WORLD RADIO REACTIONS TO U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04864A000100090036-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 1999
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: July 5, 1949
• Content Type: IR

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is likely that any Soviet aggression would mostIikely be directed against or spread to
Turkey. "'he revision of the agreement from this point of view would possibly constitute
an unnecessary provocation for Russia against Turkey."
b. Soviet and Satellite Rea .e. s: Soviet broadcasts give considerable attention to
Western military mares as evidence of the aggressive nature of the North Atlantic Pact and
its members. But Moscow tends to belittle the practical significanee of Joist ati.3$tary
action, and a 25 June TASS transmission te11s of growing -dissention in the 1sstern Union
military staff. The Continental members of the Brussels Pact, a the broaasast, are
indignant over the refusal of Britain to supply arms on credit to her allies. Further,
differences between the Brussels Powers and the United States continue to ere :
"fie bopes which the governing circles of the Western tfnien countries placed on their
patron fyrou across the ocean for a rain of dollars pouring down after the con -
elusion of the military treaty were not justified."
Several Soviet broadcasts discuss the alleged failure of the British and Durt,h Army
recruiting campaign, ascribing this to the reluctance of youth in these count-ies to
becoming cannon fodder for the American imperialists. Moscow reiterates fani.Liar charges
that the Americans are sponsoring the reorganization and re-equipping of the ?lerman,
Austrian and Japanese armies.
No monitored broadcasts from Satellite transmitters are concerned with the Military
Assistance Program, directly or indirectly.
Editor's Note: Because the last survey of world radio reactions to the Military Assistance
Program, covering the period 1 May - 15 June, revealed a conspicuous lack of :Lnterest
in this subject, particular precautions were again taken to make sure that a=- broadcast
material bearing on any aspect of the Military Assistance Program would be made available.
FBIB monitors throughout the world were main alerted, but-the results were n.gative.
A direct cheek with the British 3roadcasting Corporation's Overseas Service reveals that
the BBC has given routine news coverage to M.A.P. as developments warranted, taut that
it did not single out the aid program for special attention or come-ent.
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