9 7 9 ) ▁were ▁the ▁last ▁countries ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile , ▁though ▁the ▁V at ican through ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁D omen ico ▁T ard ini had ▁with dra wn ▁diplom atic ▁privileges ▁from ▁the ▁en voy ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁pre - war ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁political ▁differences ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁split ▁in ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁One ▁group , ▁claim ing ▁to ▁represent ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁anti - Comm un ist ▁Pol es ▁ex iled ▁since ▁the ▁war , ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁President ▁August ▁Z ales ki ' s ▁continu ation ▁in ▁office ▁when ▁his ▁seven - year ▁term ▁exp ired . ▁It ▁formed ▁a ▁Council ▁of ▁National ▁Unity ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁Council ▁of ▁Three ▁to ▁exercise ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁head ▁of ▁state , ▁compr ising ▁Tom asz ▁Ar cis zew ski , ▁General ▁W ład ys ław ▁Anders , ▁and ▁Edward ▁R ac zy ński . ▁Only ▁after ▁Z ales ki ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁did ▁the ▁two ▁fa ctions ▁reun ite . ▁ ▁Some ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁Poland , ▁such ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁H ug on ▁Han ke ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁his ▁prede cess or ▁Stanisław ▁Mack iew icz ▁in