THE CCP ARTICLE, MORE ON THE HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE PROLETARIAT, AS AN EXPRESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNIST PARTY LINE FOR 1957

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-00915R000300230007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT: The CCP Article, "More on the Historical Experience
of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat", as an Expression
of the International Communist Party Line for 1957
1, Purpose:
This is the first in a new series o briefs on significant
current developments in International Communism prepared to:
25X1A2d1
a. furnish background to desks and stations for and 25X1A2d1
exploitation; 25X1 A2d 1
b. make available short papers which may be passed to liaison
services or appropriate key government officials.
Desks and stations are requested to determine the actual utilization
of the document and to determine the relative priority of- and 25X1A2d1
interests. In case the attachment is used as exchange material, 25X1A2d1
appropriate comments from the liaison service are requested. For your
information the attachment was used by headquarters for general 25X1A2d1
guidance.
3, Summary :
The attached br-ef shows that the Z8 December statement:
a. is an expression of the International Communist Party line, and
therefore of great significance;
b. coincides with recently stated. Soviet positions to such an extent
that Soviet participation or inspiration seems plausible;
c. coincides particularly with Khrushchev's New Year's statement
as reported authoritatively;
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d. indirectly acknowledges that the damage done to the cohesive-
ne s s of International Communism by the de -Stalinization
process and the fermentation in the Bloc is considerable, and
that the Stalin issue still is the main vulnerability of Communist
ideology since it affects the validity of the Soviet system;
e. attempts to talk the Stalin issue out of existence by returning
to the "subjective" and highly unsatisfactory interpretation of
the secret Khrushchev speech in order to save the "system",
thus bypassing the 30 June Resolution of CC/CPSU;
f. upgrades Stalin by stating that his accomplishments outweigh
his mistakes ;
g. maintains the line on "correcting Stalin's mistakes" but puts
emphasis on the attack on "revisionists" (Tito, Poles, et al. );
indicating that elements in favor of "liberalization" must be
liquidated on a priority basis in order to deny the West any
"subversive" assets;
h. subordinates problems arising out of relations between
Communist Parties and States to the common interests of the
Bloc and International Communism as a whole, emphasizing
Soviet leadership and unity against imperialism, i. e. , a hostile,
defensive posture;
i. finds it necessary to restate the fundamental Bolshevik program
as a universally applicable formula, and thus openly advocates
principles which conflict with important tenets of the Panch
Shila;
j. coincides in its upgrading of Stalin with the recent reemergence
of Malenkov.
.moo comments are requested.
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