EAST EUROPE BRANCH NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B00864A001400010075-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2006
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: April 2, 1974
• Content Type: NOTES

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2 Apr,. 1974
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Economic' Reform Critic to Moscow
Politburo member and trade union bead Sandoz Gaspar flew
off to Moscow on March 31. The purpose of his trip was not
mentioned, but he will, probably bring Moscow up to date on
State Dept. review completed
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internal- Turgariax..d.eve~ o qe ,ts in the we of, the major
leadership shakeup aAxIou;nced on March 21,
Gaspar undoubtedly played a key role in the shakeup. .Tie
publicly supports. the. economic .x'ef-oxTa, but has' criticized it
for not serving the interests. of the urban worker enough.
purincr a conversation with. xnbassador Pedersen in. early March,
Gaspar reiterated his support for. the reform,. but talked
about measures. that undercut many reform goals. He supported 25X1
central government intervention in setting wages, said that
worker--manager wage. differentials had to be decreased, and
stxoncTly supported increased worker controls on manaaement.V
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