THE CURRENT SITUATION IN BERLIN AND RELATED INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R000800090015-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: April 30, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY
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Germany (Rugs ?_an Zono) /Russia
The Current Situation in Berlin
and Related Information
REPORT NO.
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REPORT NO.
Marshal Sokolovs3ki's walkout from the ACA on 20 March 194 is accepted as
part of the retaliatory 'get tough with the USA" policy ordered by Molotov
i diately after the breakup of the London Prim Ministers' Conference,
Source believes there can be no question of hostilitio at the present
time. The Russian people are very tired of war, and the Soviet Govern-
rent realizes that it cannot count on their full support in an imnediate
Saar in the sane manner as they resisted Irazi aggression. On rrecovexy,
Communist propaganda must be increased to such an extent that the people
will be idooloticcallly prepared to resist with all their strength the ex.
petted onslaught of C?Ar^.ericara fascist agm?mssnrs". The government must
not admit its pre sent ueakriess, either to its own people or abroad. There-
fore, it rnist follow a strong, by,-,Id and touch policy, manifested by Solko-
lovski's insults to the pouer~.'ul Andlo-Americans, Gromyko's non-cooperative
attitude in the UIT, etee The same bold line must be followed down to the
relatively by Berlin Icornandatura level and even to'the border control
points dealing with Anglo-American personnel. 4CgMWzas source rasa 25X1 A
not very familiar with the stoppage of US military trains to Berlin, but
exrlained it as a part of the general "get tough policy".)
2? The propaganda line to be followed by all political officers in their lec-
tures to enlisted personnel and officers remains as previously ordered "Lv
the I4VD, i.e., the United States is no longer a war-time Ally but is to bo
considered a fascist-iriperiali-st nation, the number one enemy of the Soviet
motherland. All necessary efforts must be r:ade to arouse hate against
Americans who now constitute a greater threat to the U SR than. Hitlerite
Germany did prior to the var.,
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