Search for: [Abstract = "The lack of diplomatic relations and the suspension of contacts in the late 1940s and early 1950s to a great extent stemmed from the cold war at its severest. With 1955 came the thaw. Even after 1958\- when a chili set in \- the relations were never again icy. The improvement in the international relations, especially the period of 1969\-1978, turned out to be the most fruitful time for the Polish\-West German relations."]