A file containing documents concerning foreign reactions to the crisis in Poland in December 1970. Subjects covered in the file include coverage of the events in the Yugoslav, Czechoslovak, Hungarian, and Romanian media; the Hungarian and Soviet view that the crisis was caused by a failure to collectivise agriculture; analysis from the Canadian, West German, and American delegations to NATO; and the views of the Italian communist party. The documents also discuss a report that the Polish president, Władysław Gomułka, had unsuccessfully requested Soviet military intervention against the strikes and riots that led to his downfall.
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Countries
- Canada Czechoslovakia Hungary Italy Romania Soviet Union United States of America West Germany Yugoslavia
- Department Reference
- ENP 2/2
- Document Type
- Correspondence Reports
- File Reference
- FCO 28/1439
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.001439
- Key Events
- Polish protests of December 1970
- Note
- The following items have been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: Canadian delegation to NATO, 09 February 1971, The Polish Political Situation; Canadian delegation to NATO, 22 January 1971, The Polish Political Situation; NATO, 02 February 1971, Assessment of recent development in Poland; NATO, 02 February 1971, Situation in Poland; NATO, 09 February 1971, The Economic Background to the Unrest in Poland in December 1970; NATO, 26 January 1971, Recent Developments in Poland; NATO, 26 January 1971, Situation in Poland.
- Pages
- 54
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Gierek Władysław Gomułka
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Poland
- Themes
- Dissent, Resistance, and Human Rights Domestic Politics Media and Culture
