SITUATION REPORTS - POLAND

Created: 9/13/1980

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SITUATION REPORTS

POLAND

Political dissidents and fret mien leader* reportedly are working together to establish regional unionsauntry before the regime can organize it3 defenses. fsmmmfl

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The regime presumably believes,it cannot at this time directly renege on ita word, but in his speech last Monday Kania was markedly defensive. He stressed the need for unity- in the trade unions movement and implied that the split inherent in the formation of the new

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unions is ii necessary but only temporary phenomenon. The public pledge by the new head of the party-controlled unions that his unions would change into -autonomous, self governing" representatives of the working class couldimilar indication of the regime'* thinking.

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will soon sen. allies to explain ln detai with the workers. Th* del. Prague on Monday, presumab intent to regain control o

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East European ts it has struck ted to arrive in izc the regime's ion in Poland and

Czechoslovaks, meanwhile* continue to displayrvcjsness about the events in Poland, eiimmammmmjjj,

-ears Polish tourists are coming to Czechoslovakia to spread the -liberalization gospel" to workers in the Czechoslovak security officials also have placea Polish diplomats in Prague under surveillance. ^Hfe

Soviet Economic Aid

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The aid agreement signed in Moscow^on"Thursdayrovide during the remainder of this year qoods worth0 BiLMon at Western marketsmall aacunt in tarm**of Poland's needs. Polishimat* that th* increases in wages and benefit paymentsjii

tha Iaboc uncest willon the1 billion a The aid package also compares vnfa- '

v?cablySoviet emergency assistance following the ^

eiv5 Jwnrb*nce> ln Poland ln-hen Moscowbillion in trade credits.

The announced assistance may, however, be followed by other extensions of aid. Xn addition, th* extra goods item the USSR wtll include wheat, cotton, canned fish, and synthetic rubber that Poland usually imports from the West. This would provide some limited relief for Poland's hard currency balance of payaonts.

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