PRAVDA ON ATOMIC POOL PROPOSAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01443R000200310006-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 3, 1954
• Content Type: BRIEF

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III. Pravda sensitive to Eisenhower go-ahead
on pool idea "without waiting":
A. Says US preparing "international
atomic energy cartel."
B. Says US "ruling circles" want
control all capitalist atomic
research.
C. However, tone suggests fear that
rejection will be Soviet propaganda
loss:
1. Kremlin exploiting universal
fear atomic warfare.
2. Public rejection weakens facade
Soviet reasonableness.
IV. Article pprobab y timed coincide with
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end meeting Berlin, where a final
resolution called for:
A. Great-power agreement end "experi-
ments dangerous to humanity,"
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NSC BRIEFING 3 June 1954
PRAVDA ON ATOMIC POOL PROPOSAL
I. Pravda article (29 May) on Eisenhower
atomic pool proposal is:
A. First public rejection President's
proposal;
B. Parallel to earlier Soviet
aide-memoire (27 April).
II. Both Pravda and aide-memoire say plan:
A. Provides only small quantity atomic
material under international control.
B. Is "new step on path of further
intensifying atomic weapon race."
C. Both repeat Soviet line that out-
lawing atomic weapons must be first
step to agreement on atomic energy.
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B. Prohibition use atomic weapons.
V. WPC resolution, recent Orbit comment on
atomic war threat, plus utilization non-
Communist support this field, all indicate
development intensive Soviet "peace front"
campaign ban all weapons mass destruction.
A. Appears effort regain "peace
initiative";
B. At same time, serves to obscure
Kremlin's rejection of pool proposal.
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