1. PERSONNEL SHIFTS WITHIN THE POLISH PARTY AND GOVERNMENT HIERARCHY 2. KLISZKO'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEPLOYING TROOPS DURING DECEMBER 1970 RIOTING

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• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2022
• Case Number: F-2022-01153
• Publication Date: January 25, 1972

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1. Personnel Shifts within the
Polish Party and Government
Hierarchy
2. Kliszko's Responsibility for
Deploying Troops During
December 1170 Rioting
REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR. 25 January 1972
FIELD NO.
1. During the 6 - 11 T)c.c-ember 1971 Polish Party
Congress, a Polish officiall
commented that 66 percent of
the mem ers o e e mmittee have been shifted to
new jobs. An atmosphere of great uncertainty had prevailed
since Party leader EdwardGierekhad been making all
the decisions on his own, and no one had advance warning
of where they stood. There have also been massive shifts
in leading government functionary positions, upwards of
90 percent being affected. There has been no question of
a purge in the sense of arrests. Other positions were
being found for these persons, generally less important
ones.
2. The same official commented that former Politburo
member and Secretary ZenonKliszkohad become an
alcoholic some time ago. At the time of the December
1970 rioting in Poland, Kliszko had been home alone
drinking and when the news reached him, he ordered
troops in without consulting anyone. After the fact,
he claimed to have done so to preclude Soviet intervention.
The official added that Soviet military forces had been
placed on alert when the troubles started.
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