POLAND: Unrest Continues
Tensions eeem to hava increased following the Gdansk More underground Solidarity publications are appearing in Warsaw, and the editorajor paper apparently has been able to prevent the dismissal of staff journalists. The French and Polieh Foreign Ministers probably will meet today in Paris.
eral new Solidarity publications, magazine" that claims toeekly publication. The magazine-more professionally done than earlierappears to have been produced by an underground press organization that never went public during Solidarity' heyday.
Coinic.ent: The appearanceore polishedseems an important moral victory for Solidarity organizers end is intended to signal the union'sto engageengthy contest with authorities. The expanding underground pressajor part of Solidarity's campaign to encourage passive resistance and to raise the morale of the populace by demonstrating that tho union is active.
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Purge Resisted
:he. deputy editorational daily newspaper "Jthat he successfully appealed the dismissals of journalists ordered by the "verification" committee, saving about half those slated to be purged. He also claimed that Premier Jaruzelskireater degree of editorial Independence for tho paper, which had been known for espousing liberal views prior to the imposition of martial law. The editor,was pessimistic about holding off the hardliners indefinitely.
Comment: This incident demonstrates that moderates in the regime can at least temporarily check excesses committed by hardliners. 6uch reprieves do not necessarily open the door to liberalization, however, because those whose jobs have been saved will probably exerciseself-restraint.
French and Polish Officials To Meet
Foreign Minister czyrek is in France to attend the national congress of the French Communist Party and will probably meet French Foreign Minister Cheysson today. This is the first high-level French contact with Warsaw since the imposition of martial law.
Comment* Czyrek was anxious for the meeting in order to demonstrate that high-level diplomatic contacts ire continuing despite Western criticism of the regime.
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