Evening star., 1956-11-20
New Riots Erupi
In Poland Over
Soviet Troops


VIENNA. Nov. 20 (P).-A Pol.
Iish newspaper says demonstra-
tions and riots erupted in POLAND
while Poland's Communist Party
chief was in Moscow negotiating
on future Polish-Soviet relations
The newpaper Express Wies-
|zorne received here today said
disorders occurred Sunday al
Bromberg. 1t said students anc
young workers set fire to the
city'S radio station and ther
fought off police and fire bri-
gadeS.
This account of trouble con-
Itrasted with dispatches from
Warsaw which said the Polish
Communist chief, Wladyslav
Gomulka, was greeted by cheer.
ling crowds on his journey from
Moscow back to Warsaw.
Political observers here said
however, there was no doubt
that riots broke out after the
announcement that the new
agreement between Mr.. Gomulks
and the Kremlin leadership die
not include provisions for the
withdrawal of Soviet troops from
Poland.
Tension Reported
The independent Vienna news
paper Neuer Kurier reported
tension and disturbances
throughout Poland due to what
it termed Mr.. Gomulka's taking
the Moscow line"
Another Polish paper. the Clos
Olsztynski, told of an anti-Soviet
demonstration by students al
Olsztyn (Allenstein), in former
German East Prussia.
Mr.. Gomulka, who was re.
stored by the Central Committee
of the Polish United Worker.
(Communist) Party last month
in a Polish move toward an in
dependent form of communism
returned to Warsaw last night
He told cheering crowds in the
Polish capital. "All those thing.
which stood between the friend
ship of Poland and the Soviet
Union have been settled"
"The difference between ac-
tons and words. which in the
past often made our relations
difficult. have been liquidated,
he declared.
He asked his countrymen II
build good neighborly relation;
with the Soviets.
The Moscow communique or
the talks said the Polish chief.
tain and the Kremlin leaders
agreed that Soviet troops must
remain in Poland, but the Poles
were given veto power over Rus
sian troop movements within
their country. Western observers
lin Moscow and Communist off,
Icials in Warsaw got the idea
that Mr.. Gomulka got everything
he asked for, and maybe more
in his meetings with the Soviet
leaders.
Mr.. Gomulka told his Warsaw
|Welcomers the Russians hao
agreed to, write off Polish debts
Ftotaling more than 2 billion
|rubles $500 million at the off.
Icial rate).
Poland also will get loans OF
y million tons of grain and g
200 mil llion-ruble cash credit
Official circles in Warsaw sale
Mr., Gomulka had only expected
IA million tons of grain and 4OC
million rubles.
Economic Windfall
One of the biggest economic
windfalls. according to response.
BILE Warsaw sources, is found in
Ia paragraph of the official Mos
cow declaration on the talks
stating:
AN agreement was reached or
regulation of financial clearances
referring to railroad shipments
lnoncommercial payments anC
other matters"
These sources said under this
clause Poland will get a lumI
sum equivalent to $400 millior
to cover back payment for Soviet
use of Polish railways and similar
payments will be made for future
Iuse. This includes both troor
movements and the Sovie;
Unions regular trade with East
Germany and Western Europe
moved across Poland.