But the move was linked to conditions that several Solidarity advisers said may be impossible to accept.

"If we say yes, we're giving allegiance to something we don't trust," a Solidarity adviser in Warsaw said recently.

He also said the Government was trying to enlist Solidarity advisers in the process of seeking change.

Solidarity advisers appeared divided in their assessment of the Government move.

Solidarity advisers in Warsaw said they had information to the effect that the death was a suicide.

But it contained conditions that senior Solidarity advisers have said make it virtually impossible to accept.

Mr. Geremek, the Solidarity adviser, said the union was seeking through mediators to gain further discussions with the Government this week.

But a Solidarity adviser, the essayist Adam Michnik, later told reporters, "the strike situation is wavering."

After the Central Committee meeting, Solidarity advisers convened in Gdansk.

To the end, senior Solidarity advisers were hoping they would surmount the 50 percent hurdle.