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Poland #71429

ABC Evening News for Sunday, Apr 05, 1981
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(Studio) United States concern over possible USSR invasion of Poland said fueled by President Leonid Brezhnev's arrival in Prague, Czechoslovakia, for mtgs. with Communist party leaders there, and intensified USSR troops mvts. in and around Poland.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

(Moscow, USSR ) Brezhnev's arrival here and implications for Poland examined; Brezhnev said allegedly wanting to replace Polish Communist party leader Stanislaw Kania with Prime Min. Wojciech Jaruzelski. Continued attacks on Solidarity by "Pravda" noted.
REPORTER: Anne Garrels

(London, England) Status of USSR troops near and in Poland examined; Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger noted accusing Sovs. of violating 1975 Helsinki agreement; details given, films, maps shown. Possibility that USSR will pull troops from Afghanistan for restationing elsewhere considered.
REPORTER: John McWethy

(DC) Implications of United States message to Poland discussed. [Courtesy NBC's "Meet" "the Press", United Nations ambassador Jeane KIRKPATRICK - interprets USSR military build-up.] Assessment of situation by Soviet experts here outlined.
REPORTER: Jack Smith

(Studio) Anchor and reporter summarize situation.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson, Jack Smith

(Studio) Response of Poland's population to current events examined; films shown.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

Reporter(s):
Donaldson, Sam;
Garrels, Anne;
McWethy, John;
Smith, Jack
Duration:
00:05:00

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