Initially the Polish government denied that it was responsible for the false flag action that created the entity, but Polish leader Józef Piłsudski subsequently acknowledged that he personally ordered Żeligowski to pretend that he was acting as a mutinous Polish officer.
Esialgu Poola valitsus eitas, et oli vastutav vale lipu all tegutsemises, mis selle üksuse tekitas, kuid Poola juht Józef Piłsudski tunnistas hiljem, et tema isiklikult käskis Żeligowskil teeselda, et ta tegutseb kui mässav Poola ohvitser.