POLAND: SOLIDARITY'S QUEST FOR SUPPORT

Created: 8/15/1981

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olidarity 'a Quest.for Support

national leadership ie having difficulty gaining support for its appeals earlier thiswsak for an end.to protests and for extra work on^

Some organizers apparently are planning to hold.instead of marches to Warsaw nextof politicallthough others reportedlystill proceeding with their originalol-.official told

all the national union leaders agreed thatnot support the marches but added that Itto get involved" if marchers were blocked bymilitary unite.' Be indicated that the unionadditional efforts to-scale down any marches or then,

The' sntlre national leadership Of Solidarityourney to Katowice onday the marches mighttry to win support from disgruntled coal miners, who have rejected appeals.to work eight extra Saturdays by the end of the year. To help win them over,eader* are saying that workers mustajor voicein production and distribution decisions on the extra.

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Kwnwhile, the hierarchy of the Catholictatement on Thursday supporting Solidarity's '.

for greater access to the media and for "true "T

i'jewont." although it also appealed

fox 'decisive opposition- to political struggla,did not call for suspension of theeap could specifically address this subjecthis sermon today. emmet

A TABS announcement stated that party leadernd prime Minister Joruselskl met with Presidentforeign Minister oromyko, Politburo member Chernenko, and party secretary ausakov in the Crimeat did mot characterize the talks but indicated that, "agreed upon" utassuiilqias will be issued today*

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Food Supplies

; In en important concession to the regime, Solidarity has agreedovernment proposalarge increase In the price of bread. The union apparently agrees that the low retail price of bread has led to its increasing purdhase for fodder, with consequent shortages for Solidarity also has insisted on fall wagewhich will be based on the findingsoint loveraaent-union working group that will meet next week.

The government also has banned private salesbecause farmers found it far more profitablemeet on the black market. esult, statefell byeroent In January-Juneear ago, forcing the cut ofeat rations for August that set off the recent

When State purchases slumped even further In the firstays of this month, strong meaeures were required. Their enforcement, however, willegree of farmer and Sural solidarity cooperation that may be hard

Military

There baa been no confirmation of informationas many as si* Polish divisions-'mainly in the sileeienilitary District--were at anreadiness status last

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"volved in the exercise, but components of up tooviet ground force divisions, three airborne divisions, some0 ships and submarines, and air fores units fromthe USSR may participate. Soviet military staff

rsonnel In Bast Germany and Poland also mav be Involved.

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