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POLAND: Central committoo Election
Both liberals and ooneart>ativea lost yesterday aa thearty congress aade sweeping ahanges in the Central Committee.
The results will lead, to an extensive turnover ln the top leadership when it is elected over the weekend. Only four of theembers of the present leadership won seats on theember Central Committee and the right to stand for reelection to the Politburo and Secretariat. Premier Jaruzelski garnered the moat votes, followed by party leader Kania, moderate Barcikowskl, and conservative Olazowski. 0JM
Prominent losers include the outspoken conservative Grabskl, who challenged Kania in early June, and thaPlazbach, regarded as the "Godfather of Solidarity."
adical departure from past practice, only eight of tharovincial party leaders won seats. The powerful party bosses in Warsaw, Katowice, and several other key provinces lost in their bids, and thair absence willfrictions with the center. 9mj
The new Central Committee today willlate of candidates for the position of first secretary. The congress, possibly also today, will conduct the election by secret ballot, witli Kania the probable victor, amjg
Soviet Reaction
Moscow is likely to reserve judgment until theof leading party officials is completed and it has had time to study the composition of the new leadership. While regretting the departure of conservative friends like Deputy Premier Jagielski, the Soviets may take some consolation from the reelection of Olszowski and the defeat of Fiszbach and other liberals. fjm
Meanwhile, the head of the Soviet delegation to the congress, Viktor Grishln, appears to have become more cautious in expressing support for the Polish party. In speechea on Thursday and yesterday, he omitted anyof confidence similar to the one he made two days earlier about the ability of the Polish Communists to solve their problems. Instead, Grishln asserted that it was up to the Polish workers to rebuff the enemies of socialism.
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