SELF-CRITICISM ON POZNAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00058R000100130088-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 88
• Publication Date: July 7, 1956
• Content Type: NSPR

,fering all the agonies of the chameleon
who landed on a crazy quilt made out
of Scotch plaids. The riots in Poznan,
Poland, demand of the Worker that It:
1. Exemplify the new self-criticism
role the Reds are now playing.
2. Sympathize with the workers of
Poland who were rioting.
3. Charge that the yvorkers were hired
stooges of Allen Dulles.
4. Show that the Polish Government
Is in command.
5. Claim that democracy marches on
In. Poland.
Accordingly, the Worker editor says
that the Polish Premier admits "various
frequently annoying grievances"; hints
that one of these annoying grievances
might be hunger, due to the fact that for
years the United Stales "barred the sale-
let alone the donation--of surplus food
Ito aoclaliat countiles"; declares that "no
person of trod will can feel anything but
grief and ? egret at the terrible.loss of
life in Poznan." (although the front page
of the Worker notes estimates of deaths
of from ?/ 'a 480 b%? rifle, machine gun
and tank lur) Gays chat the workers had
justifier, g-levanccs and "insufficient ave-
nues II gecuring redress of grievances";
and rf rges the whole thing up to Allen
Du:Jd of the American Central Intern-
FW,fr i Agency.
party line was followed, but some
oo/ a nervous wreck.
A tiE DALLAS MORNING NEWS J (l 7 1956
Approved For Release 2000/08/24: CIA-RPBTR6990
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Self-Criticism on Poznan
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Approved For Release 2000/08/24: CIA-RDP70-00058R000100130088-0