POLISH COMMUNISTS EASE STAND AFTER GORBACHEV CALLS.(Main)

Byline: Francis X. Clines New York Times

Polish Communist Party leaders retreated Tuesday from threats not to share responsibility in the new coalition government after the Soviet president, Mikhail S. Gorbachev, held a 40-minute telephone conversation with the Polish party leader.

Soon after the talk, a spokesman for Polish Communist leader Mieczyslaw Rakowski, emphasized that the party was intent on "partner-like cooperation" with Solidarity, the movement that is about to assume power in a new government after decisive election victories over the Communists.

Gorbachev generally encouraged the Polish party to take part in the new government, said Jan Bisztyga, spokesman for the Polish Communists.

The …