1971, Gierek was able to stabilise nis Dositon ov oromos @conl tinuous rise in livine stancaras Tol they dropped their demands for demopromise aierek Tomoked hea his cratic liberties. from the West.
DEBTS By the summer of 1976 these to be repaid, Poland was losing vast quantities Coptit worid to sote Paty or nare curency trade deficit with the Inanks leadership tried to solve probiem oy nwoaucine nuge price consumer COO0S Gierek planned cut interna of food, thus panding exports while reducing the import bill.
SOOV aerek s economic strategy nad been turn ed on its head: he had borrowed goods in WO KInG class oiscontent, now ne hacto rice inis discontent ano ce of consumer goods to pay debts to the WEST The move failed: the announcement of price increases brougnt a nation-wide strike wave, forcing Government to price front of Ine class, recime ned TeStOrE mascure of control over the course of events by beginning a course sudae WOTKOTS NOE IO meddle in DO ILICS Workino Class militanis sentenced to many years On. In sone or suosecuon donais by the regime, a number of demkilled by the police.
BEATEN Of the people arrested in Radom 9s were badly Deaten Dy In8 Doland 45 jailed workers trom badly beaten.
Minister OT Culture.
inose arested ware boaren subjected to torture, and in this way forced to admit to the offenof which they were accused' [Le Monde, 13 October].
-Tee me S most important reoressive weaDon • nowever. nas been the use of dismissals from Such crippling for workers in workers and students, as well intenectuals InTOUGnOUl count latest event has been demand, openly signed 800 Ursus workers, statement or tei elow woinor: whO were brutally the summer. The fact that such an open political demand to the party eadership can be made by Bis siows now counter stoguguve while nas been ine regime's anempt al intimidation.
Meanwhile the economic crisis Poland becoming acute: sugar is rationed, rationed, meat short some strike and more Eastern of ment in oboosition to ine reoime as Intolerable for any Eastern Europe, the ersnID GOES enoucn to do ine normal nino and crush such is the depth of the crisis of the Polish bureaucracy victimisec in The need for solidarity with the 1aA8 uRul Jaleelo sI SBXOM USIIORE and it is necessary for the socialist and trade union movement in Bon to ho gronilg por ical arieis roland Polish Embassy supported by the more International Marxist Group on 10 coal-is and 15 December are a first step in Ins otrecuon T88 StOne movement:
DICKETS -ШЛЕ Socialists and the Picket of Polish Embassy by Polish Workers Defence Committee on the eve of Premier Jaroszewicz's visit. RELEASE POLITICAL PRISONERS
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