POLAND-USSR: CAUTIOUS REACTION BY SOLIDARITY

Created: 9/21/1981

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POLAND-USSR: Cautious Reaction by SclLdaiity

by the Soviet and Polieh Government* iiave evoked

a ecnat of caution within Solidarity'* leadership but apoartmtly have heightened militancy among local union aetiviete* "sBrnmB

The "union's national leadershipn.Saturday that was slated toesponse to the

Soviet warning and instead met-with Archbishop Glemp.

Union leaders haveuntil

meeting to devise strategy. Vame>

Solidarity's national press editors areumerous, militant messages from local chapters, butnot publishing the mostnion source .stated that the leadership realizes it should not pushthe government too far. At the same time, some union leaders are "planning for theresumablyossible declaration of martial law or Soviet intervention. faef&V

. The Church is actively trying to play a Glemp's meeting with Solidarity leadersarranged at the Church's request and on shorthis message may have been similar to theby Pope John Paul II. In one of his most .public statements on events in Poland, the Popefor resumptionialogue between the two Whatever moderation the Church is counseling-it did not delay, issuing its annual criticisethe restrictions on thu Polish media.;

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-i The government, meanwhile,*'continues to keepon Solidarity. Premier Jaruzelski yesterday chaired -the second "emergency" session since Thursday of the .'. Council of Ministers.Government leaders reportedly 'assessed the state of readiness of the organs of state administration" and made "several necessarymbiguous phrasing that could pointossibleof martial law. ffceje.

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The communique sought to jiv* en* impression, that the main purpose of the meeting was to discuss economic preparations for the winter. Local governors and mayors attended the session. fsmmTsT

Moscow Maintains Pressure

Soviet press commentary over the weekend made it clear that Moscow does not believe that Warsaw has gone -far enough in criticising Solidarity and in preparing action against the'union. ummary by TASS of theIssued on Friday by the Polish Council ofdropped passages thatradualist approach may still be possible. VemmTas

TASS altered the communique's final passage, which noted that certain unspecified measures "may turn out to beore definitive "will be TASS also repeated criticism by the Czechoslovak party newspaper that Polish authorities have not acted decisively enough against the "fifth column" inwhich seeks to sever the Soviet-Polish alliance.

Moscow believes that the Polish regime can andanaure that Solidarity takes no further actions along the lines of its appeal to Soviet and East European -workers. Until Moscow is reassured on this score, it will continue to.increase its pressure on the.Poles. tea**

Military situation

*. Warsaw Pact forces in and around Poland conducted -little training over the weekend.

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