SOVIET UNION EASTERN EUROPE

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 26, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 21, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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Soviet Union
Eastern Europe
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February 21, 1975
No. 0072/75
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Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved
NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions
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of E. O. 11652, exemption category:
5B (1), (2), and (3)
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SOVIET UNION - EASTERN EUROPE
This publication is prepared for regional specialists in the Washington com-
munity by the USSR - Eastern Europe Division, Office of Current Intel-
ligence, with occasional contributions from other offices within the
Directorate of Intelligence. Comments and queries are welcome. They should
be directed to the authors of the individual articles.
February 21, 1975
Yugoslavia: Kardelj and
Bakaric Moved Aside? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
East German Security Service
Urged To Step Up Activities . . . . . . . . . .
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Kardelj and Bakaric Moved Aside?
President Tito yesterday appointed two of his
oldest proteges, Edvard Kardelj of Slovenia and
Vladimir Bakaric of Croatia, to senior advisory
posts in what may be a subtle effort to relieve
these ailing leaders of demanding day-to-day duties.
Kardelj, at 65, and Bakaric, at 63--both mem-
bers of the presidium and the collective state
presidency--have serious health problems which have
reduced their life expectancy. Last year, Tito
reportedly pressured Bakaric to give up his stew-
ardship over Croat political affairs, when it
became obvious that his grip was slipping. Kar-
delj, long presumed by many to be Tito's eventual
heir, underwent serious surgery in December
and he has since
ma e only one p is appearance.
Kardelj's new assignment as head of the fed-
eral council on international relations will in-
volve him in developing long-range foreign policy,
although he will still have some influence over
daily policy matters. As a theoretician who played
a leading role in founding the nonaligned movement,
he will add considerable prestige to the council.
It is doubtful, however, that Tito--who considers
foreign policy to be his own preserve--will allow
anyone, including Kardelj, extensive influence in
this sphere of activity.
Bakaric is charged with overseeing the council
on defense of the constitution. The assignment re-
flects his life-long concern with developing a sys-
tem of safeguards against violations of national .
minority rights. Bakaric's position on the council
seems tailored to reassure those Yugoslavs who fear
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that the current vigilance campaign may lead to sys-
tematic infringement of the rights of Yugoslavia's
smaller minorities.
It remains unlikely that Tito will formally
deprive Kardelj and Bakaric of their other posts
and thus take a major step toward ushering in the
post-Tito generation during his lifetime. More
shifts in the leadership--such as parceling out Baka-
ric's actual responsibilities in Croa.tia--are, how-
ever, in the cards. The Yugoslav party central com-
mittee will meet next Tuesday to discuss the elec-.
tion of new presidium members, and Tito's intentions
may then become clearer. (SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM/
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East German Security Service Urged
To Step Up Activities
The East German secret police have been enjoined
to step up their espionage and counter-intelligence
activities against the West.
The message was driven home by party boss
Honecker and State Security Minister Mielke during
the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the
Ministry of State Security earlier this month. The
increased demands on the security service during the
period of detente was also a major point of an earlier
article by Mielke in the party theoretical journal,
Einheit.
A major theme of the celebration speeches and
the Einheit article was the need for close collabora-
tion between the East German security services and
the Soviet KGB. Mielke noted that cooperation and
coordination will increase "as the socialist community
becomes consolidated." In noting that the "events in
Chile underline the necessity for resolutely confront-
ing counter-revolutionary intrigues," Mielke charged
his personnel with "offensively invading the con-
spiracies, and uncovering hostile plans wherever they
are hatched." He particularly charged them with pre-
venting "the imperialist abuse of the most positive
results of detente."
The shrill tone of Mielke's remarks indicates
the depth of Pankow's concern over the penetration
of Western ideas. As East Germany increases its
contacts with the West and as some progress is made
on the freer movement of peoples and ideas at the
European security talks, Pankow is likely to assume
an even more defensive posture.
To underscore the need for safeguarding East
Germany's internal order, Honecker and Mielke lauded
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the efforts of the members of the security service--
in Mielke's words, the "socialist scouts at the
invisible front"--who serve in lonely and self-
effacing assignments abroad. This emphasis on spies
and espionage implies that East Germans overseas will
become more active in seeking out and reporting ac-
tivities that are deemed detrimental to East Germany's
national security. (CONFIDENTIAL)
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