Report by IM "Birnbaum" on a Meeting with Deputy Minister of National Defense and Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army, General Siwicki [on 20 January 1981]Jan 1981 |
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This is a report by Lieutenant General Fritz Streletz on his meeting with Deputy Defense Minister and Chief of Staff of the Polish Armed Forces Florian Siwicki in East Berlin in 1981. Streletz expressed concern at the development in Poland and assured East German support in the fight against the Solidarność movement. Siwicki assessed the situation in Poland as more difficult than ever. Specifically, he informed about the demands to introduce of a five-day week, to establish a farmers' trade union, and to force access to mass media. Also, he deplored the role of the Catholic church and Solidarność leader Lech Wałęsa. According to Siwicki, the Polish Army developed deployment variants against the opposition. Collection: GDR in the Warsaw Pact
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Document Type:
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Report Origin (Agency): GDR National Defense Council Language of Original Document: German Number of Pages: 5 Cold War Period: 1980s Persons: Siwicki, Streletz, Wałęsa |
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Document Source: BStU Call Number: ZA, AIM 17164/81, Part II-Volume 2, p. 74-78 |
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