Poland: 1) The situation in Lublin regarding persecution and/or imprisonment of Solidarity members 2) Information on those returned to Poland since Solidarity's rise to power 3) Recent information on Solidarity activities in Lublin or elsewhere in Poland and reaction of the local authorities
| Publisher | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1989 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | POL2898 |
| Cite as | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Poland: 1) The situation in Lublin regarding persecution and/or imprisonment of Solidarity members 2) Information on those returned to Poland since Solidarity's rise to power 3) Recent information on Solidarity activities in Lublin or elsewhere in Poland and reaction of the local authorities, 1 November 1989, POL2898, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac1b0.html [accessed 19 June 2013] |
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For information on all the above questions see attached:
1) a previous response to an information request for 24 October 1989, 2) part of an article by Robert Pear, "Number of Poles and Hungarians Admitted as Refugees Will Be Cut," The New York Times, 22 November 1989, 3) a letter from the research branch of Radio Free Europe, 13 November 1989.
1) There is no information available to the IRBDC at this time on the situation specifically in Lublin. The letter from Radio Free Europe provides remarks on the political situation in Poland at the local level.
2) Aside from information from the previous information request enclosed, there is no additional information available to the IRBDC on this question.
3) See the letter from Radio Free Europe as well as the New York Times article for information on the local authorities in Poland. Regarding the particular activities of Solidarity members in Lublin, there is no information available to the IRBDC at this time.
