1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
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1929-
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1923- 2014
1918- 1989
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October 26, 1981
Translated report discusses the growing influence of the Polish military in all facets of Polish society, and the freezing of personnel changes within the armed forces.
October 19, 1981
Translation details the various legal documents needed for martial law, their legal basis, and means of notifying the public.
Translation updates the situation between the Polish military and the Central Committee Plenum and describes a situation where the General of Arms fell ill.
Translated report includes new requirements for public assembly under martial law.
Translation containing a list of organizations exempt from the ordinance requiring a permit to meet. Including the Polish United Workers and Union of Polish Socialist Youth.
Translated order for the ban of Trade Unions and other social organizations such as Solidarity. It ends with a list of barred trade unions.
October 16, 1981
Memorandum from John Stein to the Director of the CIA. The report contains translations of two secret letters between staff of the Polish Armed Forces and General W. Jaruzelski. In it they discuss appointing representatives for the Air Force, Navy, and Rocket Troops.
October 13, 1981
Translated resolution from the Council of State indicating if public discipline gets worse, then martial law must be instated.
November 23, 1981
Translation of a Polish document presented by the Polish Armed Forces on possible radical military measures against Polish strikes and protests. The military can either introduce increased combat readiness of the armed forces in an overt manner or secret preparations for surprises.
Translation detailing Soviet interaction with Polish military officials, contingency plans for public backlash against martial law, and possible political backlash.
