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After the signing, toasts were cordial. Polish Premier Jozef Cyrankiewicz toasted "dear Comrade Shepilov" and "dear Comrade Zhukov." Shepilov saluted "friendly and fraternal Poland," hailed the agreement as "a striking example of a new type of international relations established among socialist countries...
...Political Bureau was reduced to nine members. Still in the top jobs were Gomulka backers Alexander Zawadski, chairman of the Council of State, Premier Josef Cyrankiewicz, Security Minister Roman Zambrowski and stouthearted Edward Ochab, who stepped down as First Secretary to make way for Gomulka...
...stirred up by the Americans was not repeated in Poznan, where the people knew better.) There were signs of a conflict between Party Secretary Edward Ochab (once described by Stalin as "a Communist with some teeth in him"), who was said to be for reprisals, and Premier Jozef Cyrankiewicz, a turncoat Socialist and ex-inmate of Nazi concentration camps (four years in World War II), who was for continuing to ease conditions. Neither apparently disagreed with the notion of making an example of strike leaders: it was the presumably more lenient Cyrankiewicz who talked of chopping off any hands raised...
...problem of how to keep so large an outburst from getting further out of hand. An official statement attributed the revolt to "imperialist agents and a reactionary underground," charged that the rioting bore "the imprint of a large-scale and carefully prepared provocative and diversionary action." Communist Premier Jozef Cyrankiewicz, rushing down to Poznan, promised severe punishment for those captured with weapons. Cried Cyrankiewicz: "Everyone who raises his hand against the people may be sure that it will be hacked...
...Pieces. The others spoke their set pieces. Premier Jozef Cyrankiewicz of Poland said he viewed revived German militarism (Western, that is) with alarm, and endorsed Molotov's suggestion for a united command. Premier Viliam Siroky of Czechoslovakia said he did, too. Deputy Premiers or Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria, Albania, Hungary and Rumania said they "eagerly," "warmly," "enthusiastically" supported Comrade Molotov's proposals. That took four days...