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March 12, 1981
Translation reveals new economic controls from the Minister of Domestic Trade and Services such as rationing, temporary price controls, and restricted deliveries.
Translation discussing how to keep telecommunications and the postal service up during strikes.
Translated document outlines an exercise for both the government and military of Poland to prepare for the implementation of martial law.
February 24, 1981
Translated document outlines a conversation with Brezhnev where he expresses his concerns over counterrevolutionaries. The threat of young people joining the Solidarnosc movement and GDR & Czechoslovakian propaganda to peace in Poland.
February 11, 1981
Translation of document discussing several barriers to the implementation of martial law in Poland. This includes opposition from the Polish United Workers' Party, response to counterrevolutionaries, and dry runs of implementing martial law.
January 30, 1981
Translation of a document concerning the official procedures to transition Poland to martial law. Includes martial law guidelines, objectives, and effects on Polish society.
January 28, 1981
Translation of a Polish document describing procedures for introducing martial law. It includes suggestions on labor relations, safeguarding state security, and supplying the populace.
January 23, 1981
Sources reveal the Soviet-supported Polish government intends to declare a state of Martial Law.
February 27, 1980
McMahon forwards a translation of a Polish-language document containing information on the Polish government's planning for "increased threat for Poland's security."
February 6, 1945
Letter from President Roosevelt to Stalin on an Acceptable Compromise Regarding the Composition of the Postwar Polish Government; discussing Soviet actions and the Polish government.
