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By FILS DELISLE
Tribune Berlin Correspondent :
BERLIN — Stanislav Kania, General Secretary F
of the Polish United Workers’ Party, visited the i
GDR this week for consultations with Erich Hon- a
ecker, Chairman of the GDR’s State Council and
General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party. ti
The meeting examined a wide variety of ques- E
tions, including relations between the two coun- 0
tries and the two parties, the international scene, 3
problems of peace and relaxation of tensions, and s
questions of concern to the international working p
class movement. = ~~ E
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muniqué said the two <| & , hl lee
leaders reaffirmed their xu ‘los
parties’ desire to con- 5 ie:
tribute to ‘the develop- Z a |
ment of international co- The supply and shipment of goods to all parts of Afghanistan has returned to normal since terrorist bands operating i| 4
operation, based on the inside the country have been destroyed. ee
principles of socialist F Py
internationalism, frater-’ a oa i
ee Kabul wants incursion stopped
ance with the Soviet areecpteuaers :
ast whence eae Sica ceeded In an interview with the Indonesian newspaper, Ob- _ under existing Afghan-Soviet treaties. He saidthe number f
the development and consolidation of the fraternal server, Afghanistan’s ambassador to J akarta, Dr. is not large and their role is one of reserves. ‘*All parts ofe 4{ f
relations between the GDR and the People’s Re- Muhammed Adio sph ra —. in his the ae are now controlled by Afghan units,’ he — :
. : a country as ‘‘normal” said that anti-revolutionary continued.
a ook weg = peeenecanee vor otk bands inside the country had been destroyed. The ambassador said Soviet units will be withdrawn c
The talks during the friendly meeting showed The ambassador, however, appealled to international _ following guarnatees of non-interference from outside the 2
agreement in the views of both parties on all basic opinion to assist in preventing armed intervention by country. It will also depend, he said, “‘on the solution of J
questions. This countered the vast propaganda groups operating from bases outside the country, mainly the question of effective guarantees with respect to bi-
onslaught in the western media which has for from Pakistan. : ; lateral accords between Afghanistan and its neighbors, | ¢
months been endeavoring to picture the GDR and : Replying to questions on the presence of Soviet troops _Iranand Pakistan.’’ He said his government had made this | \
other socialist countries as showing a hostility to in his country, Dr. Roustamal pointed out they were'there —_ proposal to the two states in May, 1980. ifs
Poland. In fact it is the USSR, the GDR and other A os
socialist countries which have been supplying sub- 2 > a |
stantial material aid to Poland in its economic and 7 i
her icles.Tha stem chee Polish army fingers U.S. tactic |
with thanks by the Warsaw leaders. ;
In the talks, the Polish communist leader pre- By FILS DELISLE For that purpose Radio Free In Poland itself, the leaders of
sented a detailed review of the recent meeting in Tribune Berlin Correspondent Europe, which bombards eastern © the so-called dissident organiz- \
Warsaw of the Central Committee of the United BERLIN — The Polish arm Europe with anti-communist pro- ation KOR.receive Radio Free ;
Workers’ Party and of its decisions on dealing with pe < ‘Joiniers i Woln at paganda from West Germany, Europe’s messages. What the f
Poland’s internal situation. These decisions aimed ee eiaeen seeps ds Sjeauals would lay ona broad campaignof _anti-communist radio centre el
at ‘‘the consolidation of socialism and of the party, — 5 : * rene support for the Solidarity unions _ propagates are the aims and goals €
and to lead the country out of its difficult, crisis- Spt 2 ess moi ae ~ in Poland. The same tactic wasto of KOR. [joa
ridden situation’’. Aaa ae Seas aaeces be employed by Deutsche Wel- According to Zolnierz Wolnos- | t
Both leaders agreed that the international scene These seem Rate ienid ay le, another shortwave anti-com- ci, the conspiracy envisages a |.
had grown more critical in the wake of the stepped li e: Recon ciaeaherein - + munist station in Munich. ‘‘that, following the liquidation of :
up armaments drive. Honecker informed Kania is d eee Solidarity was to be presented the socialist structure in Poland, |
that the GDR completely supported the plan for J Gecnc ee tea eRe as a political opposition and there will ideological and class- .
Poland to convene a European Conference in War- Published in Warsaw, the counterweight to the Polish Un- oriented changes in Polish-Soviet
saw on the reduction of armaments and relaxation newspaper says that leading U.S. ited Workers’ Party. Strikes were relations’. The alliance between I
of tensions. = State Department and CIA of- to be used to create chaos in the the two states shall disappear and 1
Prior to his meeting with the GDR leader, Kania ficials took part in a seminar at the Polish economy. they shall be merely neighbors. Vy
also conferred in Prague with Czechoslovak Presi- Institute for Strategic and Inter- The Polish army newspaper The Polish army newspaper
dent Gustav Husak. The Prague meeting under- national Studies atthe University declared: ‘‘The grand strategy of adds: ‘‘Our answer to that can :
lined that the Czechoslovak and Polish parties and of Georgetown at which some of ~ the U.S. is to make the pulling of —_ only be as follows — we will not ;
governments would work together in the spirit of the tactics of the conspiracy Poland out of the community of __ permit the enemy of our social :
socialist internationalism and the defence of social- against socialist Poland were out- socialist states irreversible. And order to utilize our internal affairs :
ism. : lined. Speakers emphasized “‘that this is where Radio Free Europe for his campaign agaist our alli- t
In a subsequent speech, the Czechoslovak to strengthen the role of the U.S. comes into the picture. It has as ances. Socialism, our participa-
leader declared that the more the political and in the world, the activizing of its main task: to trumpet cease- tion in the Warsaw Pact and our f
economic crisis in the capitalist countries worsens, ideological centre of diversion lessly over the airwaves (to Po- unbreakable friendship with the
the more they seek to destabilize the socialist coun- against our country (Poland) is land) that ‘no understanding is _ Soviet Union guarantee’ the exis- i
tries. Czechoslovakia had experienced something necessary”, Zolnierz Wolnosci possible between the workers and tence of a free and strong Po- ; ;
similar in 1968 and 1969, Husak declared. wrote. those in power.””’ <= -Jand.”” ; 4
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — In a letter to anumber of firms for exercising their rights as create.national unity following the campaign. |
Jamaica’s new Prime Minister Edward Sea- union members. It points out that such arbitrary acts of in- | |
ga, Trevor Munroe, leader of the Worker’s 2. The firings and transfer of employees in timidation against the regime’s opponents — I
Party of Jamaica, outlined-the erosion of civil government services for holding political can only further divide Jamaican society and —
rights in the country inthe three months since _ opinions not to the liking of the government. pledges that the JWP will ‘‘ensure that slav- q
Seaga’s victory in a general election. Seaga’s 3. Intimidation by police of workers on ery is not brought back, piece by piece, on
Jamaica Labor Party won a bitterly-con- _ strike. top of the Jamaican r = | t
tested election marked by violence. Since 4. Arbitrary arrests and maltreatment of people to suite | .
that time, Seaga has visited Washington, the persons, mainly youth, known to oppose the | American investors :
- first foreign leader to confer with the Reagan _ ruling party. and local minority HS
administration, and promised his country 5. Killings by security forces in raids on interests.” I
would reverse the course of the previous workers’ sections of towns. He added the ;
Manley government and open the doors to 6. Cancellation of employment schemes, WP] will call for- :
massive foreign penetration. driving farmers from their lands and the re- support at home
Munroe’s Jan. 20 letter lists six areas of sulting loss of hundreds of jobs. and abroad to de-
violations by the new Seaga government: -Munroe’s letter calls on the new prime fend the rights of :
ee a 1. The firings of worker representatives at minister to honor his post-election promise to Jamaica’s people. TREVORMUNROE ~ e
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