The financial settlement with the USSR for the resettlement of the population as a result of the change in the eastern border of the Polish state

Abstract

The financial settlement with the USSR for the resettlement of the population as a result of the change in the eastern border of the Polish state.The events of September 17, 1939, when the Red Army entered Polish territory, triggered a series of events that ultimately led to the reconfiguration of the countrys eastern border. The agreement on the Polish-Soviet state border, signed by the Polish Committee of National Liberation on July 27, 1944, adopted the so-called Curzon Line as the basis for delineating the border. Although the validity of the agreement was questionable, it became the starting point for the conclusion of the so-called Republican Agreements in 1944, which were agreements with the Soviet republics on evacuating the population, resulting in the resettlement of many people.The article presents the financial settlement process between Poland and the USSR for the resettlements that occurred due to the aforementioned agreements. It describes the negotiations that took place between the Polish and Soviet sides, as well as their culmination in the form of an agreement on July 21, 1952, which obligated Poland to pay a significant amount covering the costs of those repatriations.