Polish Diplomatic Documents series edited by Polish Institute

Polish Diplomatic Documents series edited by Polish Institute of International Affairs Washington, 14 -17 April 2015 13 th Biennial International Conference of Editors of Diplomatic Documents Presentation by Piotr Długołęcki

Polish Institute of International Affairs n n independent research Institute operating outside the framework of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Polish academic institutions Publishing House

The Editorial Committee. Structure n n n Chairman – ex-officio Director of the Institute Vice-Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Appointed Members Ex-officio Members Secretary and Managing Editor

Appointed and Ex-officio Members I. Appointed Members n n Mostly Polish universities Polish Academy of Science Approximately - 20 members New members can join on invitation by the chairman and Edoitor-in-Chief II. Ex-officio Members n n n Director of the Central Archives of Modern Records (AAN) Director of the MFA Archive Director of the State Archives

Beginnings and crucial decisions taken by the Committee • Chronological scope (1918 -1989) • Editorial rules • Documents created by Communist Party • One volume = one calendar year • One volume edited by independent scholar (on the base on special contract) • Documets kept in Foregin Archives

The Committee n n n Reviewing volumes before publication Recommending new editor of particular volumes No links to the activity of MFA No links to the declassification process An advisory role