MONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE UKRAINIAN mmm service
No. 3. FEBRUARY, 1950. Vol. I.
ONCE CHIEF OF GESTAPO MEMBERS OF THE U.P.A. —NOW HEAD OF THE I.R.O. POLICE GO WESTWARDS The weekly Ukrainian Indepen figures in Ukrainian anti-German dent, which appears in Munich, in and anti-Soviet resistance movement U.I.S., London.—We received the its issue of 14th January, 1950, during the last war, or Olzych, the following information from a reli brings an interesting news item, well-known Ukrainian poet. able source concerning a group of based on undisputable facts, that It appears that Wirzing, a Baltic- members of the Ukrainian Insur the murderer of Ukrainian political German or Russian, or, as he calls gent Army (U.P.A.) who reached prisoners during the German occu himself now, a Latvian, was sent the U.S. Zone of Austria recently. pation of the Ukraine, Wilhelm by the N.K.V.D, to the Gestapo, On 4th December, 1949, four Wirzing, one of the former chiefs and on behalf of both suppressed fully-armed members of the U.P.A, of the Gestapo, and, as it could be the Ukrainian liberation movement. crossed the Austrian border. They seen now an agent of the N.K.V.D. Now he managed to acquire so surrendered their arms to the first —is the chief of the I.R.O. police much confidence in the U.S. author Austrian police station they came in the whole of the III area in the ities that he even holds that high to and they were transferred to the U.S. Zone of Western Germany, office. U.S. authorities in the town of Linz. and, no doubt, a man trusted by the U.S. authorities. It has since been reported that on The Ukrainians in Austria were The newspapre prints a long list the demand of several delegations not allowed to contact them or to of the names of Ukrainians mur of Ukrainians and Polish nationals give them any assistance. It has dered by Wirzing and his henchmen in Western Germany, Wirzing was been reported in the Austrian press in the Gestapo prisons, among them placed under U.S. police super that in a statement to the Austrian well known and cherished among vision pending formal accusation as police and U.tS. authorities, the a war criminal. Ukrainians, names such as Ivan members of the U.P.A. declared that Klymiw Legenda, one the leading they, as soldiers of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army fought against bol shevism—the greatest enemy of the TWO UKRAINIANS SENT and if they are guilty of any crime Ukrainian people. The territory of TO POLAND they should be tried by them. their activity in recent times was Sending them to Poland equals the the neighbourhood of the town Ud.S., London. — On the 20th death sentence. January, 1950, U.S. authorities in Turka in Western Ukraine. Western Germany at the request of MENTALLY ILL ARE SENT One of these soldiers by the name the Polish Government repatriated TO U.S.S.R. of Pavlo Yushchenko died soon forcibly to Poland two Ukrainians, U.I.S., London.—French occupa after in a hospital from wounds brothers Svitenko, to be tried in tion authorities in Western Germany received during an encounter with Poland for alleged war crimes. The sent recently eighteen mentally ill the Austrian police in the Soviet accused men lived in an I.R.O. Displaced Persons to the U.S.S.R. Zone of Austria. camp in Bavaria. Some time before, Ten of them were Ukrainians and Three weeks later new groups of U.S. authorities, under the strong eight Baltic nationals. On the inter the soldiers of the U.P.A. reached protest of the inhabitants of the vention of Ukrainian social and Western Germany. They were camp, gave assurance that the men charitable organisations, the French interned by U.S. authorities and in question would not be repatri said that the mentally ill “ agreed ” kept in complete isolation, ated. Displaced persons are under to be repatriated. occupation authorities’ jurisdiction, ------c------UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE. February 1950.
fifth-columnists of Soviet Russia. THE REAL FORCE They may be only partners on equal terms and allies in the fight for the THE ATOM-BOMB world soon forgot that that very same principles and ideas. They Army at the beginning of the war fight and will continue their struggle The discovery of atomic energy surrendered to the enemy by thou and its use in modern warfare the in peace through constant resis- sands, usually without a singie shot, umce, through underground armies. horror of which the world witnessed . . , XI ...... , and left most of the European part such as the Army of the Ukrainian , , of the U.S.S.R. within the first few nation—the U.P.A., and in the war, the peace-loving peoples of the months of the war. Instead the should it come, through synchrony world with new fear. As matters myth of the “ great, unconquerable sation of the war activities from s.and now, if the third world ..r ~ and most powerful army”—the Red outside with the struggle inside. comes, it is highly probable that the Army was born, and the world got through the creation of Nation», atom bomb will be used. accustomed to look upon them in Armies and turning their arm; And when talking of another war this light even now. This and the against the enemy within for their one has in mind only two possible fact that Russia has the atom bomb own interests. The policy of the parties; the expansive and aggressive diverts the public attention of the liberation movement of all under- imperialistic tyranny of Soviet Western world from important Soviet nations united in the A.B.h Russia and the peace- desiring and destructive force within the U.S.S.R. is clear: they fight for complek, loving world of the Western which is of great value in summing Democracies. Up to several months liberation: for partition of Ik up of the real strength of tne Soviet Soviet Russian Empire and settin ago it was generally believed that Union. only the Western World, namely, up on its ruins free and fii the United States of America, THE BEAL FOBCE independent States based upa possesed the secret of the atom etnographic possession of territot\ bomb and in anticipation of a clash This force is the revolutionary They do not fight and will between East and Vest, the average liberation movement of all the fight only for exchange of man of the West felt the safer. But nations enslaved by Soviet Russia regime. To the nations enslav now, that it has become known that who united in one body—the Anti by Russia it makes no dift'eren Russia mastered this new devastat bolshevik Blcck of Nations, who rules the Empire, should it ing tool of war, in fact she may regardiess of the Price they have t0 Stalin,__ Romanow, Kerensky even have, as it could be expected, P^y continue and encure unequal wiasow, Russia will be always more powerful arms, the fear of a struS8le against tyranny unparal- same tyrant, as she was through^ Russian attack is growing. The history- the ages and all the non-Russ: fear, no doubt, is justified, but it is ^ *s interesting how little pe0pies will have to bear the sal worth v.hile to consider another attention is paid by the Western yoke. Nations to this important factor factor which greatly diminishes the Again the ages old propagan insioe Soviet Russia. At the same strength of Soviet Russia. of Russian imperialists crea time Russia has thousands and belief in the mind of the aven “ THE UNCONQUERABLE millions of fifth-columnists in every Western man that from the Ba HEROES country of the world. To every to Vladivostock and from the W1 communist in any country Stalin is When Russia was winning the to Caspian Seas there is all-e the only master, and all their deeds last war and eventually became one “ Mother Russia” inhabited by are in the interest not of their of the winning partners, it was “all-Russian people.” It is not respective countries but of Russia. mostly due to the tremendous help Russians are only a minority in Yet the revolutionaries of the rendered to her by the Western “ All-Russian Prison of Natioi nations enslaved by Communist Allies. If it was pot for American who became masters over others, Russia stand alone; there is nr? help and British guns and bread, there the ages went by, through trie for them, not even moral support n ight not have been heroes of brutal force and violence. This from anywhere, although they are Stalingrad or Leningrad, Yet high time all the enslaved natii real allies of all freedom-loving Soviet propaganda and constantly were liberated and lived their o repeated, often by highly placed PeoP es independent lives. This is Western personalities and the press, FREEDOM FOR ALL time too, for the Western Worli praises of the Red Army, made realise this and look seriously u| the Western World believe that it It is fair to say that revolution this problem. The time approac was only the spirit of the Russian aries in the Soviet Union would when the world will have to choo people and heroism and greatness never become fifth-columnists of either all nations will be free, oi many cases they join the fighgting The Ukraine Fights for Her detachments of the U.P.A. For that reason the Red Army is rarely Freedom used in the encounters with the U.P.A. in the Ukraine as also in the (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) Caucasus. The bolsheviks use against U.P.A. specially trained Our Correspondent in Germany had an interview with a member detachments of the N.K.V.D. of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (U.P.A.) who came from the Bolsheviks’ Methods Ukraine to Western Germany in December, 1949. This is what he told our representative: Bolsheviks apply various methods in their attempt to suppress libera Methods of the U.P. Army’s lcctivise farms still left in farmers’ tion movements of the enslaved Warfare private ownership in Western nations. There are in practice man Ukraine. Farmers who defy the The means and methods of the hunts, blockades of villages and Bolsheviks orders to join the collec struggle of the U.P.A. against the whole districts, as well as constant tive farms are being arrested or Soviet regime vary; they depend on demands to the members of the deported with their families to the condition existing in a particular underground movement and whole Siberia. Most of the arrests and territory as well as on geographical population to cease their resistance. deportations took place during the position of the territory itself. The N.K.V.D. attempts to recruit Spring and Summer of 1949 in the Apart from a few battles on a large numbers of their agents districts of Lviv and Ternopil. bigger scale, one of them in August, among the population and to send 1949, near the town of Sambir Territory of U.P. Army’s to the villages various provacateurs (Western Ukraine) where a battle Activitiy whose task would be to penetrate between a group of the U.P.A. and into the revolutionary underground Soviet police lasted a whole day and The activity of the U,P.A. movement and carry out there their two villages were burned down, dur spread all over the Ukraine, but corruptive work, Therefore every ing 1948 and 1949 U.P.A. limited the main centres are located in Ukrainian learned to be very care its activity to smaller encounters, the Carpathian Mountains, in ful, they cannot afford to trust raids and propagandive work among Voynia, in Polisia and in the forests anybody. the population. In Western Ukraine near Chernihiv. One group of the Even the slightest suspicion that special attention is given to the U.P.A., under the command of a village is co-operating with the collectivisation forced upon the Commander Lys, operates in the U.P.A. is enough for the villagers population by ' the Communist Caucasus sponsoring the fighting to be terrorised, arrested or regime. for freedom of the Caucasian deported to Siberia. To replace peoples in accordance with the con deported population, Russians are Economic Situation and Mass ception of the Antibolshevik Block being sent to Ukrainian villages. Deportation of Nations (A.B.N.). Some villages (in Ternopil district) are completely inhabited by such Economically, life is better in Red Army and the U.P.A. Russian ex-settlers. Western Ukraine than in Eastern and Central Ukrainian territory. The soldiers of the Red Army Does the Population Listen to During 1949 there was great famine who are recruited from among the Western Broadcasts ? in Central and Eastern Ukraine, enslaved Moscow peoples, are not great numbers of Ukrainians turned keen on fighting the U.R.A. and Listening to the Western broad westwards in search for bread. they avoid any encounters with casts is strongly forbidden behind Bolsheviks do their utmost to col- them as much as possible, or in the Iron Curtain and for listening there are severe punishments. There is a special branch of the N.K.V.D. THE REAL FORCE to deal with this problem. Anybody caught while listening to foreign And it is no use saying that matter who sits on her throne, and broadcasts is arrested and tried as Russian people are not responsible whether she is red or white, will a capitalist collaborator and traitor. for the bolshevism, that Russians always he a menace to the world's Underground movement, however, are a peace-loving, non-aggressive peace. Only free and independent listens to the Western broadcasts nation. Russian history from Ivan States on the ruins of an ‘’All- and relays news through under the Terrible to Joseph Vissariano- Russian Empire ” will be the real ground publications. The “ Voice vich Stalin shows just the opposite. assurance of peace and stability in of America ” does not always Russia, such as she is now, no the world. (Cont. overhaf) 4 UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, February 195 THE UKRAINE FIGHTS FOR HER Organisation of Ukrainian Nationa-j lists (O.U.N.). Methods of their FREEDOM activity are somewhat different to those in the Ukraine. U.P.A. in satisfy the peoples enslaved by Nations and they fully collaborate Foland is in close collaboration Moscow, as its broadcasts, although with each other in the common with the Polish underground move- anti-communist are mainly pro- cause, which is liberation from mene in accordance with the, Russian. Communist slavery. This made it conception of the A.B.N., of which possible for the detachments of the The Attitude of the Population the Polish liberation movement is U.P.A. to carry out their fight in the also a member. Yet this terror of the N.K.V.D. mountains of Caucasus. cannot crush the spirit of the Ukrainian people. In the U.P.A, Life of Ukrainian Population ANOTHER TRICK OF they see their protectors and they in Poland RUSSIAN IMPERIALISTS . strongly believe in final victory in U.I.S. London.—Often and often The border between Ukrainian Russian white immigrants, espe this whole-nation struggle. It is S.S.R. and Poland is strongly hoped that the third world war may cially followers of Kerensky in the guarded, especially in the southern U.S.A., spread the false propaganda, bring the liberation from the Com region. Ukrainians living in munist yoke and the Ukrainians that U.P.A. (Ukrainian Insurgent Poland are scattered through the Army) and its gallant struggle is understand that meantime the country, most of them were re revolutionary underground move due to the heroism of the “ great settled to newly acquired (by Russian people.” ment should be kept alive and Poland) German territory. Ukrain strong by all means no matter what U.P.A. is the result of almost ian families are under constant superhuman efforts of the price they will have to pay for it, supervision of the Polish police. For as such underground movement will Ukrainian nation and its unbreak instance they are not allowed to able will to renew its own become an inner corruptive force in leave their place of habitation time of war. Bolsheviks understand independent Hate. U.P.A, fights not without the permission of the U.B. only against tyrants of the Ukraine this very well too, and that is why (Urzad Bezpieki—Polish N.K.V.D.). they do everything in order to bring of today, but also against those They are forbidden even to speak pseudo-democratic imperialistic cir about the end of any liberation in their own language and in public movement of enslaved peoples. cles who are not able to imagine.! they must speak only in Polish. Russian Hate without the Ukraine. Anti-Bolshevik Block of Ukrainians in Poland are constantly This propaganda of Russia! Nations (A.B.N.) in Action being arrested and there is almost immigrants is a result jaf non) no Ukrainian family without one ceasing imperialistic madness than Other nations under Soviet member at least now in a Polish occupation, such as Whiteruthenia, the Ukrainian people are the pain prison or concentration camp. of the “ great Russian nation.” 1: Latvia, Lithouenia, Hungary, Slo vakia, peoples of the Caucasus and Polish Resistance and the is regrettable that these lies still fim some success in the Western Work Turgestan and many others are A.B.N. fighting for their liberation as well, In Poland, as in every part of the REPATRIATION ONCE] All these nations are the members U.S.S.R. where there only live AGAIN ? of the Antibolshevik Block of Ukrainians, is active U.P.A. and the UJ.S., London.—Soviet repat* tion officers, headed by a Genera U.P.A. IN THE WORLDS ENCYCLOPEDIA have full access to the D isplaJ Persons’ camps in the French Zal U.IJS., London. — In the new Taras Chuprynka. The Army of Western Germany, receiving fit edition of the Swiss Encyclopedia consists of four gFoups. The support and assistance from tl called Swiss Lexicon, recently pub strength of the Army is approxi French authorities. The S o* lished in Zurich (Swizerland), in mately 200,000. It has its own Repatriation Commission exhibl seven volumes, there appears a broadcasting station, “ The Free Communist propaganda films, dij long article about the Ukraine, her Ukraine.” Fight for democratic tributes Communist literature, a history, language, literature, especi Ukrainian State under the parole: French authorities assist the Sovil “ Freedom for the nations, free ally about the greatest Ukrainian in checking up the lists of cam« dom for the man.” In May, 1947, poet, Taras Shevchenko. Further inhabitants. Soviet officers warn n there is the following item: three States: U.S.S.R., Poland, Ukrainians that the Soviets will tal U.P.A.—Ukrainian Insurgent and Czechoslovakia signed an them forcibly to the U.S.S.R. Fel Army was created in 1942 to agree aiming at united efforts in ing the worst, D.Ps. escape from 1 resist the German occupation. action against U.P.A. camps in large numbers. Commander - in - Chief, General UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, February 1950. ■ЯШШ Ш..Я П - -ГЯШ ІШІ"|1ПУУІ чим .ші«;..тшиимииммиимиш в 5 Western Ukraine and other newly- Life in the Soviet-occupied acquired parts of the U.S.S.R., beg ging for food. Hundreds of them Ukraine died of hunger on streets and roads, as the State just did not care about them. A WITNESS’S STORY War—the only Salvation (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) Continuous terror of the N.K.V.D. Several weeks ago, a young Ukrainian came to the American arrests and imprisonments of the sector of Berlin. His name is Petro Doroshenko, he is under 20 years innocent population, resettlements of age, and a few months ago he was living in the town of Ostroh, by force to Siberia, keep the whole in Volynia, in the Western Ukraine. He managed to escape from the population of the Ukraine in con U.S.S.R., went through Poland ar.d Western Germany and finally reach stant fear, and make their lives still ed Berlin. I met him soon after-wards and this is what he told me more miserable. about the life under the Soviet regime in Western Ukraine. Strange as it may seem that this peace-loving population, who suf Collective Farms or Siberia Workers in factories are even fered extremely during the last war worse off, For instance, one rail —sees their only salvation in a new His native village of Melnychi, way worker I knew—said my in war. They hope that war may bring near Dobromyl (Western Ukraine) former—although he earned 700 a so much desired change in regime. lost all its appearance of a happy, rubles a month he had to starve The Struggle of the U.P.A. peaceful and wealthy agricultural with his family of four, as 1 cwt. in the Ukraine settlement it used to be in pre- of potatoes costs between 900 and Soviet times. Ukrainian peasants 1,200 rubles . The unceasing struggle of the nowadays have lost every right to The Bolsheviks’ policy is to force Ukrainian Insurgent Army (U.P.A.) manage their own farms. Those farmer to join collective farms. gives hopes to the Ukrainian popu who joined the collective farm One of the means of enforcing lation and keeps their morale on a receive for their labour miserable collectivisation is resettlement of high level. News about any success pay, hardly sufficient to keep them “ resistant ” farmers and their of the Army is received with joy. and their families alive. On farmers families to Siberia. The resistance of the U.P.A. is not who are not willing to accept Russians replace Ukrainians falling and recently grew stronger. collectivisation the State puts ex Some time ago a train was under In this way, thousands of the tremely hard taxes; they have to mined by the U.P.A. near Lviv and Ukrainian population every once give to State almost all their yearly all its occupants, some high person again are forced by the N.K.V.D. yield not only of corn, vegetables, alities from Moscow were killed. to leave their homes, their properties etc., but also in meat, eggs, milk Another train carrying troops and and go to Siberia or Central Asia and every other farm product. With members of the N.K.V.D. was to become their absolute slaves. what he has left he and his family undermined near the town of are to live the whole year in sure Homes of these people are taken Yaroriv despite the strong railway misery and starvation. The State over by Russians sent there from force put there to guard the line. pays them for their corn 5 rubles the other parts of the U.S.S.R. Anti-Bolshevik pamphlets are often per cwt., and at the same time a New-settlers, who are usually agents distributed among the population loaf (2 lbs.) of bread in State-owned of the N.K.V.D., became all power and anti-regime posters appear fre food stores costs also 5 rubles. Food ful masters over the remaining pop quently on the walls of Ukrainian and farm products bought in State- ulation; they are men of confidence towns. During the famine in 1946 owned shops are extremely dear and of the State, they are even allowed the U.P.A. used to break up State far beyond the reach of a farmer, to cary arms for aleged protection food stores and distribute the food whose only income are the miser against Ukrainian Insurgents. among the starving population. able wages paid to him by the State Great Famine in the Ukraine In 1948, Doroshenko was in for his labour in a collective farm, in 1946 Caucasus. There, too, goes on the or next-to-nothing payment for his products, should he be still a free Doroshenko confirms that the struggle against Bolshevism. All the farmer. For instance, 10 eggs cost Ukraine, in 1946, had a year of enslaved nations of the U.S.S.R. 25 rubles and 1 kg. of butter 60 famine equal to that in 1933. The fight against the Soviet regime, and rubles; and farmers’ income: 2-5 famine was especially acute in their fight is led by the U.P.A.— rubles a day on collective farm or Eastern and Central Ukraine, from the army of the Ukrainian people. 5 rubles for 1 cwt. of wheat. where thousands of people went to 6 UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE February, 1950. WHAT GOES ON IN SOVIET RUSSIA? NEW “ CLEARANCE ” IN ------THE U.S.S.R. TROUBLES OF “ Clearance ”—as Thanks COMMUNIST LEADERS IN WESTERN UKRAINE giving to Stalin U.I.S., London.—Leaders of the Czech Communists, Slavsky, made a U.I.S., London.—The collectivisa problem.” Recent reports in the promise to Stalin, that on the occa tion in Western Ukraine makes very Soviet and European press about sion of Stalin’s 70th birthday he will poor progress, party propaganda is the growth of anti-Soviet feelings rid Czechoslovakia of all “ contra weakening, nationalist tendencies among Ukrainians in Western revolutionary elements.” Stalin, are growing among Ukrainian Ukraine, numerous sabotages and apparently, too, as a token of his youth, especially among students of armed resistance show that the bol gratitude for such magnificent birth High Schools and the University sheviks have not managed yet to day presents, decided to carry out of Lviv, put their feet on the soil of Western a new “ clearance ” in the U.S.S.R., In order to deal with these prob Ukraine strongly enough. so he could make life for his slaves lems, Moscow sent to Lviv the key- still happier. men of the Communist Party of “ Away with Nationalists of Special “Stalin’s birthday edition” the Ukraine (K.Pb.U.) from Kiev. Lviv University” of Pravda printed an article by Arrived Manuilsky, Melnikow, Malenkow, in which he accuses Sanin, and Nazarenko. On various “ The Free Ukraine ” — com Party leaders of “ lack of discipline, meetings they held with students munist newspaper which appears in self-praising and waste.” It may be and city’s intelligensia—“ elements Lviv (Western Ukraine) launched recollected that a Soviet general mostly endangered by nationalism” recently a new attack on “ Ukrain “ clearance ” usually starts from state of affairs in Western Ukraine ian Nationalist elements ” among such articles. —Kiev Commissars criticized them the students of the University of Kaganovich Arrested ? and in Lviv particularly, suggested Lviv. As usually the paper criticises Recently, Swiss newspaper Die ways and means how to “increase the attitude of local Communists to Weltwoche printed a news item party political discipline and get the this problem and calls on them to saying that “ Iron Commisssar ” country rid of nationalist menace ”, prepare themselves for the “ final Lazar Kaganovich, one time Stalin’s etc. destruction of class enemies—the right hand in the Ukraine, was The Commissars left for Kiev, Ukrainian Nationalists.” arrested on 115th November, 1949, but their visit did not “ solve the ------o------and sent to an isolation camp in the Ural mountains. This paper also states that an other strong man of the Kremlin, IN MEMORY OF THE BATTLE OF POLTAVA Voznesensky, was arrested at the beginning of last year and also sent Soviet newspaper Pravda reports The Russian museum in Poltava to an isolation camp. that the Russians are building a and the reconstruction of the battle It is probable that recent changes museum dedicated to the “ spendid in which the Ukraine finally lost in the high post of the so-called Rusian victories ” on the battlefield her independence, apart from the Ukrainian S.S.R. are in connection of Poltava (Central Ukraine) where humiliation shown to the Ukrainian with the general “clearance ” in the in 1709 the armies of Ukrainian U.S.S.R. The first secretary of the I peopel by the very existence of such Hetman, Ivan Mazepa and Swedish Communist Party of the Ukraine king, Charles XII, were defeated by a museum on Ukrainian soil, is one and the well-known satrap of the the Russian czar, Peter I. The more proof that the bolshevik Ukraine, Nikita Chrushchow, has museum will be a reconstruction of Russian imperialists attempt to been appointed secretary of the the actual historic . battle and the make the Ukraine an integral part “All-Union Communist Party.” To I original exponates, brought from of Russia for ever. replace Chrushchow, Moscow sent , Moscow and Leningrad, will be to Kiev the new “Reichcommissar” used. of the Ukraine—Melnikov. Published by the U KR A IN IA N IN FO RM ATIO N SERVICE, 32 Salway Road, London, S. E. 22. and printed by R. K. Printing & Publishing Co., 70 College Road, Harrow, Middlesex. Freedom-loving nations and people of all the world, unite in the fight MONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE aga'aist Bolshevism for the freedom of nations and man! UKRAINIAN |jjm| 1...... r a m ...... service. . . , , . 9...... I NO. 4 MARCH, 1950 VOL. 1 FORMER GESTAPO CHIEF STILL A Ukrainians in the World FREE MAN UKRAINE SHOULD BE INDEPENDENT U.I.S.—Wilhelm Wirzig, former gestapo chief responsible for the death of many Ukrainians and poles, among them the Ukrainian writer, U.I.S.—-Former Senator, Mr. J. F. Dules, in a speech delivered at Olzhych, and leader of Ukrainian anti-Nazi uprising, Legen da, as well a meeting in New York’s Town Hall referred to the neccesity of as the Polish Bishop Coral iri Hitler’s prisons and who until recently the changing of American policy towards Russia in the cold war. occupied a high position in the American-controlled I.R.O. police— is T he meeting was organised by the Committee for the Liberation of still at liberty. Europe. During the discussion a question was asked whether the plans Following the accusations brought against him 'ey the Ukrainians for liberation of Europe from the Communist yoke included also the and Poles in Germany, the chief American prosecutor in Nuremberg, liberation of Ukraine. Mr. Stephen Osuski, former Czech Minister to Mr. W. Mackcoli, advised the League of Ukrainian Political Prisoners France and now a member of the Committee for the Liberation or to apply to the Bavarian Minister of Justice for the prosecution of Eurooe, answered that according to the Lincoln principles there coulo- Wilhelm Wirzig. It was stated, at the same time, that the court of not exist half of the world free and half enslaved. Ukraine should the Allied High Commission has no jurisdiction to try Wirztig for the be free. crimes committed before the occupation of Germany. Previously, as the result of a Ukrainian intervention in the I AO. UKRAINIANS ACCUSE SOVIET RUSSIA Headquarters the status of D.P. was taken away from Wirzig, although U.I.S.— Two Ukrainians were called as witnesses before the he remained at his post for a few days more. U.S.A. Senate Sub-Commission for the detection of the crime of mass In reply to the application of the League of Ukrainian Political killing of men. They were Prof. Lew' Dobnansky, President of the Prisoners they were notified that on the advice of the Bavarian Minister Ukrainian Congress Committee and the witness of mass killing of of Justice, the German Public Prosecutor in Ausback started criminal Ukrainians by the Bolsheviks in Vinnitza, lVlr. A. Dragan. investigations against Wirzig and the witnesses are being interrogated. Prof. L. Dobriansky proved by numerous documents that Russian The unsavoury affair of Wirzig, especially the difficulties with which action of mass killing of men is chiefly directed against Ukrainians. Fie Ukrainians in Germany have to meet in bringing this war criminal to aiso in evidence gave numerous examples of mass extermination of many justice is indeed a regrettable matter. The attitude of American pol.ee other nations of the U.S.S.R., by the Bolsheviks, showing further, that and judical factors seems to be very strange. this extermination is not of a sociological character, as it is widely Sometimes even a fictitious denunciation that a Ukrainian or o'her believed in the U.S.A., but of a national and political one. Bolshevik’s D.P. was a collaborator is sufficient to prosecute often quite innocent aim is to achieve full assimilation of non-Russian elements in order to people. When Poland demanded repatriation of Ukrainian S Tenko strengthen Russian Empire. to be tried in Poland for alleged war crimes, they were forcibly sent to Poland despite numerous protests and evidence of scores of wiimscs UKRAINE IN THE INTERNATIONAL WORLD proving their innocence. Yet it is so difficult to bring to justice the man whose cruel and brutal war crimes are already proved beyond any U.I.S.— Moscow is apparently afraid that a State, independent from doubt. Russia’s economical or military pressure, may one day put before the United Nations the question of the enslavement of nations by the U.S S.R. and demand ceasing of Soviet Russian intervention in Ukraine, Baltic States, etc. To have the answer ready, Moscow is UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY busy “ mdepending ” formally the Soviet Repulic of Ukraine. Ukrainian S.S.R. was given a separate flag (what State could be U.iI.S.— We learn that in the Harvard University in Massachuseets independent without a flag?) Soon there will be “ on paper ” only will be soon taught Ukrainian language. The well-known Ukrainian separate “ Ukrainian Military Units ” and even separate “ Ukrainian Gramar of Professors Lucky and Rudnycky is recognised as the official Consulates ’ ’abroad. handbook. The subject will be lectured by Prof. D. Chyzhevsky, the All this proves that Ukrainian people are active in their resistance. well-known Ukrainian lecturer and former professor of Slavonik philo If they returned to their former passiveness, their there would be no sophy in the Marbourg University in Germany, from where he was concessions, not even “ on the paper,” but the name of Ukraine would invited by the Harvard University to take the new post there. be prohibited. PAGE 2. Ukrainian Information Service, March 1950 * Number 4 Comment j QUO VADIS OCCIDENT? j them? For the West Tito becomes to-day a symbol of anti-bolshevik struggle. 1 his is a great ideological danger. Christian and National Ideas or National-Comtnuuiism ? The valuation of Titoism expressed by the majority of Western opinion fills us— representatives of enslaved nations— with fear. It is Is the West so weak spiritually that it capitulates before national- possible to understand that the West takes advantage of the 1 ito- communist ideas and before communism altogether? Is there no Kremlin conflict as one takes an advantage of a ditry rag, but to see ideology in ‘he West that could be opposed to communism? How is in this fact parallelism of similar conflict with Maotse is ready a it possible to imagine that communism could be fought with communist political naivete. What is more, we were deeply surprised and dismayed ideas? Once the Wes' hoped for 1 rotzyism, Bucharinism, etc., and oy the attitude of such a great politician as Mr. Churchill, who light- what happened? Trotzky, Bucharin, Zinoviev and such like are heartedly agrees with enslavement of China by communists, saying mat liquidated and Stalin has reached Berlin and the Indian border. China has such an old culture that it would not be possible for Communism could be conquered only by diametrically opposite communism to master China completely. Still more we were astonished idea,s : Christian and national. Historical materialism should be opposed and dismayed at the fact that of all the politicians, Mr. Churchill, who by Christian idealism; interna'ionalism by national idea, violence by is regarded as an uncompromising enemy of bolshevism, proposes anotner freedom of the man, exploitation of a subject by the State by social talk with Stalin. Where does the world go to? Does ivir. Churchill justice and right for private ownership, imperialism by free independent want to compromise with Satan? Can anybody in the world rely upon Sta'es of every nation, which is entitled to one not through election Stalin’s word, his promises and even “ solemn ” assurances? There ballots but through its blood shed for freedom. was not ,so long ago, similar “ final talks ” between Chamberlain and Let the West not lose itself in false ideologies, let the West stand Hitler in Munich, where Hitler promised “ peace to the world.” Are for the na'ional liberation of all the nations enslaved by Russia, let it people’s, especially politician’s memories so short? be uncompromising with any form of communism, let it write on its Other anti-bolshevik circles in the West believe in national- banners paroles on the fight for Christian faith and national Ideas. communism, in opposition inside the communist parties, especially in ine Only the new Crusade will save the world from the dark night of satellite States, hoping that in time “Titoites” will get power into their Russian slavery. The idea of ca'acombs and underground liberation hands in their countries, that they will separate themselves from Russia movement of enslaved peoples should not be ignored. There lies the and in this way a “ safety belt ” of national-communist countries will be solution to the problem of bolshevism. Its grave! created. Even more, they anticipate that elements, supporting Tito’s line in communist parties of the West will in time ‘urn these parties Petlura or Skrypnyk into Left-wing Socialist national-patriotic anti-Russian groups. Rasing The West has no experience in the fight with bolshevism. Jt needs their opinion on such beliefs those Western circles assume ‘hat separation more modesty and it may learn a great deal from ‘he enormous of Yugoslavia is Russia’s greatest defeat after the war. experience of the struggle of the enslaved nations, united in the Anti Titoism is pure totalitarianism. It is Yugoslav Hitlerism. It is bolshevik Block of Nations. (A .B.N .). materialism, Marxism of the first degree. It is fighting atheism. It is Ukraine had also her Tito— the old friend of Lenin— Mykola imperialism tha‘ enslaves peoples. It is “ pure ” communism, and the Skrypnyk. Fie was a determined bolshevik with na'ional deviation. “ right-to-the-Ietter ”— as Tito himself assures— Leninism. It is dic His conflict with Stalin ended with Skrypnyk committing suicide. No tatorship of one party, an absolute anti-democracy. It is contradic'ion serious resistance of any “ national-bolsheviks ” in ide the satellite of national ideas and every national and personal freedom. Tito’s could be expected. There was not and ‘here will never be such a thing Yugoslavia is another U.S.S.R. in miniature. Are there no concentration as “ national communism.” camps in Yugoslavia? In Tito’s prisons and concentration camps are Communism could not be built in one country only. Either the whole imprisoned and persecuted for the Christian faith Archbishop Stepinac, world will be free or all en.laved. Western politicians and leaders Greek-Orthodox Bishop Varnava and many others. Tito persecutes are greatly mistaken if they think that half 'he world of freedom and the anti-communist christians, democrats and nationlists much more severely other half of .slavery (communism) can exist alongside each other. ‘han Slalinites. Kremlin’s broadcasts in Serbian and Croatian languages Mr. Truman and Mr. Acheson are forgetting the elementary truth: are not .so much anti-Tito as in other languages. It is not in Moscow’s 'he key to the victory over Russian communism lies not in atom or interests that Tito’s regime was replaced by any other. It is better hydrogen bomb, but it is held by the nations enslaved by Russia, who for Russia ‘o have Tito in Yugoslavia than to have there followers of hate communism in its every form, not only Russian commun sm, but General Michaylovich, who are against Stalin as well as against 1 ito. also “ their own,” and feeling that the West wants them 'o have “ their Did not Stalin know what was growing in Yugoslvia when he created own ” communism, will turn away from the West. The Ukrainian there the centre of the Cominform six months before the con flic' ? nation for one, has enough of Russian, it does not want “its own 1 ito- What does it mean that only several months ago Stalin sent arms to Ukrainian communism.” The Ukrainian nation does not fight for the Ti‘o? Why in Belgrade there is still the centre of connection of communist “ independent ” Ukraine, which will always be nothing else Cominform with Ethiopia? Is here no reason to believe that armed but the colony of Moscow. Ukrainians fight for fully independcn', with American money Yugoslavia will one day stand against the West? national, christiain and democratic Ukraine. There will never be an Does not Titoism attemp* even now to set apart Left-wing Socialist independent Ukraine with communist regime, as such regime, being elements of the Western Socialist parties and transfer them on communist strange to Ukrainian spirituality will be always forced upon Ukrainians positions? Tito is a communis', ils it possible for communism to be by the enemy. other than international? To whom is Tito closer: to Russia or to Skrypnyk is long forgot'en and even cursed by the people, bu Great Britain? Do the British think that Tito will eventually go with (Cont. on page 3.) Number 4 Ukrainian Information Service, March 1950 FACE 3- ------came ano'her game: Kremlin-Tito conflict and illusive hopes of the the West for the success of the national-communist opposition followed. THE MISSION OF UKRAINE 1 he greatest blow and the most dangerous mane-tekel-fares for Russia, the fact remains that five years after the end of the second -iTTTTrr^ world war the struggle does not cease or, to put it better, the nai.onal- liberation war of enslaved peoples against Moscow. 1 he fact that Stalin was unable to liquidate national liberation movement of the enslaved Ukraine with her Insurgent Army takes the lead in the revolutionary nations; that he was unable to uproot from the people’s souls religion fight in all the nations enslaved by Bolshevism. 1 he world must admit and desire for freedom; the fact that in Russia now exists, in catacombs, that Ukraine fully accomplishes her mission to fight for the freedom real Christian Church unwilling to surrender to Stalinite Orthodoxy; the of nations and man. hollowing facts confirm this truth: fact that millions of men, women and even children fight as heroes Antibolsheivk Bloc of Nations (A .B.N .) was initiated by the against tyranny-—these are the facts that are the real defeat of Stalin. Ukrainian nation. The President of the A .B.N . is a Ukrainian, Yaroslav Not the American atom or hydrogen bomb, but unceasing fighting, Stetzko. inspired by national, Christian and religious ideas, frightens Stalin. 1 hese Revolutionary leadership of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army great, noble and just ideas are the best assurance of victory and not only (U .P.A .) managed in a comparatively short time to unite in the struggle the stake on bombs. for freedom underground and partisan armies of other enslaved nations The world commits a grave mistake continuing to ignore ideas of of other nations, such as Poles, Slovaks, Czechs, Croatians, Serbians underground Ukraine, White Ruthenia, Serbia, Cioa.ia, Caucaouj, and others who do not agree with the forced occupation of the red satrap. Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithouenia, Slovakia, and other of the whole Anti- The world knows already of the determined struggle that goes on for Bofshevik Bloc of Nations. Not Tito’s bloody rags, but national banners the realisation of the ideals of independence and freedom. 1 he time of freedom with symbols of God, will lead the world upon the path of will come when the dungeon of nations— the Soviet Russian Empire will peace. Naive hopes for the Titoism of Maotse-Tung are in vain. Moatse fall to pices and on its ruins the free .independent, truly democratic life will never follow the West. of all hitherto enslaved nations will flourish. And Ukraine will be Although it happened not so long ago, the Western world forgot recognised as one that honourably fulfilled her historic mission. the great metropolitan of Ukrainian Church Vasyl Lypkivsky, Metro The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (U .P.A .) initiated eight years ago politan Count Andreas Sheptycky, murdered by the Bolshev.ks for the by the Ukrainian underground revolutionary body— the Organisation of Christian faith and free Ukraine; the West forgot about Metropolitan Ukrainian Nationalists (O .U.N .) managed in a short time to uprise Joseph Slipy, imprisoned by Bolsheviks for the same reason; forgot masses of workers and peasants to fight against the occupants of Croatian Archbishop Stepnac, Serbian Varnava, Whi.e Ruthenian Ukraine. On their banners they put the parole : “ For God an.! hielchisedek and scores of 1 urkestan Islam clergymen. Ukraine, Freedom for the nations, Freedom for the individual.” The world forgot about Ukrainian Simon Petlura, who did not The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army is receive any help from the Entente in the war against the Bolsheviks, as General Taras Chuprynka. Western democracies now help Tito instead of followers of General In June, 1944, the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council Michaylovich, or Moatse instead of Chiang-Kai-Shek. What is more, (U.H .W .R.), i.e.. Interim Ukrainian Government was created, which in the war against Ukraine, British, French and others helped Russian till permanent Ukrainian Government is established in free Uk.aiae, v/hite Generals Denikin, Wrangel and Polish General Haller (who was directs the struggle for freedom and is the centre of underground sent from France to fight against Ukrainian armies), instead of fighting political life in Ukraine. Thus Ukraine possesses revolutionary against the Bolsheviks. And if Ukraine in her war against Bolsheviks, Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists, all-Ukrainian Army the against Russian white generals, in spite of French decani in Odessa, i.i Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the Governing Body, the Ukrainian spite of British help to Russian invaders, and in war against Polish Liberation Council. In other words, Ukrainians managed by their ov.n aggressors helped by the Entente; if Ukraine has managed to keep her efforts to create and maintain their own Underground State, which independence for at least a few years, it was thanks to her own inner fights and unites in the fight with other enslaved nations of the U.S.S.R. resources. Will the West take a proper conclusion from this? If no., for the liberation from the Russian Communist yoke. it digs o grave for itself. Ceterum censeo: the key to the victory over Russia lies in national liberation movement of enslaved by her nations. General Taras Chuprynka, the Commander-in-Chief o f the Ukrainian QUO VADIS OCCIDENT? Insurgent Army (U PA ) and other leaders of underground revolutionary Petlura, the Head of Ukrainian Independent State and Commander- forces of enslaved nations stand on positions absolutely opposite to all in-Chief of Ukrainian Army during the war against Russian invaders, “oppositions ” inside the communist parties. No real difference exists murdered by the bolshevik’s agent in Paris, lives in t he soul - of between the “opposition” and “general line” of the party. The people Ukrainian people and remains there as the symbol of the fight for will not follow any collaborators with Communism, even if they turned independence. a /ay from Stalin and repented as Tito, Gomolka or Skrypnyk. It is strange that the West was so sensative about the collaborators UPA or UZNA ? with Nazism and, quite rightly, hung all these Quislings and Lavals, We cannot agree with Mr. Acheson who says that Moscow suffered and punished severely even former heroes as Petan. Yet now it is so the greatest blow through Tito’s apostasy. We would like to recollect deeply penetrated by Communism that even recently active collaborators tha' the Kremlin-Tito conflict occurred at the time when Russia turned with Communism or even fresh National-Bolsheviks are regarded as away the world’s attention from the affairs of China by the Berlin leaders of the anti-Balshevik struggle and orientates itself upon their the occupation of China. Only when these prepara'ions were completed ideas. Que vadis Occident? Blockade and keeping the West in tension made final preparations for W e shall never stop to raise the alarm and remind the world that the occupation of China. Only when these prepara'ions were completed, the symbol of Stalin’s defeat is not the Tito’s GPU-OZNA, but U PA , Russia “called off” the blockade, which the West naively regarded as the Army that fights for the freedom of nations and man— the basic their victory, while in reality it was only a shrewd Russian game. Then ideas of the A BN . PAGE 4 Ukrainian Information Service, March 19S(J Number 4. DOCUMENTS OF TERROR AND BARBARITY MASS KILLING OF UKRAINIAN POPULATION In June 1941 Bolshevik police, the NKVD , fleeing from Western Ukraine before the advancing German troops savagely murdered thousands of political prisoners by shooting them in the prison yards. These photographs were taken soon after the Bolsheviks left. Above: Ukrainians murdered in the yard of Lontzky-Street prison in Lviv. Onposite: The mass killing of Ukrainians In Vinnitza. Wives recognised their husbands among the bodies. (See Ihe item "Ukrainians Accuse Soviet Russia“ on the Jwnt paqe). tVV'VVWVAA-VV-VV-VVOA-VV'V'v-'VV' •/IE FIGHT GOES ON... purpose by the Bolshevics. They admitted themselves that it was a punishment for Ukrainians for the lack of willingness to defend the USSR against the Germans. Hatred and Hopes You can judge for yourself what the situation looks like. It is not enough to say that everybody hates the regime, but this hatred has reached such tension that is impossible to hide it. People, forgetting about the danger, loudly criticize the state of affairs and curse Stalin. Everybody waits for a new war. Now it is the heartiest desire of all people. Even among party men could be felt this desire hidden under the question : “ What do you think, will the Americans shoot communists?” In 1947, a story was spread that Stalin will give Ukraine to America in lieu of war debts. In spite of the ridiculousness of such a story, it was quickly spread all over the country and widely discussed, so that the Bolsheviks had to correct it at specially held meeting, telling the people that it was the “work of American Imperialists.” Of all the people opposed to Bolshevism, the former members of the Russian army most frankly and openly speak their mind. You can often hear them saying: “ Stalin has fooled us again, but it is the last time. He will see against whom we shall fight when the Americans come. And what are they waiting for? Don’t they see that Stalin hurriedly trains youth who were not in the last war and whom it is easy to fool.” The Revolutionary Struggle We did not hear of Insurgent activities near our town, but there are widely spread talk of their activities in the Carpathian Mountains, in Galicia, in districts of Zhitomir, Kaminetz Podilsk, Vinnitzia, Kiev, Detachment of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) in a Poltava, and especially in Volynia. forest of Western Ukraine. Short briefing before an action. There is strong resistance of the population of Western Ukraine against collectivisation forced upon them. The Government send there their agitators in order to promote the collective farms, but the agitators Bolshevik's Paradise ...... soon escape from Ukrainian villages. One of them told m e: “ There the very words ‘ collective farm ’ is received with extreme hostility. >ave not a piece of bread for their breakfast. 1 alks of eight-hour They may kill you. I do not want to die for these cursed collective Working days are pure fiction. Everybody work much more, but the farms.” vorkers do not get additional reward for longer working hours; instead Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (O UN) is active throughout ley are given formal right for additional time for rest during each the whole Ukraine. Quite recently on of my acquaintances gave me nonth. Resting time that is not used with the corresponding month is an address of the Organisation printed on cigarette paper. ost. Actually workers cannot afford rest, because of the lack of money As a safeguard against Insurgents’ activities, Bolsheviks attach nd if he could, the administration has the right to refuse the rest to carriages filled with scrap metal at the front of trains, as il myself he worker. witnessed when travelling in the western parts of Ukraine. ilf the worker becomes ill, he receives sick benefit, which is only a small part of his usual wages, only if he worked at the same factory for at least six months. During the war and the two years after the War, no sick benefit was paid at all. There are no holidays apart from Sundays and a few “ Revolution UKRAINIANS AND LITHUANIANS ACCUSE [estivals.” Everybody works during Christmas and Easter. From the pring until Autumn there is no holiday, not even on Sundays, as all U.I.S.— Representatives of the Ukrainian Gmgress Committee and lust work on collective farms. There are severe punishments for not the Lithuanian-American Council delivered to the American Senate ttending the work on collective farms. Committe a memorandum in which they accuse Bolshevik Russia of The worst situation is in the villages. I myself witnessed in 1946 mass murder of Ukrainian and Lithuanian peoples. The accusations a our town the Government lorries, in the early morning, picking up are supported by trustworthy documents. Ukrainians illustrate their »dies of people who have died of famine. Some say that the famine accusations with statistics and Lithuanians prove that up to the end of n 1946 was worse than that in 1933. The famine was organised on 1940 Bolsheviks murdered 520 thousands of Lithuanians. PAGE 6. Ukrainian Information Service, March 1950 Numb« States, the Allies rendered help to the Russian white Generals Wrangt Denekin, and others. The West at that time followed the slogan « TWO CONCEPTIONS OF WAR Lloyd George, that “you can bargain even with cannibals” and willing! helped the Bolsheviks to restore new a All-Russian Empire. But a AGAINST RUSSIA the same, Russia lost Poland, Baltic States and Finland. Belief that space and mass of Russia are unconquerable is a fab belief. Mentioned above are fact of historical reality. Russia could b, conquered. It is only necessary to lead the war wisely, taking in accom The territories of enslaved nations such as Ukraine, White Ruthenia, the chief deciding factor— the enslaved-by-Russia nations, i.e. scores oi Turkestan, and others must be excluded from the theatre of a future “inner fronts” of this Prison of Nations. The world should know it war with Russia. Only the Russian territory, territory of the nation lesson by now. The victory is possible only under the parole : bree: o: responsible for Bolshevism and its aggression should suffer the conse and justice for all nations and men— the parole of the anii-Bohhevil quences of modern warfare. The chief object of air attacks must be Bloc of Nations. Russian industrial centres near Moscow, in the Urals and Siberia. Russia should be attacked from several strategic point, such as Scandi navia, White Sea, Kamchatka, Far East, Persia and Caspian Sea, Black Sea, and the Balkans. At the same time the front of liberation movement of the enslaved nations within the USSR should be supported. Beind the Iron Curtain The attitude and activity of enslaved nations is of great importance and ------the victory would be hard to achieve without the full co-operation with the liberation movement. POLAND What tell us historic facts? In the years 1600-1610, Poland was defeated in Moscow; in UPA and the Trial of French Diplomats 1709, Swedish armies were conquered also within Russian borders; in Polish Communist newspaper “ Rzeczpospolita ” (issue No. 348) 1812, great Napolean was defeated near Moscow; in 1914-1918, describing the trial of French diplomats in Wroclaw, quotes the state Kaiser Wilhelm II was defeated after being extenuated by the space ment of an accused named Kubisiak. The accused confessed that he was of the Russian Empire; and in the last war, the same happened to Hitler. giving valuable information to the French Embassy through a Mme. Thanks to Klausewitz, the Napoleonic wars remained till to-day as Bazale. He said that apart from the information of a military classics of warfare. The space, the mass, manoeuvres in the space, character, he informed the French about activities of the Ukrainian encircling and destruction— this the essence of Klausewuz’s doctrine. ilnsurgent Army (U .P.A .) in which subject the French Embassy was From that a myth was deducted that Russia, because of the space and greatly interested. mass, is unconquerable. This shows that the activity of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army is So, it is believed, Russia is unconquerable! Vladislaus IV, Charles widely spread in Poland and even during this international trial in XII, Napoleon I, Wilhelm II and Hitler! And in reality, the space Wroclaw its activity had to be brought up. and the mass in the Prison of Nations is its weakest spot, if proper use is made of them. BOUMANIA Facts: Crimean War ni 1855-56, Anglo-Russian war, led by English in alliance with Turks, iltalians, and French. That war was Roumanian Lawyers to be Natioir Fz d won contrary to all the doctrines of Sharnhorst and Klausewitz and practices of Charles XII and Napoleon. In that war, the space and From the 1st April, 1950, all Roumanian lawyers will be mass was turned against Russia, and although a much smaller army than “ nationalised.” Clients will not be free to choose their own lawyers, Napoleon’s was used, a prominent victory, in its political consequence:, but will have to apply for one to a Government sponsored Central was achieved. Great Britain, instead of attempting to conquer Russia Organisation of Lawyers. This is what they call the People's on her vast territory, used other quite different tactics. The atmosphere Democracy. of uncertainty was created in Poland; British warships in the Baltic Sea kept Russia in tension there; small bombardments of Archangelsk from HUNGARY the White Sea; and Turkish front in Caucuasus paralized the Russian army; and in Crimea, in Sebastopol, not so big a British army, under Severe Punishment in Hungary the protection of warships, fought and conquered the enemy on compara In Hungary a new law has been passed enabling the State to apply tively limited space. Russia could not resist this well-calculated capital punishment— the death sentence— to anybody found sabotaging action and within a few months broke down and capitulated and s'nce the “ five years’ economic plan.” At the same time anybody found then, starting with the suicide (or assassination) of the Czar Nicolaus I, doing his job inadequately or producing fautly goods could be punished corruption of the whole Russian Empire began. with 5-10 years of imprisonment. Was it not similar in the Russian-Japanese war in 1905? Again revolutionary uprisings inside Russia at that time caused a Russian defeat. The fear of an analogical situation played a similar role in the YOGUSLAVIA Russian-Finnish war in 1940, the war that lasted longer than it was expected and in which Russia was not a winner in the final effect. Tito Arrests Clergymen And how was in the years 1917-1918? Victorious in the first Tito’s police arrested Rev. Yenaz Yenk, the assistant of the world war, Russia looses the war against Ukraine, Turkestan, peoples Archbishop of Belgrade for alleged anti-State activity. Church circles of Caucasus, Baltic States, and others. But unwise policy of Western believe that at present there are more than 350 clergymen imprisoned by Powers rescues her, because instead of supporting the newly-created Tito’s Communist regime in Yugoslavia. This is Titoism. Number 4. Ukrainian Information Service, March 1950 PAGE 7 Ukranian language the Russian singer, F. T. Chaliapin, who, they said, “ made the Russian song famous througout the world . . . who was a :: THE “ VOICE OF AMERICA” OR I great friend of Gorkiy . . . who did not recognise the Soviet regime . . . who said, that they (the Bolsheviks), gave me the passport, but did THE VOICE OF RUSSIA? they change me by that? No, my blood remains Russian. . . .! ” f IWhat has all this to do with Ukrainians and their life? Is it not possible for the “ Voice of America ” to inform about Ukrainian musicians and singers, who to a great extent were destroyed or oppressed by Russia? Anybody who listens systematically to the broadcasts of the “ Voice The people responsible for the “ Voice of America ” apparently of America,” will soon see, that its task is not limited to the progress of want to convince Ukrainians that the enemy and the source of all wrongs “ telling the peoples under Soviet Russia the truth about America and done to them is the “ Bolshevik’s regime ” only, and the Russia of international news.” Russian interpreters of the American broadcasts Peter the Great, of Pushkins and Chaliapin was a friend of the are not satisfied with the role of translators of news to be told in the Ukranian nation. Ukranians will not be caught by this trick, they may Russian language. They misuse advantages thrust upon them by be sure of that. Americans while opposing the Soviet regime in Russia, they propagate And now arises the question: Do we, Ukrainians, really have further plans of Russian imperialism. In this two-sided policy they Ukrainians broadcasts in the “ Voice of America ” or are they Russian aljso use the broadcast of the “ Voice of America ” in the Ukrainian broadcasts spoken in Ukrainian language? For the last one Ukrainians— pftguage. American or European— did not ask the State Department. Neither . Formally there broadcasts are Ukrainian, as they are intended for did the Ukrainian Congress Committee strive for it for nearly two years. CferrJ fan listeners, but in reality they are reactionary and decisively pro-Russin. The following facts clearly indicate the real meaning or these broadcasts. IN THE DEFENCE OF DISPLACED On the last Christmas Eve the “ Voice of America ” transmitted PERSONS an address of Russian Bishop of Bruklin in Ukr ainian language, U.iI.S.— Estonian, Latvian, Lituanian, Ukrainian, Yugoslavian and intended for the Ukrainian population in the U.S.S.R. Of course, and other National Committees in Landshut (W . Germany), pre the address was pro-Russian and Ukrainians were not even mentions.! pared collectively a memorandum in which they protested against the in it. The purpose of the “ Voice of America ” is clear : Ukrainians— following facts, as contrary to the principles of the Atlantic Charter they think— are the part of the Russian Empire, which temporarily is and Western democracy: called the U.S.S.R. and it is necessary to speak to them temporarily 1. Repatriation of 1 8 mentally ill D .P .’s to the Soviet Russia in the Ukrainian language. They are also part of the Russian Orthodox from the sanatorium in Shusserid in the French Zone of Germany; Church because if the people responsible for the “ Voice of America ” 2. Forced repatriation of the father and son Switenko to the did not think so, then why did they not ask the Metropolitan of the Communist Poland. Ukrainian Authokefalic Orthodox Church Polikarp or other Ukrainian 3. Interning on Russia’s demand in a concentration camp in Orthodox bishops in the U.S.A. or Canada to say a few words to Italy of 200 D.P.’s who were on their way to the Argentine. Ukrainians? Besides, there are over four millions of Ukrainian Greek- The memorandum was sent to Mr. J. G. Stewart, chairman of Catholics, who are presecuted by the Balsheviks and their Stalinite ;he Council of the Scottish League of European Freedom, Admiral “ Orthodoxy.” Richard Byrd, Minister Hector McNeil; to the H.Q. of the American On the 26th January, 1950, the “ Voice of America” told 5th Army, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, M. Robert Ukrainians the story of the kidnapping of General Kutiepov, the same Schuman, the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Earnest Bevin and to Kutiepov who was a deadly enemy of the Ukrainian nation, who did Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. not want even to recognise its existence. Perhaps the “ Voice of The authors of the memorandum asked for protection of D .P .’s and America ” regards General Kutiepov as one more pleasant to forprevention of similar happenings in the future. Ukrainians than for instance General Bulganin. From the Ukrainian Similar protests were also organised in D.P. camps in Elwangen point of view there is no difference between them. Why does not the and Reine and many other D.P. settlements. “ Voice of America ” say anything about the murder of Simon Petlura or Colonel Eugen KonowaleLz? This would be a real Ukrainian subject for broadcasting. On the 27th January the “ Voice of America ” in the Ukrainian LETTERS TO THE EDITOR broadcast praised the Russian writer Saltikow, as one that “ taught Sir, his contemporaries to understand the old Russia.” But Saltikow kept A great deal of endeavour was made in order to bring about the silence about the enslavement of Ukraine and other nations by Russia. Ukrainian broadcast in the “ Voice of America.” Ukrainians do not wish to hear about this “ teacher,” they have enough I listened to the broadcast daily, at first with enthusiasm and of the “ teachings ” of Mayakowsky and Alexey Tolstoy who “ help ” gratitude to the “ Voice of America ” but soon I came to the conclusion Ukrainians to understand the “ new ” Russia. that they are not true Ukrainians who speak to us, only masked Russians. At the beginning of February the “ Voice of America ” told To-day I lost all my patience, instead of hearing a real Ukrainian broad Ukrainians in their own language about the Russian Academy of Science cast, I heard praises of the Russian culture in Ukrainian language. organised by the czar Peter il. Ukrainians know that that very Academy Why cannot we have talks about Ukrainian writers, artists or did greatest harm to the Ukrainian culture, through that Academy statesmen? Why do we have to hear about “ great Russinan artist Russians robbed Ukrainians of all their cultural achievement-., so to cover Chaliapin?” their own Russian barbarism Why does the “ Voice of America ” In my opinion if all these Ukrainian broadcasts are to be as they are nians the “ old ” Russia of Peter I, Saltikow now, it would be better if they did not exist at all. It is better to close tranians have enough of the “ new ” Russia . down this “ voice ” that profanes the Ukrainian language and the whole the “ Voice of America ” again praised in co"text of Ukranian life. K.T. (Name and address supplied). PAGE 8 Ukrainian Information Service, March 1950 Number 4. Communists, such as Andreyew, consider it necessary and advantageous What goes on in Soviet Russia ? to compromise with the farmers. IDEOLOGICAL CRISIS MOSCOW PATRIARCH IN THE SERVICE OF U.I.S.— Quite often recently, Soviet press and radio criticise the THE ATHEIST unsatisfactory state of affairs among the younger generation of Ukraine, U.I.S.— In the Journal of the Moscorv Palrlachy, Moscow Stalinite as far as the standard of its ideological communist conviction is con Patriarch Alexy writes as follows: “ Is Moscow nowadays not the cerned. The Comsomol (Communist Youth Organisation) is put under heart of the powerful Soviet State? Is she not the light of peace and accute criticism for the lack of true Communist education of its members. progress that enlightens our whole planet with the holy light for the Ukrainian youth is accused of indifference and passiveness in the public whole of progressive mankind? By God’s grace, the Soviet fraternity, political life and the tendency towards “ bourgeois conviction and in these dangerous times, is led by the greatest of the living, Stalin, nationalism,” which tendencies are especially vivid in the Universities who rose all of us, young and old, against the enemy and who leads and High Schools in Kiev and Lviv. us wisely day by day. Let his name be blessed for ever and ever.” Once again Communist leaders of Ukraine met at a conference in What the Christians sing of God, Moscow Patriach says of Stalin, Kiev, in order to find a proper solution to that problem. At the who fights God with words and deeds. conference, presided over by Manuilsky himself, it was stated that “ the socialistic structure in the Ukrainian S.S.R. is affronted with a severe ALSO A CULTURAL SOUVENIR class struggle and hostile activity of Ukrainian bourgeois nationalists. U.I.S.—(In the U.S.S.R. recently, according to the Soviet press, A resolution was accepted that in order to strengthen the “ proper the registration of twelve thousand cultural souvenirs was completed. political education ” of Ukrainian youth ” more and better Comsomol Among “ historic cultural souvenirs ” there are also chains in which newspapers and literature should be published. Don Cossak Stephen Rasin was put before he was brought to Moscow for trial. WHO LEADS THE SOVIET UNION ? Unfortunately the papers do not say whether the rest of the 1 2,000 U.I.S.— The Kremlin Politbureau consists of the following souvenirs are of the same kind. If so, there should also be somewhere members : Stalin, Malenkow, Bulhanin, Molotov, Mikoyan, Woroshilow, the chain in which the last leader of the Ukrainian Cossaks, Petro Beriya, Kaganowich, Chrushchow, Schwernik, Andreyew and Kosygina. Kalnyshevsky, was put. Lately, P. Ponomarenko, the Premier of White Ruthenian S.S.R.; H. Popow, Secretary of the Central Committe of Moscow Communist C & # 31 c u e Party; P. Pospielow, the Chief Editor of Pravda; M. Suslow, the Chief of Communist Propaganda, M. Shkiratow have joined them. Woznesensky, whose fate is unknown, was expelled. There are 1 7 of THE FRIEND OF UKRAINIANS them, of whom there are : — The Scottish League for European Freedom became in recent times Russians ...... 12— 70% very popular among Ukrainians, especially in its Chairman of Council, Georgians ...... 2— 12% Mr. John F. Stewart, they found a true and devoted friend. Armenians ...... 1— 6% Among other creditable activities, Mr. J. F. Stewart uses every Jew ...... 1— 6% endeavour in order to introduce Ukrainian broadcast to foreign broad White Ruthenian ... 1— 6% cast of the B.B.C., strives for the Ukrainian Representation in the Ukrainians, of whom there are more than 40 milions in the European Council and by numerous articles in the British press supports U.S.S.R. and represent 20% of the whole population of the U.S.S.R., the Ukrainian liberation movement. are not represented in the Politbureau. Also there are no presentaiives In February, 1950, Mr. J. F. Stewart organised in Edinburgh an of Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians and peoples of Turkestan and others. Exhibition of National Art of the peoples enslaved by Soviet Russia. The Exhibition was received with great interest and enthusiasm by the COLLECTIVISATION IS FALLING THROUGH Scottish population. U.I.S.— In the Moscow newspaper Pravda of the 12th, February, THE NEW CRUSADE—A NEW ANTI-COMMUNIGT 1 950, appeared an article strongly critcising the policy of the member ORGANIZATION of the Politbureau, A. A. Andreyew, who is the Chief of All-Union Recently a new political anti-communist organisation was created in Party Committee for the Affairs of Collectivisation and Mechanisation. London under the name of “ The New Crusade,” whose aim is to Pravda defends the method of work on collective farms executed oppose Communism. by larger groups of workers, so called “ brigades,” while Andreyew The launching of new anti-communist body in England is warmly supports the small individual groups of only a few workers to a particular received among Ukrainians. It is, however, felt that the Organisation job. Pravda names Andreyew’s method as “ harmful ” to the Com should state its purpose more definitely. What, for instance, is to be munist conception, reactionary and as one that may revive the spirit of done when Communism is finally defeated? Communism is an ideology individualism and “ kulaks ” in the collective farming. The Communist or religion; it must be destroyed and another ideology put in its place. Party will never allow such a policy. Only the partition of the Soviet Communist Empire into independent Attacks of Pravda is directed not only against Andreyew, but also States of all the nations, hithero enslaved by Bolshevism gives the against the rapidly growing tendencies for more individual farming solution not only to the problem of the East of Europe and under- against the rapidly growing tendencies for more individual farming Soviet Asia, but also will bring the complete destruction of Communism. throughout the Soviet Union. After twenty years of its existence, the We sincerely hope that this will be taken into consideration by this collectivisation proves to be an unfit experiment. Farmers want their new, so grealy needed, Organisation. own land and they want to work according to their own understanding and on their own free will. They do not want to be led and directed Published ptl Ukrainian Information Services 3? Solway Road, London. S. E. 22. and by the State officials. This tendency is so strong that even prominent printed ho R K.PrinOrg & Publishing Co,, 70 College Road, Harrow, Middlesex, England. Freedom-loving nations and people of all the world, unite in the fight against Bolshevism for the freedom of nations and m a n ! MONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE UKRAINIAN i r a i l T I O I I SERVICE PRESS CONFERENCE OF STEPHEN BANDERA AN APPEAL OF THE A.B.N. Stephen Bandera, the widely known any assurances of Western victory over The Central Committee of the leader of the Ukrainian Nationalist Communism. Bolsheviks will turn to Antibolshevik Bloc of Nations Revolutionary Movement, received in “ hot war ” when they will not be able (A.B.N.) issued an appeal to the a secret place near Munich (Germany) to gain anything more in the “ cold ” political emigration of the enslaved by five correspondents of Western news one. The U.S.S.R. makes rapid Russia nations in which, among other papers and Press Agencies on a Press preparations for a new war and to this things, we read as follows: Conference. The place of his where task is subjected the whole life of the “ We want to see our countries free, abouts Is kept in strict secrecy. The Soviet Union and satellite countries. sovereign and national, based on deep Press correspondents had to change Revolutionary movements in the religiousness, on social justice and their transport twice before they U.S.S.R. and its satellites are united individual freedom. reached their distination. They also in the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations, There will be no victory for the admitted that Stephen Bandera was and if the West does not proclaim that West without recognition of our ideas. guarded by armed members of the its aim is the liberation of the nations The West will have to be convinced Ukrainian Insurgent Army. enslaved by Russia, it is quite im that our struggle is close to theirs, that Through the correspondents Stephen probable that the West will ever win our insurgent movements are fraternal Bandera appealed to the Western the war with the U.S.S.R. to them, that our ideas are related to world: Stephen Bandera informed the theirs.” 1. To cease friendly relations with correspondents about Ukrainian Political emigrants, sent abroad by the Soviet Uunion, instead to support Insurgent Army (U.P.A.), the their fighting nations are the envoys of the anti-Communist movement existing Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council the liberation cause; everyone of them inside the U.S.S.R. and its satellite (U.H.W.R.) and the Organisation of is obliged to fulfil his task to the free counrties; Ukrainian Nationalists (O.U.N.), as world. 2. Promised support of Ukrainians well as about members of the U.P.A. The task of the A.B.N. is to con to the Western powers in case of war who recently managed to get through centrate attention of our nations not against Soviet Russia, if Ukrainians to Germany. only against the enemy inside, but also are assured as to full independence of Answering the question whether it strengthen our activity outside for the Ukraine; would be possible for a Western Press against the agents outside, and to 3. Foretold the uprising inside the correspondent to go to Ukraine and benefit of the liberation cause. It is U.S.S.R. against the Communist witness the fight of the U P.A,, Stephen our duty to gain the public opinion of dictatorship. Bandera said: the nation ,among whom we happen Further Stephen Bandera stated that “ It is possible, but much courage is to live, for this cause; to gain their methods now used by the Western needed. Half the number of our understanding and help for those who world in the “ cold war ” with Soviet couriers between Germany and are fighting for the liberation of our Russia are inadequate and do not give Ukraine are killed on their way.” peoples and to set up a universal front against Bolshevism. UPRISING IN SOVIET GESTAPO CHIEF ACCUSED In order to enable such activity to TURKMENISTAN OF MASS MURDER—AND take place to strengthen it and to spread it widely in the western world, Soviet authorities proclaimed a state FREED the Central Committee of the Anti of emergency in the regions of the During the trial of former chief of bolshevik Bloc of Nations proclaims Soviet-Persian border, south of the Gestapo in Munich, Oswald Shefer, the establishment of the “ Liberation Caspian Sea. 50 Turkmens and Per and his assistant, Dr. Lebkichner, Fond of the Enslaved Nations ” and sians were arrested, accused of accused of crimes against humanity, asks political emigrants of all nations “espionage for a foreign power.” particularly of the hanging of 20 to support this action. Turkmenian refugees, who managed to innocent foreign workers, the jury escape to Persia state, that in the acquitted both men. Soviet Republic of Turkmenistan, The jury’s verdict was met with protests of the Germany population, widely spread uprisings took place strong disapproval of the members of as the verdict is believed to be unfair recently. the Bavarian Parliament and with and unjust. 2 Ukrainian Information Service, April 1950. THE INTERNATIONAL ASPECT OF THE herself from from her imperialistic endeavours, nothing will stand in the NATIONAL POLITICAL IDEALS OF THE way of concluding with her friendly neighbours regional agreements, but LIBERATING REVOLUTION OF NATIONS that may only take place when Russia, whether a Red or White Empire, shall The unity of the world and dismissal conception of the West and that of the be divided and split up in national self- of wars can be achieved only when the whole world outside the U.S.S.R. and determined independent nations. That nations become free in their own its satellites! In the existing state of is the basis, practice and aim of the countries and with them only the affairs there is on the one hand the whole of our struggle. endeavours and aspirations of the mass Russian Bolshevik imperialism, and on If, in the past history of the world, of the people will decide freely the the other hand the whole of the some empires have been formed, one forms of co-operation with other Western, Christian, democratic and can readily see two different approaches nations. Until then, as long as the civilised world, ana it seems that there and two different conceptions of those enemy of all those nations will be in is no place for such a conception to empires; one is the Continental Empire occupation of our countries, there is be enjoyed by he nations of Central such as Germany, Austro-Hungary, no sign of a possibility and a hope of Eastern Europe and for those other Russia; and the other is the Colonial any understanding. One conception of nations of Asia subjugated by Moscow Empire of Great Britain. But the ways the unity of the world would stand imperialism. If one wishes and desires and developments of both were dia for co-operation, help to each other: to build up a European “unity,” this metrically opposed, as soon as these economically, culturally, and a long may only be done if our nations are Empires were formed. Whereas the lasting co-operation of all the nations liberated and can live as self-deter Continental Empire was strong enough which will have to acquire and be mined sovereign nations and so have by sheer force to conquer and annex granted the status of national indepen an equal chance and part in the recon neighbouring nations and built them dent states. struction of Europe, in accord and up on the same pattern as their own A general application of this principle hand in hand with their West European imperialist nation—a police regime, excludes imperialism, aggression, grab brother nations. So let us be logical military regime and unifying regime! bing, wars and subjugation to slavery and realistic! We must organise be The Colonial Empire soon realised the of different nations. tween our nations, freed from the benefits for all parties concerned to give We stand for the U.N.O., but we Soviets, regional understanding and on the spot, national recognition, also well realise that U.N.O., as it agreements on the basis of their actual national independence with the para stands to-day, including the participa economic political, and the necessities mount protection of local interests. tion in that same U.N O. of Bolshevik of all nations concerned. The basis Then came into existence the British Russia, turns the whole thing into an of such an understanding a ad am '-e- Commonwealth of Nations; and those arena of Russian Bolshevik imperial ment will be the positive aims, such many overseas nations who fought for istic activities and sedicious Bolshevik as: economic ones of helping each their independence against being con propaganda. The right to veto is unjust other, of the exchange of cultural quered by he British Empire at first, and is in direct contradiction to the values and, chiefly, common action very soon realised that they had Atlantic Charter principles. Why do aggressors, and from here derives that acquired so much in becoming part not all other nations have the right to these agreements must also be followed of the British Commonwealth, that, veto, but only the U. S. S. R. ?—a by agreements of stategical, economic without even being forced by constitu U.S.S.R. which strangles dozens of and political character, and that is only tion or otherwise to come to the help nations! We refuse to believe that for possible if our nations are free. For of the motherland against the common the proved vandalism of the Russian instance, the Ukraine, which has no aggressor, Germany, they all, to a Bolshevik imperialism, for their con timber of its own, can well have a man, stood up and became in this centration camps, for their mass regional agreement with White-Russia, respect more British than the British murders, for taking the liberty f-on which is covered with timber. The themselves, in fighting the common all our nations, the U.S.S.R. was given main point of such agreements would enemy in those last two World Wars. the right to veto! Where is justice also be the protection against possible With the other conception, the and truth and equality? Where are agressors, such as Russian or German Continental one (for instance that of the high principles proclaimed by the imperialism! the Russian Empire), the latter applied Atlantic Charter? Why does the great On basis of such regional agreements, denationalisation, even if different by est criminal in history sit next to the effective protection against aggressive name to the Tsarist one it "was similar freedom-loving Christian nations? The enemies will be possible. These regional in essence and policy, i.e. to build them U.S.S.R. must not have a place in the agreements may go a step further and up into the so-called Soviet Union. U.N.O., if the U.N.O. is a real and become still more limited, dealing in This latter put before everything else genuine place for struggling for the regional interests. For instance, the the imperialistic aims of Communist freedom of humanity, for liberty and Northern Caucasian nations may domination of the world. The genuine justice of people and nations. The West arrange between themselves a free and national issues are removed to the European union will commit a mistake voluntary federation with their neigh background by a sustained drastic and if it looks upon Central and Eastern bouring nations, If Russia may be totalitarian way, until it entirely be Europe as one monolith unit, in con restrained and limited to her own comes a mere fiction. The truth of tradiction to the whole structure and ethnographical territories and make this statement may be time and again Ukrainian Information Service, April 1950 3 complicated Eastern European prob PARTITION OF RUSSIA OR ONLY CHANGE lems. The West would regard its aims accomplished if ,on the territories of OF REGIMES? the present U.S.S.R., the Communist totalitarian regime was liquidated and Growing antagonism between the This problem acquires special im a democratic Russian Government was West and totalitarian Soviet Russia portance when we analyse the political restituted. The partition of Russia is gives a particular significance to the tendencies in the world and When we regarded as useless, even troublesome, question of what Is going to happen ascertain to what extent they are either as it may complicate there and then in the East of Europe and Asia should favourable to us or are in opposition the political situation still more. the existing regime there be destroyed. to our aims. Hefe we are primarily As we can conclude from this, the It is a matter of great importance that concerned with the last assumption. Its aims of the enslaved nations and the on the territory of the present U.S.S.R. importance, and all connected with it, aims of the West represent two quite and satellite States a system was insti make the dangers become clear when different conceptions for solving the tuted which would for always eliminate we confront our political aims with the problems of Eastern Europe. Attempts the danger to the world’s peace, now aims of that part of- the world which for the realisation of the conception threatened by the aggressive Com decisively occupies the anti-Communist put forward by the Western States may munist Ideology and closely linked it, position. ' be dangerous in their consequences, as Russian nationalism. What then is the aim of the nations instead of the positive solution of the With the growing conflict, quite of Eastern Europe and Asia? Eastern European question, an even more troublesome state of affairs may naturally concerned are all the nations It is in the first place the liquidation who found themselves under the rules take their place, because the enslaved of the existing regime there, as well nations would be forced to continue or within the influence of the Russian as the liquidation of the Russian Empire. It is clear that in this combat their struggle and the so-called demo Empire by way of partitioning it into cratic Russian Empire would follow of the two worlds, the interests of a number of independent national of the enslaved by Russia nations are the path of the traditional Russian States. The Russian Empire, regard imperialism; and this, in turn, would vitally involved. These nations cannot less of its regime and he colours of play the role of merely onlookers. It give the start to new uneasiness and its banner, is the Number One enemy new wars. concerns not only the present stage of of all enslaved nations. combat, when the enslaved nations The first condition of the existence of The Western World must definitely remain the subject of the events, but independent national States in Eastern and decisively bring itself to under it concerns especially the period of the and Central Europe and in Asia is to standing the fact that averting the con formation of a new reality after the move Russia’s border to her ethno stant danger of Russian aggression is liquidation of the Eastern imperialist’s graphic territories and free completely tyranny. In such aspects, these nations possible only when the Russian Empire of direct or indirect Russian influence are confronted with the task to put ceases to exist, and that any attempt all the nations of the present Soviet to win the war against Russia without forward clearly their positions and to Empire name plainly the principles of the taking into consideration the interests creation of a new system in place of Such a conception is not only the of the enslaved by Russia nations, will the existing one. Upon the ability of proper and just, one but it will also always be fruitless. There are no these nations to hold the independence serve as a guarantee that Russia will colonies or territories of exploitation of their positions and their indepen cease to be a menace to the world’s for anybody in the East of Europe and peace for ever. dence from outside forces, the struggle there will never be any. Neither the for liberation will depend upon their What are the aims and plans of the idea of one indlvisable Russia find any free existence in the future. Western World? followers there. Any Power that associ Judging from assertions expressed in ates itself with this idea will find in various publications, in talks, etc., it the East of Europe its opponents and seems that the Western States put the noticed even by the unversed West hatred not lesser that to the present European people by action taken by stress only on the liquidation of the totalitarian Communist regime. Seeing Russian Empire and in the end will Soviet Russia in the very same U.N.O. the danger approaching from the East, be defeated. where the so-called “ independent ” the West looks on it only from one The success of the anti-Communist White Russian Soviet Republic and angle, namely, In this danger the West campaign will be assured only when the so-called “independent ” Ukrainian recognizes only the aggressive Com- there exists real collaboration between the West and the nations of Eastern Soviet Republic have no say in matters unist system, imposed by Russia, as it and are only there as satellites and and Central Europe and Asia, resisting was similarly in the case of Hitlerism the Communist slavery, because this is slaves of the master who decides what in Germany or Fascism in Italy. the weakest spot of the Russian Empire they have to say, and how they have The Western World looks on Russia, and to strike in it will be always sure to aot and side with their Russian or rather the present Soviet Russian and fatal. masters at the U.N.O, conferences and Empire, as on one indivisible unit elsewhere. and does not want to plunge into 4 Ukrainian Information Service, April, 1950. TACTICS OF the principles of Ukrainian Revolution, in order to strengthen achieved freedom and to enaole its UKRAINIAN REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGLE full development. (From an address by the C.-in-C. of the U.P.A., General Taras Our attitude to the outside forces is Chuprynka) the same as the attitude of those forces to the question of a Ukrainian 1. Ukrainian Revolutionary Move underground tactics possible even in Independent State, to the revolutionary ment in various stages of the struggle the worst circumstances. insurgent struggle of the Ukrainian nation and to its political and miltary applies different tactics, depending on 5. The passing from insurgent tac organisations. We do not give any their usefulness in a particular time tics to underground ones is being reason whatsoever to anybody for or circumstances. Tactics are dictated carried out step by step, depending on hostility against us. by the political situation. Under this the strength of the enemy’s opposition. political situation we understand an The change of tactics from openly We recognise ethnological principles an agglomeration of favourable and military to those of underground for the creation of States, therefore we unfavourable factors, which are: movement in the detachments of the strongly oppose anybody’s pretentions (a) The strength of the enemy, his state U.P.A. and in the ranks of O.U.N. to Ukrainian ethnographic territories. system, quality of Police apparatus, we regard as a basic problem of our We recognise only one Government actual pressure on the revolutionary liberating policy, having in mind of Ukraine, set up by the will of the movement, moral value of govern continuity of our struggle for a long Ukrainian nation to defend its ing State institutions; lasting period. sovereign rights, Every attempt to (b) own strength and possibiliy of 6, The main items in these tactics enforce upon the Ukrainian nation a action, moral value and political are political and propagandive activi foreign will, foreign State interests or maturity of our forces, their techni- ties which are directed on: puppet Governments—we shall accept (c) International arrangement of poll- (a) Spreading revolutionary ideas and as a new occupation of our Homeland cal and organising abilities and paroles among Ukrainians and and we shall fight it in forms and by consciousness and revolutionary other enslaved nations; means, which we will regard as most persistence of the whole population; (b) defence of ideological and political suitable and advantageous at the time. cal forces: whether it gives foundations of Ukrainian Revolu (Condensed from the “ Secret Instructions of the enemy full freedom of move tion against reproaches of the the U.P.A.-O.U.N. in Ukraine.") ment against the revolutionary enemy; forces, or prevents its use against (c) strongest possible resistance against them. social and economic basis of the HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE 2. According to political situation enemy's regime as reactionary and KILLED BY THE the tactics are: harmful; GP.U.-N.K.V.D. ? (a) defensive; or (d) gaining the most valuable indivi (b) offensive. duals for the purpose of revolu According to documents found dur With the change of the political tionary movement. Military ing the last war it is ascertained that situation are changed also forms of activities attached to underground between the years 1917-1941 theG.P.U revolutionary struggle. tactics have clear political and and later N.KV.D. shot: 28 bishops, propagandive character and are 42,800 priests, 75,5000 merchants and 3. Existing political situation in the depending on political and propa industrialist, 390,000 former members condition of Bolshevik terror in peace gandive requiremens and necessities. of armed forces, 9,000 doctors, 7,000 time, necessitates the following tactics teachers, 815,000 engineers and mem * # * to be used: bers of similar professions, 129,500 (a) to assure, through persistent fipht, Nobody will give us a real liberation, people without occupation. During continuity of the liberating struggle it must be won and built up with our the same time, 18,634,000 people were of Ukrainian nation, to prevent the own resources. Continuous liberating arrested and sent to concentration enemy from blunting moral and struggle against Bolshevism is quite camps in Siberia and Central Asia. national qualities of the people, as natural and will grow stronger and at 4,977,000 of them died of starvation, well as their faith in eventual a suitable moment will result in an cold, hard work, diseases and bullets liberation; all-nation uprising. of the guards. 7,496,000 people died (b) to save from destruction main Under an all-nation uprising we of famine in Ukraine in 1933. revolutionary forces, as the basis of understand is: It could be clearly picturised from liberating struggle at the time of (a) total mobilisation of the nation; the above the full horridness of the strongest oppression an^ as t^e (b) direction of mobilised nation Stalin-Bolshevik terror. Stalin’s police centre of the struggle for liberation. against occupants to bring about within the 24 years killed mercilessly 4 . The struggle, especially in the their absolute destruction; 14,941,828 people—men and women. condition existing in the US.S.R. (c) engaging of the whole nation into How many more were killed, that enabled the revolutionary movement creative processes of building life statistics do not show, remains the to put into practice new methods of in its own State, in accordance with “secret” of the N.K.V.D. itself. y«FA l«CilKfli.|:OJM IiO i,BH,ÏBC>.IIhllOtJ»Aa(1 K IbOTW*» SK C.S»ÇJ The Underground r, • • collaboration with the u^ rs.anisa(lon of Ukrainian. Nationalists (O.U.N.). in communist propaganda . ,Ilam Insurgent Army (U.P.A.) leads strong anti- ABOVE: Some of Ui-j. .8ln? y}r - 1*8 purpose many underground publications, in Ukraine. lnaui Uunderground publications, printed and published Western World to break all ther rela tions with the Communist dominated International Centre of Students’ Organisation in Prague. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO for the ill D.P.’s, and (b) to put hospi The British Communist paper the Daily Worker, commenting on this THE ILL D.P/s? tals and sanitaria with the ill D.P.’s in leaflet violently attacked Ukrainian the hands of the International Students and their organisation, In view of the nearby liquidation Corporation of Refugees (Incorpore), referring to them as Fascists and of the I.R.Q., arises the question, what under the care of U.N.O. or the attempting to mobilise British students’ will happen to the displaced persons, Internafioal Red Cross Society. at present ill in hospitals or otherwise opinion against the suggestion of the C.E.S.U.S. disabled? BRITISH COMMUNISTS It is expected that after I.R.O. ceases In answer to this attack, the Central its activity they will be handed over to ATTACK UKRAINIAN Association of Ukrainian Students prepared materials and documents to the German authorities, and their STUDENTS be sent to students’ centres through position may be very critical, as they out the world, which will prove that will not be able to earn their living or Some time ago Central Association to pay for hospital treatment. of Ukrainian students (C.E.S.U.S.) sent C.E.S.U.S. and Ukrainian students Worried about their future, ill Information Leaflets to various Stu were severely persecuted ’by fascist D.P.’s in several German hospitals dents’ Centre in the world in which, regimes of different kinds and in senton open letter to various chari among other things, it was marked countries for more than 28 years. table and humanitarian institutions in decisively the anti-bolshevik character A lawsuit against these libelous Germany as well as to I R O. in which of this organisation of Ukrainian articles of the Daily Worker is being they suggest: (a) to subsidise a certain Students. The leaflet also suggested considered. to the Students’ Association of the sum of money for keeping 0SP1 a s U krainian In fo rm atio n Service, A pril, 19S0. Britain Ltd., with 20.20C 'Jkr.... ci SltS IliSiiiJwiS, diiJ it.^i - v jl.u .ij thJ interests of over 40,000 Ukrainians residing in this country beg respect fully the Management of h: Lr::i:h Broadcasting Corpora.ion ,o .. .. consideration many applications, memorandums and appeals of literally all Ukrainians in these territories relating to the introduction of a broadcast in the Ukrainian language and so to give us an opportunity to render a good service to the Western Democracies, To enable us, together with the spreading of the truth about the West, to tell our brothers behind the Iron Curtain the true facts about what we have seen here, how we an- living here and how lives the Western world.” It was decided to send a similar In order to strengthen the anti-bolshevik struggle of Ukrainian people on the memorandum to the “ Voice of territories of Central and Eastern Ukraine, the organisation of Ukrainian America ” requesting them to bring Nationalists (O.U.N.) sends here its members from the other parts of Ukraine. about the changes of the contents of ABOVE: A group of members of the O.U.N. in Lemkiwshchyna (Central its broadcast in the Ukrainian lan C a rp a th ia n M o u n ta in s ) b e fo re th e y le a v e f o r E a s te r n U k r a in e ...... guage, “ The present broadcast in the Ukrainian language ”—says the mem GENERAL MEETING OF THE Majesty’s Government and through orandum— “ are not even translations ASSOCIATION OF them to the whole British nation. of American auditions, they are word- UKRAINIANS IN It was also decided to send a mem to-word translations of broadcasts in GT. BRITAIN LTD, orandum to the B.B.C. requesting the the Russian language. Such broadcasts introduction of br^dcasis in t^e do not fulfil the task for which they On the 24th and 25th March, 1950, Ukrainian language. The memorandum were intended, and therefore we the Fourth Annual General Meeting was worded as rollows: request of the ‘ Voice of America ’ of the Association of Ukrainians in “ The General Meeting of the Ukrainian broadcasts by their form Gt. Britain Ltd., took place in London. Association of Ukrainians in Gt. and content.” The meeting was attended by 250 delegates from different branches of the Association as well as by about the same number of individual member.s At the meeting, after acceptance of an account of the activity of the Association for the last year, the dele gates and members discussed the plans for the activity of the Association for this year, the budget of the Association was balanced and a new management was elected. The delegates stressed their desire that great care should be taken, that the Association continued such a splendid development in which it is at present. In the resolutions passed at the General Meeting the Association of Ukrainians as a body representing all Ukrainians in the country expressed their constant loyalty, will of co operation in common interests and gratitude to His Majesty King A Field Divine Service, conducted by a Chaplain of a group of Ukrainian Georgs VI, the Royal Family and His In curgent A rm y. Ukrainian Information Service, April, 1950. 7 MARTYRDOM OF UKRAINIAN CHURCHES THE VICTIMS OF BOLSHEVIK'S CLEARANCE DESTRUCTION OF UKRAINIAN GREEK-CATHOLIC CHURCH IN 1949 BY BOLSHEVIKS The full register of the victims of Bolshevik’s “ clearance” in 1949 will The Ukrainian Catholic Church was, Fathers Andreas Ishchak and remain the secret of the M.V.D., which is and will be an obstacle for Bolshe Stephen K ondrat. will become known to the world later. viks In the spreading of their lies, There are thousands of Ukrainian Meantime it is possible to name but therefore they did all in their power priests in Soviet prisons and concen a few outstanding personalities: to destroy it. tration camps, and not only priests are N icolai Voznesensky, the member Today our Homeland and our persecuted for the Holy Catholic of the Politburo and head of the Church are in ruins; the Red occupants Church, Everyone who does not want Economic Planning. to follow blasphemous Stalin’s Ortho turned our Churches, built by our Ivan G olikow, the President of the pious forefathers, into blasphemous doxy soon finds his or her place in Soviet Highest Court. places of Stalin worshipping. Bolshevik prisons. Alexey Kuznetzow, secretary of The Metropolitans, the Bishops and In every country under Bolshevik the Central Committee of the All- the clergy of our Church are either domination Catholics suffer similarly, Union Communist Party. murdered by the Red atheists or kept and the leaders of the Catholic Church Col. Lieut.-General Yosip Zhykin, by them in prisons and concentration are met with the same fate. chief of the Central Political Commit camps. Communists in Prague sentenced tee of the Red Army. On the 1st November, 1944, In cir and killed great Slovak statesman, G en. V afiades Markos, leader of cumstances unknown to us died our former President of the Independent Greek Communist partisans, shot by Spiritual Leader, the Metropolitan Slovak Republic, Rev. D r. T iso. order of Moscow. Count Andreas Sheptycky, In Poland dies suddenly and myster Koci Ksokse, Albanian Minister of On his way to the Kiev prison died of iously C ardinal H lond. Home Affairs, shot in June, 1949. Peter Gabor, bloodthirsty leader of ill-treatment the Bishop of Stanislaviv In Serbia is sentenced to long Budapest police, hanged himself in a H ryhory Chomyshyn. imprisonment Archbishop Stepinac. prison cell in August, 1949, after being In a Bolshevik prison in Tarniw the Quite recently Hungarian Commun arrested, accused o f“ Titoism.” Bishop of Peremyshl Josafat K ocy- ists pass outrageous sentence on the Laslo Rejk, Hungarian Minister of ovsky, was tortured to death. great son of the Catholic Church, Foreign Affairs .hanged in September, The Bishop of Carpathian Ukraine, Cardinal Mindzenty. 1949. Theodor Romzha was run over by an Ukrainian Autocefahc Orthodox Wladislaw Gomolka, Polish Com army tank. Church was and is still persecuted in munist leader, arrested. Recently we learned of the martyr’s no less degree. Within the 10 years, T rcjcho K osto'vV, General Secretary death of the brother of our Great from 1929 to 1939 four Ukrainian of Bulgarian Communist Party, hanged Metropolitan, Prior of the Order of Orthodox Metropolitans were killed. in December, 1949. Studetes Clement Sheptycky. During the same time Bolsheviks mur Here should be also included Bul In a prison of Drohobych, Bolshe dered or tortured to death in prisons, garian Premier G eorg D imitrov, who viks murdered the former President of concentration and forced labour died suddenly in very suspicious the Carpathian Ukraine, Rev. Dr. camps, 13 Archbishops and 10 Bishops circumstances in Moscow. Auoustyn Woloshyn. and many thousands of Ukrainian The next candidates for the Orthodox Clergy. In a forced labour camp in Kolyma “ clearance ” in the near future appear suffers Metropolitan D r. Joseph to be Anna Paukner in Rumania, who Slipy; with him there are also Bishops was not invited to the last meeting of Mykola Czernecky, Ivan Latyshev- THE QUALITIES OF SOVIET the Cominform, and in Czechoslovakia sky and H rihory Lakota. TEACHERS President Klement Gotwald and the In another concentration camp in former Minister of Foreign Affairs— Kazakstan Ukrainian Bishop N ykyta Soviet Ukraine—official newspaper Volodymyr Klementis. Budka suffers insanity caused by of the Central Committee of the Com Bolshevik’s tortures. munist Party of Bolsheviks of Ukraine As soon as Bolsheviks have occupied (C.K.K.P.B.U.) printed recently an ism, fraternity towards the nations, Berlin, they deported the Apostolic article enitled: “ The Honourable love for their Soviet homeland, and Inspector of the Ukrainians-Catholic Task of Soviet Teachers.” in the first place love for the great in Germany the Rev. D r. Peter There we read: “ The superiority of Russian nation; protects its pupils Werhun, of whom there was no news Soviet schools over old burgois schools against hostile ideologies of beastly since. lies in the fact that the Soviet school nationalism and against the supersti Bolsheviks shot and otherwise mur educates its pupils in the spirit of the tion of religion.” dered several hundreds of Ukrainian true and prime in the world Marxist- This one sentence pictorialises Catholic Clergymen, among them two Leninist ideology; it cultivates among plainly what the Soviet teachers should prominent lecturers of Lviv Theology the pupils the filing of international- be like. No comments are necessary. 8 U krainian, In fo rm atio n Service, A pril, 1950. THE ASSOCIATION OF UKRAINIANS IN Chiddingfold (Surrey) is a separate administrative unit. It consists of a GT. BRITAIN LTD. large house, a cottage, other farm SOME FACTS ABOUT THE CENTRE OF UKRAINIAN LIFE buildings and facilities and 30 acres of field and woods. At present 17 IN GREAT BRITAIN invalids are permanently residing in the Home. The House is administered by an agriculturalist, Mr. Z. Tymkiw, Nearly 70 per cent, of Ukrainians many difficulties, particularly when assisted by a Ukrainian doctor, a enjoying the hospitality of the British looking for jobs, living accommoda gardener and a cook. Invalids also people are all united in Central tion, etc, In all their troubles they receive medical assistance from a local Ukrainian Institution in this country— turn to the Association, the task of English practitioner in Chiddingfold. The Association of Ukrainians in which is to help them and to solve The Ukrainian House in London Great Britain Ltd. their problems. houses all the offices of the Association, This Association—popularly known The Welfare Department of the library, editorial offices of the weekly among Ukrainians as S.U.B. (initials Association settles the matters of social Ukrainian Thought, published by the of the name in the Ukrainian lan character concerning not only the Association, bookshop, canteen and guage) with its Headquarters in members of the Association, but the hostel. 1,965 people used the hostel London was formed in 1945, and later whole of the Ukrainian community in registered as a limited company as well this country. During the last year the of the Association during the last year. In the Ukrainian House other as under the War Charities Act. help of the Association was rendered, According to its rules the Association among others, in the following cases: Ukrainian Institutions in this country is fully communal and social institution 474 families and single persons were such as Ukrainian Youth Association, formed for the benefit of Ukrainians brought over to join their relatives in Federation of Ukrainian Ex-Service residing here. this country; 431 people were helped men and other also have offices with The Centre of the Association con in joining families, finding jobs and which bodies the Association fully sists of the following separate homes; 112 mothers and children co-operates. Departments: Organising Department, received assistance; 570 people were Within the Association, there exists Cultural and Educational Department, furnished with legal advice and help; also an Autonomous Committee for Welfare, Emigration, Publishing and 74 people were helped in cases of law assistance to Ukrainian Students and Bookselling Departments and the Head suits, divorces, marriages, etc.; care also an Autonomous Committee for the Office. There is also a canteen and was being taken over 372 ill persons, Association of Ukrainians, organising hostel for the use of members of the among them many mentally ill ; Ukrainian women in this country. Association whilst on a visit to 85 were financially assisted, etc., etc. During the last year the Association London. As quite a separate adminis Apart from this the Welfare Depart received 31,361 letters and sent 63,695 trative unit exists the Association’s ment of the Association helps former letters and parcels. Ukrainian Invalids’ Home. political prisoners in German The Association leads wide action to Administration personnel, including concentration camps and founded a bring about Ukrainian broadcast in the managers of different departments special fund for the assistance of the B.B.C.; copies of a special memor and the administration of the Invalids’ widows and orphans. andum concerning this matter were Home consists of 32 people. Ill people in need of assistance sent to prominent British personalities The Association owns a house received during the last year financial asking them for support in the situated at 49 Linden Gardens, W.2, help, amounting to £571 as well as Association’s cause. and a property in Chiddingfold, food parcels, clothes, etc., weighing The Association assisted Ukrainians Surrey, where the Invalids’ Home is over 1,000 lb. £80 and parcels weigh in this country in registration with the situated. ing over 200 lb. were sent to the sick I.R.O. and successfully intervened in The Association has now 23,608 and needy Ukrainians on the continent. the question of limittation of the members. During the 1949 year 2,346 The Emigration Department during number of emigrants to the U S.A. and new members joined the Association. the last year gave assistance to 237 Canada. During the same year membership cases of emigration of Ukrainians During the last year the Association fees amounted to £11,180. In the last from this country to North and South sent a number of memorandums, con three years 66 per cent, of Ukrainians America, Australia and the continent. cerning Ukrainian life to various residing in this country were members Ukrainian invalids and disabled governing bodies and insitutions in of the Association. persons are under the care of the Great Britain and abroad; among them The Association has 358 subdivisions Association. During the last year, 217 a memorandum asking for the rights and branches throughout the country. the most, and 67 the least, Ukrainian of D.P.’s to be given to the former There are also two District Councils cf invalids and disabled persons monthly members of the Ukrainian Division, the Assocation in Manchester and were cared for by the Association. a memorandum asking for Ukrainian Edinburgh. During the same time over £16,000 broadcasts in the B.B.C. as well as a Ukrainian Volunteer Workers arriv was spent for their benefit, of which memorandum concerning the question ing in this country find themselves sum £11,451 was spent on the pur of the quality of the broadcast of the in absolutely new circumstances. Not chase and establishing of the Invalids’ “ Voice of America ” in the Ukrainian knowing the English way of life or Home in Chiddingfold. language, a memorandum to the the English language they eneounter The Ukrainian Invalids’ Home in U.N.O. in the matter of the assistance Ukrainian Information Service, April, *1950. FOR UKRAINIAN BROADCAST OF THE introduce broadcasts in the Ukrainian language, instead they allowed Russian B.B.C. Chauvenists to broadcast in Russian, who take advantage of this for their U.I.S., London.—Ukrainian inhabi By introducing such broadcasts you own purpose. tant's of a D.P,’s settlement in will enable hundreds of thousands of The policy of the B.B.C. is quite Shwainfurt (Germany) sent the Ukrainians to make use of your incomprehensible. They entrusted to following letter to the B.B.C. and the foreign broadcast, of which up to now, the White Russian emigrants the de Foreign Office in London: through the lack of knowledge of fence of hundreds of thousands of “ Already 32 years goes on the other languages, they are deprived. It D.P.’s against the attacks of Moscow Ukrainian territories uneven yet will also keep up the morale of Radio. The B.B.C, authorities pre ceaseless struggle against Russian fighting Ukrainians who in an unequal tend not to know that Moscow Radio Imperialism, which under the cover struggle are always prepared to give hardly ever mentions D.P.’s of Russian of Communism, and largely tHanks to their lives for the cause of Democracy, nationality, but Kiev Radio speaks Western indifference managed even Justice and Peace.” daily to Ukrainian emigrants . . . in during the after-war years to seize The application was signed by 150 Ukrainian language. large territories of Europe and Asia, people. They pretend not to know that the and through its fifth column spread * * * largest groups of D.P.’s are Ukrain discord and uneasiness throughout the We receive many leters from ians, as well as they pretend not to world and prevent establishment of Ukrainians all over the world, urging know that Ukrainians are the nation the world’s peace. us to take appropriate steps before the numbering more than 40 millions of During the last world war this personalities responsible for the people, with whom if not today, then struggle was led and directed by the foreign broadcasts of the B.B.C. in tomorrow, one will have to meet and Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which order that Ukrainian broadcasts were talk. still fights to-day. This struggle is introduced. Below we print a letter Ignorance of the language, the being carried out not only in the received from a Ukrainian Volunteer struggle and the culture of a 40 million- defence of the Ukrainian nation; but Worker in England : strong nation does not give credit to also in the interests of the whole cul . . Thé B.B.C. up to now did not the people concerned.” tured and civilised world, because Russian Imperialism as it could be proved even by recent activities, is hostile to the rest of the world. THE VOICE OF WARNING The B.B.C. from time to time broad casts news of this struggle in different Communist infiltration into public that of Kaiserlich Imperialism. The languages, save the language of the life in Great Britain was the subject Kremlin has virtually Communised actual fighters, who defend the of a speech delivered recently by the half Europe in peace time, and is Western culture against destruction— well known opponent of Communism, on the road to Communising all the Ukrainian language, Lord Vansittart in the House of Lords. China too, and then helping China We therefore respectfully request In his speech Lord Vansittart pointed to over-run South-Eastern Asia. that arrangements be made for in out the fact that Communists in Great Communist Imperialism keeps five cluding broadcasts in the Ukrainian Britain, their agents and fellow- millions of men in the armed forces language among other broadcasts in travellers attempt to penetrate every in peace time. Kaiserlich Imperial foreign languages. branch of public life, even such impor ism never kept more than one tant one as the Church and schools, million men under arms in peace in order to carry out there their time, though the cadres were of to the D.P.’s after the I.R.O. ceases its subversive work. course capable of huge and activity, and many others. Lord Vansittart contributed the immediate development. The Association of Ukrainians in leading article, entitled “ War on In the time of the Kaiser, and Great Britain Ltd. is on a business England ” for the March edition of even of Hitler, we knew all the relationship with the British Minis the Bulletin of the anti-Communist German agents in this country and tries: Home Office, Foreign Office, organisation the New Crusade, in “picked them up ” when war broke War Office, Board of Trade, Ministries which he gives an account of out. of Labour, Agriculture, Fuel and Communist activity in this country It is a very different matter now. Power, Education, Health and others, particularly and criticises existing For every German agent in this as well as With the Embassies and conditions here, permitting such country then there are at least a Consulates of foreign countries. activity, especially the incomprehensi hundred—indeed more probably a There also exists close relationships ble policy, o f the B.B.C. in this matter. thousand—Communist♦ workers both between the Association of Ukrainians Here are some extracts from the underground and above ground. and British charitable and benevolent article of this distinguished statesman : They are not only surreptitious, as institutions such as Y.M.C.A., W.V.S., The expansionist programme of the Germans were; they are also the British Red Cross and many Communist Imperialism is consi open and brazen. The Nazis never others. derably more insatiable than was had newspapers in this country; H) U k rain ian In fo rm atio n Service, A pril, 1950. Guibchew is sentenced to 15-20 years WHY DID THEY LET GUBICHEW GO? imprisonment, and Guoichcw, though more guilty, is allowed to go free? Why did the U.S.A. set Gubichew espionage. Does t.ie measure of Gubichew’s guilt free? Answering this question we shal On 21st February, Hungarians in depend on the fact that behind him also find our explanation why the Budapest sentenced the American, there stands 250 armoured divisions U.S-A. slowly but surely loses the Fogeller, to 15 years and the Briton, and some quantity of atom bombs ? “ cold war ” with the U.S.S.R. As the Saunders, to 13 years imprisonment There is no slightest doubt about it, main reason for letting Gubichew go respectively, for alleged espionage. that the mildness of the State Depart- free it was stated that the State On 14h March, Czechs in Prague men will not save even single Depart-ment desired “ to serve the sentenced the Dutchman, Johannes American or any other foreign interests of U.S. citizens behind the Louvers to 15 years imprisonment for life, if Stalin’s regime will want to Iron Curtain.” In other words the alleged espionage. destroy it for some or another reason. State Department, headed by Dean There is no news that any of them This useless and thoughtless step did Acheson was afraid of Soviet reprisals was reprieved, and there will not be not bring anybody any help, what is for the sentence on Gubichew. So that such news. more it is liable to bring much harm. far reaches the Bolshevik’s terror! The world’s reaction on the setting Tne Soviet regime is capable of They, apparently do not understand free of Gubichew could be only one: comprehending only the speech of yet in Washington, that mildness is America is afraid of Stalin and the force! Just hard, brutal force! If in about the worst way to bring the U.S.S.R. reply to Budapest’s sentence on Soviet Unon to its senses and good What international respect can a Fogeller the U.S.A. sentenced in the behaviour. Moscow did not think on state have, which, fearing reprisals, is same way 10 or 100 Gubichew’s, the the same lines, when in recent months not capable of enough courage to pass Kremlin will not be so eager to repeat and weeks she ordered her satellites the just and desreved sentence on a similar trials. If Gubichew was pun to try and sentence one after another criminal, whose guilt was proved ished, as he deserved, and was hanged foreigner. beyond any doubt? What respect could on the Times Square of New York, On 14th February a Polish court in an American citizen have towards the hundreds of their own and foreign Stettin sentenced two Frenchmen to 12 law of his own country, when he sees Guoichew’s, who are engaged in years imprisonment each, for alleged that for the same crime the victim of espionage in the U.S.A., would stop and consider whether it is worth while LORD VANSITTART tolerance. A real spring-cleaning is to continue their dirty work. the Communists have plenty. needed. For example, the compo Instead of punishing the criminal, The Nazis never had representa sition of the Russian department Gubichew was allowed: (i) to put tives in the House of Commons; seems to be quite unsatisfactory. himself into the position of a wronged the Communists have had thirty to The B.B.C. has shown itself lament victim; (ii) to ridicule the American forty between 1945 and 1950. No ably unable to grasp the simple law; (iii) to praise the humanness of body of course can be deceived by fact that Communism is not a Soviet justice; (tv) to leave the Unilea the dodge of only letting two of party but a conspiracy. Thus it States and slam the door behind him. them call themselves Communists. has been guilty of the dangerous Letting Gubichew go free, Ameri The actions of the others are almost imbecility of giving time to the cans suffered one of the greatest indistinguishable. Communist Party for broadcasting defeats in the “ cold war ” all through Moreover the Western Democra election speeches. Folly could go their own fault. cies have never had the dimmest no further. We must have a drastic change not only in he lower BEFORE THE “CLEARANCE” notion how to fight a Cold War. The IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS Protestant Church has given very but the higher levels of the B.B.C. IN LVIV indifferent leadership in the struggle No one could fight a Cold War According to the Soviet Press there for the soul of man. It is zigzag with instruments such as these, and are 13 High Schools and 30 Technical and spasmodic, and some of its the Cold War is going to be greatly Schools in Lviv (Western Ukraine), priests are themselves Communists. intensified during the next five which are attended by 25,000 students. Furthermore the Democratic Pre's years. If we do not fight it with all Recently a meeting of students, is chaotic. Even newspapers with our strength we shall of course lose members of the Communist Party, the best intentions print the sorriest it. took place in Lviv, in the course of stuff and, bemused by the foolish Over and over again in Parliament which is was pointed out that among notion of giving a platform to I have tried to galvanize the students there still exists, “ burgois everyone, publish plenty of fellow- Government into some sort of and nationalist tendencies and there is travelling material. virility and have been met by lack of proper and convincing party The Democracies have all allowed invincible apathy. There is no propaganda.” Communists to be schoolteachers—- coherence in the press, and the No doubt, after such statement, new a fatal error. B.B.C. is a handicap. All this must clearance in the Lviv high schools will I shall also take up our other be changed if we mean to pull begin, victims of which will be many grave weakness, which is the B.B.C. through. students and teachers. it has refused to purge itself of Published bv the Ukrain. .n Information Service, 32 Salwav Road, London, S.W.22. and printed Communists in the name of pseudo by R. K. Printing and Publishing Co., 70 College Road, Harrow Middlesex. Freedom-loving nations and people of all the world, unite in the fight against Bolshevism for the freedom oj nations and man! - MONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE PRESS INTERVIEW OF THE Bolshevik front of all the nations enslaved by the U.S.S.R. LEADER OF THE O.U.N. Is the O.U.N. potiiicai or military MR. STEPHEN BANDERA organisation ? O.U.N. is a revolutionary liberating On the 30th April, 1950. the Leader Communist social enslavement and organisation, which combines elements of the Organisation of Ukrainian exploitation. In the Ukrainian State, of political and military structure, in Nationalists (O.U.N.) held a press Ukrainian people, by their own free accordance with the fact that the conference with the five representatives will, will decide on the form of Ukrainian liberating struggle is at the of Western press and news agencies. government. Ukrainian Independent same time social and political process This conference was widely echoed in State will ensure free development of and military combat Activity of the the World press and was broadcast in all aspects of life, of religion, culture, O.U.N. is based upon organising and U.S.A. and Canada on the following economy; will assure full personal directing of anti-Bolshevik and anti- day. We were not able to publish a freedom and justice to all citizens, Russian processes and actions with full account of this interview in our freedom of individual and collective Ukrainian national and independent last edition, and only now are we in activity of its citizens in social, politi contents in all aspects of life. The a position to do so, as related by our cal, cultural, and every other way of members of the O.U.N. are equally Correspondent in Germany. life, trained for political and military Mr. Stephen Bandera stated that in By what means do yon want to activity. answer to many wishes expressed by achieve your aims ? What are the forces of Ukraine the Western journalists he was willing By a revolutionary, military and Underground Movement ? to furnish the n with some information political struggle of the whole or the The Ukrainian liberating struggle is and explanations about revolutionary Ukrainian nation in common anti- headed by the Ukrainian Supreme liberating efforts of the Ukrainian nation at present, so they could relay this information to tve Western world accordingly. Here are the questions put to h in and his answers: What is you? position in the O.U.N. ? I am the President of the Executive of the Organisation of Ukrainian N ationalists. What are the aims of the O.U.N. ? Liberation of Ukraine, liquidation of the state of enslavement of Ukraine by the Bolshevik Russia, restoration of a Ukrainian Independent State on etrographic territory, destruction of Russian imperialism, partition of the U.S.S.R, into independent States of all nations hitherto enslaved by Moscow. To what form of a Government tends the O.U.N. ? To democracy and social justice. O. U. N. fights against Bolshevik dictatorship, totalitarianism, agrimt 2 Ukrainian Information Servce, May 1950 Council (U.H.W.R.) created in Ukraine The U.P.A. at present fights with are machine-guns, rifles and pistols, in 1944 and is acting as the supreme much smaller units. The main tasks various grenades, light cannons, etc. organ of the Ukrainian nation in con of military action of the U.P.A. at Does U.P.A. use tanks, aircraft tradiction to the set-up by Moscow’s present are as follows: to strengthen and does Bolsheviks use them so-called government of the Ukrainian general political revolutionary process, against the U.P.A. ? S.S.R. U.H.W.R., which is a revolu to defend the population against the The Bolsheviks and the Germans tionary Parliament, are all the time in terror of the N.K.W.D., revolutionary used aircraft and tanks as well as Ukraine. propagandive raids to other under- heavy artillery against the U.P.A. The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (U,P.A.) Soviet countries in order to strengthen U.P.A, has no aircraft. Tanks were which is strictly military revolutionary local revolutionary movement; devel used by the U.P.A. only occasionally, formation. opment and precision of new methods when they captured them from the What are the relations between of military underground struggle, prov enemy. U.P.A. and the O.U.N. ? ing other nations of the U.S.S.R. that military, revolutionary struggle is pos How strong is O.U.N. The closest possibly co-operation. numerically ? The U. P. A. was created from the sible and successful despite all efforts of the Bolshevik terror; revolutionary The strength of the O.U.N. is not military units of the O.U.N. during measured by the number of its mem the second World War, when the influence on the Soviet Army; keeping in constant readiness the basic units of bers. Its strength lies in the fact that struggle had to be carried out on two we mobilise, organise and direct the fronts: against Germans and against the revolutionary army, which in a suitable time will be able to organise planed struggle, tendencies to indepen Bolsheviks. The basis of the U.P.A. dence and anti-Bolshevik attitude of are the miltary units of the O.U.N., and lead masses of revolutionary forces. the whole Ukrainian nation. but the U.P.A. consists also of non- In the struggle of the O.U.N. is en members of the O.U.N. Anybody who Did the Bolsheviks try to stop this warfare by some other gaged a large part of the Ukrainian wishes to take part in actual fighting nation and is supported by the whole for the freedom of Ukraine joins the means, for instance, by proclam ation, etc. of the nation with the exception of a UT.A, U.P.A. is a strictly military relatively small group of Communists formation adjusted to the underground Yes. From 1944-47, the Bolshevik and fellow-travellers. warfare, which in practice is planned regime several times called upon the and organised by the O.U.N. insurgents to cease their activity, How strong is the anti-Bolshevik promising full amnesty ,and mentioned potential in Ukraine ? Are you the Commander - in - Half of about 45 million Ukrainians Chief of the U.P.A. ? even an “ independent Ukraine.” But the Ukrainians know only too well will take direct active part in the anti- No the C.-in-C. of the U.P.A. is what was hidden behind these calls Bolshevik liberating revolution. The General Taras Chuprynka. and just ignored them. rest are not fit for direct warfare. What is his relation to the In other countries, for instance in When and why were you arrested O.U.N ? Poland, some of the revolutionaries by the Germans ? He is Deputy President of the obeyed these proclamations and left In 1941, after the proclamation of the Executive of the O.U.N. the underground and soon found them restoration of the Ukrainian Indepen What are the activities of the selves in the Bolshevik’s prisons, while dent State, which act was contrary to U.P.A. ? the underground movement, at the Hitler’s plans. I was imprisoned in a same time, was weakened. prison of the Gestapo in Berlin until Operations of he U.P.A. and their 1943, and then in the concentration forms are always in accordance with How strong is U.P.A camps of Essenhousen and Oranien- the situation existing at a certain time. numerically ? burg until September, 1944. During and soon after the war, U.P.A. This is a secret. fought with greater units, its territory How big was the U. P. A. in When and why were you freed ? of action was wider, and sometimes previous years and what were its In the Autumn of 1944. at the time whole districts were in its possession. largest operations ? of the German retreat from Ukraine, Now, in a more stabilised situation, In 1944 and 1945 our enemies, the the Germans freed me with a group of forms of U. P. Army’s activity are Germans and the Bolsheviks, regarded Ukrainian Nationalists, thus trying to different to that of the war years. U.P.A. as 200,000 men strong. In one win the sympathy of the Ukrainian During the year 1945-48, detachments of the largest battles with the U.P.A. people, There proposition of collabora of he U.P.A. were active in many parts in the Carpathian Mountains in 1945, tion I rejected and I was placed under of Ukraine and U.S.S.R. Bolsheviks which lasted for several days, three police supervision. I managed to many a time engaged large military Soviet divisions were engaged. The escape at the beginning of 1945. formations in order to liquidate the Bolsheviks suffered heavy losses and Did the Germans ask Ukrainians U.P.A. When the division of the forces of the U.P.A. managed to get for collaboration in return for an Soviet Army proved to be incapable away. Independent Ukrainian State ? of doing real harm to the U.P.A., the What sort of weapons does the During the war, the Germans never Bolshaviks, since 1946, used only the U.P.A. use ? expressed any positive attitude as to forces of the N.K.W.D. against the All weapons used by the U.P.A. are Ukrainian independence. They only U.P.A. Despite the Bolshevik’s efforts, captured from the enemy. The largest attempted to gain Ukrainian support neither the U.P.A. nor the O.U.N. are quantities of arms are from the war by very doubtful promises in a very liquidated in Ukraine. years. The main weapons of the U.PA. far away perspective. Ukrainian Information Service, M ay 19 >0 Do the Ukrainians hope for their the various semi-military organisation; Could a Western Press represen liberation through war between (c) the whole economy of he U.S.S.R. tative goi to Ukraine and witness the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. ? and the satellite States is exclusively your struggle ? We count only on our liberation directed on war preparations, restora It would be possible The only con through our own efforts and struggle, tion and building of industries of a dition would be both-sided trust and, through anti-Bolshevik revolution. The military character while neglecting pro of course, the great risk taken by such war may create suitable conditions and duction of peacetime necessities; (d) a journalist. Nearly half the number so it might be helpful, but Ukraine intensive building up of a large air of the people who act as curriers does not count on liberation by outside force, fleet — especially submarines— between Ukraine and abroad, are forces. building of new roads, airfields, large killed. underground stores and placing them When the Revolution in Ukraine How many soldiers of the U.P.A. will take place ? on the borders of the U.S.SR. and in the satellite States—all this shows very came to Germany and are they The general revolutionary uprising plainly that the U.S.S.R. is preparing still arriving ? in Ukraine and other under-Soviet itself for war outside its own boun Two years ago, nearly 300 soldiers countries will come at the most suitable daries—to aggresion. of the U.P.A. and members of the moment, The revolutionary maturity O.U.N. came to Germany and Austria of the wide masses of the populations, When do you think the U.S.S.R. from Ukrainian territory under Polish especially among other nations of the will provoke the war with the occupation. They received an order U.S.S.R. as well as the growth of the U.S.A. ? to go westwards, after all Ukrainian revolutionary feelings in the Soviet When Russia will not be able to gain population had been repartiated from Army will be of deciding importance. anything more through the “cold war”, these territories. Only occasionally and And then its role will also be played when she will no longer be successful very small groups of the U.P.A. came at a suitable moment. in the West in her Communist corrup here straight from Ukraine, and then Is your movement also active in tive work and when she meets an un on special duties. approachable obstacle in her advance the Soviet Army ? Finally, Mr.Stephen Bandera pointed Yes. Quite successful propagandive to the East in Asia—as it happened in the Near East. So far, the U.S.S.R, out to the Press representatives the and preparatory activity is being following questions: carried out among the members of the does not need open war while, thanks to the passiveness of the Western States The up-to-now policy and tactics of Soviet Army, of Ukrainian and other the Western world towards the U.S.S.R. nationalities, that they, at an appro she gains more and easily without taking great risks. is full of mistakes which bring great priate time, instead of defending the harm to the defence of the whole Soviet regime, come on our side. If the war between the U.S.A. world against Bolshevik aggression. How do you imagine a suitable and the U.S.S.R. took place, will Separation of Bolshevism from moment for the outbreak of the the Revolution in Ukraine break Russian imperialism, regarding them Revolution ? out then ? as two separate things, is absolutely It may have an inner character— If the States at war with the U.S.S.R. wrong. It is impossible to destroy one absolutely critical situation of the declared plainly and entered an obliga and leaving the other, and quite un whole Bolshevik system and regime, tion to support Ukrainian tendencies realistic is the idea of using one in especially economic downfall. Inner to independence,, if they recognized the war against the other. development in the U.S.S.R. goes on the creation of the Ukrainian Indepen A similarly quite wrong conception these lines progressively, Or—another dent State as one of the aims of the is to stake on Russian imperialistic possible crisis of outer character—war war and regarded Ukrainians as their forces, which although they are against or other form of extreme pressure on allies on equal rights, then our revolu the Bolshevik regime, stand for a Rus the U.S.S.R. from outside. tionary struggle will be conducted in sian Empire enslaving other nations. To stake on so-called Titoism, How4 do you know and what are accordance with such plans, so as to bring about the quick sure and com national Communism,- etc., in the hope the signs of Soviet preparations that it may be secured as an ally for a new war ? plete liquidation of the common enemy and to establish peace. against Bolshevism is also wrong and We have information of what is unrealistic. It is the second horse of going on in Ukraine and in the whole In the case of another attitude of Troy. Communists of ajl forms Will of Soviet territory. The Bolshevik the States at war with the U.S.S.R., always find a common tongue in the preparation for a new war goes on in we would also regard this war as a fight against “ capitalism”. Through various aspects : (a) psychological foreign affair and we would conduct the pacts with Tito, the Western States mobilisation—under the cover of a our own struggle according to our own loose face in the world-wide struggle parole “for peace,” Bolsheviks spread plans most suitable to our purpose, against Bolshevism. - ; ^ , propaganda that the U. S. A, is having no regard for co-ordination of Much harm was done to the apt- preparing an aggression and that the our activity with the war activity of Bolshevik front by the conception of U.S.S.R. will have to defend itself and the States concerned. opposition to the Bolshevik system by destroy Anglo-American imperialism; Did the Bolsheviks attempt to . the method of legal parliamentary (b) the US.S.R. keeps under arms huge assassinate you ? elections, encourgaed by the Western forces, carries out intensive military Yes. The Security Service of the world in the States occupied by Russia' training of the youth not only in the O.U.N. discovered three agents of the , after the war. Against: Bolshevism,' Army but also in the Comsomol and N.K.V.D. who had planned to do so., Cunt. < n page 7. 4 Ukrainian Information Serv'ce, May 1950. THE STRUGGLE OF ENSLAVED Bolsheviks until 1937. In 1935 all the population of Abchasia rose up against NATIONS the Bolsheviks and within two months an insurgent army numbering over 40,000 men was organised from Ever since the beginning of Russian former Russian Empire. Abchasian people. imperialism in all forms of its exis Ukraine expressed her will to be free When the Bolsheviks started forced tence, the Ukrainian nation fought by proclamation of her independence collectivisation the peasants answered against it ceaselessly for the free in Kiev. Then began the Bolshevik with strong resistance. State food Ukrainian State. The struggle was invasion of Ukraine, robbing Ukrain stores were broken into and the food and is being carried out not by “merely ian peasants of bread. Other Russian taken away and distributed amongst a group of traitors of Homeland,” as military formations, opposed to the the starving population. Many Bolshe the Bolsheviks say, not by a certain Bolsheviks fought them for the vik officials were killed, sabotage was class of the population, not by domination over Ukraine. At that carried out. There was also armed “ fascists,” but in this struggle is en time in Moscow was planned an resistance in Siberia, Kuban, Caucasus, gaged the whole Ukrainian nation. assassination of Lenin, the first Central Asia and, in the first place, in There were active and passive forms Bolshevik dictator. And behind the Ukraine. In order to suppress the of the struggle. Quiet opposition, open Bolshevik front lines, in Kazan flamed uprisings in Ukraine and Caucasus, resistance, armed uprisings, refusals to up an anti-Bolshevik uprising, A Bolsheviks had to use not only the join collective farms, or to give the similar uprising started in the Volga forces of the N.K.W.D., but also farm products to the State, individual districts. On 15th June, 1918, Siberia specially trained detachments of the terror against particular representatives rose up against the new slavery and Red Army and in many instances the of the Bolshevik regime—these were on 17th June the famous Tambovsk artillery and air force had to be and are various forms of the struggle uprising began. At the same time, on brought into action. in various periods of the Bolshevik 20th June, a worker, Sergeyev, Here should be noted also uprisings domination. assassinated in Petersburg leading Bol in Soviet concentration camps. During One of the convincing proofs of the shevik Commissar Volodarski. the years 1936-38 preparations were hostility to the Bolshevik regime is also Ukrainian Armies fought against made for a large uprising in the the mass emigration of the Ukrainian Russian Red and White invaders while concentration camps of Uchta-Pechora population and their refusal to return in every part of the former Russian and Archangelsk. The planned to their Homeland. And not only the State, in Moscow, in Rostov, in the uprising, however, was discovered and Ukrainian population. It often hap Crimea and the Caucasus uprisings the leaders were shot together with pened that Soviet sailors, finding an and armed resistance took place. their suspected collaborators. 40-50 opportunity to remain abroad, refused On 20th August a woman member prisoners were being shot daily. to return to their ships; Soviet scien of the Russian Socialist Party by the During the thirty nth year of this tists preferred to remain in the West, name of Kaplan wounded Lenin in an century, terrorist activity against the where many had gone on scientific attempt to kill him. In Petersburg Kremlin’s despots continued. In June, missions; similar was the behaviour of another Bolshevik leader, Urycki, was 1933 highly placed Kremlin official, Soviet diplomats and highly ranked killed. Rosenblum, was killed in Caucasus; officers of the Soviet Army. Finally, Ukrainian Armies had to drive away in 1937 the chief of Irkutsk G.P.U., millions of refugees from the U.S.S.R., Bolshevik invaders from the Ukrainian Cudowsky, was assassinated in Chab- who after the Second World War have capital—Kiev. In an unequal battle arowsk. According to the disclosures chosen life in exile rather than return near Kruty in the neighbourhood of of the Central Committee of the to the Homeland under the hateful Kiev 300 Ukrainian youths were killed, All-Union Communist Party, during regime. These are the facts which while defending the entrance to the September, 1937, 102 active members prove that freedom-loving peoples of Capital. Eastern and Western of the Communist Party were killed by the Soviet dungeon of nations do not Ukrainian Armies joined their forces the “ people’s enemies.” On 16th wish to bear any longer the chains in for the struggle against Bolshevik January, 1938, two Bolshevik Com which they were put by the Bolshevik hordes. missars were killed by sailors in Sebastopol. During February, 1938, despots. On 2nd March, 1921, began the 7 highly ranked officers of the Red Soon after the “ Great Bolshevik famous uprising of the Baltic Fleet in Army and 164 members of the Com Revolution ” in 1917 all the nations of Krondstadt. Peasants of Volohda munist Party were liquidated in the former Russian Empire resisted districts rose up too at the same time. the new rulers and by that manifested Ukraine. In 1937 an attempt to kill Liberating forces were active in the the chief of the N.K.V.D., Yezhow, their ages-old desire to live free lives Caucasus, and Turkestan insurgents, in their independent sovereign States. and the Secretary of the All-Union so-called “ basmachi ” rid the country Communist Party, Andreyew, was While the Bolsheviks still fought in of the Red invaders and proclaimed Moscow and Petersburg, in the South discovered. In September of the same an independent Turkmenistan Repub year the N.K.V.D. frustrated an of Ukraine, in Kuban and in the lic. attempt on Stalin’s life. 10 persons Caucasus, national armies were organ In 1924 there were anti-Bolshevik were shot after a trial. Another ised against the Bolshevik’s fifth uprisings in Georgia and constant attempt on Stalin’s life was frustrated columnists, that even at that time uprisings of the peoples of Soviet in January, 1938. already existed in every corner of the Central Asia were not crushed by the At the beginning of the Soviet- Ukrainian Information Service, May 19-io 5 THE BASIS OF OUR STRUGGLE especially if they are inflamed with those high ideals of freedom and the FOR FREEDOM value of the individual as such. That is why the struggle of nations in the end conquer the enemy and from here One cannot conceal the truth, that alone, but by deep belief of common derives their nation’s physical and the world today is going through a interest above the egotistical, and moral strength. Our salvation, tne crisis morally, politically, culturally, national over individual, and this is the salvation of all humanity, lies in an economically and, to a certain extent, meaning of existence of a Human anti-bolshevik national revolution, in religion, too. Being! The national idea is a univer which will defeat and put an end to The danger of bolshevism seems to sal one, because every nation has the the dark forces of bolshevik slavery! threaten the whole world. Bolshevik right of self-determination on the Our revolution is a revolution for the totalitarianism is the greatest enemy of whole of its own territory, freedom of rule and power of nations. Our allies humanity, of culture, of civilisation the individual and independence of -in this struggle must be the Western and of all those values oi a human race. Freedom of practising religion democratic nations and, as we are being, which may be summed up as is organically finked up with personal practical in our thoughts and actions, rreeuom anu justice! Yve must try to liberty. Liberty and justice for all we must make all necessary efforts in unite the maximum work in common nations and for- all people! Liberty order to acquire the Western countries action of all nations in order to defeat is the eternal and undismissible ideal on our side and turn them into our that world danger. file liberating of the aim of this struggle! allies. The only way out is the split revolution of nations has pure and The bolshevik ideal and work is ting up of the Russian Empire into honourable ,ideals of honest people based on the dismissal of all these national units of all our nations and ana these in their miiiions perish fight principles and on sheer diabolical force giving back to them their sovereignty, ing for freedom and justice, directed to kill in the subjugated as well as to the so-called satellite Our people in their motnerlands: nations not only human dignity, turn people and nations! The anti Lithuania, Latvia, Byelorussia, Slo ing the individual into a slave, but in bolshevik revolution of nations vakia, Rumania, Hungary, Ukraine, the systematic appliance of force in excludes any principle and any practise Cossacklands, etc., have deeply en order to destroy within those nations of imperialism, and accepts God’s truth graved in their hearts and souls the all the belief in Good, in Truth and in that every people have the right to idea of God, freedom and justice for Justice; also, trying to prevail at five and to work inside the frames of each of their nations and for each present evil, poverty, murder, looting general freedom and justice on their inaividual as well. The basis of our and destruction. Freedom and justice own territories. The Ukrainian revolu creed are values that cannot be tnrown are eternal and undying ideals of tionaries, Rumanian, Byelorussians, away, bargained away or destroyed! humanity and they will prevail not Czechs, and all other nations have no They are: the nation, the family and only because they have in themselves aspirations to other peoples’ territories tbe individual. This is the sequence the elements of victory, but also and they strongly believe that the of order of our ideas and ideais. The primarily because evil is always con peaceful relations between neighbour organic union of all these three values quered by the active, the fearless, the ing and independent nations may be are bacxeu ana ^_r.r cried not oy lorce great, the brave, and the honest, achieved on the ethnographical basis and not one of those nations aspiring to annex territories which are not the.r German war, millions of the soldiers Naturally, the world knew little own. of the Red Army surrendered wilfully about this struggle inside the U.S.S.R. The idea of the Atlantic Charter to Germans. It was widely believed Bolsheviks did their utmost to keep completely covers our aspirations and that Hitler would bring a oetter regime them in secrecy not only from the out our ideas of reconstruction of the East than the existing one. But when the side world, but also from their own of Europe. In i..s At.antic Charter population discovered that there was citizens. the question of self-determination is to no difference between Stalin and Revolutionary movement represents be a basis and therefore even the Hitler, they turned against both of deadly danger to the Bolshevik regime smallest nations have the right to self- t.iem. inside the U.S.S.R. And this movement determination. That is why the After the war, anti-Bolshevik resis- is vivid and active everywhere: in the Atlantic Charter is in direct opposition ance began anew. Antibolshevik Bloc Army, in schools, in collective farms, to the interpretation and application of of Nations took the leadership in the in prisons and concentration camps, bolshevik imperialism, The contention struggle of all the enslaved nations in Siberia and in Central Asia, in of Russian imperialism is : that small against the Bolshevik tyranny. Kolyma and in Pechora, in Kiev and independent nations pre a threat to Ukraine, as before, remained in the in Moscow. This movement exists peace and they falsely state that the first lines of this struggle. Ukrainian inside the U.S.S.R. and abroad among millions of victims of past wars were underground forces—the Ukrainian the emigration of nations enslaved by the direct result of the absence of Insurgent Army was created and its the Red tyrants. strong, large units, which it is said are fight continues till today, Anti- An All-Nation Uprising in the the guarantees against war. This is a Bolshevik revolutionary movement is U.S.S.R., the Great Liberating Revolu false asertion and history teaches us widely spread throughout the whole of tion of the A.B.N. will end Bolshevism the exact opposite! the Soviet Empire from the Far East —the menace to the world’s peace, To mention just one case in point: to its Western borders. security and prosperity. when Sweden gave up her imperialistic 6 Ukrainian Information Service, M ay 1950 ACTIVITY OF MOSCOW AGENTS 1. To keep on and to strengthen class and religious differences among the refugees of various ACTIVITY OF MOSCOW AGENTS assistants, with the Commandatura, former citizenship. What we Among many documents collected Commandants of Special Detachments have so far achieved is not in the archives of the Intelligence and all Soviet representatives residing satisfactory. Service of the Organisation of in territories under American, British 2. To provoke hostility between Ukrainian Nationalists (O.U.N.) there or French occupation. refuges from eastern and wes is on Instruction for the Soviet agents For that purpose, advantage should tern part of the U.S.S.R. abroad, issued by the M.G.B. (Soviet be taken also of: between the old and the new Ministry of State Security, former (a) people’s enemies, with whom we emigration, So far we have not N,K.V.D.). This instruction is inten are the service connections; succeeded in this matter to the ded for the Soviet agents among jb) local communists, who collabor extent that it would cause any refugees and emigrants refusing to ate with us; interest of Soviet authorities. return to the U.S.S.R. The full (c) Germans of Russian descent; 3. Overcoming any difficulty it is translation of the Instruction we print (d) Polish and Baltic Germans; necessary to paralyse cultural below. (0) Black-marketeers, who often activity of emigrants. Unskilled cross the border and who per and untalented persons should INSTRUCTION No. 6 manently reside in the Western be encouraged to take positions zones; in every aspect of cultural life To the Commandant of Special (/) in some cases former Nazis who of emigrants. Detachments in the Occupation know the Russian language and 4. To use local press and if possible Zones of Austria and Germany are of any advantage to us; radio for exposing emigrants in “ Reactionary circles of the hostile (g) Prisoners-of-war returning from the eyes of local population. To to us Western States and military the U.S.S.R. (they should be used persuade them that the cultural comanddants, who are under their only in special instances and value of emigrants is negligible. influence, interfere with the repatria after thorough examination). For that reason it is necessary to tion of our citizens to their Homeland. Once more we underline that all encourage drunkennes, theft, America, England and other people used for our plans should black-marketeering and any Western States want to use them as a have their families on our other kind of crime among the cheap labour and a weapon of geographical territory; refugees. propaganda against the U.S.S.R. (h) Again in some cases, deserters 5. To provoke antagonism between Strengthened propaganda of pro-fascist from the Red Army and people Catholics and non-Catholics, elments among Soviet citizens abroad who escape from occupation taking advantage of great completely demoralises them. Taking zones. religiousness of former Polish all this into account, it seems, that the The main proposals of our work, as citizens. question of repatriation will never be previously are as follows: 6. To expose emigrants as a labour solved in a way favourable to us. Therefore it is necessary to streng then our activity behind the front lines of the Western States and to mobilise all forces in order to bring about full corruption among the old and new emigration and to neutralise it as a centre and medium of anti-Bolshevik propaganda. In this connection it is necessary to be in close contact with our military commandants and their political policy from then onwards she was not engaged in a single war and the Swedish people live much better than any people under the German and Russian imperialisms. To sum up: the anti-bolshevik liberating revolution of nations dis Soviet or Polish soldiers are very often capture«! as prisoners of war during tinctly declares that the unity of the the battles of the U.P.A. with the enemy. The prisoners (except those, whose whole world is possible only on the criminal activity towards the peaceful population was proved and who are basis of self-determination of all punished for their crimes) are set, free after being explained to about the aims nations and must therefore be opposed of the U.P.A. in its struggle against the occupants. Wounded enemy soldiers receive full medical help. to a world federation of Soviet ruled Above: A wounded Polish soldier, after a battle in the Durchansky forest countries! near Peremysl receives first aid by the medical staff of the U.P.A. Ukrainian Information Service, May iç-5o 7 force in the eyes of Canadian, and the western occupation with the Western Imperialism.” Argentine, Brazilian and other authorities. In that aspect the employers and vice versa. To greatest inventiveness is needed Specially Authorised for the do the utmost, so that these to: Ministry of State Security in the Military Occupation of countries should immigrate (a) convince the Western police, Austria and Germany. demoralised and ill persons. At that most of the crimes are the same time to spread informa committed by the refugees; tion among emigrants that the (b) create an attitude of hostility “ WILL UKRAINE SAVE employers want a cheap labour towards the refugees among EUROPE V’ in conditions unsuitable for British nad American police; Creation of an Independent Ukraine Europeans. (b) provoke fights between the is the first condition of the peace in 7. Every kind of crime among police and emigrants; Europe. Until then there will be no emigrants should be encouraged. political stability in Eastern Europe. (d) use every effort, that so far The dramatic history of Ukraine In every settlement of refuges friendly relations between our net for that purpose snouid repeated itself in other European emigrants and occupation countries, but it must be said that be organised. People who deal authorities were turned into with American goods, such as among many great and powerful com open hostility. The refugees petitors, Ukraine is the only country foodstuffs, clothes, etc., should should regard the repre be influenced in such a way, that of real freedom, the home of cossacks, sentations of occupation the country of the real revolutionary it would be easy to lead them authorities as their enemies. astray, compel them to waste Ukrainian Insurgents Army. 11. To compromise all emigrants, products and bribery. What tempted Europe to let the press and publications, especially young Ukrainian Republic die? Was 8. To spread mistrust between Ukrainian, as the most pro- it in accordance with some future plans management and the residents fascist press. that the Ukrainian national revolution of emigrants’ camps. To bribe 12. To spread corruption and was extinguished in its very beginning? where possible and to set up on bribery. To get into contact The mentality of Ukraine is more of posts worthies people, through with unscrupulous people under Western orientation than the mentality whose ignorance or negligence whose care are the refugees and of Russia, and Ukraine could serve our work could be easily carried to use them for our purposes. much better as a medium of under out Executing this work you should standing among the nations. 9. To create a state of general dis remember that refugees, forced to This is a paradoxal situation: over satisfaction, disillusion hopeless return to the U.S.S.R. represent to us 40 million strong nation till now has ness and despair among the asests of a great value, not only for no political independence. refugees. punishing them and so using their (“ L’Ergot ”) 10. The main attention should be labour in our reconstruction, but also paid to the provocation of because some of them will be of great antagonism between the refugees service to us in our coming combat PRESS INTERVIEW, the system of unscrupulous terror, law lessness and totalitarianism, the only method of resistance possible for he enslaved nations is uncompromising revolution. The Western world overlooks and pays no attention to the surest and strongest forces in the world’s struggle again Bolshevism—revolutionary liber ating movements of the enslaved by Russia nations. Many other nations, similar to Ukraine, lead their struggle against Bolshevism and aggressive Russian imperialism. National idea struggle for the independence and free develop ment gives strength to these nations to endure the hardest struggle at the time when the powerful world signs pacts with the U.S.S.R. The struggle of all these nations is co-ordinated in the anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations—the body that units all the revolutionary liberating forces of the Automatic weapon of one of the units of the U.P.A., captured from the under-Soviet nations into one front of Bolsheviks. anti-Bolshevik struggle. 8 Ukrainian Information Service, May 1950. EXPLOITATION OF UKRAINE BY dred and forty thousand red army soldiers, chekists, communists and MOSCOW workers of the grain requisitioning detachments. During the same time • a organs of the cheka and special mili Who has even the slightest know Ukrainian territories and ruined them. tary group, according to the official ledge of organisation of economical Characteristic of the geographical posi reports only, shot more than four life in the Soviet Union, he knows that tion of Ukraine is the fact that through hundred thousand of the insurgents nowhere else in the world exploitation Ukraine leads the shortest way from and their helpers—and in spite of that, of the individual by the State is so western Ukraine to India. Tne role in the spring of 1921 we have a new strong and acute as in this homeland ot Ukraine as a joint between Europe wave of rebellions.” of Communist imperialism. and Asia was especially underlined It is obvious that in the years of In order to mask before the world during the Second World War the so-called militant communism in the brutal facts of this exploitation, (1941-45) which from its beginning till the U.S.S.R,, Ukraine was the reservoir and at the same time to keep the the end was conducted on Ukrainian from which the Soviet rulers forcibly enslaved masses in strict obedience, the soil. took the necessary grain and other Kremlin has not only the police, but That Ukraine is intended for inde food products. also the whole army of agitators, pendent, separate existence could be The terrific famine of 1921 was the propagandists, officials, the press, radio, seen not only from her geographical result of such a policy. Ten million etc., and the whole governing body of position which is quite different to people suffered from famine in the State, that by various means slow other parts of Eastern Europe, but Ukraine and two million of them down indignation of the Soviet citizens from the fact that Ukraine possesses perished from hunger. and force them to accept all Govern one of the best soils in the world in Soviet Russia quietly but consistently ment orders, contrary to the people’s addition to her many natural resources. from the first days of its existence had interests with “enthusiasm,” chosen to develop the economy of The greatest ruination, robbing, Ukraine in ike Economy of the Ukraine as a supplement to its own exploitation and political terror is U.S.3.K. economy. As is well known, the aim of the suffered by Ukraine. At present this During the years when Ukraine has exploitation is even greater and it is collectivization, which was forcibly been under the Soviet occupation up introduced in 1930— 1933, was gradually growing. Colonial policy of to the present time, her economy has Moscow in the exploitation of national through (the requisition of food pro played a secondary function as an ducts from peasants) to develop a resources of Ukraine and the physical addition to the economy of Russia and destruction of the Ukrainian nation strong industry and in such a way to has been an object of colonial exploita increase the military potential of the continues and increases in the form tion by the metropoly, although the of a new “ five year plan.” Rapid Soviet Union. forms of this exploitation have changed The peasants of Ukraine had no restoration- and building of heavy constantly, desire to go to the Kolhoz. They industry, especially industries of a The military struggle of Muscovy resisted, because they did not want the military character, forced collection of with Ukraine in 1917—1921 was not Soviet state to rob them in the name taxes even for the years to come, mass only a war for political conquest but of an incomprehensible and alien goal deportation of the Ukrainian popula for economic enslavement as well. In —the building of Communism through tion to Siberia and Central Asia, the first place, it was the struggle for out the world. military expeditions against Ukrainian the Ukrainian land. Lenin underlined Finally, in order to put an end to villages, etc., once more show plainly that when he said : “Without the grain this resistance, the Soviet government the aims of imperialistic Communist from Ukraine we cannot maintain our artificially created in the years of 1932 Moscow towards Ukraine. power,” and “ the struggle for grain is —33 a state of famine in Ukraine, Before and during the Second World the struggle for socialism.” The How and according to what plans War, Ukraine was the main source and Ukrainian peasant was inhumanly and is the economic development of reservoir of material goods for mercilessly robbed. He was forced to Ukraine proceeding after the second Moscow and at the same time she was give, according to the law of food World War? What is the role of also an obstacle in realisation of requisition, all his so-called grain Ukraine in the economy of the Moscow’s policy of robbery, through “ surpluses.” Special plenipotentiaries U.S.S.R.? The new five-year plan for her resistance. from Muscovy were sent for this task. the years 1946—1951 gives the answer Ukraine, by her geographical posi Special military detachments were to these questions. tion, is one of the Eastern European formed which took by force the grain As it is well known, even before the countries. For Moscow, situated in from the peasants free of charge. war, the economic policy of the Soviet the North, Ukraine was always the The Ukrainian peasants put up a Union was directed toward the inten South. Ukrainian territories remain for very strong resistance to this robbery sive development of heavy industry in always as the gates to Europe and are by the “ brotherly ” Muscovites. In the eastern region of the U.S.S.R., i.e., crossroads between the Mediterranian one secret Soviet publication issued in in the region less exposed to the new countries and Asia. As the only and 1921, this period is described in the methods of warfare, mainly in the the best passage from Asia to Europe, following manner: “ During 1919— Ural-Kuznetsk area, this second coal Ukraine was at the same time also the 1920 more than a million Ukrainian and metallurgical base of the Soviet main bulwark of Europe before Asiatic insurgents were fighting against us. Union. tribes, which in the first place flooded During this period they killed one hun At the beginning of the war (1941) Ukrainian Information Service, M ay 1900 9 more than a thousand large factories and economically as well. less real, if we take into consideration were evacuated from Ukraine to Such are the estimates of the new famines in Ukraine in 1921/22 and in Sioeria and remained there after the five-year plan and such are the real 1932/33, purposely organised by the end of the war. On the other hand, perspectives where it projects for the Bolsheviks. during the war many new factories national economy of Ukraine and its The biological power of Ukrainians were built with the help of the allies people. Undoubtedly such a situation is grealy weakened through planned in this region, will continue as long as Ukraine is destruction of Ukrainians by the The new five-year plan emphasizes occupied and oppressed, as long as it Bolsheviks, through exploitation (the the orientation on this eastern region. forms a part of the Soviet Union. like of which is unknown anywhere However, Ukraine, with its production else in the world), through starvation of coal, pig iron, and steel, still occu Physical Destruction of and hard labour for the benefit of pies the second place. Nevertheless, Ukrainians as a Nation Moscow. Yet the attitude of the according to the new plan, only 49.5 Up to 1939, Ukrainian territories Ukrainian population at the time of billion roubles of 19% of the total were under the occupation and the Second World War and increasing capital investment of the U.S.S.R. is exploited by several imperialistic revolutionary liberating struggle during assigned for the reconstruction of States, namely, Poland, Rumania, and after the war indicate unmistak Ukraine while for that of the Ural Hungary and, in the first place, Soviet ably that much as they tried, Bolsheviks Siberia which, as is known, were not Russia. were not able to destroy the national devastated by the war, 36 billion At the end of 1939 Bolsheviks, spirit of Ukrainians and their idea of roubles are apportioned. together with Germans divided Poland an independent State. During the new five-year plan the and “ united ” Western Ukrainian Statistics of the frequency of output of heavy industry in Ukraine territories with their already existing Ukrainians in the Communist Party on the whole does not increase, how colony the Ukrainian S.S.R. The war serves as a proof that Ukrainians ever, much in comparison with the between 1941-45 interrupted this ficti absolutely and categorically oppose pre-war level, but the Ukraine as tious “ union ” but at the end of the every communist ideology, before will constitute a very important war the new “ unification ” began, this Membership of the Communist part in the production of basic time all Ukrainian territories were Party in the U.S.S.R. in 1939 materals for U.S.S.R. and will play a “ united ” into one Ukrainian S.S.R., consisted of: considerable role in the economy of under the rules of Red Moscow % % the latter. imperialism. Russians 73.2 from 58 of pop. Scrutinizing the new five-year plan Every newly acquired part of Ukrainians .. 5.7 „ 16.8 »> of the U.S.S.R., we notice that the Ukrainian territory by Bolsheviks is Byelorussians 2.4 „ 3.1 99 character and the methods of develop subjected to the well known Soviet Jews 8.8 „ 1.6 99 ment of the economy of Ukraine is policy of being national by its form Others 9.9 „ 20.5 9i entirely subordinated to that of and socialist by its contents. Under Muscovy. The new five-year plan is a this policy is hidden the fullest exploi 100% 100% logical continuation of the policy of tation of Ukraine and unscrupulous Such a small attendance of the Tsarist Russia for the exploitation enslavement of Ukrainian population, Ukrainians in the Communist Party of Ukraine on the part of Muscovy. its physical destruction and turning characterises not only the attitude of The role of Ukraine is narrowed to into one “ Soviet nation.” Ukraine to Communism, but also con that of producing and supplying cheap The whole population of Ukrainian firms the fact that Communism in raw materials (coal, ores, pig iron, territories in 1941 numbered: Ukraine is continuously being met with manganese) and agricultural products Millions the resistance of the Ukrainian people. for Muscovy. In the Ukrainian S.S.R. .. 41.02 Still another aspect that combines Thus the problem of the improve In Crimea ...... 1,14 exploitation and destruction of the ment of the living standard of the In districts of Rostov, Stalino, Ukrainian population in the U.S.S.R. population of Ukraine is not solved by Ordzonikidze and Krasno- are concentration and forced labour the new five-year plan. The living darsk ...... 9.93 camps for political prisoners. standard of the masses will not be In Moldavia ...... 4.09 The first concentration camp was set better than in the pre-war years. The In Ukrainian territories under up by the Bolsheviks in 1923, At that new five-year plan is based on the Poland ...... 1.34 time one section of the Communist excessive exploitation of the popula leaders wanted to destroy political tion, and on its systematic under Total 57.52 prisoners, sentencing them to death, nourishment. The French scientists in 1920 in a and the other wanted to keep them in The budget of Ukraine in 1937 statistic of the World’s population concentration camps. Then the third formed 4.1% and 10 years later—in stated that there were 48 millions of thought of combining the two ideas 1947—it is only 3.8% of the budget Ukrainians. Assuming 2 per cent, as won. Since then concentration camps of the U.S.S.R., while the population normal yearly increase of population grew rapidly. In 1938/39 there were of Ukraine comprises about 17% of there should have been 51.8 millions 18 millions of political prisoners in the total population of the Union. of Ukrainians in 1939. According to hundreds of concentration camps of It is apparent that the Ukrainian the statistics taken from Soviet sources, the U.S.S.R., and 13.5 millions of them people, as up to the present, will be Bolshevik’s terror between the years were Ukrainians. kept on a very low level not only 1920-1939 destroyed 12 millions of This huge forced labour army pro politically and nationally, but culturally Ukrainians. This number is more or vided the State with 3,645 millions of IO Ukrainian Information Service, May 1950 working days yearly without pay or Exploitation of Ukrainian Soviet reality, aiming a heavy blow at reward, or in other words it saved for Culture the Bolsheviks russification policy. the State 18,225 millions roubles in pay Since the very beginning of Russian Therefore, all of a sudden, they had while producing 91,125 millions enslavement of Ukraine, the latter was to adopt other measures: they began roubles’ worth of goods yearly. subjected to the strictest exploitation “ Ukrainisation” of Ukraine. Now, The Second World War once more of her cultural achievements. Litera at the first glance, “ Ukrainisation ” of confirmed the Bolsheviks intention to ture, art, science, technique, schools, Ukraine seems to be a ridiculous and wards the Ukrainian people. Under museums, religion—of all this Ukraine stupid phenomenon, as it equals “ rus the first blows of the German army had been robbed through the ages for sification ” of Russia or “ chinasation ” were sent Ukrainians. The whole war the benefit of the “ one indivisible of China. Yet this new form of cul was conducted mainly on Ukrainian Russia.” Ukrainian artists, writers, tural exploitation of Ukraine did help territories. The value of Ukraine to and scientists were brought from Bolsheviks to gain what they intended. the U.S.S.R. was expressed in a speech Ukraine to Moscow by the czars as Much suffering, exploited and op by Marshal Voroshylov on 22nd June, soon as Ukraine became subjugated to pressed Ukraine, however, is uncon 1941. “ We know,” he said, “ what Muscovy and Russians could see and querable. Ukraine fights back. the Germans want! They want recognise the superiority of Ukrainian We firmly believe as did the traveller Ukraine. But we shall show them culture. who visited Ukraine in the second half what Ukraine means to the U.S.S.R.” Bolsheviks, following their predeces of the XIX century, that such a status Throwing Ukraine under the blows sors, grasped in their hands not only must change: “There is not the slightest of the German army the Bolsheviks the whole political and economic life of doubt that sometime the great body of obtained a few aims at the same time, Ukraine, but also made all Ukrainian the Russian Empire (now the U.S.S.R. Leaving the strongest and best armed cultural and spiritural achievements to —author) will fall apart and Ukraine forces on the north-western front, the serve their purpose. will become a free and independent Kremlin leaders caused the German One of the chief means and purposes country. This time is approaching, armies to march into Ukraine. By of the destruction of Ukrainian culture slowly but inevitably. this, ruination and devastation of is the fact of russification of Ukraine. The Ukrainians are a nation with Moscow and Russian territories was The Bolsheviks went so far in their their own language, culture and histori delayed. Thus through the ruin of russification policy in the Ukraine that cal tradition. Temporarily, Ukraine Ukraine, Moscow was saved. Another it became dangerous to the Bolsheviks was divided between her neighbours of Moscow’s aims was to destroy the themselves. (in 1945 it was unified under the Ukrainian nation biologically under Partly as an antidote to this policy U.S.S.R.—author). But the material the cover of war activities. To destroy of russification, which was supported for the building of the Ukrainian ruthlessly a nation, with no reason at by the terror of the G.P.U.-N.K.V.D., State is ready: if not now, then to all and to do it openly was a crime that mass arrests and persecution, was the morrow a builder will arise who will owing to the world’s opinion even the growth of Ukrainian nationalism in its build from these materials a great and Kremlin could not afford. Therefore various legal and illegal forms in the independent Ukrainian State.” under the parole of “ defending the Homeland against fascists aggression,” the Bolsheviks, on 10 July, 1941, mobi lised in Ukraine all men between the THE SPRING OFFENSIVE AGAINST ages of 16 to 55 and so obtained, badly THE CHURCH armed and untrained an army which they threw against the Germans. No wonder that this army was soon Often and often we receive informa whole world and the Communists dare defeated and Ukrainians were killed tion of a very critical position of the not apply such measures as they were by Germans by thousands and many Catholic Church in the States under able to apply in more isolated Ukraine; thousands more died in German the Soviet occupation and domination. secondly, the Catholic Church in prisoners-of-war camps, Thus Soviet Moscow Bolshevik imperialism on its Central Europe is numerically stronger leaders purposely sent masses of badly march to conquer the world, regards and of State importance. Another fact armed and untrained Ukrainians the front of anti-Church, especially is that against the Ukrainian Catholic against the Germans to be killed in anti-Catholic Church activity as one Church the Bolsheviks put Moscow order to obtain their political aim of of great importance, as the Church in orthodoxy into which they intended to destruction of the Ukrainian people. the anti-Bolshevik struggle is one of the convert Catholics and which instance Ukrainians having no purpose or strongest bases of spiritual resistance. is not so far applicable in the satellite desire to defend the hateful Soviet After the terror of anti-Catholic States. regime and finding the new German Church activity in Western Ukraine It is felt that the anti-Church activity occupation just as bad, began to and its formal liquidation in 1946-48, of the Bolsheviks became stronger in organise their own army, fighting both Moscow began anti-Church activity in recent months. The year 1950 is occupants. The Ukrainian Insurgent the satellite States. There are two regarded as a really critical year for Army was created, which, in close reasons why this activity last longer the Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia, co-operation with the Ukrainian under and so far does not give the Bolsheviks Poland, Hungary, and Rumania. The ground movement, the Organisation of the desired results : firstly, in the satel Eastern part of Germany will follow, Ukrainian Nationlists, fights till today lite States, anti-Church activity is con and in Yugoslavia, Tito willingly against the Bolshevik tyranny. ducted while being witnessed by the follows the Kremlin’s example and Ukrainian Information Service, May 19Ô0 helps them in their task. Such are the they are “re-educated” by the political slovakia. Already against him arise perspectives of the Catholic Church in instructors. well-known accusations of espionage Central Europe, under Russian domin In Hungary too, a new wave of the for the U.S.A. The number of arrested ation, that it could be justly regarded offensive against the Catholic Church clergymen in Rumania amounts to as a total offensive against the Catholic and its institutions is noted. The action 2,000, two-thirds of them Greek- Church. is the progress to eliminate church Orthodox priests who refused to One of the prime tasks of the influence on the youth education. recognise the Moscow Patriarch “ ORGINFORM ” (the section of the Moscow recently criticised Rackochy Alexey as a head of the Orthodox Cominform for the fighting of religion) that Hungarian youth does not follow Church. is to isolate fully the Catholic Soviet examples and that, for instance To make the picture of the martyr Churches in the satellite States from the “ Komsomol ” (Communist Youth dom of the Catholic Church behind the influence of the Vatican. This Organisation) in Hungary is not yet the Iron Curtain complete the fate of almost negligible contact which existed organised. The Minister of Education, the last and only Ukrainian Catholic up to recent times between the Darwash, started a campaign for half diocese in Priashiw (Slovakia) ought to Churches of these countries and Inc a million “Komsomols ” to be organ be mentioned. Pope, the Bolsheviks now attempt to ised during this year. Communists in There still remains about 150,000 of discontinue for always. For some Hungary attempt also to diminish Ukrainians, Greek-Catholics who still time now there has been no Vatican influence of the church on the family have their own bishop, V. Rev. representatives either in Warsaw, Bud life. At an International Women’s Hordych, O.S.M.B. Although the apest or Belgrad. Conference held recently in Budapest clergymen of his diocese were not free They were still until late in Prague Rakochy stated that once and for all from arrests, especially at the time of and Bukarest. The Czech Government, Church intereference with family life the raids of the U.P.A. (Ukra inian especially the chief of religious affairs, must be stopped and this task was Insurgent Army), his church has not the Minister of Culture and Justice entrusted to the Hungarian “ progres- yet been officially liquidated. But the Cepicka decided to get rid of any un ive women.” situation is changing now. Moscow necessary witnesses long before the Moscow Patriarch, Alexsy, took Patriarch Alexey installed there his time of the general offensive against over, under his jurisdiction 35,000 representative in the person of a the Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia Orthodox Serbians residing in Hun former Russian White emigrant, and expelled the Vatican’s auditor, gary, which step is an advance towards Alexey Dechtiarow, whom the Pat Mousignore Ottavo de Liva from “ conversion ” of two Greek-Catholic riarch made a bishop and the forced Prague. dioceses remaining in Hungary. “ conversion ” into Stalin’s Orthodoxy The fate of the only Vatican In Czechoslavakia especially are in began. representative behind the Iron Curtain, progress attempts to separate lower the American Bishop O’Hara in The dark days for the last oasis of clergy from bishops, to force them to Rumania is going to be similar to that Ukrainian Catholic Church are political collaboration with the State, of the Monsiegnor de Liva in Czecho- approaching. and if the attempts are unsuccessful, the Communists try to discriminate the church in the eyes of the people. HOW LONG ? ment of blood-thirsty Bolshevik The second country, where the vandals. Government have taken drastic mea The Senate of the U.S.A., handling sures agains tthe Catholic Churcn is the affair of the murder of Polish COMMUNIST IN CHARGE OF Poland. The Polish Catholic Church officers in Katyn, made the first steps “ THE VOICE OF AMERICA " is no doubt numerically and spiritually towards getting out of the “ magic the strongest in Central Europe, and it circle ” of “non-interference with inner Senator MacCarthy delivered a will not be so easy for Warsaw affairs of a foreign State.” Amercians speech in the U.S. Senate, in which he puppets of the Kremlin to deal with collected enough material to expose this stated that 81 Communists are in the it! All the same in a short time the inhuman crime of Soviet murderers. State service in the U.S.A., of whom Church there received two heavy But what about Vinnitza? In Katyn, 57, active Communists held high posi blows: firstly the State took over Polish officers were brutally murdered, tions in State Departments, “In the the charitable catholic society in Vinnitza they murdered Ukrainian State Department” said Mr. “ Caritas” and secondly land hitherto peasants and workers. Why does not MacCarthy, “ is active real fifth in the possesion of the church has the Senate take this and other facts coloumn. It is the duty of Republicans been nationalised. Polish clergymen into consideration? Why do they not as well as Democrats to liquidate this are arrested under various pretexts. say something about 28,000 Ukrainian column.” The Bishop Chechon Kowalski was children shot by Bolsheviks near Pol Further Senator MacCarthy stated arrested for alleged opposition to the tava in 1941? or 5,000 young women that three Communists are entrusted pro-Communist clergy, and Cracow who were deported in 1946 to Central with responsible posts. One of them Jesuits for alleged anti-State activity. Asia, where all of them died of is a Member of Parliament, the other As well in Czechoslovakia, Polish venereal deceases? responsible for the international Communists began re-education of These are also the facts that call to information to whom the broadcasts catholic priests. Often the militia drag heaven, for revenge, that speak to the of the “ Voice of America ” are sub them straight from the altars to the so conscience of the free civilised world, jected, and the third is a secretary to called “priests gatherings ” at which that demand justice as well as punish- one of the Ministries. 12 Ukrainian Information Service, May >950, SOVIET AGENTS OF CORRUPTION in a hotel of the N.K.V.D. dominated Sporting Club “ Dynamo ” there is a The Bolsheviks in their pursuit to among them mistrust to their previous school of “ Disinform ” for France conquer the world, use various methods sources of information. Therefore Spain and South America. which they apply in various circum tdey often pretend to be political In WENIGROD, near MOSCOW, stances and conditions, In every emigrants, deserters from tne Red the ‘Disinform” agents for the U.S.A. country they have scores of agents, Army, etc., and they spread informa and Canada are being trained. partly sent from Russia and partly tion mat partly confirm revelations of In CH Il A, in the Bayxal District, recruited from the local population, genuine emigrants. At the same time there is a school of “ Disinform ” for who, blindly obedient to the Kremlin, tney contradict them in some aspects, China, Siam, and Indonesia. become tools of the Bolshevik’s policy. ana so create a picture of doubt in the In BARNAUL, nr. Kirow, there is Activity of the Bolsheviks’ divertion trustwortiiiness of me other witnesses, a school of “ Disinform ” agents for outside the U.S.S.R. is directed by the wno are unskilled in telling lies, India, Burma, and Persia. Cominform, by its various branches, They never contradict wholly the In -the neighoourhood of CONS- divisions and agencies. statements of genuine people, but TANZA, in Rumania, not far from a One of the newest agencies of the attempt to blacken out the real picture. Jewish camp of repatress to Palestine, Cominform is a creation which the According to a particular purpose some is situated a school of “ Disinform ” Bolsheviks call “ Disinform.” Its task agents criticise, for instance, economic agents intended for the countries of is to spread lies about the U.S.S.R. to conditions in the U.S.S.R., but “ objec the Near East. Apart from the usual the advantage of the Bolsheviks, to tively they are bound to say ” that training, the students there also receive misinform the Western World about there is in the U.S.S.R., at present, a military training unaer the super life in the Soviet States, to lead astray full religious freedom. The others taka vision of the “ Stern ” gang omcers. influential personalities and the press quite an opposite line. They speak of No more information aoout other of the West and to provoke corruption religious persecution but again " objec schools of “ Disinform ’ is avaiiaole, in the “ Capitalist States ” in general. tively admit ” that ship-building and but it is known that “ Disinform ” has The‘task of the agents of “ Disin reconstruction of military factories in its training centres in every country form ” is not an easy one. It is difficult the U.S.S.R, is at a standstill, and that outside the U.S.S.R., for the purpose to tell lies to people in such a way that, peasants in the collective farms are of training local agents, for instance, on one hand, to hide the real intentions enjoying the best of life. Specially Spaniards for Spain, Norwegians for and, on the other, to make these lies prepared is information of a military Norway, etc., as the local agents work to look as truth most appropriate and character. with much greater satisiaction t,.an useful for them at a certain time. The Their other task is to weaken and Soviet citizens. art of telling such lies must be taught. soften the attitude of aissatislacion All “ Disinform ” schools are organ In the U.S.S.R.—as it could be at caused by the news of the continuous ised strictly in a military way. The present ascertained — there are six terror of the Soviet regime, put this strongest discipline of the students is schools of a high type, as to say news under doubt and avert the essential. Agents are forbidden to get universities, where the agents of the attention of those interested in other into contact with local Communist “ Disinform ” are trained. There they subjects. Further, their task is to lead groups. Before leaving for a particular receive education in methods, tactics astray various “ free thinkers to be country they are additionally instructed and contents of lies. “ Professors,” of assistance to various “ progressive ” as to their particular tasks. students and the “ universities ” them press organs of “independent thought” So far, over 3,000 agents of the selves and the whole activity of the trade unions, writers, artists — by ‘ Disinform ” have been trained and “ Disinform ” are subjected to the supplying them with specially prepared many of them are already at work Propaganda Bureau of the Cominform. mixture of truth and lies, and so to in the countries outside the U.S.S.R. Agents of the “ Disinform ” spread misinform, disoricutate public opinion, all over the world, are acting quite to poison it with doubt and uncertainty. individually. In order to avoid any The tasks are not easy. Apart from ROUBLE BLOC IN THE suspicion they have no connections natural intelligence and shrewdness of COMINFORM COUNTRIES with the Soviet spies or local Com the agents, they must also possess a munists. They have in their possession thorough knowledge of the psychology In the near future, according to only addresses of helpful points in the and peculiarities of particular nations. information from reliable sources, the different countries in case of need of Therefore there are different schools Rouble will become a basis in the such. They work quite separately, and offices of the “Disinform” intended monetary system of the States under “ individually ” and they follow the for different purposes and for work in Soviet influence. The plan is in exist- propaganda tactics of the Cominform different countries. ance which will mean that the currency of all the satellite States will be based to which they add and actively spread In LATVIA, in the Siguld Castle, on Rouble value, in other words, all about misleading information and en under the cover of a Rest House for economic life in these countries will be tanglements in every question concern Soviet artists, the agents of the ing Soviet Russia and satellite States. directed and managed from Moscow. “ Disinform intended for Germany, This is another step towards total Their first task is to misinform those England, Scandinavia, and Holland, Russian domination over the Comin who are on their way to learn are being trained. form countries. the truth about the life behind the In THEODOSIA, in the CRIMEA, Iron Curtain, entangle them in con tradiction in such a way as to awake Published by the Ukrainian Information Service, 32 Salway Road, London S.E.22, and printed by R.K. Printing and Publishing Co., 70 College Road, Harrow, Middlesex. Freedom-loving nations and people of all the World, unite in the fightagainsl Bolshevism for the freedom of nations and manI MONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE The Message from the Earl of Mansfield in the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations (A.B.N.). The object of the Convention was Logie House, oppressed countries, including Russia to inform the British public opinion Methven, Perthshire. herself, must be given all possible about the aims and ways of the control, established and developed liberation of the enslaved by 1st June, 1950. between them and their compatriots Russia nations, and to express to who have the good fortune to be out the Western World their point of This Congress, to whose Delegates I side the Iron Curtain. view of how to establish lasting send the most hearty greetings, is of Already there are signs that all is peace in the world. supreme importance. not well with the Soviet system in its In the Convention took part 35 All racial, national, religious, cul very heart, and this Congress can, and authorised Delegates from the tural and personal animosities must be will, do much to bring about the even Underground Movements of the laid aside, until the Soviet monster is tual overthrow of the cruellest tyrrany following 17 nations: Latvians finally destroyed, that threatens the the world has ever known. Lithuanians, Belorussians, Slova freedom of ail mankind. The Resis kians, Czechs, Hungarians, Ser tance and Partisan Movements in all EARL OF MANSFIELD, M.P. bians, Croatians, Bulgarians, Rumanians, Ukrainians, Cossacks, North-Caucasians, Georgians, Azer- the Delegates of the Resistance Greeting of the Scottish League for European Movements of the nations united baijanians, Turkestanians and the Freedom to the Underground Organisations of peoples of Idel-Ural. 15 authorised Delegates, members of the Central the Nations Enslaved by Russia Committee of the A.B.N. came from outside the British territory. There was also present in corpora The Convention of the Scottish Ukranian Insurgent Army and Its the Delegation of the A.B.N. to League for European Freedom and great Commander-in-Chief Genera! Great Britain and the Committee representatives of the Anti-Bolshevik Tara9 Chuprynka, as well as to all tno of the A.B.N. in the British Zone Bloc of Nations send their greetings to nations fighting against Bolshevism of Germany was represented by a the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc in the native behind the Iron Curtain, wishing mem special envoy. countries, to the Insurgent Armies and endurance and every success as van ah the time during the Convention detachments and to all Underground guard of the universal anti-Bolsncvis mere were presern numerous mem Organisations of the enslaved by the struggle: for God and Fatherland, ror bers of the Scottish League for Bolshevism nations of Albania, Ar the Freedom of nations and indivi European Freedom and other menia, Azerbaijan, Belorussia, Bul duals, for the freedom and salvation prominent British guests. Among garia, Cossackia, Croatia, Czechia, of the whole world. the foreign guests there was a Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Idel-Ural, The Convention hopes that aU representative of the Brazilian Latvia, Lithuania, Northern Caucasia, sound anti-Bolshevik powers of the Government. Poland, Rumania, Serbia, Siberia, West will favour the struggle of the Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkestan, and to underground movements. ii. On 12th June there was held a Press Conference arranged by the Scottish League for European Freedom at which there were COMMUNIQUE represented the following press organs: 1. Writers Associated Press. The Press Bureau of the Anti- i. On 12th, 13th and 14th June, 1950, 2. Reuter. Bolshevik Bloc of Nations (Division under the auspices of the Scottish 3. Press Association. West) issued the following com League for European Freedom 4. The Scotsman. munique : there was held the Convention of 5. Daily Express. 2 UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY. 1950 6. Daily Mail. tion Movement and the Belorussian National Centre. 7. News Chronicle. Head of the Military 12. Slovak Fight for Independence 8. livening News ^Edinburgh). Commission of the against Bolshevism by Mr. Igor 9. Evening Dispatch (Edinburgh). A.B.N. Bazovsky, Vice-President of 10. Glasgow Herald. (b) East by Capt. of General Slovak Liberation Committee. 11. Daily Record. Staff, V. Nannuashvili, 13. The Anfi-Bolslievik Struggle of 12. Near and fa r East News Chairman of the Turkestan by Mr. V. Rachman, Agency. Georgian National Member of National Turke 13. i'ress correspondents of the Committee in Great stanian Unity Committee. national press in exile of the Britain. 14. Liberation Fight of Latvia nations subjugated by Bolshe against Russia by Mr. Edgards vism. On 13th June followed adresses: Betmanis, authorised by Latvian 1. The Struggle of the Cossacks iii. At 7 p.m. on 12th June, Mr. John National Committee. against Bolshevism by Mr. I. F. Stewart, the Chairman of the 15. Ukraine and the Ukrainian Bilyj, the Head of the Cossack Council of the Scottish League for Insurgent Army — Role and Liberation Movement and Mr. European Freedom opened the Contribution to the Common W. Glaskow, Chairman of the Convention and read the letter of Struggle of the A.B.N. for Executive of Cossack Liberation compliments to the Convention World Peace and Freedom by Movement. from the President of the League, Mr. Zenon Pelenskyj, Member 2. Background of the Bulgarian Earl of Mansfield. Mr. John F. of Presidency of the Ukrainian Resistance Fight for Liberation Stewart in his opening address Supreme Liberation Council. by Mr. Stefan Savoff, Member stressed the importance of the 16. Rumania under the Cudgel of of Presidency of Bulgarian Bolshevism by Lt. Gen. Jon Convention and especially under National Front. lined the role of the liberation Georghe, authorised by the 3. Lithuania in Fight against Rumanian National Committee. movement of the enslaved nations Soviet Russia by Mr. S. in the defence of the free world Poviliavicius, authorised by the iv. After the Chairman of the Council against the Bolshevists’ tyranny Lithuanian Underground Lib of the Scottish League for Euro The assembly honoured the eration Movement. pean Freedom, Mr. J. F. Stewart memory of heroes and martyrs 4. Liberation struggle of Georgia read the Resolutions, which were who died in the struggle against against Russia by Mr. M. de accepted with loud applauses, the Bolshevism by standing still for Alchbaja, Member of Georgian greetings from the Scottish League two minutes. National Committee. for European Freedom and the On the first day of the Convention 5. The Fight of Azerbaijan for Convention of the Delegates of the (12th June) the following addresses Freedom by Mr. A. Ismail, A.B.N. were sent to the Insurgent were delivered: Member of the Azerbaijanian Armies, Underground Movements and the whole Nations fighting 1. The Antibolshevik Bloc of Liberation Committee. Nations and the Fight of the 6. The Serbian Nation in Struggle against Bolshevism World against Bolshevism by against Communist tyranny by The Convention of the Delegates Mr. Yaroslav Stetzko, former Col. Zivorad Bogdanovic, of the A.B.N. expressed thanks to the Scottish League for European Ukrainian Prime Minister and authorised by the Serbian Freedom, and especially to the the President of the Central Liberation Movement. Chairman of its Council, Mr. John Committee of the A.B.N. 7. Croatia Fights against Com F. Stewart, for the efforts that 2. The Economic Po'.zpsc of the munism by Gen. Maj. H. Nations subjugated by Bolshe Alabanda, Member of Presi made it possible for the Convention dency of Croatian Liberation to take place. vism By 14th June, 235 letters of com (a) West by Mr. Alfred Berzins, Committee. former Latvian Mini 8. The Struggle of Hungary for pliments and greetings to the ster and President of Independence and Christianity Convention were received from the Council of Nations by Dr. Luis de Liptay, former political, communal, cultural, youth of the A.B.N. Hungarian Minister and Mem and other organisations and institu tions, as well, as from prominent (b) East by Count Veli Kajum ber of Hungarian Liberation Khan, President of Movement. personalities from different parts National Turkestanian 9. Idel-Ural Fights for Indepen of the world. Unity Committee and dence by Mr. Galip Sultan, v. At the end of the Convention, on Vice-President of the Chairman of the New Union 14th June, an International Concert Council of Nations of of the Struggle for Independence was held in which participated the A.B.N. of Idel-Ural. British, Latvian, Lithuanian, 3. The War against Bolshevism and 10. Northern Caucasus in Fight Ukrainian and Croatian artists and the Military factors represented against the U.S.S.R. by Mr. N. amateurs. by the subjugated Nations Bahadur, Head of the Northern The Convention, which had a (a) West by Col. Gen. Ferenc Caucasus National Committee. public character, enjoyed every de Kisbarnak, Presi 11. The Struggle of Belorussian success. dent of the Hungarian Nation for Independent State Edinburgh, 15th June, 1950. Anlibolshevik Libera by Dr. S. Stankiewich, Head of PRESS BUREAU of the A.B.N. UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 once more free, living within their To All Nations of the World, who are still Free ethnic frontiers, until this imperium of crude force, founded on the blood and sweat An Appeal of the Convention of the It should be realized that diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia and her and the death of many millions Delegates of the Resistance Move and whose underlying principle is ments—Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations Satellites are morally degrading for the Western world. genocide, is broken up into inde (A.B.N.) held in Edinburgh on the pendent national states. 12th, 13th, and 14th June, 1950, We warn you that masked commu convoked under the auspices of the nists are disintegrating your public life Our aim—freedom for nations and Scottish League for European Free and preparing .your country as booty individuals! for the foreign invader. In opposing dom. Our path—fight without compro their dangerous and nefarious work mise! We of the A.B.N. who are fighting you are not only protecting yourself Our motto—join forces in a com against the bolshevik tyranny, the most —you are helping us, as we are helping mon Cause! Help us and we dreadful tyranny the world has seen, you. Remember that we are fighting shall help you! want the nations of the world who are for a common Cause. still free to realize that there is Remember that you will never be Freedom-loving nations and people something greater on earth than peace safe from the ever-threatening night of all the world unite in the fight against Bolshevism for the freedom of and prosperity, namely, Divine Justice mare of destruction— and Freedom. until the oppressed peoples in the nations and individuals. We of the A.B.N. wish the world to tremendous Russian Imperium are God and Homeland is our cry. realize that it is the duty of every free people to fight for its freedom and that of the whole world which will either be free in its entirety or fall as TO THE CONVENTION OF THE ANTI-BOLSHEVIK BLOC a whole under the yoke of the powers OF NATIONS (A.B.N.) IN EDINBURGH of evil, under the leadership of insa tiable bolshevik Russia. John F. Stewart, Esq., common anti-Bolshevik front is a We of the A.B.N. want the world to Cnairmfm of The Council common idea, uniting all its members. realize that no single nation can remain of the Scottish League Its common aim is not only that of neutral, no country avoid taking part for European Freedom. destroying imperialist Russia, a prison- in this struggle for the freedom of the house of nations, and the entire system individual and on tradition, On behalf of the Ukrainian revolu of Bolshevism; it also pursues the We of the A.B.N. appeal to the na tionary fight for, freedom, tne leader constructive idea of attaining complete tions of the world who are still free ship of the Organisation of Ukrainian independence and political sovereignty to join us in our battle against the Nationalists (.O.U.N.) send hearty for each nation. Its aim is no kind of Kremlin and their agents, who, in greetings to the Conference of the new federation in place of the exploiting the weakness, lack of fore Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations and U.S.S.R., a reconstruction of that sight and indifference of many present- best wishes for its work. The A.B.N. organisation, or any other political day Western leaders, are undermining is now one of the main factors in the structure involving the supremacy, the Western world from within, in political and ideological organisation either open or disguised, of one nation destroying its moral power, its faith in of the common front in the struggle over others. The ideal of national itself and its spirit of resistance. for liberation that is being fought by and individual freedom, of social Remember that our cause, for which many nations against Bolshevik Russia. justice and the development of the free we are fighting to-day, will be yours This struggle is not diminishing. It powers of creation of every nation to-morrow, for which you will have to continues to spread in spite of all can only be realised by establishing fight whether you want to or not. Moscow’s cruel measures to suppress the sovereignty of national states in Remember that the fight into which it, in spite of famine and genocide. place of the U.S.S.R. The nations in Moscow has drawn the whole world The terrorism practised by Bolshevism the A.B.N. are bound together by a is not only a fight for this or that has reached a peak of ruthlessness strong common desire for liberty for economic or political system, but a hitherto unknown in history. Mean themselves and other nations, by life-and-death struggle between Divine time the revolutionary fight of nations respect for the values of the dignity Truth and the kingdom of Satan. against Bolshevism continues to grow and sovereignty of every nation, no Remember that Communists and and spread, inspired as it is by concen matter whether it be great or small. totalitarians of all kinds are leading us trated ideals and conducted as it is Every nation will contribute its into chaos, slavery and ruin. share to the common struggle in Remember that by being neutral, or according to suitable and tried methods of organisation. The anti- accordance with its power, with the even merely on the defensive, you are strength and intensity of its ideas, and inevitably pronouncing your own Bolshevik struggle of all nations and of each of them in their common according to its clear attitude to the death sentence as free nations. front, gains in system, efficiency and liberation of other nations. We urge that Crusaders in every The Convention of the A.B.N. will country should fight against Godless success. Moscow, on the other hand, is losing the opportunity it used to surely consolidate the Anti-Bolshevik communism. That communist agents front of liberation and further the and spreading of communist doctrines have of dealing with one nation after the other. The foundation of this power of ideas in the world by pro- should be out-lawed. 4 UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 THE IMPORTANCE OF “ U.P.A. FIGHTS NOT ONLY FOR THE INDEPENDENT THE A.B.N. CONVENTION IN EDINBURGH UKRAINE, BUT ALSO FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE WEST " The object of the Convention in nations of East Europe and Asia. Edinburgh of delegates of the anti- Every sincere democrat would gladly Dutch newspaper, De Nasbode, in Bolshevik resistance movements behind see all these peoples free in their own one of its recent editions printed an the Iron Curtain was to bring to the independent States, and he realises that article about the Ukrainian Insurgent notice of the English-speaking world their struggle for the great common Army and about the Ukrainian strug the existence of resistance movements Cause of Freedom. gle for independence in general. The in their own countries and of a The great importance of the A.B.N. whole article was written in a very co-ordinating centre called The Anti- Convention lies, first of all, in the fact friendly and sympathetic attitude Bolshevik Bloc of Nations, whose task that it took place and that this freedom towards the Ukraine and her struggle. it is to co-ordinate the planning and loving country, Great Britain, granted The article criticises the West that timing of the resistance activity in all hospitality to the delegates. A com they are not interested enough in the countries within the Russian sphere. munion of freedom-loving people has struggle for “ Christianity, civilisation Such co-ordination has been made been established and will develop and freedom, which even now goes on possible due to the similarity of con further. The Western world has learned in the countries under communist ditions in which the subjugated peoples that the many millions of oppressed domination.” are living under Communist domina people behind the Iron Curtain still The West seems not to be aware tion. All these nations have common keep faith and are struggling for their of the fact that behind the Iron ideals. They are their belief in God own and the Western world’s freedom, and striving for Freedom. It has found and a section of the British press gave Curtain now exists “ a quite normal expression in the call: “ Freedom for appreciation to this important reality. army, the U.P.A., which has its own nations, freedom for individuals.” It On the other part, the anti-Bolshevik officers and chaplains and that those means national independence for all masses in the U.S.S.R. and in the soldiers have their own uniforms and peoples and full respect for human satelite States will also be told about armour.” rights. this Convention and will learn that About the relationship of the The comon ideals of Freedom make they are not abandoned, that the true Ukrainian underground movement the subjugated nations, too, allies of friends of Freedom all over the world towards such movements of other the free Western world, to whom the go with them and sympathize with enslaved nations, the article says: A.B.N. appealed from Edinburgh for their fight for independence, which is “ The political leadership of the collaboration. The traditionally Chris a fight for the Freedom of the World. U.P.A. understood that the liberation tian and democratic West understands The Fighters for Freedom certainly of Ukraine was possible only when well the struggle for Freedam of the deserve such encouragement. Russian imperialism in every form was destroyed. Therefore the underground movements of other nations were THE APPRECIATION Our call: For God and Fatherland, contacted and in 1943 the antibolshevik Freedom for nations and individuals front of all nations, enslaved by Russia We—representatives of the Organi will always lead us in our struggle. sations of resistance of the enslaved by —the Antibolshevik Bloc of Nations Now, as we will leave your old, was instituted.” Bolshevism nations, united in the Anti- eminent and full of glory City of And further we read: Bolshevik Bloc of Nations, wish to Edinburgh, we 'believe that our ideas “ The Western States had already express our sincere gratitude to the will remain and find an understanding Scottish League for European Free among those who listened to us so many opportunities to meet the soldiers of the U.P.A. As from 1947 dom, and in the first place to its friendly. Chairman, Mr. John F. Stewart, as The Scottish League for European those soldiers often managed to get well as to all its members, with the Freedom, and particularly its Chair through to the West, The insurgents deep appreciation of all their great man, Mr. John F. Stewart, will sym state that these raids to the West they efforts in order to make this Conven bolise to the movements of resistance completed on orders of General Taras tion possible and successful. the freedom-loving Europe which will Chuprynka. Envoys of the U.P.A. never submit itself to the tyranny, and want in this way to prove to the Western world that the Soviet colossus claiming the lofty aims uniting many we sincerely hope that our under is not unconquerable, and that behind nations in a common front and by ground struggle will find its support the Iron Curtain the allies of the bearing witness to their struggle before from the sound European Powers. the world. The Organisation of The name of Mr. John F. Stewart, a Western hemisphere continue the Ukrainian Nationalists and the entire great friend of the underground move struggle not only for their own free revolutionary movement of liberation ments, who understands their ideas dom, bu also for the freedom of the Wes.” in the Ukrainian people wish the better than anyone else, will find a Convention every success. great appreciation among the fighters Freedom for nations and individuals for freedom behind the Iron Curtain. in sovereign, national states ! The Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations for new champions against the powers STEFAN BANDERA. (A.B.N.) is hoping that the appeal of darkness will not remain without a Chairman of the O.U.N. from Edinburgh to the still free World response. UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 5 THE POSITIONS OF THE ANTI-BOLSHEVIK the ideas of freedom and justice realised. And this victory must be FRONT OF NATIONS AND THE FIGHT OF shared by all healthy powers in the world which is why any discussion of THE WORLD AGAINST BOLSHEVISM the first cause of -this strife must be universal in character. By Mr. Yaroslav Stetzko, President of the Central Committee of the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations, former Ukrainian Prune Minister, The Necessity of Great Ideas representing the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, Ukrainian Supreme In comparison with the position in Uiueration Council and Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists hi the U.S.S.R., the life of all the the Anti-Boishevik Bloc of Nations. workers, as well as all social conditions is decisively more favourable in the West; yet Communism is able to con Ladies and Gentlemen, economic elite of the West, the elite tinue its campaign of unrest and of “ the Fifth Columnists,” although destruction. And this is not all done The purpose of this Conference is to oemg m sound material positions sup as a result of money spent by the inform the British public of the aims port Ccmmunism which for them Kremlin. Indeed, the main responsi and ideals of our struggle, our point becomes a new religion. And to bility must be attributed to the collapse of view on the problem of establishing Russian imperialism this religion does of a section of the public of the West, a lasting peace among the nations of a very good service. The well known to the absence of great ideas which the world. In my speech I shall stress Russian philosopher, Nicolay Bordia- alone provide a meaning for life. iaeological and political side of the yev characterises Bolshevism as Fanatics, who are inspired by their problem. My speech may appear per follows: “ Bolshevism is the third faith in Communism and supported by haps too theoretical in character. The form of Russian imperialism, Russian all the means at Moscow’s disposal reason of this may lie in the fact that ‘ Great Reich.’ Bolshevism is purely exist in the West alongside with a com we, the representatives of enslaved a Russian phenomenon. Who wants plete ignorance of the national nations, have rarely an opportunity of to get into the depths of it, he must champions of freedom, of the revolu addressing the Western World and we uncover national roots of Bolshevism tionary underground movements and can express our view only along and explain its genesis on the basis of Churches among the nations enslaved general lines without emphasizing par Russian history.” nations. Certain Western Church ticular situations and aspects. Whenever a particular purpose de leaders even profess sympathy At the same time I would like, now mands, Bolshevism would stand with Bolshevism, at the time when at the opening of our Conference, to equally for panslavism and for Christian, Mahommedan and other express my cordial thanks to the Stalinite orthodoxy, for Islam and for true religions are being cruelly Scottish League for European Freedom “ liberation ” of the so-called colonial persecuted behind the Iron Curtain. and especially to its President, to the peoples, etc. And finally for the so- Titoism, a variation of Bolshevism, Chairman of the Council, Mr. John F. called liberation of the working people is wrongly regarded in the West as Stewart, for the great opportunity they of the whole world with only one aim : antagonistic to Bolshevism and subse have given us in making our views to subject the globe to the power of quently supported, while underground known to your great public. Moscow. Communism is only an instru movements are regarded as not worthy ment for pressing misled sections of of their support, although Bolsheviks T H E IDEOLOGICAL FRONT the Western world into its service. The have not succeeded in quelling them AND ITS AIMS treason of our own nation in the five years after the cessation of the interests of an alien national centre is war, which in itself is Stalin’s greatest Ideological crisis in the West. nowadays a common phenomenon. defeat. New faith and national idea will How did it happen that Western circles, The world will be saved not by the save the world from Bolshevism. in themselves normal and healthy, Atom bomb, which is or may be also Advance of materialism against should have fallen victims to this in the Russian possession, but by a spirituality of the West. foreign and hostile idea? Bolshevism new faith, a renaissance of the religion strengthened its advance to conquer and national idea as well as the solu Ths Menace of Bolshevism the world. It is impossible now to tion of the vital problems in the spirit The menace of Bolshevism wanders localise this danger. of national solidarity and social not only through Europe but also All the nations of the world must harmony and justice. The attack of through the whole world. We are take up this fight of defence against the materialism could be stopped only approaching not only the most horrible disintegration, undermining, against the by the counter-attack, by the religious, inter-state war, but, what is even more formation of fronts within themselves national and social idealism. Only dangerous, civil wars which Commun as these are of great assistance to the nations who are inspired by the great ism attempts to provoke. Relatively Russian aggressor in a war between can conquer Bolshevism. People have large circles of the West are greatly nations. fallen at the barricades for the sake influenced by Communism. Com The whole world must be prepared of a grand vision of justice, even if munism is not only a social, political to overthrow the Russian aggressor in imperfectly understood, but not in and economic movement, but it is the war between states which it tries protest against a temporary condition especially an ideological one. Some to provoke. No lasting peace is of misery, although, wherever this part of the intellectual and possible until this victory is won and exists in the West, must be liquidated 6 UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 to make room for the new order, if superior, form of a universal super right through their blood and their tne light against Bolshevism is to be state, out only by an idea diametrically laoour; it is therefore not a matter of successful. opposed to it, namely the division of declaring that right, but of realising it; iNow is not the time for tactical the U.S.S.R. into national states in i.e., of reconstructing sovereign states. considerations. We are in the midst accordance with their sociological of conflict between iaeas and creeds, a Tne oppressed nations repudiate development, thus parcelling the world every for.u of tne Russian prison of conflict that makes the fight behind the out and giving every nation its Iron Curtain continue uninterrupted. nations, whether totalitarian, “ demo independence; only thus can the unity cratic,” republican or monarchist, and Millions of men are falling for the of the equal and the free be assured, sake of a higher meaning in life. thererore every form of federalism in with harmony and mutual help among the East of Europe and in Asia, the nations of the world. because this idea always conceals The Enemy's Camp There is no bridge to the social ideal aggressive motives on the part of its If we look at this conflict of ideas of Communism, still less to its political representatives. Such an uncompro from a universal point of view, we see ana intellectual world. That is why mising attitude strengthens the anti tnat there are two completely hostile federalism which disparages the ideal bolshevik front, because it inspires it camps. ihe Communists, supported of national independence, the most with something that is more just. Nor by Ruisia, ana the camp of the inspiring ideal for the nations fighting can it be repudiated by the Russian national idea which unites all healthy behind the Iron Curtain, is not people, if they are not aggressors, but powers in the world. The Communist favourable to the struggle against their imperialistic section. For there campaigns at spreading hegemony over Bolshevism, because it regards the is no power in the world with the slaves, with no regard for the rights sovereignty of their nation for its moral right to keep nations from ful of the individual, tne nation or religion. members, i.e., the central thought of filling tneir longing for freedom. The That is the camp of oaroarism and the struggle, as a relative value and powers in the people of Moscow which siavery. Its victory wouia mean the sets up as its aim a construction which are opposed to this divine human right, end of our civilisation. The other does not contradict Bolshevism. identify tnemselves with Bolshevism camp opposes Bolshevism without There is only one. effective instru and stand for the greatest crime in the compromise, not only by actions, but ment for fighting an anti-patriotic, world and the danger it threatens. It also oy iaeas; it regards religion and anti-national, anti-religious, regimented is therefore wrong to say that the the national iaea as the fundamental system, and that is an organic, patriotic A.B.N. (Antibolshevik Bloc of Nations) social powers bemnd history, which and religious power. Whoever seeks repudiates the people of Moscow and represent man as the image of God, to compromise in any way with the sets the West against them. It is the ana the freedom of man ana its limita ideas proclaimed by the Bolshevik digs aim of the A.B.N. to unite all nations tion, social justice, excluding tne his own grave. on the basis of the recognition of the exploitation of man not omy by highest ideas of freedom for nations fellow-men, but also by the state. The THE POLITICAL FRONT and freedom for individuals. Whoever resurrection of a religious ideal will AND ITS AIMS does not accept this excludes himself liberate life from barbarism, re-estab from our front. It is not that the lish tne independence of the nations The reconstruction of national West has to choose between us and the oppressed by Bolshevism, promote the states. The partition of the Soviet Russians, but between the ideals of the interests of tne individual as a member Union, as the prison of nations. future order of the world. If it chooses of the nation and develop national Chaos has been brought into the Christianity as the basis of the future culture and tradition; in this way world by Russia and not by the order and the principle of nationality organic order will be restored to the national states. National principle on which the life will be built up after world. The security of all the rights of the organsation of life on the Bolshevism is destroyed, it favours our of a man as a member of a nation ruins of the Russian prison of struggle for freedom, i.e., for national (and there is no other man) means nations—guarantee of the peace. states, and, in the fight against Bolshe complete independence for the nation, vism, it would have the support of without which there could be no real The Fundamental Political Aims healthy sections of the Russian people human liberty. Such is the banner In order to conquer Bolshevism it and of all the oppressed peoples. But under which the fight behind the Iron is necessary to recognise the principle if it decides for any new form of a Curtain is fought. of the independence of nations and for united and indivisible prison of nations The ideas of certain circles in the that reason it is necessary to liquidate in Russia, it will be opposed by the West which deny the individuality and the Russian dungeon of nations as a front of the enslaved nations; the sovereignty of nations are not calcu symbol of tyranny and barbarism imperialistic powers of Russia, how lated to oppose Bolshevism with success, which destroys the faith in God, kills ever. which it wished to gain on their because they are akin to it in their all human feelings and is the cause of side, will be as much against the West neglect, of national and patriotic all evil of the present age. as they always were, are and will be, obligations. Nor do they promote Our common front is justified by because such is their character and the growth of man as an individual, or accenting the division of the prison of their attitude. Russian pseudo-demo family as an institution; they nourish nations into individual states on their crats weaken the anti-bolshevik front, religious indifference, thus creating ethnic territories, in which these because by protecting the dungeon of conditions favourable to disintegration nations have for centuries and longer nations, they lead the West astray and by Communism. The U.S.S.R. cannot determined their right to an indepen prevent it from pursuing a logical be conquered by a similar, even if dent existence, having confirmed that straight policy of destruction of the UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, .1950 7 prison of nations. And without this rights and needs of every nation is these nations, when liberated will free destruction there will be no victory respected. There is no doubt that connections with all the nations of the over Bolshevism. Bolshevism, not artificial structures will be always a world. It is difficult to over-estimate without the help from the West re danger to the world, as they make the the importance to world politics of the erected the dungeon of nations of the collection of immense economic and fact that no single great power would Czars, after national revolutions had human reserves possible and thus pave exist between the Oder and the Pacific pulled it down. Now the pseudo the way for more and more weapons Ocean. Such an order would be bound democrats are once more asking for of destruction. The Soviet Union with to have a favourable influence on the help of the West to save this prison the fifth columnists is spreading chaos Western Europe. of nations after Bolshevism has been throughout the world to-day. A ny. destroyed. Should they succeed thanks small conflicts that may arise between Security Against the Aggressor to the help of the West, they would nations cannot be regarded as a serious hand over the government to some danger to the world’s peace. The nations organised in the A.B.N. other tyrant, just as Kyronsky, the will settle international disputes on the pseudo-democrat handed it over to the The Construction of the Political basis of ethnography, and will also despots in 1917. For as Witto, the Independence of the enslaved repair wrongs done, by Bolshevism Russian Minister declared, the Russian Nations especially (the return of deported Empire can only be maintained by populations, etc.). Interstate alliances despotism. Whoever is in favour of The following states will be estab for defence, with mutual military, and an indivisible Russia, no matter what lished on the ruins of the U.S.S.R.: economic aid and corresponding Esthonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Karelia its colour, is preparing the way for organisations of interstate co-operation, will be returned to Finland, Belorussia, new tyrants. To put an end to guarantee organised and systematic Ukraine, • Cossakia, North Caucasia, tyranny over nations, once for all, the security against the aggressor, all the Georgia, Armenia, Azarbejan, Turke prison of nations must be destroyed. more as new alliances will be formed stan, Idel-Ural (between the Volga and with,.other partners, who had hitherto the Ural) and the Russian state within opposed Russia as a great power but Destructive Role of Russia its ethnic frontiers. States in the west who could' form an alliance, say with and the far east of Siberia which have Turkestan or Ukraine to protect com It is well known that Russia, in the developed in the history of that coun mon interests of an economic or 800 years of her existence, has con try, in accordance with the national political nature. We can get a true ducted many wars of aggression for and political character of its inhabitants, picture of the whole situation only if the subjugation of the world—and and in consequence of its position; also we. see a number of independent Russia has not changed, whether under waits for a solution of their problems. nations instead of the despotic great the Czars or Bolshevism. In the course (Siberia declared its independence power of Russia to-day, nations which of her conquests, she never discovered after the collapse of the .Czarist can form free connections in economics new countries, never raised the culture regime). and culture with independent states and civilisation of the conquered Sovereignty will be restored -to the throughout the world'. nations; she always conquered the satellite states which will have to .be, The connections between all these older nations on a higher standard of reconstructed according to national reconstructed sovereign states will be culture than her own, sucked their and ethnic principles. Russia is not a ■regulated in accordance with connec life-blood, profited from their cultural homogeneous formation; nor . would tions between all the nations of the and economic achievements, and her division mean splitting up into world within world institutions, which degraded their spirit. The economy of atoms and chaos, but a reconstruction ■will have to be built on the basis of the oppressed nations was not supple of the natural and organic order of equal rights of all the nations; but it mented by Moscow for the good of things. is impractical and impossible to fit all; it was always exoloited for A.B.N. nations into uniform regional armaments so as to subjugate the When an artificial structure collapses, structures, stretching , from Tirana to whole world. natural, geo-political complexes will Port Arthur. The.nations enslaved by So it always has been. Moscow as arise. Turkestan, once it is liberated Moscow have gone through hell the conqueror, never helped the and united will gravitate towards the together and they have learned to oopresed, but only exoloited them. complex of south-west Asia, Caucasia The opressed nations do not live at to the Black Sea and the Asia Minor. respect each other’s rights; they will Russia’s expense, but Russia at their’s. Ukraine as the country bordering on strengthen the moral principles of There is thereforore no justification for the Black Sea to the complex of the international alliances.. saying that national states, established Mediterranean; Cossakia, along with Any threat of danger in the future, for instance, the threat of China, on the ruins of the prison of nations the Ukraine will block Moscow’s pre would not be economically able to datory expansion towards the Black which actually exists only in the exist. Sea and the Mediterranean. The imagination of Russian propagandists, Russian state itself will have sufficient could be successfully neutralised by room and resources within its ethnic the block of free nations who would The Guarantee of Lasting Peace protect their own independence, as the in the Future frontiers to satisfy .its natural needs. It is only when we realise that the Russian prison of nations never could The lasting world peace will only be ormressed nations which belong to or would do, now that it has pressed established when a state exists among different geo-political complexes were the entire human reserve of China into nations in which the independence, the forcibly held together in an artificial its service in order to subjugate the sovereignty, the dignity, the natural structure, that we understand how \vorld, as the coping stone of Russian 8 UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 Zenon Pelenskyj, collectivism whatsoever, except through Member of the Presidency of the consent and by the means of their Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council own sovereign national state. Now, let us come to the actualities of to-day. I claim for the Ukrainians UKRAINE a special position within the broader pattern of the Antibolshevik Block of HER ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION IN THE Nations. This special position does COMMON STRUGGLE OF A.B.N. FOR WORLD PEACE not mean, of course, that the Ukrainians regard themselves as being AND FREEDOM something “ better,” somebody more ‘ elevated ” than the others; for sure This report on the Ukrainian though with different means and they claim no “ priority,” or “ leader question within the broader frame of methods, for their liberty and freedom; ship,” and possess not a vestige of the typically Russian arrogance as to pose the Antibolshevik Block of Nations, 3. —That the Ukrainians never had, should not and would not linger upon as the so-called “ elderly brother,” or and never will endanger, conquer or the “ most progressed community,” explanations—what Ukraine is, and subjugate other nations, especially vyhat the Ukrainians do want? So or the “ leading nation ” within their their neighbours, and that the Commonwealth of jailkeepers and don’t expect to hear a survey of the Ukrainian people always was, is at history of Ukraine, the description of slaves. present, and always will be yearning This is a rather sad and dangerous her geography, the review of her to live with other nations in peace and economy or a treatise about her excellence I’m talking about. We brotherly friendship; Ukrainians have the dubious privilege national psychology. There is neither 4. —That the Ukrainians, being by time, nor a necessity for that in this to be the most enviously and sus custom and instinct a traditionally piciously guarded piece of fabric within assembly. Who happens not to be democratic nation, they regard the sufficiently instructed about the basic the whole structure of the Russian people as the source of all political and Empire. By reasons of our geographi fate of Ukraine, a nation of 45 millions economic power; they insist that the of people, politically submerged almost cal position, the abundance of our principal aim of all governments natural resources, the numerosity of for centuries, he be advised to refer to should be pursuit of happiness, the the pertinent expert literature. our population, the Ukrainian freedom, the peace and the welfare of approaches to the Black Sea, the Regarding Ukraine, however, there all the people; are some basic truths which should be Mediterranean, the Danube Valley, 5. —That the Ukrainians, in contrastand the South-East of Europe, the stressed shortly just now so as to to the aforesaid, always hated and dis enable us to come to the vital points Ukraine constitutes the main architec dained all forms and sorts of physical, tural binding, a sort of architrave, of this report later. As such self- mental or moral constraint and evident truths the Ukrainians regard: which ties up and keeps together the tyranny, and that this is one of the whole building. From the seven pillars 1. —That Ukraine and Russia are principal reasons why Ukrainians of the Russian imperial power this is two thoroughly separate nations, always opposed, and always will the most important; break this one Ukrainians and Russians are two pro oppose innately and traditionally out, and the whole structure must foundly heterogeneous peoples, with tyrannical forms of all Russian govern inevitably collapse. divergently different languages, culture, ments. The Ukrainians know by bitter Because!—what is Russia without religious notions, philosophy of life, experiences, accumulated during long Ukraine? Speaking in imperial terms economic concepts and moral stan centuries, that in Muscovy, the proper —then nothing more than a sham, a dards; Russia, there never was and never can void shell, a giant with the broken 2. —That Ukrainians, though rebe established a true democracy. The backbone. And as this giant is no peatedly conquered and subjugated, Muscovite master nation, invariably more than the horrid and malicious though hammered forcibly into the bound for conquest and exploitations, Genie of Arab mythology, bound to artificially unified pattern of the is always ready rather to discard their enslave and to torment the whole Russian Empire, nevertheless they personal rights and liberties, than to world, nothing wrong would hapepn never surrendered morally, never dis renounce their imperialism. The repu to the entire human race by his relent carded the consciousness of their diation of democracy is the price less destruction. On the contrary, this innate human rights; on the contrary, Moscow is always gladly paying for would be a deed of sense and justice. for centuries they fought persistently, external growth and domination; Moscow would rather release the 6. —That the Ukrainians always saw, Baltic nations from her domination, or and continue to see the fulfilment of Poles, or Czechs, or Slovaks, or the despotic imperialism. It is, historically their basic human rights only in and nations of the Danube Valley, or even speaking, a great mistake to consider by the creation of their own fully the peoples of the Caucasus, but that the Russian prison of nations independent national state, established Moscow wou Id never consent to give balances other possible dangers (Japan, throughout all their ethnographic up the Ukraine—unless she is forced China) as it is cunning enough to play territories, where they historically live to. Of course, the liberty and security off the second partner in the balance in clear majority; of all nations “ released ” and “ freed ” against its creator. How, then, should 7. —That the Ukrainians never will in such a manner, would be more than the oppressed nations ever gain their unite with other nations and build up problematical. Once in possession of freedom? forms and patterns of international Ukraine, the bridge between the Baltic UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 9 Sea and the Caucasus, Russia automa and grows also the sense of common 3. The Communist party, the so- tically again becomes an Empire, and hard interest; the guarantee of the called “ Fifth Columns ”, are working with that, all other adjacent nations are liberty of one of our nations, is the everywhere in the world as pioneers ip^o facto inexoraoly doomed. And guarantee of the liberty of all other of Russian imperialism under the this is the moral: nobody of our nations. This principle applies first to direct command of Moscow. They nations can expect for herself some the situation of Ukraine. will not rest until the Communist extra favours, some sort of indivdual Thus, to help Ukraine in her libera world revolution has become a fact, escape, a better treatment by Russia. tion movement, is to help all other i.e., until all nations are under the Alt of us stand or fall together. nations of A.B.N. in their liberation control of Moscow. There is no possibility of escaping movements; and simultaneously, it is 4. The front of battle against Rus the conclusions: as long as there exists to help the whole peace-loving world sian imperialism is therefore not con a Russian Empire, there never would in its struggle for peace. To support fined to the frontiers of the Soviet be, and there never can be, peace and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (U.P.A.) Union; it exists, rather, within every freedom in the world. The road to fighting with arms till this very day nation where the Communist party, the peace and freeco.n in the world against Russian domination in Eastern and the so-called “ Fifth Columns ” leads not through the chimerical Europe, is to support the fighters for are active. expectations with regard to tne so- freedom throughout the whole world. 5. There is a strong battle-front called “ democratization of Russia,” To recognize and to appreciate the against Bolshevism behind the Iron This road goes outright and solely aims and ideas of the ‘ Organization Curtain. There, all the nations through the rubble and ruin of the of Ukrainian Nationalists ” ( O.U.N.), oppressed by Russia are fighting for Russian Empire. The Ukrainians the leading political power in the freedom. There is no peace for these piead unflinchingly for the dismember Ukraine, is to appreciate and to recog nations, the war goes on, nor will it ment of the Russian Empire. For the nize in itself the principles of peace, cease untill the Russian prison-house peace of the world it is incontestably freedom, liberty and democracy. The is burst open. In order to conduct this better to have the Russian Empire peace is indivisible, and so the fight fight more effectively, these nations dismembered and divided' into twenty of nations for peace and liberty must have formed a common front, which nations, even if they should keep become and remain indivisible. is expressed in the anti-bolshevist bloc warring locally, which is quite impro To destroy the seventh pillar of the of nations, the A.B.N. bable, than to have one Russian The following nations are represen colossus warring and endangering the Russian power in the Ukraine is the principle aim of the Organization of ted in the A.B.N.: Albania Armenia, whole world, which is not only Aserbaidjan, Belorussia, Bulgaria, probable, but as experience shows, with Ukrainian Nationalists. This, we believe, would be the best possible Esthonia, Georgia, Idel-Ural, Kosakia, growing states and modern empires, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, North the technical Leviathans of to-day, Ukrainian contribution not only to the common cause of A.B.N., but also to Caucasia, Rumania, Serbia, Siberia, there grows potentially the danger of Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czechs, Tur war; and on the contrary, the smaller the struggle for peace and freedom of the whole of civilised mankind. kestan, Ukraine and Hungary. and more numerous the states, the less 6. The A.B.N.-nations have been frequent, the less bloody, the more Once defeated in a decisive manner in Ukraine, the Russian Imperialism bearing the burden of the struggle local and human are the wars. against Bolshevism, some of them for There is no possibility of destroying would be inwardly broken. Thus, the liberation of Ukraine, her full separa more than 30 years, some for 5 years. the Russian Empire without severing In so doing, they are aware that they tion from Russia, and the establishment Ukraine from Russia. With Ukraine are fulfilling a great mission in history of a thoroughly sovereign Ukrainian free—all will be free. With Ukraine towards the civilised world. Thanks national state must become the moral enslaved—all will be, all have got to to the resistance of these nations, in concern and the main political aim of be, enslaved. Apart from mutual part at least, Europe was saved from all progressive and peace-loving sympathy and friendship born among Bolshevism after the First World War peoples in the world. the nations of A.B.N. under the duress and the Russian expansion has not of the commonly experienced Russian swallowed the rest of Europe after the prosecution, there inevitably develops1 ZENON PELENSKYJ. Second World War. 7. The nations outside of the Iron Curtain are not fully aware of the danger of Russian Bolshevism. This THESES OF THE A.B.N. danger cannot be removed by the adoption of half-measures. The 1. For centuries Russian imperial nations. illusory policy of the so-called preser vation of peace at any price with ism has been directed towards the 2. After the^Second World War Bolshevism (the world’s enemy), in destruction and extermination of Bolshevism has added many nations in order to live undisturbed for the neighbouring peoples. For the last Central and Eastern Europe and in moment, is not far-sighted and is three decades, Bolshevism, the most Asia to the long list of nations who based on false premises, for such a dreadful form of Russian imperialism, have been oppressed; some of them for peace can me purchased only for a has been trying to establish world centuries. These are the peoples so- short time. Moreover, it is most hegemony and to extirpate the religion, called satellite states, who are. thus immoral for it prolongs, without any culture and all spiritual values, the hurried into the bolshevist prison- purpose, the terrible suffering of dearest possession, of freedom-loving house of nations. hundreds of millions of human beings IO UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 on the other side of the Iron Curtain. system. The renewal of Russian 8. In spite of the attitude of the imperium would be a continual mination of Bolshevism and every rest of the world, the A.B.N. nations danger for the peace of the world, no ind of Russian imperialism, for the will continue their fight for freedom matter which form it took. It would breaking down of the U.S.S.R. and for until Bolshevism as a .system and an at the same time be a negation of the the reconstruction of independent idea has ceased to exist, which the right of self-determination of the Moscow1" 3 thC natl0ns °PPressed by A.B.N. nations are firmly convinced peoples. will happen sooner or later. 15. The A.B.N. is opposed to The A.B.N. demands that these This fight will cost millions of lives National Communism (Titoism) for it states be organised on ethnic founda but the sacrifice could be reduced if has smoothed the way for expansion tion and in accordance with every the rest of the world were to take up of Russian Bolshevism. All forms of nation’s right to self-determination. a more decided attitude towards Communism prevent nations from The A.B.N. demands further from Bolshevism. developing their life freely. its member nations that they continue 9. In view of the danger of Bol 16. The A.B.N. is against the re m close and friendly co-operation shevism for the world, the A.B.N. establishment of the situation as it was after they have regained their freedom appeals for the foundation of an anti- before 1939, for it was unjust for and independence. Such co-operation bolshevist front by all freedom-loving many nations. Too little consideration will be essential not only in the peoples on both sides of the Iron was given to the ethnic principle and interests of the cultural and economic Curtain. no account was taken of nations development of the A.B.N. nations, 10. The A.B.N. puts its faith in a oppressed by Bolshevism. This caused but also as adequate protection in the way of life that is founded on ideal future against attack from Moscow or discontent in different nations and this elsewhere. ism and religion and repudiates in turn was exploited either by materialist and Marxist principles and National Socialism or by Bolshevism. all manner of political doctrines that 17 The A.B.N. fights for the exter PRESS BUREAU OF A.B.N. have proved themselves to be pioneers June, 1950. for Russian Bolshevism. That is why the A.B.N. appeals to the rest of the world to declare itself SLOVAK FIGHT F( likewise in favour of a way of life l INDEPENDENCE that is based on idealism and religion and to act accordingly, for it alone The Slovak fight against Commu nism started in 1917-1918, when the incorporated into Czechoslovakia by can successfully resist the ideas of Thomas Masaryk without a vote or Bolshevism. Bolsheviks were getting power in Russia in one of the most bloody consent of the Slovak people. In the 11. It is not the intention of the revolutions of history. Slovak soldiers Czecho-Slovak State, which neve? A.B.N. nations to play the part of existed before, the Slovaks were not a agitators for a new war, as they have who were as prisoners of the First World War in Russia did not hesitate free people. They had to struggle for had sufficient personal experience of meir most elementary political rights. the suffering brought by the First and to fight against the Leninists when they saw their murderous terror there. Two great leaders of that time, Andrej Second World Wars. But it is not a Hhnka and Martin Razus, encouraged matter of avoiding a new war at any Under the command of the Slovak General Stefanik, our soldiers fought the Slovak people to stand for the price. That will come, sooner or later, principles of Freedom, for the Chris in consequence of unceasing Bolshe many battles with the Bolshevik hordes on the rivers Don and Volga, in Buzu- tian way of life and to oppose infiltrat- vist machinations. It is a question of ing Communism by all possible means winning the war for the highest luk and Kazan, and also in Siberia. Thousands of them lost their lives Hlmka was a Catholic priest, Razus a human ideals, for there is only one Lutheran pastor, and they worked in alternative: to conquer or be con there. They had to stop, however, harmony together. quered by Bolshevism. their fight, when Thomas Masaryk— who was then in Moscow—concluded When Czecho-Slovakia concluded her treaty of alliance with the Soviet 12. The A.B.N. will try to win all with Lenin in February 1918 an agree Union in 1936, waves of protest went the freedom-loving peoples who have ment, and ordered—as head of a so- through entire Slovakia and culmina been forced into the Bolshevist system called Czecho-Slovak National Coun ted finally in the burning of a copy of and who have not yet joined the cil all Slovak troops to stop the war A.B.N. for the common fight against against t he Bolsheviks. General that alliance-treaty and of a Soviet the common enemy. nag at a big public meeting in Stefanik opposed Masaryk’s order Bratislava. 13. The A.B.N. claims full support because he saw in Communism the from Western peoples for the national most devilish thing produced by in When in 1938-1939 Czecho-Slovakia collapsed, in consequence of her liberation movements of the nations sane brains, he saw in it the work of oppressive policy against non-Czech oppressed by Moscow. This is not to Anti-Christ. He said that any colla be regarded as one-sided help, but as boration with Communism means loss nationalities, the Slovaks proclaimed the defence of the freedom of all of honour, and of prestige. He had their Independence. One of the first civilized nations and their culture. to pay with his Jife for his views. He acts of the Slovak Government was 14. In the interests of political was murdered as the first great hero the dissolution and prohibition of the stability, the A.B.N. is opposed to of the Slovak nation’s fight against Communist party in Slovakia. This every attempt to preserve a Russian Communism on the 5th May, 1919, decree was initiated and signed by imperium, no matter of what political Minister Dr. F. Durcansky, the The following years saw Slovakia present President of the Slovak Liber- UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 ii ation Committee. Mainly for this man from Slovakia has reported that Slovakia, Freedom of man, Christian decree he was sentenced to death by in the Slovak mountains revolutionary way of life, and victory of democracy a Communist people’s court in 1947. groups are active, revolutionary songs over the imposed red regime. These The independent Slovak Republic are sounding in our deep forests and aims are in full harmony with the under its President-Martyr Dr. Joseph where the U.P.A. arrives, the Czech principles proclaimed by the A.B.N. Tiso was in war with the Soviet Union Communist occupants flee from the and the principles contained in the from 1941. As in 1917-1918, now country to the towns. In one of these Atlantic Charter and the General again, the Slovak Army fought on the new Slovak revolutionary songs our Declaration of Human Rights. Our river Don, took Rostow and fought in fighters sing: “ Afraid are the Bolshe way is the way of historical evolution the Caucasus. The Ukrainians, the vik leaders, Bandera stands on the of Freedom for a better to-morrow. Cossacks and the Caucasian peoples borders ”. This man also witnessed, in We believe in an independent Slovak welcomed our Slovak soldiers as their September last year, a raid of Czech Republic because we believe in Demo best and old friends. security troops and militia against the cracy and in the final victory of But to the end of the war, when Church in the small Slovak town of honesty in international politics. Nazi Germany was collapsing the Borsky Svaty Mikulas. Communists For these aims the Slovak nation is armies of Soviet General Malinovsky tried to stop a Church festival there. struggling and fighting together with occupied the Slovak Republic, de First appeared 60 Gendarmes, but they all freedom loving nations. We are prived our people of Independence and were beaten and fled. Afterwards a prepared to strike the deadly blow to re-established a people’s democratic detachment of 1,200 Czech Commu Communist tyranny together and at Czecho-Slovakia against the will of the nist militia men arrived, murdered in one time with the other A.B.N. Slovak people. For his anti-Commu- the streets several people, among them nations who suffer as we do, who nist attitude and because he faithfully a little boy and an old man of 70 struggle for Freedom as we do, and stood for he wishes of his people to years of age. Many others were who believe in their final liberation as remain independent, President Tiso wounded and arrested. Some people we do. was executed by the Czechoslovak fled to the mountains. Bolshevists on the 18th April, 1947. The aims of the Slovak Liberation IGOR BAZOWSKYJ. The Slovak Resistance Movement Committee are the aims of the Slovak (Vice-President of Slovak began its work immediately after the people. They are: Independence of Liberation Committee.) occupation of Slovakia by the Red Army. It was the Slovak Action Com mittee founded by Minister Durcan- sky which took the initiative. Anti- THE WAR POTENTIAL OF UKRAINE Communist underground cells were formed in Slovakia with the aim of preparing the’ liberating fight. In 1. Human Resources to 4 million will be mobilised for the 1946 and 1947 strong activity of the army and the rest for the auxiliary Ukranian Insurgent Army started in The total number of the population duties. (In this number there are also Slovakia. Over 20,000 V.D.A. free of the present Ukraine in the borders included those who at the time of war dom-fighters came to Slovakia and the of the Ukrainian S.S.R. is equal to 42 are already in the military service). Slovaks joined forces with their millions; on the Ukrainian territories Apart from that about 600 to 700 Ukrainian friends. Short-wave trans neighbouring with the Ukrainian thousands of youngsters aged between mitters were used for keening in touch S.S.R., namely districts of Voronizh, 16 to 17 years will be called up and with the leaders of the Slovak Action Crimea and Bessarabia (present included into para-military formations Committee abroad. Gottwald’s Com Moldavian S.S.R.) there are at least (military schools, factories, etc.). munist Government made all possible 5 million Ukrainians—totally in the Altogether at the beginning of a efforts to counteract the insurgent territorial complex of Ukraine there possible war there will be mobilised activity in Slovakia. Troops were are 47 million Ukrainians. from Ukraine approximately a 5.7 ordered to fight the guerillas and in In the plan of revolutionary strategy million strong army, of which 1.5 to order to mislead the Slovak popula and its active forces there should be 2 million will be outside Ukraine and tion the Communists started to set up included there also the population of in Ukraine and her neighbouring terri their own Action Committees, using the Cossack territories, i.e., Kuban, tories in the European zone approxi this very popular name of the under Don and Terek with the total popula mately 3.5 to 4 million Ukrainians, ground movement. This was followed tion of 8 million, of which number, 4 residing outside the Ukrainian S.S.R. by the Communist putsch of Novem million are Ukrainians. represent first line cadres which will be ber, 1947, in Bratislava and of Of the 47 million Ukrainian popula found at the time of the outbreak of February, 1948, in Prague, and tion there are 22 million men, 6 to 7 war in the Caucasus, in Central Asia, Communist Action Committees were millions of them are between 16 to 45 near the White Sea or in the Far East; established throughout the country. It years of age, of whom approximately if we are to include Ukrainians outside caused a set back, but the Slovak 5 million are militarily fit and about Ukraine who were uprooted from their anti-Communist Action Committee 1 million of them in peace time are in homeland, deported, evacuated, re changed its name to Slovak Liberation military and similar formations, mostly pressed, etc., approximately 2 million Committee and the resistance has con outside Ukraine. of whom will be called up, then the tinued in spite of all efforts of the In the case of war 4.5 to 5 million total number of Ukrainians outside Czech Government to liquidate it. men aged between 18 to 45 will be Ukraine mobilised at the beginning of A recently arrived underground called up, of which number about 3.5 of war will be 3.5 to 4 million men. 12 UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 Geographical location of militarily the Ukrainians residing permanently the resources demands possession of fit population of Ukraine, which at the outside Ukraine will look as follows: the coast of the Black Sea and Crimea beginning of the war will be in the as well as concentration of the army or mobilised early, together with (estimates in millions). resources in the regions of Polisia, Categories of Militarily F it Volyhnia and Galicia. Location Regular Called Factories Deported Total (6) T he Clothing of the A rmy and Army up Schools Population 1. Ukraine and her zone, i.e., territory west of the line Ukraine is not able to clothe fully Archangelsk—Samara—Baku 0.5 3.0 0.7 0.2 4.4 her army from her own resources, 2. The Far East 0.3 0.5 — 1.0 1.8 neither is she able to supply her popu 3. Transcaucasus 0.1 0.2 — — 0.3 lation with the minimum of clothing. 4. Central Asia 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.9 The clothing for the army must be 5. Siberia 0.1 0.5 0.2 2.0 2.8 obtained from the reserves captured from the enemy, which should last for T otal 1,2 4.5 1.0 3.5 10.2 at least two years. The population With the same geographical location Of the total average yearly crop could not be supplied with the textile there ought to be also joined about 2 there should be discounted about 50 products at all. But the footwear million of militarily fit population of million cwts. of corn for sowing, 20 (boots) for the soldiers and the saddles Belorussia and about 1.5 million men million cwts. for the feeaing of horses and harness for the horses must be of Cossack territories. and cattle and about 50 million cwts. obtained from our own resources. In the case of war, 10.2 million for human consumption at the race of militarily fit Ukrainians from Ukraine 400 grammes of corn per day per (c) Armament and Military and outside territories—in the sphere person. There will be left about 80 Equipment of direct influence of the Home coun million cwts. of corn in reserve. The try will be approximately 4.4 million corn reserves in Ukraine at present are The system and the way of arming men, i.e., almost half of the whole about 100 million cwts. Yearly our forces we accept as it now exists military potential of Ukraine. reserve of sugar after discounting the in the Soviet Army. The armament The moving of the war front from home consumption will be about 13-14 to be used will have to be to the great the west to the east, in the direction of million cwts. extent captured from the enemy. Onlv Ukraine, without the destruction of the There is rather a small output of in the latter stages of the war could Russian Empire, i.e., without victorious horticultural products and cattle there be organised our own production uprising in Ukraine and Belorussia will breeding and so there will be a general of armaments as well as their import lead to the devastation of Ukraine shortage of meat and animal fats from abroad. But even then we shall from militarily fit population, retreat which will have to be recompensed by be comDelled to make or order the of the army and evacuation of the the corn consumption. Quite satisfac type of armaments used by the population. Then will arise the danger tory foodstuffs for the army will have Russians, as they could always be that in Ukraine at that time may be to remain mainly bread, sugar and replenished by the armaments captured. left only 1.5 to 2 million men, and of vegetable fats; but the meat, butter and Various kinds of weapons weaken the these, only about 1 million more or animal fats will be scarce. strength of the army and the change from one type of armament to another less militarily fit. In order to obtain food a contingent, in war conditions is impossible. In the case of mass surrender to the which could be half as small as it is (d) Industrial P roductivity enemies of Russia, about three quarters at present, will be put on the popula of the prisoners will be morally unfit At the time of national liberating, tion which should result in obtaining revolution and the war against Russia for further military services, particu about 50 million cwts. of grain. About larly in revolutionary warfare. we shall not have even one working 10 million cwts. will be needed to feed factory of armament and war materials the 3 million strong army and about 2. Military Resources in Ukraine. It could be possible during the same amount to feed the town the war to organise some small fac population, industrial workers, etc. tories, workshops and maintenance (a) T he Value of Yearly Crop of The remaining resources could be used U kraine units to make smaller grades of for outside sale or exchange for ammunition and repairs of transport, The total crop of every kind of other foodstuffs and materials needed. etc., but it would be hardly possible to corn in Ukraine amounted to 250 Analogical is the sugar position. In make any larger kinds of armament or million cwts. in 1939 and 300 million the matter of exchange of grain and to undertake larger repairs for instance sugar such countries as Belorussia, cwts. in 1945, of which there was 125 of aircraft and such like. We shall not Baltic States, Finland and Scandinavian million cwts. of wheat. There was also be able to manufacture precise instru on the average 150 million cwts. of countries should be especially taken ments and other sorts of modern beetroot (yearly .production of sugar into consideration. From these armaments which items will have to be was 18-19 million cwts.) as well as Ukraine could obtain meat, fats, captured from the enemy or imnorted. many other industrial plants, for building materials and, in the case of There is full possibility to put into instance 7 million cwts. of sunflower Norway and Sweden, metallurgical function rail and water transport. which gives over 1 million cwts. of products, machinery and armaments. If even 50 per cent, of the existing vegetable fat. The strategy of the management of mining industry in Ukraine was mobi- UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 13 lised, after satisfying our own needs, factories in the main towns of work and this will all be proclaimed it would be possible to export at least Ukraine. Many factories now existing straight away from the beginning and half a million tons of manganese in Ukraine could be re-built and re will be radically introduced in the about 50 to 60 million tons of coal apd arranged to suit the purposes of laws and practice of our then free 2 to 3 million tons of crude iron increasing the war potential of nations. Our revolution goes to meet yearly. The output of oil in Drohobych Ukraine. The problem of great the endeavours of our workmen, pea at its present stage could not satisfy importance will also be the supply of sants and all the labouring masses, our needs and we shall be lacking at medicaments and medical instruments, and this is the essence of the belief least about 2 million tons of oil and the production of which, in Ukraine at with our masses. “ Down with the its products yearly. present, is negligible. Kolkos ” means the liquidation of the There are nearly 1,800 maintenance In the process of war there will have Kolkos as a first necessity and an units and small factories for the repair to be instituted a special organ for the integral part of our revolution straight and maintenance of agricultural organisation and reconstruction of from the beginning, because it is the machinery in Ukraine, which apart industry in Ukraine which will have to exact opposite of the conception of from the . completion of their own plan and re-arrange Ukrainian industry the U.S.S.R. Our conception includes original tasks, could be used for mili not only for the purposes of war but also the complete independence of our tary purposes. Of great importance also for the future industrial develop nations and that is the exact opposite also, will be a shipbuilding industry in ment in the independent Ukrainian of the worst form of colonial domina Mykolayiv, as well as metallurgical State, tion carried out and practised by the U.S.S.R. to-day; in the latter the whole work is aimed and carried out to denationalise the nations and turn THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND THE the individual into full slaves and robots of that Soviet system. STRATEGIC QUESTIONS OF THE There is no question of compromise with Communism. It is not a plot, a LIBERATING REVOLUTION OF NATIONS local or a palace revolution. It is an open struggle of all the nations with a OF THE A.B.N. crear and sustained programme of such a struggle which lies as a basis and foundation of our liberation The liberating revolution of nations an inter-connected link with national movement. united in the A.B.N. continue and liberation, which means an immediate Without national armies, the nation deepen their - struggle for freedom of revolutionary build up of our own al revolution is impossible to be their nations, which struggle started in independent states in their own eth carried out. Only national armies will 1917-18. The essence of that revolu nographical territories. contribute to the formation of national tion is universal. It is not only a The first and most vivid act of this independent states, so therefore our revolution against a regime but also revolution will concretely take the mottoes and practise are: soldiers of the a revolution against Russian and Ger form of formation of national organs, Soviet armies formed under national man imperialisms. The aim of this which will emerge from the disintegra flag sewing national ideals; the struggle is complete national and social tion and dismemberment of the national armies of their own nations liberation of the nations of East Military National Soviet Army. The shall disintegrate and turn the Soviet Europe and the complete destruction National armies of ours will be a firm armies into national armies, for the guarantee of an anti-imperialistic inter of the Russian Bolshevik Empire. It benefit of nationally liberated people would be a vital mistake to suppose national character of our revolution. of ours. The national revolutionary and presume that complete national Completely accepting of National ideas resistance armies which exist and will these armies will not allow to build up and social liberation of nations must exist on an increasing scale not only again a Russian army of an imperial be limited to a social-political move on territories of our own nations, but ment, because if we approach it that istic character even after the downfall also outside of those national ter way it would give the possibility to of the Bolshevik power, because ritories, on all territories where the Russian imperialistic elements to con social and national elements are in Soviet armies and soldiers prevail. This vert it into a struggle against the separable and integral parts of our will destroy from within the Soviet Russian Empire Prison-of-nations, revolution. army. Our main problem is to control and would only mean a local revolu Our aim and work therefore is to and to permeate with our ideas the tion against the Bolshevik bosses of organically amalgamate inside our soldiers of the Soviet armies, and the to-day. No ! Our revolution, from liberating revolution conception: the armies of their satellites. The aim of the beginning to the end, will be process of liberation of all our sub this National revolution cannot be des simultaneously social and national. jugated nations. For instance, the troyed by the strength of the atom This means that our nations will “ Kolkos ” must be split up and the bomb, or any other weapon for which destroy not only the Bolshevik politi land must pass really into private the Bolshevik rulers spend mountains cal regime, but also the whole ownership of the toilers and as far as of gold, because you cannot by dead imperialistic nationalistic policy of the passing of factories into the hands techniques conquer the living soul and Russia—the U.S.S.R. The social liber of the workers is concerned, it must ation programme of our revolution take the form of active participation defeat its bearer. We and not the will be complete. It is simultaneously of the workmen in the profits of the Bolsheviks have written on our 14 UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 national flags our national genuine those endeavours, the hopes, and the and Siberian Insurgents and Freedom- aspirations, supported by the whole fignt for the final aim goes on. Fighters, and others are unceasingly belief of our hearts ! The U.P.A., the revolutionary army active to this day in spite of extremely When the moment comes, the fire of resistance, is first and foremost a severe counter-measures by strong will be started by us and will run genuine revolution in tne souls and formations of M.V.D. and satellite through the whole of the U.S.S.R. In hearts of those nations now under the troops (for instance so called this respect, there is no possibility of terrible Soviet yoke. “ blockades ”). isolation for any part of the U.S.S.R. It is a definite step towards the In spite of all these measures the and, therefore, for us it is not so complete liberation of the whole life co-ordinated fight has continued every important whether such a revolution of tnose people and will carry this where. A formation of U.P.A. under will start on the territories of the liberation to complete success. the command of Captain Lys crossed U.S.S.R., as it will be a common The Ukrainian U.P.A. conception of ■ in 1949 into the Caucasus in order to action throughout those territories, and total struggle cannot be destroyed, establish contact with the local resis the masses enthusiastically imouod whereas its forms may from time to tance movements according to A.B.N. with that liberation revolution shall time change and depend on the con plans. carry it to its final success ! It is only crete conditions prevailing here or To the policy of extermination and necessary for all the masses to under there The symbols of it is: No com deportation our reply is the conception stand the essence and accept it, that promise ! full and limitless struggle of a united front of A.B.N., which on of our revolution, and already we see and such ideas in its application are the basis of similar aims makes it definite signs that the masses do, on immortal. possible to carry the struggle for an increasing scale, accept that creed, national and individual freedom in every part of the Soviet Union, wherever there are living groups of people from the subjugated nations. PRESS STATEMENT Appeal to the West from behind the OF MR. YARO SLAV STETZKO Iron Curtain. During the last two years many groups of the U.P.A. and of underground movements in Turke Next Russian provocation. Just as So far the underground resistance stan, Caucasus, Slovakia, Hungary, the Berlin blockade was arranged for movements of the following Nations Croatia and Serbia, etc., have come to the purpose of withdrawing attention have joined the A.B.N.:—Estonians, appeal for the necessity of a united of the Western world from the final Lithuanians, Latvians, White-Ruthen- front of the freedom loving and God preparations to strike in Cnina, so was ians, Slovaks, Czecks. Hungarians, fearing world against atheist Bolshe the Communist Youth march on Berlin héros, Croats, Slovenians, Aloanians, vism; Today such an appeal is coming to curtain the preparation for invasion Rumanians, Bulgarians, Ukrainians, from Korea, yesterday it came from of South Korea. It is most regrettable cossacxs, North-^aucadans,Georgians, China and from the East Turkestanian that the Western world does not seem Azerbaijanians, Armenians, Turke Insurgents under the. Command of to know the essential policy of the stan ians, Idel-Uralians and Siberians. Osman Bathuz. Bolshekiks:—never satisfying Russian In Poland, Polish underground move The Western world must realise that imperialism. Nothing will satisfy ments co-operate with the A.B.N. the Freedom of all Nations is involved, Bolshevism until it becomes ruler of Ukrainian Insurgent Army (U.P.A.) and the Resistance Movements are the world. We appeal to the Western unoer the Command of General Taras fighting for the Freedom of all man world to undertake the most extreme Chuprynka, Organisation of Ukrainian kind. For there is only one thing to anti-bolshevist policy, to take uncom- Nationalists' under President Stepan choose: Freedom or slavery for the promised action against the fifth Bandera, White-Ruthenian Insurgents whole world. columns, and to aid the Resistance under the Command of General Movements on the basis of recognition Vitushka, Turkestanian National In The Second Front. The Soviet Union of their Ideas: —partition of the Soviet surgents in co-operation with the is provoking a new World War. In Union into sovereign National States Turkestanian National Unity Commit that case a success is possible only if and securing for every nation its right tee (insurgent activity is taking place Russia is counter-attacked from all to Independence. in Pamirs, along the Southern borders sides, in accordance with a co-ordinate Unceasing Resistance Movements. and in East Turkestan), Slovak under plan with the existing resistance In 1943, on 21-23 November, in time ground movements led by the Slovak movements. The West must establish of direct struggle against Bolshevism Liberation Committee (insurgent the closest posible co-operation with and Nazism, a co-ordinating centre of activity is taking place in the these movements which form the all the Resistance Movements was Carpathian region of Slovakia in co second front within the Soviet Union. created at the Conference of represen operation with the Ukrainian Insurgent The second front will bring about the tatives of Insurgent Forces of 13 Army), Bulgarian Legionaries in co- break-up of the Soviet armies, the nations held in the forests of Ukraine, r oendon with the Bulgarian National majority of which is composed of the known as The Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Front, Hungarian Freedom Fighters members of subjugated nations who Nations—A.B.N. called Kopjas, Croat Crusaders, Ser will form their own regular national After the end of World War II the bian Chetniks, Lithuanian, Latvian, armies around the nucleus of the new-subjugated Nations joined the Estonian, Cossack, North-Caucasian, insurgent armies. A.B.N. Georgian, Azerbaijanian, Idel-Uranian If the West will show a complete UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 understanding of the national aspira “ U.S.S.R., enabled the revolutionary “ and necessities. Continuous liber- tions of the oppressed peoples and “ movement to put into practice new “ ating struggle against Bolshevism support them in the realisation of their “ methods of underground tactics “ is quite natural and will grow tueais of Independence and freedom, “ possible even in the worst circurn- “ stronger and at a suitable moment tne disintegration of both the Soviet “ stances. “ will result in an all-nation uprising. union ana the Soviet Armies will be “ The main items in these tactics “ Under an all-nation uprising we a matter of a short time only. The “ are (a) spreading revolutionary “ understand: (a) total mobilisation idea of national independence of the “ ideas, (b) defence of ideological “ of the nation, (b) direction of oppressed peoples is the Atom Bomb “ and political foundations of “ mobilised nation against occupants winch will olow up the Soviet Russian “ national revolutions, (c) strongest “ to bring about their absolute umpire “ possible resistance against social “ destruction, (c) engaging of the iNations subjugated before the last “ and economic basis of the enemy’s “ whole nation into creative pro- war can produce an army of over 10 “ regime, (d) gaining the most “ cesses of building life in its own miiion men. But to turn these armies “ valuable individuals for the pur- “ State, in accordance with the into an elective force nghting on the “ pose of revolutionary movement. “ principles of the national revolu- sine or the West, the latter has to gain “ Military activities attached to “ tion, in order to strengthen tneir confidence by accepting their “ underground tactics have clear “ achieved freedom and to enable its ideals. Only by a wholehearted and “ political and propagandive charac- “ full development.’ ’ sincere recognition of the idea of “ ter and are depending on political sovereign national states, for which the “ and propagandive requirements London, June 30th, 1950. resistance movements are now fighting, can the West defeat bolshevik Russia. Even tne Russia of 1917/id in ainance with the Western Powers, ana aimos, RUSSIAN NATIONALISM OR victorious, could not withstand the national liberating revolutions of the NATIONAL CHAUVINISM ? peoples enslaved by her. Only the ignorance of the Entente, at that time, Russian emigrants are all united by repression of all national feelings, aoout the existence of national libera the hope of eventually returning to • substituting instead an all-Russian tion movements made it possible for their fatherland. Their struggle with cannot be disregarded. Either thesu the Russian imperialism to expand Bolshevism abroad, however, points to various nationalities will save central again. the lack of any ideological force which Muscovy from Bolsevism and realise We count on our own strength, we could unite all Russian anti-Bolshevik then own independence, or the com organise it in order to break up the elements that are now being spent on munist regime, which unites all these U.S.S.R. from inside by national inter-party squabbles. Anyone who nationalities by force, will remain. We lioerating revolutions and divide the thinks seriously about possible changes must choose either Muscovy within Russian Empire into sovereign national in the Russian political system, must her ethnographic boundaries, the States. come to the conclusion that the strengthening of the communist inter The West uunder-estimates the Resis obstacles in the way of reconstruction national and its spread outside the tance Movement. The use of para can only be overcome by some mighty boundaries of the Russian Empire. troops and fifth columns will enable force. The only such force is There is no third choise. It is difficult Russia to co-ordinate international war nationalism. Russian émigrés are not to imagine how the non-Muscovite with civil wars. But the West does a threat to Bolshevism. They waste people, having endured the oppression not realise the importance of resistance their energy fighting each other. But of the Tsars and the terors of movements behind the Iron Curtain the Bolsheviks are in deadly fear of Muscovite communism, would willing which are an independent Third Force. nationalism, which alone is in a posi ly choose to remain under Moscow; it The last war showed the importance of tion tq wipe off the face of the earth is difficcult to imagine also how it will insurgent movements as growing with the artificial communist system. The be possible to mobilise forces in the development of war technique. fact that only nationalism will play Muscovy willing to conduct both an The fight goes on behind the Iron a deciding rôle in the future of Eastern internal and an external war for the Curtain. The fact that the Bolsheviks Europe, raises a series of questions subjugation of the non-Muscovite have no means to liquidate resistance which must be considered and settled peoples of Russia. movements can be confirmed by the beforehand. Every Muscovite emigrant who secret instructions about changed tac Russian Nationalism is a concept wishes to return to Russia must face tics which is characteristic for all this question: does he wish to return underground movements behind the without reality. It exists only in the to a Russia without communism, but Iron Curtain: upper strata; the masses enslaved by also without the lands of non- “ According to the political situa- he Muscovites have their own national Muscovite people, or does he want to “ tion the tactics arc: (a) defensive feelings, contrary to the apparent pieseive the “ one and indivisible” “ (b) offensive. With the change of Russian nationalism. In the past it with the aid of communism? We “ the political situation are changed had been a policy of the Russian iepeat that only a strong force can “ also the forms of the revolutionary government to attempt to unite the pieseive Russia undivided. Memories “ struggle. The struggle, especially various nations of Russia into an arti of former strength are not a power. “ in the conditions existing in the ficial oneness by means of heartless The emigrants live only on memories. i 6 UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 Only those do not understand this a nationality distinct and apart from Muscovite emigrants who supports the simple truth who are not willing or that of the Muscovites. As early as Ukrainian claim to independence. not able to understand it because they the tenth century, Ukraine possessed Many would rather have the are so accustomed to old ways of the name Rus, whereas the beginnings Bolsheviks and an undivided empire. thought which no longer had any of the Muscovite, or what is to-day But this is contrary to all the feelings meaning. called the Russian nation, reach back of the nations which suffer under the To this doy they concern themselves only to the middle of the thirteenth communist régime ,and which is for with conditions which disappeared century. The Muscovites seized that them a Muscovite régime. The emi together with the Tsar. There are name from the Ukrainians by force. grants continue to judge by what used those who still maintain that the The Ukrainian State weakened and to be; the people on the spot judge by national chauvinism ascribed to the became dependent first upon Lithuania what is now. They hate the Muscovite various peoples of Russia exists only and later upon Poland. It was not till régime. Among them are 50 million in the minds of demagogues and not the seventeenth century that Ukraine Ukrainians. They wish to rid among the masses of each nationality. fell under Moscow, It lost its indepen themselves of Moscow which they They overlook the fact that within one dence completely only at the transition regard as the root of all evil. Their year of the downfall of Tsarism 144 from the eighteenth to the ninetenth will is strong, Are there forces among nationalities of Russia ceased to con century. In the middle of the nine the emigrants that can break it? sider themselves subjects of Moscow, teenth century, there was in Ukraine Muscovite emigration knows and lost completely the all-Russian the St. Cyril and Methodius Brother Ukrainian enmity to Moscow from the patriotism which was inculcated in hood, which sought freedom for experiences of 1914-1921. To-day this them through several centuries. Tt Ukraine in a federation of Slavonic enmity has grown enormously. The becomes evident, therefore, that the States. In Galicia the Ukrainian social movement in Ukraine has taken roots of the Tsarist Empire decayed movement developed freely. In short, on national forms. Millions of in the sphere of national, and not the Ukrainian State died, but that is Ukraine’s inhabitants, feel one thing; social Dolitics, as is so generally not true of Ukrainian nationalism. It they want no more of Muscovite rule. believed. revived openly after the Revolution in Formerly, these forces of separatism Blindness to this fact was also the Russia. The Ukrainians formed their were paralysed by the Tsars. To-day cause of the downfall of Denikin. own political organisations and their they are paralysed by the Red Kremlin. Conceived under the old idea of “ one own military units at the front. Out When this falls, no power on earth and indivisible,” it was the cause of of a total of ten million soldiers of the can restrain these people in their inability to reckon with nationalism Russian army, two and a half millions decision to separate from the Empire. and to utilise it in an anti-Bolshevik immediately declared themselves Anyone who wishes to returrTnJfme struggle. Instead, Denikin’s govern Ukrainians and formed separate must reconcile himself with the ment waged was on this nationalism Ukrainian divisions. In 1918 the independence of Ukraine. Only and died, dragging it into an abyss Ukrainian Central Council (Centralna through Ukraine will it be possible to along with itself. Thus, disagreement Racla) proclai med the independence of return to Russia. Facts are the only between two anti-Bolshevik forces Ukraine. things which play a deciding rôle, brought about the victory of The Ukrainians waged bloody wars regardless of whether they are pleasant Bolshevism. for the independence of their State. or not. Moscow must concede At that time, a wise statesman could They lost, primarily because the independence to Ukraine in the future, have brought forth the slogan of com Cenfral Council, instead of maintain national doctrine. In spite of this, the plete independence for all the nations ing,, actually demobilised, the existing national longings of individual peoples of Russia and, with their heln, could military units at the front and formed remained, and with the downfall of the have defeated the Bolsheviks. The no new ones. Due to this fatal step, monarchy, several of the constituent position of the Bolsheviks was such the Central Council itself had to seek nationalities proclaimed their indepen that if Denikin had been aided by protection among the Germans. dence. Ukraine, Poland, the Baltic and the The politics of the Central Council We may be certain that in the future Caucasian peoples, he would certainly and the misunderstanding that grew other nationalities in Russia will have defeated them finally. It was between it and the Germans, left realise theeir independence. Present therefore necessary to choose between Ukraine without an army. Though it events clearly point in that direction. Bolsheviks, or a national Russia wanted to fight the Bolsheviks, it could Non-Muscovite people have not suc without them and without non- not. It is an undisputed fact that the cumbed to communism. The Muscovite territories. Denikin chose Ukrainians have not yielded to com governmental machinery on their soil the first alternative, and thereby helped munism to this day. Had Ukraine is not in their hands—it is in hte hands the Bolsheviks to subdue Ukraine, the been set up as an independent State, of Moscow. To them the communist Don, Caucasia and Kuban, and tem communism would have been liqui régime is a Muscovite régime. As a porarily to preserve an undivided dated in Muscovy long ago. Yet, consequence, the national conscious Russia. everything that was done then, was ness of the various peoples has The Muscovite communists who for the benefit of the Communists. The developed to an unprecedented degree. came into Ukraine deepened situation is such to-day, that the Therefore, with the liquidation of the Ukrainian nationalism bv their downfall of communism in Russia comunist régime, one must be prepared opression, and to-day whole centuries could only be brought about by the lor a further division of the Russian would be required to dissipate the creation of an independent Ukraine. Empire. feeling of the Ukrainians that they are There is hardly a person among the THE REVIEW OF FORCES Moscow? Do the great Western poli ticians ever think what would have happened if Hitler had been wiser The establishment of the Atlantic than he was and instead of sending five Pact one year ago did not confirm Air Force (in Aircraft) million Red Army soldiers who volun hopes for which is was instituted: the tarily surrendered, to prison camps, cold war did not cease. In Washington, U.S.A., 29,000; France 750; Great armed them and sent them back to in London and in Paris it was hoped Britain, 6,000; Italy 300; Canada 200; fight for the independence of their that when the U.S.S.R. saw they were others, 1,130; Total: 37,380. Against peoples. Why does the West count affronted with the twelve united states, them there are 25,715 aircraft of the western armed forces only; forgetting the Kremlin would “ come to its U.S.S.R. and the satellite countries, but about the countless manpower which senses ” and start to “ talk business it is believed that the production air could be got in the East itself for the The creation of the Atlantic Pact craft in the U.S.S.R is higher than in fight against Moscow. did not stop either the “ cold ” war the West and that within one to one or the preparations for a “ hot ” one. and a half years the U.S.S.R. will catch To these great revolutionary ideas, In the Kremlin there are seated much up with the West. In this connection with the help of which only it could too cold and self-conscious realists that a question arises : are these huge be possible to destroy Belshevism and could be frightened by the mere signa armies, war mechanisation, air forces, demolish the prison of the nations, tures under the Pact of twelve States. bombs, etc., really necessary for the belongs also the idea of liberation and To make Moscow “ talk business ” it West? Is it really necessary to turn sovereignisation of all the nations en is necessary that the signatures were into ruins also non-Russian towns and slaved toy Moscow. As long as the supported by a strong and determined cities of the U.S.S.R., while with Strategic Management of the Atlantic force. So far, such a force in the psychologically and propagandively Pact countries operate only with-the West does not exist. And the cold war sound policy of the West, a policy strength of armies, costly armaments, continues. staked on the inner controversies and over productivity, etc., tout does not Intellectual and material forces of antagonisms in the U.S.S.R., the so touch ideas of the liberation of the both camps, Western and Eastern, are much desired fall of the Soviet regime nations of the U.S.S.R.—ideas of the more or less equal. Let us make a could be obtained by much cheaper A.B.N.—there will be only half of the short review of the situation as it was and easier means. task done in the West. After applying at the time of the May Conference of Why strike these “ Russian ” millions the policy of liberation of non-Russian the Atlantic Council in London. with fire and sword, if through this nations of the U.S.S.R. it will be seen wise policy they themselves will throw that the Bolshevik “ colossus ” is far The Armies of the Atlantic Pact away the weapons and leave the front weaker than it could be expected by Countries lines or will turn their wepons against the West. U.S.A., 603,000; France, 475,000; Great Britain,- 400,000; Italy, 172,000; Canada 20,000; others, 337,000. Total: 2,007,900. Against them the armies “ UNDERGROUND ARMY men strong. of the Soviet Union and the satellite THREATENS RUSSIANS U.P.A. collaborates wherever it is countries number 3,718,000 men, i.e., IN UKRAINE" possible with insurgents of other more than one and a half million nations. Their headquarters are in soldiers than in the West. Of course, All without exception, soldiers of the large Ukrainian forests. Ukrainian this is not a tragedy yet, as the Western resistance movement belong to the insurgents apply a special tactic: soldier individually is much better than Ukrainian Insurgent Army which was the Soviet during the summer they are active in created at the time of the German forests, but in autumn and winter The War Fleet (in tons) invasion of the U.S.S.R. Its creator when the roads are covered with snow, and leader, Stephen Bandera, one of they attack army barracks and military U.S.A., 3,800,000 ; France, 330,000 ; the first conspirators and national stores, police stations and even whole Great Britain, 1,500,000; Italy, 67,000; fanatics was imprisoned even at the towns. Canada 54,000; others, 100,500. Total: time of the Polish ocupation before Recently acts of sabotage in the 5,852,000 tons. Against them there is 1939. At first he was released by the were in greater progress than before; only the 453,000 tons of U.S.S.R. and German army, but later he was many a time railway communications satellite countries. Numerical weak arrested again by the Germans and between Kiev and Eastern Germany ness of the land forces of the West is sent to a German concentration camp were interupted. The fear of the compensated by the collossal majority in East Prussia. His followers, so insurgents’ activity is so great, that for of the Western fleet. It is true that called “ banderiwci,” remained faithful instance, in many Carpathian districts this fact would not stop the flood of to him. Disappointed in German the trains are not running during the Soviet armies to Western Europe, but methods they rose up against the night. In case of war with the U.S.S.R. in the later stages of the war the pos Germans and against the Russians insurgents will become a danger to session of this fleet would guarantee simultaneously. It is difficult to say Russia as partners of the opposite side. mass descents of Western armies, as it how strong are the insurgents today, took place during the war with Hitler. but it is believed that they are 50,000 (“ L’Ergot ”) BRITISH PRESS ABOUT THE CONVENTION nations of Europe and Asia. The meeting which was addressed, OF THE A.B.N. mostly through interpreters, by repre sentatives of many of the subjugated nations, passed a variety of resolutions The proceedings of the Convention Ukrainians, Caucasians, Turkestanians, which warned against the spread of of Delegates of Resistance Movements Byelorussians, Idel-Ural soldiers, and Russian imperialism. of the Anti-Bolshevik Nations of Cossacks, and others. The resolutions declared that the Europe and Asia were widely reported The three-day convention, which is direct aim of the imperialism of and commented upon by leading being attended by exiled leaders of Moscow to-day was to destroy the Scottish press. resistance movements from about national substance of the oppressed Here we reproduce some extracts: twenty Soviet-dominated countries in nations and to undermine the rest of the world. The U.S.S.R. was counting The Scotsman of 13th June, 1950, Europe and Asia, is intended to make for the realisation of internal plans wrote: known the aims of the Anti-Bolshevist Bloc of Nations. on the lack of unity, but above all on “ Our basic aim is the dismember the tolerance, of the Western world. “ MILLIONS EEADY TO The nations enslaved and oppressed by FIGHT BOLSHEVISM ment of the present Soviet Russian empire, and the setting up of indepen the U.S.S.R. were grimly determined to dent States within these ethnographic continue their desperate fight for “ A declaration that the millions liberty against the tyranny of Bolshe subjugated by Soviet Russia were boundaries,’ said Mr. Stetzko,. ‘ We reject any form of Russian imperialism, vism no matter what sacrifice it might ready to fight against the horrors of bring or what attitude the Western Bolshevism, with the aid of Western whether on Bolshevist or other lines, and strive to achieve a system of world would take towards the Soviet Europe, was made last night in Union. Edinburgh, by General - Colonel national States co-operating together Francis Farkas, president of the mili and forming a sort of family as equals.’ The meeting also approved a declaration in which the delegates tary mission of the Anti-Bolshevik The main stress was being laid on submitted requests ‘ to the public Bloc of Nations, the actual struggle within these terri opinion of thé free Western world.’ The General, who is president of tories, he explained, but they would The first of these requests was for the Anti-Bolshevik Liberation Move welcome political help from outside. the formation of an anti-Bolshevik ment in Hungary, made this statement They felt uneasy at finding compara front. Others asked for close co at the first public session of the tively little understanding of their aims operation of the Western world with convention of delegates of the resis in the Western world, whereas it was resistance movements among oppressed tance movements of the Anti-Bolshevik obvious that fifth columns and nations and energetic support for their Bloc of Nations. Communism were working in all struggle for freedom; the destruction General Farkas proposed that Western countries. of Russian imperialism and the A.B.N. should get into touch with the It was possible to fight against guarantee of world peace by splitting Powers interested; that both parties Bolshevism only by a stronger idea, the U.S.S.R. up and re-establishing on concerned should create a committee based on principles of social justice ethnic principles the independent of experts to elaborate as soon as and personal freedom for the indivi national States of all nations under possible the plans necessary for the dual. A.B.N. rejected all movements Bolshevist oppression; and an inter synchronisation of the ways of co or tendencies which had certain national tribunal for the trial of operation; and that they should take variations of Bolshevism, such as Bolshevist despots for their ‘ beastly all measures which could prevent the Titoism, believing that to compromise crimes against humanity.’ valuable warriors of the A.B.N. from with them would undermine the They also asked for the breaking-off being lost. essence of the national struggle against of diplomatic relations between the ‘We offer the Western countries,” Communism.” democracies of the world and t' e he said, ‘our knowledge and experience ‘ criminal regime in Moscow ’; the in fighting against Bolshevism. We * * * outlawing in all countries of fifth place at their disposal our love of columns; admission of legitimate freedom, anti-Communist feelings, and The same newspaper of 14th June, representatives of the oppressed underground movements.* wrote: nations to the organisation of United Mr. Yaroslav Stetzko, chairman of Nations; and the recognition of insur A.B.N. and a former Prime Minister CALL FOE FEONT AGAINST gent armies as regular fighting forces of the Ukraine (who represents the EUSSIA in accordance with the provisions of Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the The Hague Convention.” Ukrainian Revolutionary Parliament “ A call for the formation of a at the convention) said that, if war common anti-Bolshevik front of all * * * broke out between the Soviet Union freedom-loving nations on both sides Evening Dispatch of 12th June, 1950, and the West, and if the latter were of the Iron Curtain for the defence of under the heading “ The Struggle for wise in its treatment of the enslaved freedom, religion and culture was Freedom in Europe,” wrote: nations, the oldest of these were in a made last night in the Central Hall, position to set up an army of more Edinburgh, at a public session of the “ We are worried to have found than ten million soldiers. That Convention of delegates of the resis comparatively little understanding of included four and a half million tance movements of the anti-Bolshevik our struggle for freedom in the Wes- UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE, JUNE-JULY, 1950 tern world, while it is obvious that how the movement was organised in - the people of the West can imagine.” Fifth Columns of Communism are about 30 countries and States. He “ The whole Russian policy in the working in all Western countries,” explained that delegates worked in West, he said, ‘ is wrong. Bolshevism said Mr. J. Stetzko, leader of the European countries not under Russia cannot be beaten by technique. It centre of the anti-Bolshevist nations of control, but that they had regular requires a common idea which we are Europe and Asia, speaking through an contact with the groups behind the attempting to supply.” interpreter at a Press interview in ‘iron curtain.’ Edinburgh to-day. And the man who formed the first He said that members of the free Ukrainian Government went on Mr. Stetzko, who was the last Prime movement felt uneasy and were Minister of the Ukraine in 1941, and to explain what resistance to Com worried that until now they had munism meant to him. who spent four years in a German received little understanding in the concentration camp during the war, Western World when it was obvious A.B.N.—the co-ordinating centre of was speaking on behalf of about 40 that fifth columns of Communists the underground movements in delegates from resistance movements were working in all Western countries. Communist-enslaved nations in Europe in Europe and Asia. Mr. Stetzko said that they wanted and Asia—sprang to life in 1943 These people, who include high to improve the relationship between behind the Iron Curtain and struggled representatives of foreign governments, A.B.N .and the Western World, and on two fronts against Russia and arrived in Edinburgh yesterday by said that at the convention they would Germany. arrangement with the Scottish League try and present their aims and tactics I asked which was the worse of the for European Freedom, to attend two in the struggle.” two evils. “ Nazism,” came the answer, meetings in the Central Hall,Tollcross, “ was not an idea which could deceive to-night and to-morrow evening. * * * peoples outside Germany, whereas The object of the convention is to Communism is a religion which has obtain the restoration of freedom and In the Scottish Daily Mail of 16th its sympathisers in every land.” sovereign independence to their several June, 1950, among other things we Attending the A.B.N. convention in countries, and to put an end to the read: Edinburgh this week were 40 delegates, • domination of Moscow. representing 15 nations, all of which Their intention is to give an oppor Mr. STETZKO IS HERE TO had active underground movements. tunity to the peoples enslaved in the FIGHT THE RED REGIME Most of the delegates, said Mr. U.S.S.R. to state their position publicly As president of the central commit Stetzko, were in Russian or German to the English-speaking peoples and, if tee (of the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of concentration camps during the war. possible, save the world from another Nations) Mr. Stetzko came to Some supported the Mihailovitch war. Edinburgh to draw the attention of movement in Yugoslavia. Now they “ The A.B.N. rejects any form of the Western world to the dangers of were co-ordinating anti-Bolshevik Russian imperialism on any lines,” Bolshevism—“ dangers far greater than activities behind the Iron Curtain. said Mr. Stetzko, “ but, on the other hand, it tries to achieve-a system of national States co-operating together to form a sort of family as equals.” It was not possible to fight UNBEATEN RECORD OF THE camps (c) political isolations, (d) forced labour camps. successfully against Bolshevism purel* U.S.S.R. on a military basis without co-operating Here are the approximate figures with all those nations who are at The Soviet Union is the holder of showing the real advance of the Soviet present subjugated by Soviet Russia. at least one record in the whole world: Union in this direction: — * * * in the .number of prisons and concen tration camps. Number of Years Prisons In the article “ Resistance Behind A prison commissioner of one of the Iron Curtain,” the Glasgow Herald the Soviet prisons, who fled recently 1918-20 3,450 of 13th June, 1950, commented: to the Western Zone gave several facts 1920-25 4,600 concerning this matter. 1925-30 6,630 “ Officials with up-to-date situation On the territory of the U.S.S.R. in 1930-35 7,645 reports'of the activities of underground 1941 there were 8,650 prisons. Now 1935-40 8,650 armies and resistance movements are there are 11,760 of them. This number 1940-45 10,240 in Edinburgh for a three-day conven excludes the prisons of the satellites 1945-50 11,760 tion of the Resistance Movements of states namely 670 prisons in Poland, the Anti-Bolshevik Nations of Europe 115 in Rumania, 48 in Bulgaria, 53 in In Ukraine in 1949 there were 115 and Asia, which is being held at the prisons, 24 concentration camps, 5 pol invitation of the Scottish League for Czechoslovakia, 73 in Tito’s Yugo itical isolation camps and 145 forced European Freedom. slavia, 24 in Albania, 43 in Hungary. Details of the Organisation were Ten to twelve million people pass labour camps. The latter centralised given at a Press conference in Edin through the Soviet prisons every year. in the coal mining areas and places of burgh to-day, when Mr. J. Stetzko, the. From this summary are also excluded heavy industry. If the necessity arises head of A.B.N. and the last Prime Soviet concentration camps, which are they change the place and name and Minister of the Ukraine, explained (a) Siberian layers, (b) concentration are shifted from one district to another. 20 UKRAINIAN INFORMATION SERVICE. JUNE-JUT.Y. 1950 Ukraine_Fights for Freedom — — — “ Under the national aspect the U.P.A. tends to the creation of sovereign, independent Ukrainian State, under social and economic— to destroy the communist system of slavery and to inroduce the system of social justice based on Christian principles.” LEFT; Company Commander receives report from a platoon of one of the detachments of U. P. A. BELOW: Nurses of the Ukrainian Red Cross in one of the detachments ofthe U.P.A. and their escort. BOLSHEVIK TERROR IN UKRAINE In deadly fear of the war that is bound to come, the Bolshevist regime makes every effort to liquidate active, freedom - loving elements in all the countries occupied by it and terrorizes wnole populations. The tide of the Moscow terror also goes over Ukraine. Collegamento, official paper of tnc rivil committee of the Catholic Action in the Vatican says that the BoishevlK military tribunals in Kyiv, Odessa ana Moscow gave sentences of deatn to more than one thousand Soviet citizens in the time from January 12th, 1950. till Hie ena Ol iviarcn, i ?jv, i.e., .rom the moment of the renewed official introduction of capital punishment. All the verdicts were for “ betraying the country, espionage for the enemies of the U.S.S.R. and sabotage.” Aiarge number of the sentenced were youths mation, based on the report given by and soldiers of the Red Army. a Geman Jesuit padre Schecali, who, Emmanuel Even said in 1931: The Papal journal does not give the disguised as a Russian railwayman, “Ukraine has not only natural vCno- nationality of the victims of the Bol travelled throughout the Ukraine and shevik terror, but the sole indication graphic! boundaries, but this country has now returned to Rome. of best black soil possesses geographic of the places where these military tribunals are acting—Kyiv, Odessa and He also informs about the growth unity and economic independence.” Moscow (higher tribunal in Moscow) of the “ Underground Christian Resis William H. Chamberlain, in 1944, —tells clearly that it concerns the tance Movement ” in which, as he has wrote: “ Ukrainian language is quite Moscow terror towards the Ukrainians. found out, millions of Greco-Catholics different from Russian, and Ukraine The Vatican journal gives this infor and Orthodox take part. ,ias no economic basis with Russia and Poland; countries by nationality, language and culture quite different.” Published by Ukrainian Information Service, 32 Salway Road, London, S.E.22., and printed by R, K. Printing & Publishing Co., 70 College Road, Harrow, Middlesex, England.