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September 18, 1981	Memorandum from John Stein to the Secretaries of State and Defense and Director of the National Security Agency, 'Agenda for the Meeting of the National Defense Committee on 14 September; Current Positions of the Political and Military Leadership...' Translated agenda of the National Defense Committee meeting from September 14th, as well as outline the positions of military and government officials on the implementation of martial law.
August 25, 1981	Memorandum from [Redacted] to the Director of Central Intelligence, 'Martial Law in Poland' Memorandum outlining Poland's martial law plan, whether it could work, and the attitudes of Polish leadership.
March 16, 1981	Memorandum from John McMahon to the Secretaries of State and Defense and Director of the National Security Agency, '[Redacted] Report' Translated memorandum reports the coordinated efforts of the Ministries of Internal Affairs, Defense, and Central Committee Propaganda Department to implement martial law in Poland.
March 12, 1981	Memorandum from John McMahon to the Secretaries of State and Defense and Director of the National Security Agency, '[Redacted] Report' Translated document outlines an exercise for both the government and military of Poland to prepare for the implementation of martial law.
February 24, 1981	Memorandum from John McMahon to the Secretaries of State and Defense and Director of the National Security Agency, 'Current Situation in the Polish Government and Ministry of Defense' Translated document outlines a conversation with Brezhnev where he expresses his concerns over counterrevolutionaries. The threat of young people joining the Solidarnosc movement and GDR & Czechoslovakian propaganda to peace in Poland.
February 13, 1981	Memorandum from John McMahon to the Director of Central Intelligence, '[Redacted] Report' Translation of an address made by Polish General Wojciech Jaruzelski. He discusses how Poland's problems are a result of leadership not adhering to Socialist-Leninist ideology and the need for peaceful intervention in Poland.
February 27, 1980	Memorandum from John M. McMahon to the Director of Central Intelligence, '[Redacted] Report' McMahon forwards a translation of a Polish-language document containing information on the Polish government's planning for "increased threat for Poland's security."
January 24, 1962	Transcription of Speech by Yugoslav General Ivan Gosnjak This note describes a conference of important governmental leaders that gathered on Dec. 21, 1961 to hear Gosnjak speak. He spoke about the power of socialism and the importance of a united Soviet bloc against adversity.
October 25, 1956	Maj. Witold Osinski, Reports on the Events of 19-23 October 1956 Reports recounting Osinski's experiences with infighting between the Polish Ministry of Defense (MND), and the Stalinist Internal Security Corps (ISC). The reports also take place during the Polish October (Gomulka' Thaw). Normal font indicates that the text appears in both instances of the document. Italics indicates that the text appears only in the original, handwritten version of the document. Bold font indicates that the text appears only in the final, typed version for Gomulka.
September 13, 1981	Protocol No. 002/81 of the Meeting of the Committee for the Defense of the Homeland Meeting of the Committee for the Defense of the Homeland on the implementation of martial law in Poland. Committee members discuss where to increase militarization to be prepared for martial law, and how best to protect martial law through propaganda.