NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A029700010016-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2005
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: January 11, 1977
• Content Type: REPORT

Adw Aiw A0W Adw Adw Aiw Aiw Aiw Ar
RECOMMENDATION
RETURN
SIGNATURE
(Security Classification)
Access to this document will be restricted to
those approved for the following specific activities:
0 Tuesday January 11, 1977 CG NIDC 77-008C
0 State Department review completed
--4 Tnn Secret
w
NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions
dhEMENS
0 Top Secret 25X1
1
0
0
(Securit Classification)
Approved For Release 2006/03/17 : CIA-RDP79T00975A02970001 -
AW ~ AAW A~ MV AW ~ A~ AV AO
 Approved Fo4 Release 2006/03/17 : CIA-RDP79T00974A029700010016-5
National Intelligence Da.l Cable for Tuesday, January 11, 1977.
The NID Cable is for e purpose or informing
CONTENTS
POLAND: Western Press on Dissidents
Page 7
25X1
Approved For Release 2006/03/17 : CIA-RDP79T009754 029700010016-5
 25X1 Approved For Release 2006/03/17 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO29700010016-5
Next 5 Page(s) In Document Exempt
Approved For Release 2006/03/17 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO29700010016-5
 Approved For
POLAND: Western Press on Dissidents
I IA senior member of the Polish party's Central Com-
mittee secretariat told a US embassy representative last week
that Western press criticism could complicate the Gierek re-
gime's efforts to deal with dissidence and other delicate do-
mestic problems.
Polish leaders evidently hope they can prevent do-
me ttic unrest from getting out of hand by selectively harass-
ing individual dissidents. Western criticism of the treatment
given Polish dissidents filters into Poland and feeds the un-
rest.
I The Polish official asserted that only under "excep-
tional circumstances" would the authorities take harsher meas-
ures against members of the Workers' Defense League and other
dissidents. Maintaining that no senior party leader advocates
a get-tough policy, he confided frankly that "no one wishes to
create martyrs."
I The official conceded that it would be naive to sup-
pose that there is no dissatisfaction over the economic situa-
tion among workers, farmers, intellectuals, students, and even
party members. He added that the most unfortunate aspect of
dissident activity is the bad impression it creates in the
Western press about life in :Poland. At the same time, however,
he concluded that the major American news publications have
been "very responsible" in covering internal Polish develop-
ments.
Apprehension over Western media coverage of the do-
mestic scene could well reflect continuing irritation over
broadcasts by Radio Free Europe. An article in the Polish
Approved For R4Iease 2006/03/17 : CIA-RDP79T00975A0297g0010016-5
 Approved For
armed forces newspaper on Thursday accused the US of attempt-
ing to increase Radio Free Europe's propaganda capabilities
in the post-Helsinki era. A Polish Foreign Ministry official
stated that Poland regards the radio's broadcasting as a vio-
lation of the Helsinki Final Act.
The domestic opponents of the government, meanwhile,
are keeping up their criticism of the authorities. An open let-
ter was sent on Saturday to Polish legislators calling for an
investigation into alleged police brutality against workers pro-
testing food price increases last June. The letter was signed
by a group of 172 Polish intellectuals--the largest number re-
ported thus far to have endorsed such a petition.
Approved For R~ Iease 2006/03/17 : CIA-RDP79T0097~5A029700010016-5
 Pr AV AW AV AV Amr Adw Amr Adw AdIv AV
proved For Release 2006/03/17 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO29700010016-5
_
0 Top Secret
(Security Classification) 0
0 0
0, 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Top Secret
(Security ftpg#imddor Release 2006/03/17 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO29700010016-5
J