POLAND: Food Supplies
The government has announced supplies of meat will be more plentiful during the holiday season. It also has pledged not to lower the meat ration next year, despite anpcrcent dtop in livestock To fulfill this pledge, the regime will have to require consumers to purchase lower quality beef, to divert neat supplies from restaurants and factory canteens to retail outlets, and to export high-quality beef in exchange for larger amounts or chicken. The government concedes meat consumption3 might fall at leastercent toilograms per capita, as compared withilograms
Comoent: The increased supplies of meat arc Only temporary and stem largely from distress slaughtering of livestockesult of feed shortages. The reduction next year of meat supplies to factory canteens, where workers eat their main daily meal, will odd to consumer frustrations. If the regime is unable to hartcr for lower quality meat, shortages will be greater than planned, and meat rations could be further reduced.
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USSR-POLAND-ROMANIA: High-Level Meetings
General Saoretarje-ings lass -eek with Polish Premier Jar.izeloki and particularlyrcnicn President Ceausescu apparently were aarkednt. MM
The Soviet-Polish communique states that Jaruzelski's session with Andropov took placeordial atmosphere but fails to note cither an "identity of view" orunderstanding"used to characterize Andropov's earlier meetings with other East Eurooean leaders. Jaruzelski reportedly discussed Polishaimed at ensuring stability and expressedfor the USSR's "fraternalnd Andropov accepted an invitation to visit Warsaw. M
According to the Soviet-Romanian communique, Andropov's meeting with Ceausescu was "frank and comradely." The two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations, Warsaw issues ooperation, and "topical" foreign policy
Ceausescu, in his speech on the following day, established his own independent position on the CEMA summit and reiterated his controversial prooosal for removing all intermediate-range missiles from Europe. The TASS summary of the speech omitted mention of both proposals.
Comment: The Soviet-Polish communique isthose issued after Jaruzelski's meetingsyear with President Brezhnev, This maydoubts about Jaruzelski's handling ofof martial law or hisn
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The characterization of the Soviet-Romanian talks as "frank and comradely" indicates major disagreement.
PressVto.?or Warsaw Pact and CEMA integrationfriction in the past and probably is becomingas preparations proceed for the meeting ofparty leaders in January and the CEMA summit The mention of "topical" foreign policvcertainly refers to CeausescuVsINF proposal,at odds with Moscow's
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