Nowa Zelandia i tamtejsza Polonia w dokumentach służb specjalnych PRL

Poles in New Zealand have been living there since XIX century. During that time Poland has fallen into Soviet Empire as its political satellite. It is well known that emigrant groups ofPoles were invigilated by polish – communist special forces around the World (mainly in West countries). There was a lack of evidences in available literature if Poles in New Zealand or from New Zealand were under P eople’s Republic of Poland scrutiny. Hence question has arisen in what way Poles and New Zealand were under polish – communist special forces scrutiny and if so how did it affect the life of Poles in New Zealand at all? After a broad search query conducted in archives (located in Poland and in the United Kingdom) and literature the hypothesis was posed that polish – communist special security forces were unable to impact the socio – political life of Poles in New Zealand. This assumption was tested out of evidences written in primary sourcesReceived answers may lay a basis for further examinations on the role of polish – communist special forces in live of Poles abroad. Moreover results of this research may be useful in comparative studies for those interested about People Republic of Poland’s special forces activity toward polish emigrants in different countries at that time.

Marcin Wałdoch