DDI COMMENTS ON THE PAPER FOR THE NSC(Sanitized)

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 20, 2004
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: May 14, 1968
• Content Type: MEMO

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gxaautia~ Aegistz~t
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24 April 1968
~E~pR~rtnu
5U~3JECT: Comments on Eastern European N5C Paper of
'Aim ..._~
1. The paper does nt~t accurately reflect several im-
portant general aspects concerning current conditions in
Eastern Europe,
-- P11 the Eastern European countries doubt to
one- degree or s.nother the credibility vr.re-
al.ity of the "Bridge Building" policy.
--- The paper does not indicat+s that ?~ussian con-
trols and concerns have eased to the point
that the Eastern European countries are freer
tra deal with the t~3est as independent entities
seeking to sesrve their own interests.
_~- The paper underestimates the effect of the
war in Vietnam and of US legislative restric-
tions an hindering the establishment of
"Fridge Building" policies and Frustrating
the implementation of those which exist.
The following paragraphs-set forth specific comr.~e~ts aaint-
observatic~ns about each country report in thawpaper, P
ing to certain errors yr providing additiana~~d~ta.
2, Czecha?~lavakis: Party boss I7ubcsk's cosiition is
arr~ong Communist party leaders, but has significant popular
support. The Russians appear to have grudgingly accepted
ote: T 1,s memorandum was prepared by the affice off' Cur-
r~rst Zntelligenca and was coordinated with the affice of
Economic Research, the affice of National Estimates, and
the Clandestine Services.
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the o~~anges in Prague. '~~~~ new re i hms :she ~lf.acreet
a xoa~hes ~c~r ~ supre.
dared ~t~t`the~tJSSF"~, but rcay inclade ne~? autt~a[tic ~~+--
P~sr Iic~ht artillery, ~d ars~ored persc~n+al carr~iera.
have never cagtt~rerl an~* +~~ th~~t ite~~. In 157 Czt~t~
ecot~i~ a.ic~, tc~ Vietnam a~.auntec~ tt~ a#~o~at ~l5 ~i3.2ioz~.
In diecx~ssinr~ tl~e Crack"e new ?a~ction Prcgra~" the CSC
Paper s~verstates the iiheral.iration ~sf t;~e economy rshen
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t ~$ a proq=am c,.~-ils for ref~rr~a~s
~QCialist market acc~n+~smy."
~?~1~nd= '~hc: regime `~ ~ntia~ar_itic ~~x~e ~a~~~i~r~
ct ~~ nat trni~ newish Stalinists i~ut A4~a-newish
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a3:e and Stalinists as well. as CatF:ol.ics, g~agi~
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r~epr~~sf.c~a~ fleets the i~~ersity c-f the pcna~r strugc~l.e
going +~~ hetween chauvtnia~t3.c hardl~.ners . and yonn~'er
r~ ~srogressive teciznacrats. ~~.asty boss Gox~ulka has
no certain f. ut~re aa~ Icnger a~ und3s~aut~ed l+~mdex . ~e
a,ses tts have a~13.~.ed hims~if with th+e progreas~.ve~~ hoping
Fap~-iar aeceptanc?~ in Poland and ~~ost os< cur ir.fi~tential
proc~t~s are still in effect.
4. 1anf.a ~ the deacriptfan t~f t~:e xu~an~.an rc-
gi as e~ce~`~r~g "firm ~st~ia~ax control* mores a signs
e++~onc~~.c~refor~! ig ctesigne~ tc- all.?~ acme fr~eed~ o~ aca
. a~ local l+avela t gc~3i~c~ pars have men aewhat
ca~rtaled; int~el3ectua3s are 3~eing granted t~ideer freedom
vi ex~~ress~.on ~ and there is gz~ring ~~aeis on the PrQ--
tect,ion csf a rig~tt~a of ind:~vidnal~s . ~ ~Sa-rty plena
s+ch+~tlul.+~d ftar ~~-23 aril. is exgeGt+~d tc~ ta-kQ Wiese pro--
gress3~~e steps further. Zsa ,~gp~Cl~V~.~',cl the. changea ta~ir~<
p3ace in C~ech~aslcva~fa, rhos regis~~a clsima that a si~il.ar
trend way set #,n ~?ticm in mania in l~b~. fih?~ fiw
~aian~ are an~iQ~ ~~r c~l.tural and. eetu3car-ic agxe^,emts
~~.th ~e t~S, anEs particu3.ar1.~- in c,~aininr~ 333t?st-f~-vC>zt1c3~
nation sta~a ,.
~. ~~ a ~.'2~~ radar rec~iffie i$ resst3,mg defen-
t?~~~s irF CacechQS2ovakia anri Palms, ar~ct has
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cla~e?~ tic~l~t contral:s ean~ the youth. :~e~n~ary ~ keen
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peeking to establish its own fc~rsign policy image, but
is now dtx~nplayinq this, fearing that chazagea nor might
be m$sread by the- populace anti the USSR. The regime has
reiterated its interest in the gradual solution of bi-
lateral problems witl~~ the US including that of Cardinal
Mndezenty.
&. ~3u1~ ar~.as Bulgaria can no langer be characterized
as ~atal~~"orthodox" in its internal control. It would
be more accurat+~ to point out that the Bulgarian segirne
is no longer monolithic and is beginning tv seek contacts
outside the St~vi~:t bloc.
7. Yu oslavia: It is mis3c~ading to say that '~ugo-
slavia: con nu?s t~ "push aggressively the develapment of
a ?ree market economy." About all that cart be said is
that the central. government is still relying an a complex
+of constantly changing indirect controls to =un the econ-
omy in place of direct control over enterprises.
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