PRAVDA ON ATOMIC POOL PROPOSAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01443R000200310008-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 2, 1954
• Content Type: BRIEF

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PRAVDA ON ATOMIC POOL PROPOSAL
I. Pravda article (29 May) on Eisenhower atomic pool proposal;
A. First public rejection of the Presidentts proposal
B, Close parallel of Soviet Aid$-Memoire (27 April),
II, Pravda article (and aide-memoire)argues that plan:
A. Provides for only small quantity atomic material under
international control
A "new step on path of further intensifying atomic
weapon race"
C. Repeats and stresses consistent Soviet line that out-
lawing atomic weapons must be first step to agreement
on atomic energy.
III, Pravda displays sensitivity to Eisenhower plan to go ahead
on pool idea "without waiting for anyone,"
A, Accuses US of preparing "international atomic energy
cartel"
B, Alleges US "ruling circles" would like control atomic
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C. At same time, tone of article suggests Soviet fear
that rejection will be propaganda loss..
1. Kremlin propaganda exploits universal fear atomic
warfare
2, Public rejection weaken fac*de of Soviet reasonable-
ness
06 IV. Pravda article robabl 1&V' "' &Mot-vir
,P y timed coincide with end WPCA
meeting Berlin, where a final resolution called for:
A. Agreement among great powers end "experiments dangerous
to humanity"
B, Prohibition use atomic weapons
WPC resolution, plus recent Orbit attention to the threat
of atomic warfare, as well as utilization of non-Communist
sOpport this field, indicates development of intensive
"peace front" campaign for ban on all weapons mass
destruction
A. Campaign appears effort regain "peace initiative"
B. At same time, serves to obscure Kremlin's rejection of
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