TRENDS IN GOVERNMENT POLICY SINCE THE DEATH OF STALIN

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002700410008-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 12, 2004
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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The death of Stalin as. well as the sUbsequent changes in Loscow repor-
tedly care as a relief to sore parts of the Czechoslovak population.
It it, generally believed that the imrinent danger of another world war
has been. averted. The nurber of changes, alto perceptible in Prague,
was expletnee partly as resulting fro' the Siansky trial, arki partly
ao having to do with tb:s sovernmental chanses :'."oscow, StslIn*s serL.
sonality s now explainee by the official CsssSsJ Cormunist propa-
sanda as follows g Stalin no. doubt, was a genius but, naturally, such a man comes
only once in many years. Therefore Stalin* the riant of the Soviet
state, could afford certain stops whjch nobody dared criticize, Art
now after his death* there being no substitute for his greatness nor
for his leadership, ratters rust be taken up otherwise,
In connection with the above changes Slansky's case is viewed diffe-
rently* too, 31ansky an0 his sroup were not criminals, nor was lans
skr a Titoist, He wa.- rather the srototype of a dictator who wanted
to concentrate all the ststc power under his own control. He there-
fore patheres'! a Proup of his adherents around himself and put then in-
to all the leadins offices an thus controlled all the vitality of the
state,. His arbition vas, in accordance with the oscow policy, to
turn Czechoslovakia into an economically self-supporting unit absolute-
ly independent of the ect jOs this reason travel of corsercial dele-
gates tn jestern countries was restricted* and non-comrunists were never
perritted to travel abroad rut at present, even delegates who aro not
mrbers of the Cormunist Party and who are needed as experts or vho have
a positive attitude towards socialist ,sork? ere being cent abroad to re-
pro5ent the interests of Czechoslovak industry. Capitalist class ori-
sin or non-rembernhip in the Communist Party is no longer a reason for
!Siscrimination. It is believed that such persons Should now be rewar-,
dad for not having joined the Party. in 194P. rerely in order to secure
good. Inbss, but who have, although not rembers of the Party? proved
nels sood relationship to the state and regime through dilligent work
infsrlor jobs. So, for exarPle, a Czechoslovak delegation to Oslo
in Jline 1953 corprised two Crimmunist Party snerbers and two non-my.sters,
Thsse is a general belief among the population that the Czechosio'vak
Comunist Party received instructions fror roscow to relax their politi-
oal curbs regarding gnalifisd technical specialists in order to secure
tss srooth running of industry.
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3. In the econonic line Slansky's group strongly supported larre inomstrial
projects re7ardless of whether they could be borne by the economic staslc-
ture of the stat eG So, for exarole, althourh the ,Toject of HUKO Steel-
w.-drks in eastorn Slo?alaa had far-reaching airs, it was territorially l-
uted so that it was in no way zuftalqe for creating a foundry industry.
0,-.1oor resources and labor reserves, coal in th7, surroandiri7s, good qua-
1.cy iron ore, reans of transport - all these are lacking there. And
5o?, after Slansl- s group had been liquidated, the sreed of
the HUKO Stemlwork.!,' vas decreased and it soars that Its planned ex-
tent shall_ not be attaineth was also chard with financing
Palectins economic 7eveloprent_ Thor-) is no doubt that the GSR took
a series of definite steps against JewIsh citizens JeWd are being re-
moved fror administrat_Lve jobs and are lxinp assicTed to manual labor
in Industry,
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