The Polish Catholic Church has issued a strong statement in support of the Polish authorities. After a two day meeting of the Polish episcopate, presided over by Cardinal statehood.
the KOR : Committee) and. other opposítion groups Church spokesperson Father Orszulik added, We have in mind mainly those noisy and irresponsole statements which have been made against our eastern neighbour.' Showdown Just as it preached 'moderation' workers in 1970, the Catholic Church has shown that it will back the regime the asallist workers in any decisive showdown.
T "aives partial support for the oppositionists and the indepeninasion, has.
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January 1968 whet Alexander over as parsy erel ary frist OOK Novotny, the illusion was olalist sul te on the European Left that 'de-Stalinisation could reform away the basic contradictions sast sul ocall reales Dubcek dent unions to try and retain its influence over the workers as well as to win greater freedom for the Church itself.
Banning But the workers' leadership. in Solidarity nas not been scared oft. The national meting of Solidarity ei calvl erence committee for •political * prisoners.
The meeting also protested the banning of the commercial distribution of the film 'Workers 80' WICI • Was produced by the official Polish TV on this • ycal s August events. menace of a Soviet naturally reawakened interest in the fate of the Prague Spring Dubcek wilaerness. other leaders such as Josef Smrkovsky began to talk of ' and an end to the use sukranl repression political The tight press celsorship Was Teaxed. and Azecoovak newspapers Elsewhere protests atalis! repression are mounting At War saw Univeristy a meting was held on 13 December discuss the student rebellion of 1968 and its suppression by the head security at the time, The Catholic Church leaders preach moderation Mieczyslaw Moczar, recently brought back to the Communist Party political bureau.
And as we go to press enormous crowds are expected at Gdansk tor the demonstration memorating those killed Czech workers' resistance to the Soviet tanks Fi parlics. aoocaranice senn -the 1970 shipyard strikes. The Polish workers have memory. Demands for the punishment for those responsible for .past repression are certain to feature promnentiy the demonstration. ex-no itical cecenosiovakia this one of the Interior under Gomulka.
for the anti-Semitic campaigns of the student revolt.
underground resistance.
strongman to deal with the current crisis. lidarnośc Striko Bulletins periment H VCO C na artery heer should watch out for GENERAL Mieczyslaw Moczar has been voted back into the central leadership of the Polish Communist Party (POWP). Moczar is notorious for his last period of power from 1964 to 1971 as Minister During that period he was chiefly responsible 1967-8 that led to a widespread purge of almost all remaining Jews from public life. In 1968, as secretary to the party central committee with responsibility for the police and the army, he was behind the clampdown on political oblivion. Ultra-nationalistic he has the support of many war partisans from his role in the It is widely believed that he has been restored to prominence now as Kania's close advisor EUROPE Spring - Autumn 1980 2i.20/3.0 POLISH FREE ulal Sovernment Document on 'anti-socialist Activit For the next three weeks Dubcek . Lul SULT ligUIC He denounced the applied • to the independent for democracy But he still could not full olacale IOSCOW Olen ura lo reoression. witnou totally discrediting himself and fii to un ao hal ceoi .
• Soviet invasion came on the night of 20 August, a stunned Dubcek Afte much searching being Jected to the crudest form. • oressure Dv hissavle Led the course of events in his coun Ll y Disowned It was left to the party • activists, drawing • Ol Illas (DOvula support, organise the clandestine invasion designed to prevent. In the TOnOW e HORLA utesi same activists, together with resistance to the occupying
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