POLAND-USSRi Signs of Disagreement
Partyamselski begins hie visit to Moboow today amid signs of Ssvict disagreement with hit ovm* hey isewe. The regime has eased some restrictions.while Polish bishops calledomplete lifting of martial law.
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n number "ofpeech, last week to the plenary meeting of the party's Central Committee, including those dealing with "socialist renewal" and party leadership policy, "reconstruction" of sn Independent trade union movement. Church-state relations, and the inviolability of family farms. oviet Central Committee official has warned that "counter' revolution" remains active in Poland, implying Warsaw must continue to deal harshly with dissent. I
Commenti Zn general, Soviet concern is probably over JaruzoTski'e future intentions rather than his present policies because his interests for the time being coincide in most respects with those of Moscow. An immediate source of discord, however, could be on party leadership policy, and the Soviets will push Jaruzelski vigorously on thle issue during his visit. Moscow haa indicated impatience with the delay inthe party and probably hadore extensive purge of "unreliable" members, from the Central Committee at its plenum last week.
in response, Jaruzelski will offer the toughly worded communique of the Central Committee plenaryas evidence of hie readiness to pursue tho proper course. He also will argue for continued Soviet econp lie aufilstanceulwark against domestic unrest.
Limited Easing of Martial Law
The general who heads the Interior Ministry announced yesterday that Poles now may travel freely within the country endurther easing of curbs this month. At the same time, however, be affirmed that ell the enforcement mechanisms of martial law remain^in effect and would be directed at any
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CoPMnt; Easing domestic travel will facilitate fonily contacts and thereby alleviate one of theSiain complaints. Also, Solidarity willreater opportunity to reconstruct its internalelement in the effort to regain its strength. fl
Polish Bishops' Appeal
The communique issued on Saturday, after the two-day meeting of the bishops, strongly renewed their earlier appealpeedy end to martial law, release of Internees, and resumptionialogue between the authorities and society, epeciflcally including Solidarity. The bishops warned that the martial law situation bore the hallmark of an impendinguturged cautionense of "reality" on the part of the people. An edited version of tho message was broadcast by Polish radio.
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