▁speak ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Poland , ▁and ▁a ▁liber um ▁v eto ▁on ▁any ▁move ▁towards ▁a ▁settlement ▁of ▁Polish ▁affairs ” ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁that ▁the ▁“ legal ▁credentials ▁of ▁this ▁Government ▁are ▁certainly ▁not ▁beyond ▁challenge ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁relevant ▁to ▁examine ▁them : ▁the ▁obsc ure ▁and ▁ten uous ▁thread ▁of ▁continu ity ▁leads ▁back ▁at ▁best ▁to ▁a ▁constitution ▁der iving ▁from ▁a ▁quasi - F asc ist ▁coup ▁de ▁E tat ”. ▁Car r ▁ended ▁his ▁leader ▁with ▁the ▁claim ▁that ▁“ What ▁Marsh al ▁St alin ▁des ires ▁to ▁see ▁in ▁Wars aw ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁government ▁acting ▁under ▁Russian ▁orders , ▁but ▁a ▁friendly ▁government ▁which ▁fully ▁conscious ▁of ▁the ▁supre me ▁importance ▁of ▁Rus so - Pol ish ▁conc ord , ▁will ▁frame ▁its ▁independent ▁policies ▁in ▁that ▁context ”. ▁The ▁western ▁Al lies ▁were ▁even ▁willing ▁to ▁help ▁cover ▁up ▁the ▁Soviet ▁mass acre ▁at ▁Kat yn . ▁ ▁Z of ia ▁K oss ak - S z cz uck a , ▁the ▁Catholic ▁co - found er ▁of ▁Z eg ota , ▁the ▁Polish ▁resistance ▁group ▁which ▁risk ed ▁the ▁German ▁death ▁penalty ▁to ▁save ▁Jews , ▁and ▁who ▁herself ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Aus ch witz , ▁s tere ot yp ed ▁Jews ▁as ▁hat ers ▁of ▁Pol es ▁even ▁as ▁she ▁character ized ▁Pol es ▁who ▁remained ▁silent ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁as ▁comp licit : ▁ ▁Post - W ar ▁Era ▁With ▁the ▁conclusion