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TASS Reviews Soviet Central Press for 12 Oct
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This document summarizes a 1989 meeting between Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and Polish official Mieczyslaw Rakowski. The discussion focused on the political and economic situation in Poland.
This document is a press review issued by the Joint Staff in Washington D.C. on October 12, 1989, summarizing a report from the TASS news agency. The report details a meeting held on Wednesday, October 11, 1989, in Moscow between Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and Mieczyslaw Rakowski, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party (PUWP). During this visit, the two leaders engaged in discussions regarding a broad range of social, economic, and political issues affecting both the USSR and Poland. Specifically, Rakowski provided an overview of the situation in Poland following the recent election to the Sejm and the subsequent formation of a new government. The discussion highlighted the significant social and economic crisis currently facing Poland, with the PUWP expressing an intent to address these challenges through constructive interaction with the government and various political forces.
THE KEY NATIONAL TASK NOW IS TO PULL THE COUNTRY OUT OF THE LENGTHY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS.
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Official Assessment
The document reports on a meeting between Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and Polish United Workers' Party First Secretary Mieczyslaw Rakowski, where they discussed social, economic, and political issues in the USSR and Poland, including Poland's economic crisis.
Key Persons
- Mikhail GorbachevSoviet Leader
- Mieczyslaw RakowskiFirst Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party