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July 28, 1968

Cipher Telegram 2791-337/8, To the Commanding General of the Silesian Military District, copy to the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces

The Soviet exercise control staff provides the Polish forces from the Silesian region with directions regarding the forthcoming military exercise. The Polish troops are ordered to maintain secrecy so as to avoid enemy intelligence gathering.

March 19, 1975

Military Exercise Soyuz-75 Intelligence Information No. 1

As part of the Soyuz-75 exercise, this document provides intelligence on Western forces and an evaluation of the current military situation.

June 2, 1988

Military Exercise Shchit-88 Intelligence Summary No. 1 as of 0800 2 June 1988

This intelligence summary describes a potential scenario in which the policy of detente in "Blue" countries begins to deteriorate and increased military exercises are conducted.

April 29, 1971

Information #310 KGB on PGU KGB View on a Proposal of a Warsaw Pact Intelligence Services Meeting

January 19, 1965

T. Zhivkov’s Handwritten Notes on NATO at the Warsaw Pact Meeting in Moscow

June 2, 1988

Military Exercise Shchit-88 Intelligence Summary No. 2 for the period 0800 2 June to 1900 6 June 1988

This document provides background information on a hypothetical political/military scenario leading up to the command staff exercise SHICHT-88 [TARCZA-88 in Polish]. In the scenario 'Blue' military leaders have begun to oppose the policy of detente pursued by their governments and consequently have raised their level of combat readiness by increasing the frequency of military exercises and pressured 'Blue' governments into ending the destruction of intermediate-range nuclear forces as required by the 1987 Treaty on Intermediate Nuclear Forces in Europe. In response the 'Reds' have also raised their combat readiness. The increased international tension has affected the situation within Poland, contributing to increased anti-government sentiment.