Preparing for Martial Law: Through the Eyes of Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski

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A captivating collection of over 75 documents concerning the planning and implementation martial law in Poland from mid-1980 to late 1981. The collection release coincided with a CIA symposium honoring Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski, a member of the Polish Army General Staff and the source of the documents. His information provided documents and personal commentary that gave intelligence analysts and US policy makers invaluable insight into the crisis.

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INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION CABLE, 18 DECEMBER 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b649c

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1981-12-18.pdf	333.14 KB

INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION CABLE, 25 JANUARY 1982

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1982-01-25.pdf	281.27 KB

INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION CABLE, 27 JANUARY 1982

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b646d

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1982-01-27.pdf	128 KB

INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION CABLE, 7 JANUARY 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b64b8

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1981-01-07.pdf	119.29 KB

INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT, 13 MAY 1982

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b6499

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1982-05-13.pdf	343.17 KB

INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT, 5 APRIL 1982

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b64b5

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1982-04-05a.pdf	162.58 KB

INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT, 5 APRIL 1982

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b64ae

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1982-04-05b.pdf	205.24 KB

Intelligence Information Special Report, 7 OCTOBER 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b6472

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1981-10-07.pdf	364.1 KB

MEMO: 18 SEPTEMBER 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b647f

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1981-09-18.pdf	307.37 KB

MEMO: 26 OCTOBER 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b6481

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1981-10-26a.pdf	109 KB

MEMO: ATTITUDES OF THE POLISH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND SOVIET MILITARY POSITIONS..., 24 JUNE 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b64a2

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1981-06-24.pdf	459.21 KB

MEMO: CURRENT PLANS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF MARTIAL LAW IN POLAND, 11 SEPTEMBER 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b64a0

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1981-09-11.pdf	143.85 KB

MEMO: Current Political Situation in Poland, 19 OCTOBER 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b648b

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1981-10-19c.pdf	105.08 KB

MEMO: CURRENT POLITICAL/MILITARY SITUATION IN POLAND, 13 OCTOBER 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b648a

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1981-10-13a.pdf	189.9 KB

MEMO: CURRENT SITUATION IN THE POLISH GOVERNMENT AND MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, 24 FEBRUARY 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b6496

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1981-02-24.pdf	170.45 KB

MEMO: MARTIAL LAW IN POLAND, 25 AUGUST 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b6484

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1981-08-25.pdf	321.54 KB

MEMO: New Draft Decree on Martial Law, 9 SEPTEMBER 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b64af

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1981-09-09.pdf	208.32 KB

MEMO: Polish General Staff Evaluation of Soviet Military Presence and Activities in Poland, 17 JULY

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b64b4

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1981-07-17b.pdf	450.38 KB

MEMO: POLISH GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR THE POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION OF MARTIAL LAW, 11 FEBRUARY 1981

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b646e

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1981-02-11.pdf	137.34 KB

MEMO: POLISH GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR THE POSSIBLE SOVIET MILITARY INTERVENTION AND DECLARATION OF MARTI

Document Number: 5076e90a993247d4d82b6498

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1981-02-27A.pdf	388.78 KB

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