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- 8 April - A group of Soviet security service officers arrives in Warsaw to check whether martial law plans have been amended in tune with their recommendations.
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- 22 April - Launch of ration coupons for butter, flour, rice and cereals.
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- 12 May - Court registration of rural „Solidarity”.
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- 13 May - Assault on John Paul II in Rome.
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- Increasing number of desecrations of Soviet soldiers cemeteries in Poland, inspired by the Security Service.
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- 5 June - Moscow criticises the Polish party for concessions towards „internal counterrevolution”.
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Colonel Ryszard Kukliński (the officer of the General Staff of the Polish Army who warned the United States about the authorities’ plans concerning „Solidarność”):
After familiarising themselves with our plans, the Russians found them insufficient and presented their own suggestions. According to the Russians, imposition of martial law is dictated by the necessity to defend socialism. Upon its imposition, one should suspend the constitution and entrust the whole power to the chief military command. […] Martial law should be enforced by the army, the security service and active forces of the party. During the period of martial law and during preparations for its imposition one should primarily aim to unmask counterrevolution within „Solidarity”, identify leaders and extreme elements, establish where they are located, direct agents to infiltrate hostile organisations and trace clandestine radio stations and print rooms. The Russians also recommended to conduct internment fourteen hours before the imposition of martial law and, subsequently, to carry out investigations and to convene summary courts-martial.
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 Polish soldiers combat-ready (photo: ADM).
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 Satirical Easter card. An allusion to a threat of Soviet troops intervention.
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