POLAND: END OF UNION CONGRESS

Created: 9/11/1981

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POLANDi End of Union

Solidarity's increased militancy, which came intooam during^ the congress, will force the regime to be equally uncompromising during the coming weeks. UmWm

In its final day ofeven-point resolution that included the demand for free parliamentary elections. Thecalled for Solidarity to"ew electoral law that would allow secret ballots and candidates not affiliated with the official government list.. Solidarity leader Walesa also won support for his demandtronger central leadership forlon. .

- Many delegates believe', however, that there will.

'have' to be another major' dispute'with the regime before any further, progress is possible. They'believe-the regime cannot be.trusted to. negotiate in good faith and

jlll not live up to commitments made during negotiations.'

The "regime's options are limited.it cannot appear lenient toward Solidarity's Increasingly political be- avlor or it will risk total alienation from Moscow. -It also cannot prevent the second part of the congress'-

without precipitating a domestic fWJea*

.As Solidarity prepares for'the second part ofongress in two weeks, it will resume negotiationa with the regime on demands for greater access to the mediand for more worker self-management. Little progress -is likely, however, and tensions.generally will be high. The possibilitytrike by radio andorkers.remains, but Walesa probably will argue against any major protest action before th* union has completed its elections and set out Its program, eflpjfe

Soviet Reaction '

Moscow's angry rejection of Solidarity's "appeal to the peoples of Eastern Europe- vaguely warned of a

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mounting wave of indignation but gave no signal that action on the part of the QSSR is imminent. Calling Solidarity's statement "interference in the affairs of otherASS repeated earlier charges that the Polish union is Intent on vanquishing the party, .restoring capitalism, and altering Warsaw's foreign policy. M|

Moscow's criticism probably will continue, but its authoritative public assessment of the latestay not come for several days. The Soviet Ambassador in Warsaw probably used his meeting yesterday with party chief Kania to state formally Moscow's displeasurs.

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