POLAND: STUDENTS CLASH WITH POLICE

Created: 2/1/1982

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POLAND: Students Clash With Police

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The Polish radio reported yesterday thatoutside ths Lenin Shipyard and in the city center resulted in injurios toeople, olice officers, and the arrest ofrimarily university and high school students.

ostsagains^pgicc increases would take place today at the shipyard. H

Tha official report blamed US propaganda

for inspiring the youths, suggesting that they wero attempting to Join the international commemoration of "Solidarityather than protesting against ths impending price hikes. The most likoly place foremonstration would be at the monument to the killedhich Is Ln front of tha shipyard. BBJ

The regime is clearly worried that suchcould be the catalyst for widespread protests, so it has moved quickly to clamp down ln Gdansk. Summary criminal proceedings havo alraady begun agalnat tho alleged organizers, the curfew has bean extended,lines disconnected, and private movement sharply curtailed. Hi

This is apparently the first major violent incident since the clash last December between security forces and miners in Silesia which left at least seven miners dead. It is further evidence that the Baltic coast and Silesia remain trouble spots for the authorities, and they will be vary cautious about lifting martial law restrictions there.

Meanwhile, Western press sources claim thatleader Walesa is now officially interned, onding his previous indeterminate status. If true, thisark of the regime's exasperation at its lack of progress ln dealing with the union leader.

Pope John Paul II expressed gratitude forin support of Poland, and Western leaders participating in the Solidarity Day broadcast were united in calling for an end to martial law, freedom for detainees, and talks among tho government! the Church, and Solidarity.

Polish and Soviet media condemned the "Let Poland Be Poland" broadcast as "interference in Poland's interna affairs" and derided it asHollywood"enior Soviet expert on Western affairs contended in an interviow that the broadcast was intended to arouse "distrust of the (Polish) government" and "disturbance of tranquillity in that country." fJi

everal of the Western leaders explicitly blamed" the USSR for the crisis in Poland, and Canadian Prime Ministor Trudeau considerably toughened hisof the martial law regime. The relatively small West European turnout for demonstrations, however, will probably be interpreted by Allied leadersick of sentiment for additional economic sanctions at thu time.

While criticizing alleged US efforts at "telesabotage, the Soviets will seek to exploit criticism by some West Europeans that tho presenceumbor of show business personalities devalued the Solidarity Day broadcast. The Polish Government probably also hopes that the effects of Solidarity Day can be reduced if Foreign MinisterIn France at the invitation of the FrenchParty to attend its nationalable to meet Foreign Minister Cheysson. Warsaw would useeeting to show that diplomatic relations are proceeding as usual despite Solidarity Day and Western attacks on the regime. flHsmtl

Grain Prospects Good

illion hectares ot winter grains were sown fall, an increase of more thanercentrop development prior to dormancy was excellent, and the

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