World IN BRIEF : POLAND : 63 in Solidarity Unit Break With Walesa

Sixty-three of Lech Walesa’s senior advisers and longtime allies in the Solidarity movement broke ranks with him over his criticism of the Solidarity-led government. The break came at a Warsaw meeting of the national Citizens Committee, since 1988 the political arm of Solidarity. The full committee of 200 postponed action on the letter at the behest of Walesa, who considers the pace of economic reform too slow under Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki. The dissidents oppose not only Walesa’s criticism but also his ambition to become president. Mazowiecki stayed away from the meeting, but in a speech he appealed for unity until reforms are completed.