The files of Jan Cołokidzi contained a declaration of cooperation with the communist secret police. However, in practice no cooperation took place: the Bolesławiec resident informed on no one and did not take money from the secret police either. On the contrary. The official notes of the secret-police officer, Second Lieutenant Krzysztof G., repeatedly mention that the secret collaborator “habitually avoids meetings,” explaining this sometimes by trips and sometimes by illness.
The secret-police officer explained the Bolesławiec resident’s attitude by “the changing socio-political situation, the secret collaborator’s fear of being exposed, and a nervous breakdown.” After several unsuccessful attempts to contact secret collaborator Marek, Second Lieutenant G. decided to remove Cołokidzi from the network of personal sources of information.
Why did the Security Service take an interest in Jan Cołokidzi? As Second Lieutenant G. explained in the documents, the Bolesławiec resident was then head of CPN and maintained “quite extensive social contacts,” as well as knowing “many people with connections to the West.” The description of secret collaborator Marek was also included: “The aforementioned person is intelligent and able to formulate his thoughts and observations well.”
“The truth was that there was one meeting at the police headquarters. I signed two documents intending not to cooperate. After that, they only tried to contact me by telephone. The last conversation was heated: when ordered to come in, I replied that I did not feel like it, and then harsh words were exchanged,” says Jan Cołokidzi. “I was not a collaborator and did not provide information. Signing the document alone does not meet the definition of cooperation with the Security Service. Therefore, my vetting declaration is truthful, because I did not cooperate with the security service,” Jan Cołokidzi explains.
