REACTION ABROAD TO 20TH PARTY CONGRESS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000700020004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 23, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 29, 1956
• Content Type: BRIEF

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State Department, FBI reviews completed
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:i1e i_aaister tae i in :.Icuse of Ctioii'Eio is o- Y es:1? uar3
=4. 3 { c ilec as a a)-Vta. st ..e i.lius-1.o`:'a" the io iet . f es-
J.? tiat CoSf1nusiist oower could survive =4, ' her,io-
_. uciea war.
'ores. h cretary Lloyd de:iaa icieil ocr ie~~ uee!Is to
11.csti s j to tie ix leacett ul ii3te-at-.1ozis before tale
o r:i iF could relax.
04t Ell Ea r h~A.^:d, .mi c _kard Crossacao-i, asi a 1:-,'lane-_at i al AIC,
sees a change IIor the better in tile Soviet Union,
ltatiii'; that "it would be a oily to ra
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: os ih."?~lity that the ~-cussia 1s have iear.xed a ro.oa
ures and now mean what they s4!
To other o _ e al reaction re pox Lec7 ro. a "Ies i.e r n
,uroae; -press has reacted accordin., to its 7)o1 itica__
o aat.i o o, 5 .
iaaae a i:a~.istei- IN ehru told the Indian as M .anent o.:<
i. is a g?y tE`iat to `yrea6. cA1.anhes? were t 1. .a. .~ lace
i bav vae t l.l;'ilof . he saiu the S;u.;'. S in the
.ao iu ; towaru
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:)Very way.,
' o Jtiier o1 $ ic: al reaction retorted ro+,u as ..
C. aaiai-I ,-;Tess . ave td)t coverage to hrushchev l s peec
is led it editorially as -,lea bor :7eace, ov_iet
4'iel interest 1otivatiorjS reCo -inized .
;. rese press reacted cooly toward s l:ate?ne s ;s at
ja:; )r izs
~53,rr ::Tess (There is s tro i :' .Ju :.i!i i c sa3.:pox t .or
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.tt _?t-7LO s_a.~. iEa and resentment at
t, "t,'i at ~ ..- .z .~ .d??' ~.at:.k:.dao~:t d,.:, aet
Jw"' o ;5I cJai3an's J14 k-le:ubers ip bid)
JA, . b os.} AV .i.a
to add to last wee.:-'s report 1"Aut Yu oslavTs
';-_oused with develo dmlents" at Coiij;re ss. iio O ..rc.ial
co:niieats.
o". ster/.i d..iQ._ninlli.ist rear Y,=1_+~7.1
interview with UP corres, onUent
s sheds s .'rav da, admitted that it was possible to
achieve ? ocialis,i-i in Italy by parliamentary .;[leans.
1. corm Lainei, however, that much of tile "oolitically
active aoK)ulation is not represented in the Par:lia-
:iiei3tary ona,jority`t and e.iionasized that the : irst re-
r iu.ire:nent is "to create a -aarlia.ile ltary majority."
iie ttwell .=:novmlt American Cottiau-nist Leader has
co i:necited nrivatz ly that, "under ,resent corndditions,
the Communist 'arty, US -a, will never admit Ui:JJ.c:+ y?
that a violent revolution will be aecessary to achieve
V
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,ocia,lsi is this country. C
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.erEi.Y=, -"ranee, there is nothing to add to last
vee:,~'s report.
ll. 3iuo-Soviet Bloc reaction
~i. _~urooean Satellites
No coi meat by officials concerning the Con ress,
though Press and propaganda media have gAveii cou alete
coverage of oroceediugs. Editorials of controlled
:press have treated cautiously the Congress endorse=Went
of `td_+.ffereat roads to socialism" and denigration of
Otaliii.
soles voiced indirect approval of "many roads to
ocialis:n" concept.
J. ast xerknans have indicated satisfaction with e:n-
uuhasis on t'Princi x~)le of collective leadershirtt
at Con;ress.
C. according tonerican Legation in Budapest, some
kungarian Communists believe Congress repercussions
will be felt in Hungary and Ra.sosi will be affected.
ommilunist China
1. Jo comment by officials as yet. a 19
wi`ebruary
editorial in the Peiping :eoole's Daily credited
k ahrushchev personally with having "creatively developed"
fIarxis3i-Leninism and observed that the Congress had
;iven direction to "the entire international move-
dent." This and two subsequent editorials in other
controlled papers failed to reiterate attacks a~: ainst
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Jt.lin in Conress speeches or to mention the
Je_zohasis on "collective leadership."
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Influential abor KP Rye t ~rossma
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stated "it would be folly t;o err a bout j
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the possibility that the Ri s ans h
learned from Stalin's failures,' and now
mean what,. they say,"
B. Elsewhere in Europe, no official re-
action has been reported. European
newspapers have reacted according to
their individual political, out out"ks.
Soviet Union,
"'great changes" were taking" place iii the
date has been Nehru's 23 Feb stateairient that
11. In Asia, only comment from #tajbr..~ to,
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French Communists are not yet re, O
om shock of switched line, but Italian
Communist boss Togliatti (in UP interview
printed in Pravda) admitted Khrushchev-
.sponsored "possibility" of achieving
socialism by parliamentary means.
much of the "politically active popu-
A. He complained, however, that in Italy
lation is not represented in the parlia
mentary majority," emphasized that the
first requirement is "to create a?
parliamentary majority."
has commented r, iva te. y "under present
"well--known" American Communist leader
.$? In this connection, although outside
realm of foreign intelligence, Council
may be interested in FBI report that o
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co.pdiit pns, Communist Party
will be necessary to achiev
sor ial is.in in this country.'
m;t publicly that a vtolent
ry:
ulnmarya, 121 Feb 56)
Ed to is ` do ~cantrol] ed -press
pean Satellites press have treated
them.
1. East Bermans thusfar alone in
endorsing "principle of collective
leadership.,,
2. In Hungary, Congress attacks. on the
tion of Stalin with caution, or ignored
roads to socialism" and Congress' def
' Khr.ushchev's endorsement of "different
ernbarassing to First Secretary
is rxr!uriis tt ('hina, interestingly enoug
"cult of personality" are felt to. be
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iint+ rnat Tonal movement
Howevee Yther this nor trio dub
sequent " oditorials in other
trolled papers, endorsed Congress
attacks against. Stalin or mentioned
Congress';;empahs is on "collective
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