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===1956 reform=== {{see also|Polish October}} The year 1956 brought change to Polish politics. Recently released from prison, [[Władysław Gomułka]] became the [[Secretary (title)|first secretary]] of the [[Central Committee]] of the [[Polish United Workers' Party]]. Reforms were made in the structure of state security. The Committee of Public Safety was abolished, and its duties were taken over by the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Poland)|MSW]]. The introduction of Security Service to the Interior Ministry (which was already in the Polish public safety system since 1954), came as a result of directive number 00238/56 made by [[Władysław Wicha]] on 29 November 1956. Wicha was a Polish [[communist]] and politician [[PZPR]] member and then the first Minister of Internal Affairs from 1954 to 1964. After that his directive, the MSW was the only security body in Poland. Officers working in the Security Service were nicknamed "SB-eks" (<u>S</u>łużba <u>B</u>ezpieczeństwa agents). SB also contracted individuals as [[Covert agent|secret collaborators]] ([[:pl:Tajny współpracownik|Tajny Współpracownik]] or TW), who usually received money for the services rendered.
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