POLAND: MORE REPORTS OF UNREST

Created: 2/10/1982

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POLAND: More Reports of Unrest

[more than one-third of the workersactory in Lublin stopped work

Solidarityilent near Lublin, street demon-

forinutes on Friday in responseeaflet.eopleminute march last Saturday in Swidnik, Police are investigating thetration involvingeople took place in neigh-boring Tarnobrzeg Province on Monday.

The disbanded Independent Student Association has reiterated its calltudent demonstration on IB February in support of Solidarity. There also are growing expectations of increased resistance in the spring ^he slogan "The winter is yours, but the spring is ours" is being used more frequently.

Commentt The march inof the largest demonstrations tocaught local officials off guard. This march and the strike in nearby Lublin suggest the area Is another center of worker militancy and will leadightening of security there. The short duration of the demonstration may have.prevented the authorities from reacting with force.

The expectation of increasing conflicts in the spring reflects gloomy assessments by senior Church leaders and many intellectuals. They do not believe that the regime has intimidated the population or is prepared to offer an acceptable policy of accommodation. These Judgments may also contain some wishful thinking from people disappointed oyer the limited resistance thus far to martial law.

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