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Poland #515894

NBC Evening News for Friday, Mar 27, 1981
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(Studio) Work stoppage in Poland today reported; implications with regard to general strike planned for Tuesday noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor

(Warsaw, Poland) Solidarity's warning strike today examined; films shown. Lech Walesa's warning to strikers outlined; his mtgs. with deputy prime minister Mieczyslaw Rakowski mentioned. Govt.'s official report on last wk.'s clash in Bydgoszcz noted released tomorrow; possible course of situation considered.
REPORTER: John Cochran

(Studio) Govt.-union negotiations reported resuming tomorrow; details given. Tass' criticism of Solidarity mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor

(Studio) Secretary of State Alexander Haig and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger reported reiterating administration's warning to USSR with regard to Poland; details given.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd

(DC) Haig's description of events in Poland quoted. [HAIG - says his previous assessment is influenced continually; explains.] His interpretation of situation with regard to possible USSR intervention discussed.
REPORTER: Bob Kur

(Studio) Weinberger quoted with regard to arms control based on Poland's crisis.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd

(DC) Question of Polish army's resistance to possible USSR invasion examined; map shown.
REPORTER: George Lewis.

(Studio) Current status of Polish crisis summarized.
REPORTER: John Chancellor

Reporter(s):
Chancellor, John;
Cochran, John;
Kur, Bob;
Lewis., George;
Mudd, Roger
Duration:
00:07:10

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