Foreword by Lech WalesaPreface and Acknowledgments"The Polish Crisis: Internal and International Dimensions" by Andrzej Paczkowski and Malcolm ByrneAcronyms and AbbreviationsChronology of EventsDocumentsPART ONE - THE BIRTH OF SOLIDARITYDocument No. 1:Protocol No. 13 of PUWP CC Politburo Meeting, July 18, 1980Document No. 2:Extract from Protocol No. 210 of the CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, August 25, 1980Document No. 3:Cardinal Wyszyoski Sermon at Jasna Góra following the Outbreak of Strikes, with Reactions, August 26-28, 1980Document No. 4:Protocol of PUWP CC Politburo Meeting, August 27, 1980Document No. 5:CPSU CC Politburo Commission Order to Enhance Readiness of Military Units for Possible Use in Poland, August 28, 1980Document No.

6:The Szczecin Agreement, August 30, 1980Document No. 7:The Gdaosk Agreement, August 31, 1980Document No. 8:President Carter Letter to Allies on Poland, September 1, 1980Document No. 9:CPSU CC Politburo Report on Topics for Discussion with the Polish Leadership, September 3, 1980Document No. 10:Special Coordination Committee, Summary of Conclusions, "Meeting on Poland," with attachment, September 23, 1980PART TWO - FRATERNAL ASSISTANCEDocument No. 11:Transcript of Bulgarian (BCP CC) Politburo Meeting, October 21, 1980Document No. 12:Solidarity National Coordinating Commission Statement on Union Registration, October 24, 1980Document No. 13:Protocol of PUWP CC Secretariat Meeting, October 25, 1980Document No.

14:Transcript of Bulgarian (BCP CC) Politburo Meeting, October 25, 1980Document No. 15:Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, October 29, 1980Document No. 16:Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, October 31, 1980Document No. 17:Letter from Leonid Brezhnev to Erich Honecker, November 4, 1980Document No. 18:Letter from Erich Honecker to Leonid Brezhnev, November 26, 1980Document No. 19:Report of the Czechoslovak Army Chief of Staff to the Minister of National Defense, December 3, 1980Document No. 20:CIA Alert Memorandum, December 3, 1980Document No. 21:Message from Ryszard Kuklioski on Impending Warsaw Pact Invasion, December 4, 1980Document No.

22:Minutes of Warsaw Pact Leadership Meeting in Moscow, December 5, 1980Document No. 23:Minutes of U.S. Special Coordination Committee Meeting, December 7, 1980Document No. 24:CIA Situation Report, "Poland," December 8, 1980Document No. 25:Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, December 11, 1980PART THREE - FROM CRISIS TO CRISISDocument No. 26:Protocol of Meeting of Leading Aktiv Members of Ministry of Internal Affairs, January 5, 1981Document No. 27:CPSU CC Instructions to the Soviet Ambassador concerning Lech Walesa''s Visit to Italy, January 14, 1981Document No.

28:PUWP CC Report on Leonid Zamyatin Visit to Katowice, January 16, 1981Document No. 29:Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, January 22, 1981Document No. 30:Supplement No. 1 to PUWP CC Politburo Protocol No. 657 Analyzing the Intentions of Solidarity, January 26, 1981Document No. 31:National Intelligence Estimate (NIE 12.6-81), "Poland''s Prospects over the Next Six Months," January 27, 1981Document No. 32:Solidarity National Coordinating Commission, "Statement on the Current Social and Political Situation," circa February 1981Document No.

33:Supplement No. 2 to PUWP CC Politburo Protocol No. 69, February 6, 1981Document No. 34:Memorandum of Conversation between Erich Honecker and Fidel Castro, February 28, 1981Document No. 35:Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, March 12, 1981Document No. 36:Ministry of Internal Affairs Duty Report on Preparations for Martial Law, March 16, 1981Document No. 37:Protocol No. 82 from PUWP CC Politburo Meeting, March 25, 1981Document No.

38:Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, March 26, 1981PART FOUR - SEARCH FOR A "POLISH SOLUTION"Document No. 39:Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, April 2, 1981Document No. 40:CIA Alert Memorandum, "Poland," April 3, 1981Document No. 41:East German Report of Discussion with Marshal Viktor Kulikov, April 7, 1981Document No. 42:Brezhnev Speech to the CPCz CC Politburo, April 7, 1981Document No. 43:Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, April 9, 1981Document No. 44:Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, April 16, 1981Document No. 45:Extract from Protocol No.

7 from the CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, April 23, 1981Document No. 46:Message from Ryszard Kuklioski to CIA, April 26, 1981Document No. 47:Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, April 30, 1981Document No. 48:Informational Memorandum from the L''vov District Secretary to the CPUkr Central Committee, May 7, 1981Document No. 49:Memorandum of Meeting between Leonid Brezhnev, Erich Honecker, Gustáv Husák et al, in Moscow, May 16, 1981Document No. 50:CPSU CC Letter to the PUWP CC, June 5, 1981Document No. 51:Transcript of PUWP CC Politburo Meeting during Break in CC Session, June 10, 1981Document No. 52:Memorandum from Ronald I.

Spiers to the Secretary of State, "Polish Resistance to Soviet Intervention," June 15, 1981Document No. 53:Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting on Brezhnev-Kania Conversation, June 18, 1981Document No. 54:CIA National Intelligence Daily, "USSR-Poland: Polish Military Attitudes," June 20, 1981Document No. 55:Information on Andrei Gromyko''s Talks with the PUWP Leadership, July 3-5, 1981Document No. 56:Report to HSWP CC Politburo with Verbatim Transcript of July 21 Telephone Conversation between Kania and Brezhnev, July 22, 1981Document No. 57:Notes of Solidarity National Coordinating Commission Conference in Gdaosk, July 24, 1981Document No. 58:Record of Brezhnev-Honecker Meeting in the Crimea, August 3, 1981Document No. 59:PUWP CC Assessment of Public Attitudes toward Solidarity, August 17, 1981Document No.

60:Information on Brezhnev Meeting with Kania and Jaruzelski on August 14, 1981, August 22, 1981Document No. 61:Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, September 10, 1981Document No. 62: Protocol No. 002/81 of Meeting of the Homeland Defense Committee, September 13, 1981Document No. 63:CPSU CC Communication to the PUWP CC, "Intensifying Anti-Soviet Feelings in Poland," September 14, 1981Document No. 64:Information on Brezhnev-Kania Telephone Conversation, September 15, 1981Document No. 65:Message from Ryszard Kuklioski to CIA, September 15, 1981Document No. 66:Letter from HSWP CC signed by Kádár to PUWP CC via Kania, September 17, 1981Document No.

67:Excerpt from CPSU CC Politburo Meeting regarding Brezhnev-Kania Conversation, September 17, 1981Document No. 68:Report to the HSWP CC Politburo by the Hungarian Ambassador to Warsaw, September 18, 1981Document No. 69:PUWP CC, "Instructions on the More Important Activities of the Party, Organs of Power and State Administration," September 18, 1981PART FIVE - FINAL PREPARATIONSDocument No. 70:Czeslaw Kiszczak Notes for October 5 Politburo Meeting, October 4, 1981Document No. 71:Notes of Brezhnev-Jaruzelski Telephone Conversation, October 19, 1981Document No. 72: Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting on Rusakov Trip to Eastern Europe, October 29, 1981Document No. 73: Extract from Protocol No. 37 of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, November 21, 1981Document No.

74: Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs, "Supplement No. 2: Planned Activity of the Ministry of Internal Affairs," November 25, 1981Document No. 75: Memorandum from Alexander Haig to President Reagan, "U.S. Assistance Program for Poland," December 1, 1981Document No. 76: PUWP CC, "Excerpt from Motions at meeting with CC Members on November 27, 1981," December 2, 1981Document No. 77: Notes of Meeting of the Presidium of Solidarity''s National Coordinating Commission in Gdaosk, December 2, 1981Document No. 78: Solidarity NCC Presidium, "Position Taken by the Presidium of the National Coordinating Commission and Leaders of the NSZZ," December 3, 1981Document No.

79: Report on the Committee of Ministers of Defense Meeting in Moscow, December 1-4, 1981Document No. 80: Protocol No. 18 of PUWP CC Meeting, December 5, 1981Document No. 81: Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, December 10, 1981Document No. 82: Notebook Entries of Lt. Gen. Viktor Anoshkin, December 11, 1981PART SIX--CRACKDOWNDocument No. 83: Telegram to Directors of Voivode Police, circa December 12, 1981Document No.

84: Communication from Czeslaw Kiszczak to Florian Siwicki, December 12, 1981Document No. 85: Protocol No. 19 of PUWP CC Politburo Meeting, December 13, 1981Document No. 86: Extract from Protocol No. 40 of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, December 13, 1981Document No. 87: Speech by Pope John Paul II concerning Martial Law, December 13, 1981Document No. 88: CIA National Intelligence Daily, "Poland: Test of Government''s Measures," December 14, 1981Document No. 89: Memorandum from Lawrence Eagleburger to Secretary of State, "General Wojciech Jaruzelski," December 16, 1981Document No.

90: Appeal from Pope John Paul II to Wojciech Jaruzelski, December 18, 1981Document No. 91: Protocol No. 16 of PUWP CC Secretariat Meeting, December 19, 1981Document No. 92: Hot Line Communication from Leonid Brezhnev to Ronald Reagan regarding Martial Law in Poland, December 25, 1981Document No. 93: Report to HSWP CC Politburo on Hungarian Delegation''s Talks with Wojciech Jaruzelski, December 30, 1981Document No. 94: Transcript of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, January 14, 1982Document No. 95: Notes of Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Defense Meeting on Implementation of Martial Law, January 15, 1982Main ActorsEndnotesBibliographyIndex.