POLAND: MORE DEMONSTRATIONS AHEAD

Created: 8/4/1981

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POLAND: More Demonstrations Ahead

With little proepect that demonstrations planned for the next severalthose inbeiscalculation by either police or workers could result in the firet physical confrontation in the IZ-month-old orioie. mem

Solidarity leader Walesa and Deputy Premier Rakowski adjourned their talks yesterday without progress on worker demands concerning the alleviation of food shortages or the restoration of the full meat rations for this month. The talks are not slated to resume until Thursday, after the two-hour general strike tomorrow in the capital. WW

Walesa probably told Rakowski that the avalanche of anger against the regime cannot be turned aside,because the government has nothing to offer. He probably urged Rakowski to control the regime's response and suggested that after the populace vents its anger the two sides workompromise. Walesa may also have pointed out that the tough statements by thethe government's Presidium, and the Militaryover the weekend were ineffective and even %W

Demonstrators and the regime are locked in adangerous situation in Warsaw. rocession of trucksparty headquarters,

JHbbVHHbmbS some brief scuffles occurred. Theleadership declared that the trucks nowajor downtown intersection will remain there untilwhen the union will decide on rurther forms of protest. Some in the regime will argue thatengthy obstruction of traffic cannot be tolerated, and in the volatile situation that now exists, police and workers inay wind uponnybrook. MW

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