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circumstances it can be helpful to establish a special services along the railroads.
commission of CC delegates who have full plenipotentiary [Concluding remarks regarding public communiqué.]
power. They should be deployed wherever they can be End of the Meeting: 15:30
helpful to the country, wherever vital areas are concerned.
[& ] [Source: SAPMO-BArch, J IV 2/2 A-2368. Published in
Comrade Kania and others have talked about the Michael Kubina/Manfred Wilke, eds., Hart und
Polish Church. Hence I will be brief. It is clear to us that a kompromißlos durchgreifen. The SED contra Polen.
confrontation with the Church would only worsen the Geheimakten der SED-Führung über die Unterdrückung der
situation. But with this in mind we should influence as far polnischen Demokratiebewegung (Berlin: Akademie
as possible the moderate circles within the Catholic Verlag, 1995), pp. 140-195. Translated by Christian F.
Church in our direction and keep them from closely Ostermann]
allying themselves with the extreme anti-socialist forces
and those who desire the fall of socialism in Poland and to
take over power. Report regarding a confidential discussion with the
I repeat once again and once more: It is extremely Supreme Commander of the Combined Military Forces
important to restore control over the mass media. To let of the Warsaw Pact countries on 7 April 1981 in
the mass media slip out of the control of the Party would LEGNICA (PR Poland) following the evaluation meeting
mean to hand the enemy a very sharp weapon. We know of the Joint Operative-Strategic Command Staff Exercise
that this is one of the greatest problems for the PUWP. SOYUZ-81
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A lot of correct things have already been said here Top Secret
about the intentions and actions of the imperialist reaction. TS-No. A 142 888
The West does not limit itself to watching the events in 1st copy, 12 pages
Poland unfold, it is directly involved. There are probably
certain connections between the attempts of the In accordance with the instructions of the General
international reactionary forces to launch an offensive on Secretary of the Central Committee of the SED and the
the position of the socialist system and an activation of the Chairman of the National Defense Council of the GDR,
counterrevolution in Poland. I sense this in our contacts Comrade Erich Honecker, and on the basis of the tasks as
with the US and other capitalist countries. We have given by the Minister for National Defense, Comrade Army
unequivocally warned them against interference in internal General Hoffmann, Comrade Lieutenant General Ke ler, and
Polish affairs. We have made it clear to them that neither Comrade Lieutenant General Streletz, had a confidential
Poland s Communists nor the friends and allies of Poland discussion with the Supreme Commander of the United
would allow them to tear Poland out of the socialist Military Forces of the Warsaw Pact countries, Comrade
community. It has been and will be an inseparable member Marshal of the Soviet Union Kulikov on 7 April 1981,
of the political, economic and military system of following the evaluation meeting by the Joint Operative-
socialism. Strategic Command Staff Exercise SOYUZ-81.
NEW EVIDENCE ON THE POLISH CRISIS 1980-1982 121
Comrade Marshal of the Soviet Union Kulikov began Polish army on the territory of the PR Poland. With that,
with thanks for the greetings communicated from Comrade proletarian internationalism was demonstrated in action for
Erich Honecker and Comrade Minister Hoffmann and friend and enemy alike.
emphasized that he had obtained authorization for the Overall, Comrade Kania and Comrade Jaruzelski
discussion from Politburo member and Minister for correctly assess the situation. They view the causes for the
Defense of the Soviet Union, Comrade Marshal of the crisis, however, in the political, ideological, and economic
Soviet Union Ustinov. spheres, particularly in the mistakes that were made in the
Comrade Marshal of the Soviet Union Kulikov past; primarily in mistakes in party work, in the neglect of
continued: ideological work and in work among the youth, as well as
He had been in the PR Poland now already a month in other spheres. A realistic evaluation of the
and, due to personal cooperation with the leadership of the counterrevolution in Poland from a class standpoint is
Polish party and government was able to obtain a picture unfortunately not to be found with either. They do not see
of the situation in the PR Poland. the entire development in Poland as a socio-political
For the duration of his stay, he had been in constant process with profound class causes. They also do not see
contact with the First Secretary of the Central Committee that Solidarity is increasingly gaining power, and has the
of the PUWP, Comrade Kania, as well as the Chairman of goal of ending the leading role of the party. The
the Council of Ministers and Minister for National counterrevolution in Poland is carefully planned,
Defense of the PR Poland, Comrade Army General meticulously prepared, and supported in many ways both
Jaruzelski. Usually, the bilateral meetings took place by the FRG and the USA. The goal of the
without witnesses in an open, party-minded atmosphere. counterrevolutionary machinations in Poland in particular
Due to this it was possible to explain openly and directly is to bring the GDR, the CSSR, and the Soviet Union into a
the point of view of the Soviet comrades to the leadership difficult situation so as to shake violently the entire
of party and government as well as to the army leadership socialist bloc.
of the PR Poland. Until the 9th Plenum of the Central Committee of the
For the past four weeks, the Soviet side has placed an PUWP, the work proceeded more or less normally during
array of specialists in WARSAW, e.g. members of the State every meeting of Comrade Kulikov with Comrade Kania
Planning Commission, the organs of committees for State and Comrade Jaruzelski. It was frankly explained to the
Security, General Staff of the Military Forces and of the Polish comrades how the work should continue to proceed,
Department of Rearward Services [Bereich Rückwärtige to which they all agreed.
Dienste] of the Soviet Army. They have all received Meetings with Comrades Erich Honecker, Gustav
instructions from Comrade Brezhnev to help the Polish Husák, and János Kádár had made a lasting impression on
comrades. Comrade Kania .
All of the work that Marshal of the Soviet Union Before the 9th Plenum the Polish comrades were made
Kulikov and the other Soviet comrades in WARSAW have aware that it was absolutely necessary to present clearly
conducted in the past weeks is based strictly on the results the general line of party work before the Central Committee,
of the consultations with the General and First Secretaries to define and fix the phases of the future work and the
of the fraternal parties in MOSCOW. ways the Polish party and government leadership want to
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