press selection list -- east europe 23 jan

This document is a press selection list dated January 23, covering various news reports from Eastern Europe. The compilation is divided into three sections. Section I covers Poland, noting that no newspapers were received. Section II covers Albania, noting that selections will be included in a subsequent list, and Bulgaria, also noting no newspapers received. It then provides detailed summaries of news from Romania and Yugoslavia. Romanian news includes an article by Dumitru Tinu regarding Saddam Husayn's policy and his attack on Israel, an open letter from the Commission of Action for the Democratization of the Army to Defense Minister Stanculescu, and a protest note against the president of the Writers' Union, Mircea Dinescu. Yugoslavian news covers the appointment of Milo Djukanovic to form a new Montenegrin government, an interview with the Slovene president by Darko Djurek, and a report by Nenad Figenwald on the Croatian government's consideration of a new currency. Section III covers Czechoslovakia, featuring a commentary by Martin Komarek on the Slovak government, a response by Igor Cibula, and an interview with Deputy Foreign Trade Minister Martak regarding Iraq's debt. Additionally, it mentions a report on a fire at the Dukovany nuclear power station.