STAFF NOTES: SOVIET UNION EASTERN EUROPE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86T00608R000400080028-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 31, 2012
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: April 23, 1975
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviet Union
Eastern Europe
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April 23, 1975
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SOVIET UNION - EASTERN EUROPE
This publication is prepared for regional specialists in the Washington com-
munity by tho USSR - Eastern Europe Division, Office of Current Intel-
Iigonco, with occhsional contributions from other offices within the
Directorate of IntoI or,co Comments and queries are welcome F
April 23, 1975
More open Soviet
,Endorsement of Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania and the
Nona ligt-7.ed Movement
Bulgaria: Personnel
Shifts--One Up, One Down . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Mora Open Soviet Endorsement of Portugal
Articles in Pravda and .Cnvn.v Cia thin week on
the approaching Portuguese elections show the So-
viets edging toward closer identification with the
present regime.
Both articles deny that there in any conflict
between detente and Soviet support for Portugal's
"progressive" course. This line in probably in-
tended to assure domestic audiences and put the
West on notice that detente considerations will not
keep the USSR from assisting, and benefiting from,
Portugal's leftward movement.
The Soviets cast themselves as the true sup-
porters of democracy in Portugal, saying that it in
the West, not Moscow, that is meddling in Portu-
guese affairs. The Pravda commentary, written by
its correspondent in Lisbon, is particularly criti-
cal of social democratic leaders in Western Europe
who, it says, are undermining the communists in
order to advance the cause of the Portuguese so-
cialists. Moscow has been under some pressure from
the social democrats to exercise a restraining in-
fluence in Portugal, but the articles suggest that
thus far at least Western demarches have had little
impact.
West--dictate a degree of prudence.
its way. The Soviet equities are complex, and
broader interests--including relations with the
Since the so-called coup attempt of March 11,
the Soviets have also been more sharply critical
of NATO and the Catholic Church in Portugal.
Despite these signs of murz open support of
the Portuguese, Moscow still seems to be feeling
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lomani.a and the Nonrlii.c~ned MO'f' llI nt:
Romania in makinc; rsome t>rogre.;F. toward outab-
l;~yshtng a clonor rlr;viocint i.on with th- nonc,li.cjned
movemon t .
Since Romania was denied as role at Algiers, Pres-
ident Ceausescu has stressed the common interests of
Romania and the nonaligned world. Fie has talked with
scores of Third Weld leaders, both in Bucharest and
abroad, and has persistently emphasized the rights of
developing nations.
Should Romania be successful in its quest for ob-
server status, new strains would be added to Soviet-
Romanian relations. On the ideological front, Bucha-
rest would be associating itself with nonaligned con-
cepts such a', the division of the world into the "haves"
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and "have not9," rather than viewing international
relations in the strict doctrinal terms of clans
struggle. As a p,t.actical matter, the Romanians may
oxpor,t that even a tonuoun link with the nonaligned
movement wi11 rovide soma het a ninst Sov et
prosaurr.
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llulgnri.as i'crnonnel 5hiftu--One Ups One Down
The recent promotion of Kir.il '1,arev to a deputy
premierrship and the chairmannhip of the State Planning
Committee probably in a part of :,ofia'n continuing
offort to remedy the country'n economic woes. Zarev,
formorly minister of labor and social wr_lfare, ro-
placen the demoted Ivan I liev, who wan "tranrt f.'errod
to other work.."
Although the announcement of the nhift 11(1 not
upecify Iliev'n --:corn, he han clearly nuffered a
nerioun setback. ile hair not been rennnigned to now
dutien, and the prune han dropped all reference to
him. It appuarn that 11iev han nine been removed
from hin ponition an Bulgarian permanent reprenont:a-
t?ive to CEMA. Deputy Premier ?iako Dakov recently
attended a CEMA Executive Committee meeting that
heretofore han been Iliev'n ruriponnibility.
Zarev'n experience in banking and in oncon-mr.ic
planning make- hit- well qualified for hi n new elution,
and he will i,o doubt exercine a ntron'ter hand in
formulating and dhectinq economic policy than did
Iliev. There have,. tor'en indicatienn that arev may
take a harder line than his predecnnnor in implement-
ing the regim""'n policien.
The U emhas:ny in !:ofia hulas en that Zarnv'n
appointment may be only the firnt in a round of
pernonnel nhif*_n an the regir o nookn new talent be-
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