Wednesday, January 28, 1981
11:00am
2221 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20002
United StatesTitle
THE CRISIS IN POLAND AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE HELSINKI PROCESS
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Members:
Name:
Hon. Robert Dole
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Co-Chairman
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Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Name:
Hon. Patrick Leahy
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Commissioner
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Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Name:
Hon. Orrin Hatch
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Commissioner
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Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Name:
Hon. Don Ritter
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Commissioner
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Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Name:
Hon. Steven Palmer
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Commissioner
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Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Staff:
Name:
Spencer Oliver
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Staff Director/General Council
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Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
This hearing focused on the events in Poland, resulting from martial law, as direct violations of the human rights and other provisions of the Final Act and to determine what can be done to preserve human rights gains in that beleaguered country. It is clear now that the aim of this harsh crackdown was the suppression of the Polish workers' movement, Solidarity, as well as the rollback of the unprecedented political reforms and social renewal which that movement had stimulated during the past 16 months. Also discussed was the strategic importance of Poland to the U.S.S.R. and how these developments may show signs of vulnerabilities among the Soviet states.
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