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DECLASSIFIED
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973
By NLT-HC , NARS Date 725.75
- =2- - #1785, November 18, 4 p.m., from Warsaw via War
troublesome well known methods used in post would be
employed against 1t. He feels that present stage of
Sovietization of Poland is comparable to period when
Soviets were gaining power in Russia at beginning of
revolution. Private initiative was then tolerated for
a time but stifled subsequently as nationalization
progressed in every branch of economic life. Recently
announced national levy is forerunner of crushing of
private business which will be fully accomplished after
PPR has taken over full power following election. Sub-
sequently, there will be a "leveling ofr" of everyone
to uniform poverty. This may mean that govt will en-
deavor to exterminate stubborn opponents, that prisons
vill be filled and many dla. Soviet leaders did not
hesitate to kill off millions in Russia. "Line" has
been precisely laid out and will be adhered to in Poland
without hesitation even 11 price is death of tens of
thous ands. If protests are made by Anglo-Saxons owers
re election violations govt will answer that elections
are domestic affair; that they were conducted fairly
and that no interference of outside will be tolerated.
As long as (?) Polish Govt and Moscow count upon lack
of unanimity among Yalta and Potsdam signatories as to
interpretation of agreementsreached concerning Poland.
Consequently, Polish Govt will act as Moscow directs.
Poland has no foreign policy of its own and merely car-
ries out policy in the narrow sector and in the manner
assigned by Moscow.
PPS had been caught in a trap and though some of its
leaders imagine 1t is an independent and important party
it is only a tool in the hands of PPR and it is
"on its deathbed". Rola-Zymierski so described PPS
party to a friend some months ago. Subka and Cyrankiewicz
may not fully realize this and former still expects to
remain on as premier in new govt. Some PPS leaders
believed that when Matuszewski who as a Communist in-
filtrated PPS without cutting PPR toes was ousted from
post as Propaganda Minister and also from PPS Executive
Committee PPS really had some independence. Troubles
between PPR and PPS which had necessitated several trips
to Moscow within recent months resulted in part from
refusal by PPS to agree to PPR demand that OMEUR Socialist
Party youth movement be unified with PPR fighting youth
novement
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