The Role of August Zaleski in Two Crises Faced by the Government of Władysław Sikorski (July, 1940 and 1941)
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The article presents the role of August Zaleski in two crises that the government of Władysław Sikorski faced in 1940 and 1941. That diplomat was the Foreign Secretary for the second time in his career during The Second World War, nevertheless he was not fully independent in performing his function as Zaleski had to submit to Sikorski’s opinions. The author emphasises strained relations between Zaleski and Sikorski, which cast a shadow over the future problems of the Polish government in exile. That relations reached their climax in 1940 and 1941, when two crises of Polish cabinet in London occured. The conflict between the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary escalated, which was the situation Zaleski could not win.
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