Abstract
In the interwar period, the Polish Foreign Service was formed in intricate internal circumstances. Polish diplomatic and consular experience was modest. Specific legal regulations, sufficient funds, and adequately prepared personnel were needed. It is significant that the basic division of the Ministry headquarters and the network of foreign missions were established during the first three years of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs operation. They were perfected in the following years. The main purpose of this article is to present some major aspects of the personnel policy (posts and official ranks, remuneration, dismissal of the staff) pursued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs starting since 1918. The amount of the remuneration was connected with the position and rank, and salary at the ministry was very modest, especially in the early years. In order to find savings, there was a considerable staff reduction in the 1920s. However, a substantive and competent team was created despite many difficulties. Detailed instructions were drafted to regulate personnel matters.
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