Speech by PUWP leader Stanisław Kania at the Meeting of the Warsaw Pact Party and State Leaders5 Dec 1980 |
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Description:
This document is a transcript of a speech given by the general secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party (PUWP), Stanisław Kania. He discusses the main causes of the crisis in Poland, which he says are to be found in the central leadership of the PUWP and in the discontent of the working class. He mentions the Solidarity trade union and the Catholic Church, which are defending the interests of the workers. Kania argues that the political measures taken for solving the strike-type conflicts were appropriate, as they have not given rise to more demonstrations. He also makes references to the economic situation in Poland. Collection: Romania and the W'Pact
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Document Type:
Speech Language of Original Document: Romanian Translators: Viorel Buta Number of Pages: 8 Cold War Period: 1980s Persons: Kania, Gierek, Jaroszewicz |
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Document Source: National Central Historical Archives (ANIC), Bucharest Call Number: Fund Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party- Chancellery, File No.5257, 9.12.1980. DR, vol.2 |