SODB 50086

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R000900080027-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 22, 2012
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: April 4, 1952
• Content Type: MF

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Deputy Director (Intelligence
Deputy Director (Plans)
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conversation with A*baseador i eorge go-man yesterday
inquired of him whether he had ` t been presented with
and had had an opportunity to comment an the above-az tioned EODB,
as I have been aware of the ecceptionew; strong interest or, the
part of the Director, yourself and others in this particular report
o as which do not appear in his written comment, It has
while to record his stat ments for your benefit.
3, I. Xennan said that he gave a fairly high appraisal to this
report but that there are a number of points about it which do not
ring true and are not at all convincing. He had seen qtr. Bohle's
Kennaa isay have included certain observations in b?is oral
d a br ;ef oom ent an it esterday. in view of the possibility
Mr. Kennan replied that he had read the report end had
ettin& , rennanes conents with respect to it.
about the report. He considered that it was probably written by a
satellite personality operating on the periphery of the big stuff,
in a position to pick up a lot of informed gossip. ISe revealed
a relative newcomer to = st cou i le - a -johnny-
o nust have got on the mite not earlier than some time
Ccneernin the report itself# it is a mixture of information
unfamiliarity with Communist Party history and personalities
or to World WV I" Thin l+ 1fr. roan to ea,nclude that
gleanable from satellite Co aunist conversations and some
and guesswork. The pErsanality pictures are not en-
able and the altogether too neat division into grouts war-
icisa.fven the headings and we attributed characterist-
schools of thought are .to be misleading, perhaps
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divergencies of views on the part of individual Politburo membere
with respect to established decisions of the Politburo. The mwtbors
voice their separate vicars before the decisions are tceu, but after
decisions have been reached-194`74o not speak against thee. What-
thoughts they may hold these are kept very much to
P e mple,, Molotov is much too cautious an individual
'k his private views to anybody if they were in conflict with
shed decisions and doctrine. The s: estiou that *o Tse Tong
etting two different lines of guidance or Instruction from
the Politburo is consider, by Xr. tennan at highly use-
Ut bas been said and is being said to ?fie is of the utmost
loo a to the Soviet Government and there is little possibility
that conflicting instructions are being passed to hiss.
at the of er hand? there is awl in the report that is of
great interest and much that is probably correct. Mr. 11sanaa feels
ease that the source put his finger accurately on the real question
that preoccupies the Politburo Wit, via. the analysis
in the capitalist world and whether the economy of
capitalism will or will not collapse. There to enough it the report
to make it well worth our while continuing to receive material from
this sorce*
mr.'Kennan would like to see v W further material from this
but is reluctant to have it sent in or even brought in by
courier for his to see in No mm. The stuff is too hot to
risk being sent in and Mr. Kennon was inclined to recommend that we
accumulate the bent samples of material from this source and our
other outstanding pieces and bold th /his occasional trips back to
the United Staten or out into ,urope. If we should feel at any
particular time that we had a sufficient accumulation of material
n item of sufficient importance to warrant it, he would be glad
Fut to Berlin or perhaps somewhere , in Western Lume to go
tterisl with our experts,, for the purpose of informing
d giving us his evaluation.
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