Preparing for Martial Law: Through the Eyes of Col. Ryszard Kuklinski by Central Intelligence Agency - HTML preview

From the initial outbreak of labor unrest in July 980 until the declaration of martial law on /3 December 98 Col. Kuklinski provided periodic reporting and commentary on the chaotic progression of events. He focused on the increasing refinement of the plans for introducing martial law, the internal political debates surrounding these preparations, and the almost constant pressure from Moscow for the Poles “to do something” to contain and destroy Solidarity.

He reported first hand information on his role in the preparations of the plans as well as on the knowledge and speculation of his contacts in the General Staff. Below are some very short excerpts on these topics which are contained in the full documents in this collection.