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Rebels Still Battle Troops
In Strife-Torn Poznon
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today. but were unable to get
them through Immediately.
United Nations Secretary Cen
eral Dag Hammarskjold, arriving
In Stockholm from Warsaw,
where he was visiting Thursday,
said he had not noticed any
reaction in the Polish capital to
the Poznan disturbances.
The Warsaw Office of the
Polish news agency P. A. P. said
there was no violence in Poznan
today.
Mistakes" Admitted
Red Premier Josef Cryankie-
wicz promised the rebellious
workers his regime will correct
mistakes" and raise living
standards. He also warned of
merciless reprisals for any fur
Their move against his govern
ment.
Despite Warsaw radio claims
that the rebellion has been
crushed and Poznan has re-
turned to normal, ground troops
and rooftop hopping jet planes
were said to be deployed
throughout Poznan. They are I'M
der command of Soviet officers.
Some reports filtering out of
Poland said many Poznan
workers still have the arms they
used against police and troops
in Thursdays outburst. Some
armed with rifles and machine
guns repeatedly fought off Sc
curity forces attacking the bat
tered city radio station yesterday
long after official announcement
that the uprising had been sup
pressed.
Warsaw radio announced 38
persons had been killed and at
least 270 wounded in fighting
between about 10000 rioting
workers and security forces
Thursday.
But Westerners-who were at
tending the Poznan Interna-
tional Trade Fair when the re-
bellion flared-said they thought
the broadcast minimized the
casualties. Some estimated the
number of dead at 100 or more.
Controls Being Eased
Mr.. Cryankiewicz acknowledged
in a broadcast to the nation that
there was dissatisfaction" among
the workers. He said living con-
ditions were bad for some and as
a result of mistakes" made by
authorities which will be correct
ed.
The Premier said the Poznan
outbreak would not defect his
government from continuing "tc
democratize our way of life
meaning it would go on with the
relaxing of stern controls which
in Poland has accompanied the
anti-Stalin drive in Russia.
But he blamed the uprising or
"imperialist agents" and de.
clared, Everyone who raises hi
hand against the people can bt
sure it will be hacked of in thu
interests of the working class. :
Berlin was flooded with un.
confirmed reports. of anti-Com-
munist unrest in other Polish
cities and the Baltic states, Lat
via, Lithuania and Estonia. Tele.
phone operators in Stockholm
reported communication with the
Baltic states had been cut.
Western embassies in Warsaw
reported there were indication;
the revolt had been planned
carefully and the rebels some.
how had secured and bidder
large stocks of weapons anc
ammunition. They said, however
that the revolt appeared tt
have been touched off prema-
turely.
This conflicted with specula.
ton that 1t was timed carefully
to coincide with the trade fail
and the arrival in Warsaw Of
Mr.. Hammarskjold.
ReinfOrcements Reported
Martial law and a curfew have
been imposed on Poznan. The
West Berlin newspaper Telegral
quoted a Western businessman a.
reporting heavy army reinforce,
ments arriving in the big indus,
trial city as he left it yesterday
Polish newspapers predicte,
the police would impose NOR
rigorous restrictions on the PEG
pie as the result Of the riot
and denounced "the awkward
scoundrels behind these blood,
provocations."
An influential Polish Com
munist interviewed in Berlii
yesterday claimed contact will
top Warsaw government official
and differed with the Cryan
kiewicz view on continued dem
ocratizing" Of Poland.
The Pole, who would not per
NIT use Of his name, said tn
revolt would set back what h
called "our program Of liberal