COMMUNIST CULTURAL AND PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES IN LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES BASIC FACT SHEET

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70T00666R000200110025-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: February 1, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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Basic tract Shoot
Cott i Since the mid-f iftioz, e.+:porn1iture#i by Coi imi'u nict couz.-
trtca for cu.1tural m4 WopaCai da prograina directed
twaxd loos clevel.a ed csountrieo have ass sided rapi,c, .y
and nor e:scood 40 miill.au a nuc11y .
Ox=w sat ei ; c:acii tune for Lr ocdcaat , auac sdernic
acl::o1ttrOhi 7,:r, co:L o:--.'po to and ii-4:C0= < tion o ficea
account for about 65% of tho total coat.
rrhe USSR undww itas &&out ono half the cost of the:;o
ic"oo ; the B wt .trop Co ciuTai#3t countrioa about
quarter; cd Com i.ot (x.3.ziei, =t of the x'C:4'lE1imlax.
W TA fur&i for lxrograz in loan developed couatxioa
are currently about Y690 nilllion.
Proem n to .unonta e?rpl oyed in the Co:? aunist cultural offe a-
sive include:
(1) binational ctta tu. al a ec Touts and avcietic,3
(2) scientific, artistic, a'rhlatic and other excht q p3
(3) news agency a