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Polish National Committee was formed in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 in 1917 by Polish National Democracy politician Roman Dmowski
Roman Dmowski

Roman Dmowski was a Poland politician, statesman, and chief ideologue and co-founder of the National Democratic Party ....
. Its goal was to support Entente
Entente

Entente, meaning a diplomatic "understanding," may refer to a number of agreements:* The Entente Cordiale, 1904 between France and the United Kingdom....
 by creating a Polish army (the Blue Army
Blue Army

The Blue Army, or Haller's Army, are informal names given to the Polish Army units formed in France during the later stages of World War I....
 under Józef Haller de Hallenburg
Józef Haller de Hallenburg

J?zef Haller de Hallenburg was a Lieutenant General of the Polish Army, legionary in Polish Legions in World War I, harcmistrz , the President of The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association , political and social activism, Stanislaw Haller de Hallenburg's cousin....
) fighting alongside of it in exchange of receiving support for independent Poland. In addition to Dmowski its chief activists included Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Ignacy Jan Paderewski Order of the British Empire was a Poland pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the third Prime Minister of Poland....
, August Zaleski, Erazm Piltz, Marian Seyda and Maurycy Zamoyski. In September 1917, the Polish National Committee was recognized by the French as the legitimate government of Poland.






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Polish National Committee was formed in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 in 1917 by Polish National Democracy politician Roman Dmowski
Roman Dmowski

Roman Dmowski was a Poland politician, statesman, and chief ideologue and co-founder of the National Democratic Party ....
. Its goal was to support Entente
Entente

Entente, meaning a diplomatic "understanding," may refer to a number of agreements:* The Entente Cordiale, 1904 between France and the United Kingdom....
 by creating a Polish army (the Blue Army
Blue Army

The Blue Army, or Haller's Army, are informal names given to the Polish Army units formed in France during the later stages of World War I....
 under Józef Haller de Hallenburg
Józef Haller de Hallenburg

J?zef Haller de Hallenburg was a Lieutenant General of the Polish Army, legionary in Polish Legions in World War I, harcmistrz , the President of The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association , political and social activism, Stanislaw Haller de Hallenburg's cousin....
) fighting alongside of it in exchange of receiving support for independent Poland. In addition to Dmowski its chief activists included Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Ignacy Jan Paderewski Order of the British Empire was a Poland pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the third Prime Minister of Poland....
, August Zaleski, Erazm Piltz, Marian Seyda and Maurycy Zamoyski. In September 1917, the Polish National Committee was recognized by the French as the legitimate government of Poland. The British and the Americans were less enthusiastic about Dmowski's National Committee, but likewise recognized it as Poland's government in 1918. The Committee recognized the government of Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Ignacy Jan Paderewski Order of the British Empire was a Poland pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the third Prime Minister of Poland....
 in January 1919 and dissolved itself.