„Potencjalne ognisko niezadowolenia w przypadku przyszłych kłopotów”. Polska opozycja w raportach brytyjskich dyplomatów z lat 1976–1980

Abstract

British diplomacy kept a close eye on the development of dissident movements from the Soviet sphere of influence. Despite the realisation that their influence on political life was marginal, from 1976 until the emergence of Solidarity there was a steadily growing interest in the growing number of Polish opposition groups. At some point it was decided to establish direct contacts, an operation without precedent in the other countries subordinated to the USSR. The article focuses on reconstructing the Foreign Office’s knowledge of dissident movements in the People’s Republic of Poland and their perception by the British.