His next words were directed to me personally and I have never forgotten them: "Ted, believe me and remember what I am telling you. My health is not the best and I am not likely to last too long after these hard times, but in 50 years from now, which you willl see, you will witness the fall of this communist regime. I believe that our nations strong Christian foundation will, sooner or later, conquer this communist system". (far til forfattaren i mai 1945)

s 200: (etter at forfattaren har flytta til Australia): .... , but when we arrived on our third visit, on 8. November 1989 in Poznan we heard an official announcement informing us that "today after 50 years, Poland is a free country again".

Up to the death of Stalin on 5. March 1953, thousands in Poland were arrested, tortured or disappeared. It was an absolute reign of terror, which improved a little after Stalin, but the grim reality of the communist doctrine remained the same.