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Poland in the imperial era, our ancestral European heritage, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Austrian,
Beside the Polish community in Exile in Austria, London, the USA, those Polish national who had fought in the second world war the allies.
The Polish nation have always been a challenge for the European nations, including events of the l and ll world war.
The Seychelles community in Britain have know of the existence and issues of the Polish community in Britain some 20 years before we did, meaning the new, incoming exile community form Seychelles. We have underlined the unique role Austria played in the many issues and events which led to the protest in Gdansk ship yard.
Most important to understand the politic power structure of the COMECON who was what and their sphere of influence. The West, the USA and EU meanwhile have done their best to suppress some of the vital information on these issues.
Those of our Seychelles EU community who was concern for social, economic, political situation in Seychelles and Europe we made it a point to try and understand the importance of the working of the COMECON system, who played what role. The polish nation in spite of Communist they were still a Christian Catholic believing nation, unlike some of the COMECON nation where religion was banned and the populace just accepted it. The Polish people, struggle with support from the Polish exile communities. for us this was most relevant.
The year 1978 in Vienna was a particularly important one. The Austrian Neutral politic - the large Polish community in Austria and Germany. They also had a formidable business syndicate. There are and have Been those form our Seychelles exile community who emphasized our NAZI support or training - because of Austria. They have failed to understand, in spite of the global media circus, by the USA, Britain the importance of Austria relation with the COMECON nation then, in commerce and culture - soft diplomacy. The very many we met and discussed many issues not like London, their views and approach.
Vienna - Austria very important role in supporting and the appointment of then Karol Wojtyal as bishop, archbishop and later his appointment to the Vatican - not the USA or Britain or France. We were well informed and kept our self abrest of development for other archaic, fraternal reason. Among the reason why and how we were able to make that research by UNION later COI. Our views and argument by the respective , Embassy in Vienna, South African, USA, French, Seychelles consulate, the UNIDO in Vienna, India, Israel embassy. Also our relation with the church. Those who had known of the importance of the appointment and election of KAROL WOJTYLA as the next Head of the Catholic church. Indeed Pope John Paul ll support and very unique contribution in the Christian world his visit to Seychelles and changes which followed - not the Commonwealth. Our Community being 80 % Christian their prayers and issues.
After events of 1980/81 we were compelled to live Vienna and seek exile in London, the large Polish community, the resource, opposition paper of the Cold War. We made it a point to get to know them and build very important working links. We exchanged a great deal of knowledge and the issues we addressed. Our exile community in Britain and Europe. Their Support for our community, those of the Polish voluntary sector who understood our plight and freely supported us. They understood the putting together of a long term grass root structure for our communities in comparison to the Afro Caribbean communities and Latin American communities. Most important our approach to the SIROP etc.. EXILE return program. Like they would support use took to lending and contributing to using many of our ancestral archaic, Christian and fraternal power, networks to support their struggle - hence what we have written in the past. We have supported them in their endeavor to join the EU be it in the economic and monetary or NATO process. Since then very many issues at British national level or EU. {Poland is becoming a Power to reckon with from the former COMECON Eastern Europe, our call that our government make strong effort to utilize and capitalize on what have been build and exist for our progress.}
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