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April 02, 1981

MEMORANDUM FROM JOHN MCMAHON TO THE SECRETARIES OF STATE AND DEFENSE AND DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, 'SOVIET REACTION TO POLISH PROPOSALS REGARDING THE DECLARATION OF MARTIAL LAW'

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    Translated memorandum discusses how Ministry of Defense documents concerning martial law were translated and presented to Brezhnev. The document later explains the parameters set up by Brezhnev and Polish officials under which martial must be set up and executed.
    "Memorandum from John McMahon to the Secretaries of State and Defense and Director of the National Security Agency, 'Soviet Reaction to Polish Proposals Regarding the Declaration of Martial Law'," April 02, 1981, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, CIA declassification, 2008 https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/165287

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Translated memorandum discusses how Ministry of Defense documents concerning martial law were translated and presented to Brezhnev. The document later explains the parameters set up by Brezhnev and Polish officials under which martial must be set up and executed.

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McMahon, John Norman, 1929-

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