POLAND: Church Politics
Archbishop* Glemp is preparing to moot oith Premier Jaruselaki. The regime plane to undercutcrming "epeoial groups" as the nucleus of neu unions, f
Glemp, who returned to Warsaw this week from Rome, reportedly will meet with Jaruzelski before the Church Episcopate meets at the end of the month. After the bishops meet, the Church apparently will publish aj assessment of the current situation.
the regime is now wunnq "ino conduct discussions with Solidarity leader Walesa, although it has not agreedate or the conditions for such talks. The source would not confirm press reportseeting had been arranged arong Walesa, rural^Soiidarlty leader Kulaj, and Church
Commenti Glemp probably will once again raise such issues as ending martial law, releasing detainees, andialogue with Solidarity. Xt ie unlikely, howover, that the government is ready to conduct serious negotiations with Walesa or otherwise go very far toward
meeting the Church's demands. Building New Unions
A reliable source claims that the party Centralhas drawn up Intricate plans to build new trade unions. The first step is to form "special groups"of former Solidarityell disposed toward the regime, union activists who lost their jobs for objecting to Solider^y's political involvement, and government agents. f|
Special group activists would be under instructions to play down the importance of solidarity in favor of efforts to improve living and working conditions. The groups would be organized along craft lines rather than on Solidarity's geographical basis inorder to help them focus on local economic grievances.
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Military Situation
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