January 17, 1980
CPSU CC Politburo Decision, On the Situation in Afghanistan
COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION, CENTRAL COMMITTEE
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#P179/USh
To: Comrades Brezhnev, Kosygin, Andropov, Gromyko,Suslov, Ustinov, Ponomarev.
Excerpt from Protocol #179 of the Politburo CC CPSU session of
17 January 1980
On the situation in Afghanistan.
1. To take into consideration the information presented by Comrades A.A. Gromyko, Y.V. Andropov, D.F. Ustinov, and B.N. Ponomarev on this question.
2. To entrust Comrades A.A. Gromyko, Y.V. Andropov, D.F. Ustinov, and B.N. Ponomarev with continuing their work on analyzing and preparing materials related to the situation in Afghanistan.
All questions that need to be considered should be submitted to the Politburo of the Central Committee.
Secretary of the CC
CPSU CC Politburo decision on measures to be taken regarding the situation in Afghanistan
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