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The development of the Polish statehood during the years of World War I was given particular importance in connection with the 100th anniversary of regaining independence by Poland in November 1918. Query that was conducted in the holdings of the Archives of War in Vienna in 2015., fond Quartiermeisterabteilung of Armeeoberkommando, led to the registration of interesting records from the period of JulyAugust 1917. Boxes no. 2464 and 2465 contain records relating to the organisation of the Polish government, the resignation of the Provisional Council of State and the establishment of the Temporary Committee of the Provisional Council of State as well as to the transfer authority over education and the judiciary to the Polish administration.