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Poland #516569

NBC Evening News for Monday, Apr 06, 1981
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(Studio) USSR 's 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia recalled justified on basis of "Brezhnev doctrine"; details given. Presence of Leonid Brezhnev today when Czech leader Gustav Husak issued warning during party conference noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor

(Prague, Czechoslovakia) Brezhnev's response to conf.'s agenda today and Husak's speech discussed; films shown. Implications of Brezhnev's participation in conference outlined; Polish delegation noted led by hard-liner Stefan Olszowski
REPORTER: Maurice Gent

(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor

(Bonn, West Germany) Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's European trip noted dominated by Polish issue; details given, films shown. [WEINBERGER - cites difficulty in ascertaining type of invasion.] Purpose of his participation in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) mtgs. recalled; criticism of Reagan administration's pronuclear arms position discussed; link between halt to arms summits with USSR and current Polish crisis mentioned.
REPORTER: George Lewis

Reporter(s):
Chancellor, John;
Gent, Maurice;
Lewis, George
Duration:
00:03:40

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