Misja ppłk. dypl. Jana Kowalewskiego w Portugalii (1940–1944)
Mission of Lt. Col. Dipl. Jan Kowalewski in Portugal (1940–1944)

Summary/Abstract: As part of the Continental Action, Colonel Jan Kowalewski conducted activities that could get: Italy, Romania and Hungary out of the Axis. It was an activity known and supported by the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs and the British side which financed it. The operation’s center was placed in neutral Lisbon. With regard to Romania, Colonel Kowalewski had special opportunities to act – as a former Polish military attaché in Bucharest. He was in touch with various groups of Romanian politicians, emigres, the local opposition and the government spheres. The Polish proposals included the offer of post-war federation of Central European countries. The conditions for capitulation at the front were also set. The activities of Colonel Kowalewski were interrupted by the decision of the British authorities in early 1944, who were afraid of the Soviet authorities’ reaction to the attempt to create a bloc of European countries based on anti-communist rule.

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