kania
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, International relations/trade, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: Polish foreign policy; diplomacy; Polish-American relations; federation of Central and Eastern European states; World War Two;

Summary/Abstract: The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on his long standing diplomatic experience and exceptional interpersonal skills by preparing conditions for negotiations which general Sikorski held in the United States between 23rd and 30th of March 1942. During the negotiations Raczyński, and later Sikorski, ensured financial resources for the operations of the Polish Underground State and included Poland into the Lend- Lease Act. The failures were the lack of Polish-American political agreement and approval of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the idea of the European Central Federation.

  • Issue Year: 33/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 123-141
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish