Communists ask Solidarity to join in government

November 12, 1981

TThe Communist Party voted to give Solidarity a share in government and union activists called celebrations for independence day to mark the ''new chapter'' in Poland's long history.

Party leader Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski's proposed coalition apparently calls for continued Communist control of Poland but it marks a major increase in Solidarity's power. The government's plan coincided with today's celebrations of the 63rd anniversary of Poland's independence.