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Addresa by thc Socretcuy of State for jj*. •..•c.-irjn Affnirs at a mecting ir. mcmory of G-cnorrl TkU- islow Sikorski, Cały 5th, 19M*

X hołd it ar. honour funt yc-u k ■.• invit. : a- ;t o.aao herc tc-ćlay tc poy tributo on buhrOLi' £ tho Eritish ;ov nncnt t i cutstanćlliig iJLliod leader in thc profeont ner.

Out cisfii Pri-.no Miniatur, llr.tfinsta Cl*., •lrii.1, regaeded Gunoral Sikorski as a - ’iod and trusted c tyrado in -.a-ias ńc.| ho Itr^ śdrit thc rcllowui;- rncasagc m. i^:ri.« ooeasion*

y&oncrni Sikorski«s new. v/ill lor<? be tfMriboYcd it hiatory. His faibh susicdiiod Pcl aiuD* s spirit in Hor deafloiBt Uor.j, ". odorage    tli. Prlisk poęplc tc continua

their long and rcianticss strug;.la agninat tho Ocnw:ci inva-jor* His .•nr .ioantóiiship had ńlways in vicv; Allic-d unity in OGEtocn notlun nr •inbt Germany and thc v storation of cland*s in.dopcnr_n.co cud gra. .tr.cse. Go lo:. nn hiś raomory is cIk■‘iabcćl., thc acaomp-lishrAcnt of tho rr -.t werk for vhioh hc «sxva his 1'ifo will W assmród".

I tor, y/ac privilogcr3 to cnjoy tho elose friandship of General Sikorski and his ilcath on aotivo scrvicc in bk; ccw.rao trf ono c$ his p.rny jourftcys to c-noouragu and stimulnt'- P- list rL.aistar.ee was a p rcpnxL less to wtó and to ny cołłeaguos as v*cll as a los-s to Polani fchat cannot be nioQs.ur.Qd.    i ^ ^

Gf X na ról Sikorski as •.. ? lich p-.-.triot it is not for mc to speak, Ko ono but a Pelc could r/i ¹ .t ly veluo rad ojęęrcss uli thc.t his fet'.th ...X lais ouurago havo jraańt to his owi country. Ha atrovo for r liah independoncc beforo th< l-.st war. Ho tóorkod fór tho aonsolidatioyi of pcj.and after hor inclcpc.nJ .noc Uall bccn scauTod. Hien in thc ćbrl; days of 1939# fully lmouing cli tho difficultics rl.c , \ - imłic3itr.tin^ly aiisworod thc o.oll. of cl'X V'olcs, v/';j. withuui; ./.coptior. dctcrr.-incJ b.- fiejht on,

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He aco-ptod thc post cf rospor.sibi3.ity ni thc berki of his ooiuitryiuou md ho som •rod    for hisnisolf an hor.ottrod olr.ee    iaa tlić    councola    of thc llliod nations.

It    is f tlor_r.nl Silcorsldl na rorsolut-.    ally nnd    • *;botl Eur-Lpocai that I wiąh to

*ak to-d v. It would bo har.-] be •    1 •. of his splo .and I- s ip

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to tho causo of Eur ^pson freodetm. Bering tho yoćufs bc-ferc this var ho plóarly forobaw .'a mor.acc f Gomoiiy and ureed tho eointrics of Europo in tho East and in tho Yfcst to

cahfcinc    agftiioHt it. Kis .v.>Jvi lUcc    fchab of othora,    yttię not hoódcjd •ir’ⁱ i.-, was only ngbtw

^; lir. aisrst' r •. f 1939 th-.-.l hc t/nr. o.••11    •! u.non    v:-o.r. to    ..*uido his courrtry-¹ u dosiinios.

Pclna^l^fa plru:., ho s ir whórc tbo fight agaijisi ''¹ ■ •]:•.,■.v krin<'^,pivst in PrmiBpa ■cii th*..Tt    i.n thio •••    fcaiupd £alan8*s caitti s,    1.

'tnd a±r>n*,iL of Pdaj ), our; firr.t iJ3y, ncvor ctasećl tc fight at eur sido c^ainst tho conou-u onony.

per tr.i.?i in ••-! i r>. ’._r\f.ry r,.    f5iJc*»rr.ki»a n.uoa. will cJu.wys starli as a aypfocl cf

p k-. I •-.•„• i /Irw ... y :it> Rit he novo:* lont aikui ot tl .    -;t_{y <M;}* th

Europoan ńationa r ai'- •• -nr.; un.lcr tlić lonaęji yokc* Por Uiin ii went without saying tlia.t

-    -¹ - f-o’h'1; br. ihpuld sec!: and rca -k • a/K r.ó \.'i.th ner r>o tly?.t thc

^x ' *' th'c: -li '•■! ¹ • • ■■• ■ : Uić( .• -"uld ...    11> >c'i 1-i:iy': .ittst thu G-erjuans.

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