CURRENT SOVIET POLICY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00904A000100050058-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 5, 2005
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: January 21, 1954
• Content Type: MEMO

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
'FILE OF NATIONAL ESTIMATES
21 Tasvary 1954
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I Mt AJDtD ' TO THE D'TEC`r0R
SDB ECTt Chant Soviet Policy
1. The attached paper examines the patterns of Soviet policy nine
Stalin's death in the light of the additional evidence which has become
available since NZts 90 and 95 were published. The paper re the
views of 0/NE, OJICI, and 0,/ .
2. This paper does not change the estimates of NIEts 90 and 95 in
any tal way. The new evidence does make it possible, bowever, to
be much more definite on various Important aspects of Soviet policy than
was possible last fir, when NIE'a 90 and 95 were written.
3. The views seed in the attached paper have not been approved
by the TAC agencies, and we anticipate scow controversy an the paragmpbs
dealing with econmic policy. It Is the Intention of the Board to snake
sme infaxmal Inquiries into the possibility and desirability of producing
a fully coordinated ?AC estimate along the lines of the attached poor.
NIE-90$ "Soviet Bloc Capabilities thm& 14id.1955, a published 18 Ault
1953; and NZ-95: "Probable Soviet Bloc Courses of Action through Mid..
1955," published 25 Sept-ember 1953.
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