CURRENT ANTI-AMERICAN CAMPAIGN IN SOVIET PROPAGANDA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-3-7-15-4
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2010
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: January 16, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR
THE SEC , TARY OF STATE
SUBJECM,
t1-Ararizan Ca
Soviet '~r p gaa+ a
The President has noted several recent
reports of anti-American propaganda in
Soviet news m. *. his t t*gr n number
100 of 3ar- ry 8,, Ambassador Beam sug-
gested that we regrind Sovist officials at our
concern about this tread. The r-r*sidont
r equcsto that this recommen"tion be acted
HS orni en f e l dt : mtu: I / 16 / 70
A. Kissinger
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ACTION
January 16. 1940
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. KISSINGER
FROM: Helmut Scenxfeldt
SUBJECT: Current Anti-American Campaign in Soviet Propaganda
As requested, attached for your signature is a memorandum to
Secretary Rogers telling him that the President wishes Soviet
officials to be made aware of our concern over current anti-US
propaganda in the Soviet press, (Tab A). Is the classification really
nec*ssar
That you sign the memo to the Secretary of State at Tab A.
HS:mm
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SUBJECT: SAMPLE OF SOVIET PRESS COVERAGE Of
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US SCENE
1? WHILE OCCASIONA_ EXAMPLES OF POSITIVE SOVIET MEDIA
REPORTING ABOUT US SCENE APPEAR IN PRINT U.POLLO PROGRAM,
SIMOHOV PIECE DEC. 26 PRAVDA) THESE FLEETIfG FAVORABLE
:19LIMPSES CONTINUE TO BE OUTWEIGHTED BY LARGE VOLUME OF
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REPETITIVE DISTORTIONS WHICH PERMEATE SOVIET PRESS COVERAGE
OF US _FORE._IGN AND DOMESTIC-.DEVELOPMENTS?..SO-VIET READER, IF
HE BELIEVES HIS NEWSPAPERS, CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT US IS SICK,
DEGENERATE SOCIETY WITHOUT HOPE OF:'SOI.VING ITS SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS. ON FOREIGN SCENE, HE IS TOLD US IS AGGRES-
SIVEs RAPACIOUS POWER BENT ON DOMINATING I19 ALLIES AND THIRD
WORLD, WHILE SEEKING TD SUBVERT AND DESTRO) "SOCIALIST CAMP".
24 WHILE NONE OF" THIS IS NEWs.THE EMBASSY THINKS IT IS WORTH
DRAWING THE DEPT'S ATTENTION TO THE CURREN7'EXTENT AND VOLUME
OF THE ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA, PARTICULARLY IN A PERIOD WHEN WE
ARE ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF TALKS WITH MOSCOW. AT THE SAME TIME
EMBASSY OFFICERS SERVING A SECOND TOUR HERE. DO NOT SENSE. MAJOR
QUALITATIVE INCREASE IN THE ANTI-AMERICANISM IN THE PRESS OVER
PREVIOUS PERIODS, ALTHOUGH THE INTENSITY AND VOLUME FLUCTUATE-
TO CONVEY FLAVOR OF TENDENTIOUS SOVIET PRESS REPORTING ON A
FAILY REPRESENTATIVE DAYc EMBASSY SUBMITS.FOLLOWING REVIEW OF THE
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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
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.L'IMITED. OFFICIAL USE:
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ITEMS-IN IZVESTIYA FOR EVENING OF JAN 7 AND MOSCOW MORNING PRESS
JAN, 8 .
3? DURING THIS PERIOD IZVESTIYA AND PRAVDA.NOTE'PENTAGON PROPOSAL
TO MODIFY SAFEGUARD PROGRAM, INDICATING THAT THIS SIGNIFIES BOTH
ACCELERATED PACE OF DEPLOYMENT AND`HIGHER.SPENDING FOR ABM SYSTEM.
IZVESTIYA REPORTS.THAT.COSA NOSTRA MAKES 0 BILLION PER YEAR, HAS`
200,000'MEMBERS,-AND IS LARGEST BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IN US?IN
CHARACTERISTIC ATTACK ON US OVERSEAS INVESTMENT SAME PAPER DEVOTES
THIRD OF PAGE TO ALLEGED GULF OIL "SINS" IN BOLIVIA.
4. SOVIET PRESS DISTORTION OF US'RACE PROBLEMS IS EXEMPLIFIED BY
ARTICLES-IN PRAVDAAND SOVETSKAYA ROSSIYA DECRYING "POLICE TERROR"
AGAINST BLACK PANTHERS, ALLEGING POLICE TORTURE OF NEGROES, AND
`CHARGING THAT THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF PANTHERS IS-A WHITEWASH,
TRUD-AND KRASNAYA ZVEZDA FULMINATE' AGAINST "POLITICAL MURDER" OF
LABOR LEADER YABLONSKI, AND TASS IN ENGLISH ASSERTS POLICE BEING
DILATORY IN INVES-IGATION.
5?i KOMSOMOLSKAYA PRAVDA HAS MAJOR ARTICLE DEVOTED TO US
"REPRESSION" OF INDIANS, CENTERED ON ALCATRAZOCCUPATION ? PRAVDA
QUARTER PAGE ARTICLE BASED ON STORY IN AN ITALIAN WEEKLY-CHARGES
.US'WITH STEALING NAZI GOLD IN 1945 L WHICH HAD BEEN SEIZED BY
"
GERMANS
ON EASTERN FRONT") AND REFUSING TO DISCUSS ITS
WHEREABOUTS.
6+ VICIOUS ANTI-US CARTOONS AIMED AT US INVOLVEMENT IN ASIA AND
----T- LOT--TERY-ARE-T-Y?PICAL~-OF 'RECENT,TREND IN THIS FORM PROPAGANDA-
FEATURED IN IZVESTIYA AND'KRASNAYA.ZV-EZDS? IZVESTIYA ALSO CARRIES
NEWS PHOTO OF TWO GIS DRAGGING A BODY UNDER LABEL "AMERICAN ACTS
OF-VIOLENCE AGAINST SVN VILLAGERS."
7. "FULL US SUPPORT FOR ISRAELI-AGGRESSION", AND "GROWING US-
ISRAELI MILITARY ALLIANCE" PROVIDE MAJOR THEMES FOR FRONT PAGE
IZVESTIYA. REPORTING ABOUT MIDDLE EAST - SIMILAR SENTIMENTS ECHOED
-IN PRAVDA COMMENTATOR'S,COLUMN? IZVESTIYA. ALSO ATTACKS VICE PRESI-
DENT AGNEW AND HIS-ASIAN TRIP IN EDITORIAL, WHILE DEVOTING QUARTER
PAGE TO US VIETNAM "ATROCITIES" AND REVIVAL OF ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT IN
US?
$.. IN ONLY "STRAIGH_T" REPORTING FOR ONE DAY PERIOD, BOTH PRAVDA
AND: IZVESTIYA MAKE BRIEF MENTION, WITHOUT COMMENT, OF SEN. MCCARTHY'S
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LIMITED OFFICIAL' USE
THE FRG? SOME OF THE MATERIAL 13 OF COURSE OF U.S. MANUFACTURE IN
THE FORM OF PLAYBACKS FROM THE AMERICAN PRESS WHILE PROTESTS
WOULD BE UNAVAILING., THE TIME MAY NEVERTHELESS BE AT I N(; H(LfFN IT
WOULG BE WORTH WHSLE TO REMIN. CIALS OF.OUR AWARENESS'OF
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RECEPTION BY SPIRIDONOV AND PALET$KIS,
9? ABOVE LEAVES OUT OF ACCOUNT.TV COVERAGE OF THE U.S. WHICH
OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS HAS BEEN UNIFORMLY FAR MORE VICIOUS. AT
PRESENT WE SEEM TO BE IN AN UPSWING PERIOD. OF ANTI-AMERICAN PROPA-
GANDA WHICH SEVERAL COLLEAGUES HAVE COMMENTED UPONA EXPECIALLY THE-
GERMAN WHO SEES US TAKING THE NUMBER ONE SPOT FORMERELY OCCUPIED BAY
H... PRE ND AND ITS POTENTIAL REFR-EZ
8EAM
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