BLOC PROPAGANDA COVERAGE ON THE VICE PRESIDENT

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 22, 1971
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Kent B. Crane
. Assistant to the Vice President
SUBJECT : Bloc Propaganda Coverage on
the Vice President
1. Per your 15 March letter, here is a sample of
Bloc press and radio references to Vice President Agnew.
As you can see, we had to go back fairly far to find
rhetoric directed at the Vice President personally and
none of it is particularly abusive.
2. We found no personal attacks from Peking, whose
portrayal of a predatory, aggressive "U. S. imperialism"
tends to ignore personalities as unimportant. In denouncing
the Vice President's December 1969-January 1970 trip to
Asia, Peking carped at the "puppets" he visited and roundly
denounced the U. S. imperialist" policy he represented
but did not attack Mr. Agnew as a person. As a rule,
Moscow also concentrates on issues rather than on person-
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The Honorable Richard Helms
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.
March 15, 1971
The Vice President's thoughts are again turning to the
media--this time theirs, not ours. He has concluded that although
many of our correspondents portray the Communists as mellowing,
their newsmen do not reciprocate in kind in their stories about us.
Moreover, the Vice President has the distinct impression
that although we are making genuine efforts to begin an era of
negotiations, Communist leaders, while showing interest in reducing
tensions, seem to feel free at the same time to attack our policies,
our leaders and our way of life.
If these impressions are correct, the Vice President
would like some notable examples of ''inflamed rhetoric" which has
appeared in the other side's media during the past two years--Tass,
Izvestia, NCNA, Radios Moscow and Peking, etc. Without wishing
in any way to limit the scope of your response, one example of what
might be included are any particularly potent personal attacks made
by the Soviets and the Chinese Communists on the Vice President
during his Asian trips.
May we please hear back from you in ten days or so.
Since rely,
Kent B. Crane
Assistant to the
Vice President
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We found no personal attacks
from Peking, whose portrayal of a
predatory, aggressive "U.S.
imperialism" tends to ignore
personalities as unimportant. In
denouncing the Vice President's
December 1969-January 1970 trip
to Asia, Peking carped at the
"puppets" he visited and roundly
denounced the "U.S. imperialist"
policy he represented but did not
attack Mr. Agnew as a person. As
a rule, Moscow also concentrates
on issues rather than on
personalities.
Here is a sample of Bloc
press and radio references to
Vice President Agnew, which you
requested on 17 March. As you
can see we had to go back fairly
far to find rhetoric directed at
the Vice President personally and
none of it is particularly abusivea
Let me,.know if you need
anything further on this.
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