It was officially proclaimed in
Chełm on 22 July 1944, and shortly after, its text was personally amended by
Joseph Stalin in Moscow, before being printed there as well. Printing in Poland was staged for the media by the Soviets.
The manifesto was addressed to the Polish nation at that time: individuals both within
Nazi-occupied Poland, and those
in exile abroad due to the ongoing
World War II. It was arranged into thirteen main points. Among and within these points:
It urges support of the Polish people for the
People's Army and the
Red Army, by capturing and turning in weapons, ammunition and supplies, and providing any intelligence or information, and doing their part in the fight against
Germany.
It acknowledges that for 400 years there has been sustained, mutually-detrimental conflict between
Poles and the
Ukrainians,
Belarusians, and
Russians, but their alliance, common cause and side-by-side fighting in the war should solidify a lasting strong, friendly, mutually-beneficial alliance between Poland and the Soviet Union.
It calls for negotiation of the Polish-Soviet and Polish-Czechoslovak borders to be reached by mutual agreement, where Polish land will belong to Poland, but Ukrainian, Belarusian and Lithuanian lands to respective Soviet republics.
It calls for continued alliance with the United Kingdom and the United States, based on blood shed against a common enemy, and also maintaining Poland's traditional alliance with France and continued co-operation with the democratic countries of the world. It states that going forward, Polish government policy will be
democratic and based on collective security.
Reparations will be demanded from Germany for Polish losses.
It claims for PKWN authority to extend to all liberated Polish territory, and asks Polish patriots in areas where the PKWN does not exercise authority to democratically elect members to participate in the PKWN.
It calls for the creation of a new police force, the
Citizen's Militia, as a solution to lack of order caused by the removal of the Polish Police of the
General Government, the so-called
Blue Police.
It promises that German
war criminals and Polish traitors will receive quick justice in independent courts.
It offers promise of restoration of democratic freedoms, equality of all citizens without distinction of
race,
religion, or
nationality, freedom of political organisations, unions,
press and
conscience. Fascist organisations will be repressed to fullest extent of the law.
Property stolen by the Germans will be returned to individual citizens, institutions, and the church. German assets will be confiscated. National assets reclaimed from the German Reich and individual German
capitalists will be put under the Interim National Management Board.
To speed up national reconstruction, broad
land reform will be enacted in liberated territories.
Minimum wages will be raised, and a
social security will be instituted, based on the principal of democratic self-government
Steps will be taken to encourage and organise
immigration of Poles back to Poland, but the borders will be closed to
National Socialist agents and organisers of the
Invasion of Poland (1939).
It places an appeal to national unity, without which it would be impossible to accomplish the monumental task of liberating Poland, winning the war, acquiring a dignified place for Poland among the nations of the world and rebuilding a destroyed country.
It urges the Polish people to do everything possible to liberate the country and defeat the Germans.
The manifesto ends with a call to arms:
"To the fight! To arms!
Long live the united Polish Army, fighting for the freedom of Poland!
Long live the allied Red Army, carrying out the liberation of Poland!
Long live our great allies - the Soviet Union, Great Britain and the United States of America!
Long live national unity!
Long live the State National Council - the representation of the fighting people!
Long live free, strong, independent, sovereign and democratic Poland!"
It was officially proclaimed in
Chełm on 22 July 1944, and shortly after, its text was personally amended by
Joseph Stalin in Moscow, before being printed there as well. Printing in Poland was staged for the media by the Soviets.
The manifesto was addressed to the Polish nation at that time: individuals both within
Nazi-occupied Poland, and those
in exile abroad due to the ongoing
World War II. It was arranged into thirteen main points. Among and within these points:
It urges support of the Polish people for the
People's Army and the
Red Army, by capturing and turning in weapons, ammunition and supplies, and providing any intelligence or information, and doing their part in the fight against
Germany.
It acknowledges that for 400 years there has been sustained, mutually-detrimental conflict between
Poles and the
Ukrainians,
Belarusians, and
Russians, but their alliance, common cause and side-by-side fighting in the war should solidify a lasting strong, friendly, mutually-beneficial alliance between Poland and the Soviet Union.
It calls for negotiation of the Polish-Soviet and Polish-Czechoslovak borders to be reached by mutual agreement, where Polish land will belong to Poland, but Ukrainian, Belarusian and Lithuanian lands to respective Soviet republics.
It calls for continued alliance with the United Kingdom and the United States, based on blood shed against a common enemy, and also maintaining Poland's traditional alliance with France and continued co-operation with the democratic countries of the world. It states that going forward, Polish government policy will be
democratic and based on collective security.
Reparations will be demanded from Germany for Polish losses.
It claims for PKWN authority to extend to all liberated Polish territory, and asks Polish patriots in areas where the PKWN does not exercise authority to democratically elect members to participate in the PKWN.
It calls for the creation of a new police force, the
Citizen's Militia, as a solution to lack of order caused by the removal of the Polish Police of the
General Government, the so-called
Blue Police.
It promises that German
war criminals and Polish traitors will receive quick justice in independent courts.
It offers promise of restoration of democratic freedoms, equality of all citizens without distinction of
race,
religion, or
nationality, freedom of political organisations, unions,
press and
conscience. Fascist organisations will be repressed to fullest extent of the law.
Property stolen by the Germans will be returned to individual citizens, institutions, and the church. German assets will be confiscated. National assets reclaimed from the German Reich and individual German
capitalists will be put under the Interim National Management Board.
To speed up national reconstruction, broad
land reform will be enacted in liberated territories.
Minimum wages will be raised, and a
social security will be instituted, based on the principal of democratic self-government
Steps will be taken to encourage and organise
immigration of Poles back to Poland, but the borders will be closed to
National Socialist agents and organisers of the
Invasion of Poland (1939).
It places an appeal to national unity, without which it would be impossible to accomplish the monumental task of liberating Poland, winning the war, acquiring a dignified place for Poland among the nations of the world and rebuilding a destroyed country.
It urges the Polish people to do everything possible to liberate the country and defeat the Germans.
The manifesto ends with a call to arms:
"To the fight! To arms!
Long live the united Polish Army, fighting for the freedom of Poland!
Long live the allied Red Army, carrying out the liberation of Poland!
Long live our great allies - the Soviet Union, Great Britain and the United States of America!
Long live national unity!
Long live the State National Council - the representation of the fighting people!
Long live free, strong, independent, sovereign and democratic Poland!"