Działalność przedstawicieli Wojska Polskiego w Międzynarodowych Komisjach Nadzoru i Kontroli w Indochinach w latach 1954-1973 i w Międzynarodowej Komisji Kontroli i Nadzoru w Wietnamie Południowym w latach 1973-1975

The article presents the Polish Army Representatives in International Commissions of Supervision and Control (ICSCs) in Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) in 1954-1973 and International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS) for South Vietnam in 1973-1975. The author describes the historical back-ground and reasons for establishing the missions, their functions and tasks focusing in particular on problems connected with the Polish participants’ organisation and preparation to perform these almost pioneer tasks. The ICCS most important functions defined by the Peace Agreement and Protocols included: control of executing the military units regrouping plan; watching the forces’ safety while their evacuation and regrouping; supervision of the return of captured and detained prisoners of war and interned civilian personnel; supervision of temporary military demarcation line; supervision of ports of entry, airports and all Vietnamese borders in connection with the implementation of agreements concerning troops, military personnel, armaments, munitions and war material; conducting investigations basing on evidence in terrain (on ICCS’s own or Military Mixed Commission’s initiative). In general 1948 Poles, 1391 career soldiers including, performed their peace service in three commissions operating in Indochina in 1954-1975. This many-year activity of Poland’s representatives, mostly the Polish Armed Forces’ soldiers, contributing to ceasing military operations and regulating the extremely complicated situation in that hot point.