LETTER TO HENRY ROWEN FROM RONALD HILTON

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• Document Release Date: January 14, 2008
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: January 12, 1983
• Content Type: LETTER

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The California Institute of International Studies
publishes the quarterly
WORLD AFFAIRS REPORT
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Mr. Henry Rowen, chairman
National Intelligence Council
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Rowen:
January 12, 1983
As you may know, our quarterly WORLD AFFAIRS REPORT
gives a country-by-country analysis of what the Soviet
Union is saying and doing. The attachment describes
the computerizatiox of the complete text, a major
operation which is now almost completed. This means
that the text will be available at terminals throughout
the world, a facility which should be valuable to U.S.
missions everywhere.
I suggest that U.S.:missions should have complete.::files
of the WORLD AFFAIRS REPORT, since, except for spot-
checking the printed text is easier to read and consult.
We try to follow everything we can on Soviet activities
around the globe, and we notice that relevant C.I.A.
reports are regularly declassified. For example, the
summary of the recent report on the Soviet economy suggests
it is a balanced and important contribution.
The question is: is there any way we can be put on a mail-
ing list to receive such reports about Soviet activities as
they are released? I assume, for example, that UPI is on
such a list.
We are grateful for any help we can receive, since the
scholars preparing the WORLD AFFAIRS REPORT do so as a
public service, without any remuneration.
STAT
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The California Institute of International Studies
publishes the quarterly
WORLD AFFAIRS REPORT
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Soviet Activities Monitored
The California Institute of International
Studies, with its offices at Stanford,
California, publishes the quarterly
WORLD AFFAIRS REPORT, which gives
an area by area and country by country
analysis of Soviet activities around the
world and of Soviet interpretations of
world events, based on Soviet and other
sources. It is now in its eleventh year.
The Institute has signed a contract with
Dialog, the largest information retrieval
system in the world; in all some 14,000
terminals are connected with it.
Dialog will put all the back issues on line,
and then keep up the computerization of
the issues as they appear.
This means that all around the world
subscribers will be able to retrieve infor-
mation about any aspect of international
This is the first time the
complete text of a scholarly
or scientific journal has
been put on line.
For other journals, only
bibliographical references
or at best abstracts are given,
so that the researcher must go
back to the journal for the
complete text.
Since this is an innovation,
many technical problems have
to be solved, but the model
provided by the WORLD AF-
FAIRS REPORT may be useful
for other journals.
volved.
Work on the back volumes is now pro-
ceeding. Another announcement will be
issued when it is completed.
Reprinted from PS, published
by the American Political
Science Association.
Since each issue of the WORLD
AFFAIRS REPORT has well
over 100 pages, the task is
substantial, but the work of
researchers will be reduced
enormously.
The annual subscription to the
WORLD AFFAIRS REPORT is
$13 for individuals and $16 for
institutions or foreign subscribers
Complete sets of the first ten
volumes are available for $100.
The first ten volumes will be broken down into about 20, 000
records, each covering a different subject.
The WORLD AFFAIRS REPORT will be available on DIALOG's
Classroom Instruction Program for use in courses on international
relations and related subjects, as well as research projects.
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WORLD AFFAIRS REPORT
VOL 12
NO 3
1982
WARfeaturesMVIP
Moscow International Report
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0 INTERNATIONAL
31
Bermuda 132
Gibraltar
203
Angola
a Ideological warfare
32
Bahamas 133
Malta
204
Zambia
b Internat. Commu-
41
Commonwealth 134
Greece
205
Malawi
nist movement
Caribbean 135
Turkey
206
Mozambique
c Internat. labor
42
Jamaica 136
Cyprus
207
Southern Africa
movement
43
Cayman Islands
208
Zimbabwe
d WAPO
44
St. Kitts-Nevis- 141
MIDDLE EAST,
209
South Africa
e World ocean
Anguilla
NORTH AFRICA
210
Namibia
f Outer space
46
Antigua 142
Israel
211
Botswana
g NATO
47
Montserrat 143
Jordan
212
Lesotho
h Disarmament
i Detente
48
49
Dominica 144
St. Lucia 145
Lebanon
The PLO
213
Swaziland
j Human rights
50
Barbados 146
Syria
221
INDIAN OCEAN
k Terrorism
51
St. Vincent 147
Iraq
222
Madagascar
1 CEMA
52
Grenada 148
Iran
223
Comoros
m Energy
53
Trinidad and Tobago 149
Saudi Arabia
224
Reunion
n Raw materials
54
Guyana 150
Kuwait
225
Mauritius
o Third World, non-
61
Guadeloupe 151
Bahrain
226
French Islands
aligned movement
62
Martinique 152
Qatar
227
Seychelles
p United Nations
63
French Guiana 153
United Arab Emir.
228
Diego Garcia
q World trade
64
Netherlands Antilles 154
Oman
229
Maldives
r Communications
s Science
65
71
Surinam 155
Andean countries 156
South Yemen
North Yemen
230
Sri Lanka
t Culture, education
72
Venezuela 161
North Africa
231
ASIA
u Religion
73
Colombia 162
Egypt
232
India
v Sports, entertain-
74
Ecuador 163
Sudan
233
Pakistan
ment
75
Peru 164
Libya
234
Afghanistan
1
SOVIET BLOC (Europe) 76
Bolivia 165
Tunisia
235
Nepal
2
USSR
77
Chile 166
Algeria
236
Bhutan
3
East Germany
78
Argentina 167
Morocco
237
Bangladesh
4
Poland
79
Uruguay 168
Western Sahara
238
Burma
5
Czechoslovakia
80
Paraguay 169
Mauritania
239
Southeast Asia
6
Hungary
81
Brazil
240
Thailand
7
Romania
82
British islands in 171
AFRICA SOUTH
241
Malaysia
8
Bulgaria
South Atlantic
1
OF THE SAHARA
242
Singapore
72
Ethiopia
243
Brunei
11 THE AMERICAS
91
WESTERN EUROPE 173
Djibouti
244
Indonesia
12 United States
92
Great Britain 174
Somalia
245
Philippines
a Political affairs
93
Northern Ireland 175
Kenya
246
Indochina
b Military affairs
94
Irish Republic 176
Uganda
247
Kampuchea
c Disarmament
95
Belgium 177
Tanzania
248
Laos
d Economic affairs
96
Luxembourg 178
Rwanda
249
Vietnam
e labor
97
Netherlands 179
Burundi
250
China
f Communist Party
98
France 180
Mali
251
Taiwan
g CIA, FBI, police
99
Monaco 181
Upper Volta
252
Hong Kong
h Human rights,
100
Italy 182
Niger
253
Macao
minorities
101
San Marino 183
Chad
254
Mongolia
i Amer. way of life
102
The Vatican 184
Senegal
255
North Korea
j The media
103
West Germany 185
The Gambia
256
South Korea
k Science, culture
1 Religion
104
111
Berlin 186
Scandinavia 187
Guinea-Bissau
Cape Verde Isl.
257
Japan
m Entertainment
112
Denmark 188
Guinea
261
PACIFIC OCEAN
13
Canada
113
Faroe Islands 189
Sierra Leone
262
Australia
14
Latin America
114
Greenland 190
Liberia
263
New Zealand
15
Mexico
115
Iceland 191
Ivory Coast
264
Papua New Guinea
16
Central America
116
Norway 192
Ghana
265
Solomon Islands
17
Guatemala
117
Sweden 193
Togo
266
Nauru
18
Belize
118
Finland 194
Benin
267
Kiribati
19
El Salvador
121
Switzerland 195
Nigeria
268
Tuvalu
20
Honduras
122
Liechtenstein 196
Cameroon
269
Vanuatu
21
Nicaragua
123
Austria 197
Central African
270
Fiji
22
Costa Rica
124
The Balkans
Republic
271
Western Samoa
23
Panama
125
Yugoslavia 198
Equatorial Guinea
272
Tonga
24
Caribbean
126
Albania 199
Gabon
273
U.S. Islands
25
Cuba
127
Spain 200
SJo Tomb e
274
British Islands
26
Haiti
128
Andorra
Principe
275
French Islands
27
Dominican Republic
129
Portugal 201
Congo
28
Puerto Rico
131
Mediterranean 202
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AAPSO Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Orgn.
AID Agency for Internat. Development
AKEL Cyprus Communist Party
ANZUS Australia, New Zealand, U.S.
AP Associated Press
ASEAN Association of S.E. Asian Nations
AWST 'Aviation Week and Space Technology'
CDU Christian Democratic Union
CEMA Council of Econ. Mutual Assistance
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
COMECON See CEMA
CPSU Communist Party of the USSR
CSM 'Christian Science Monitor'
CSU Christian Socialist Union
DS 'Der Spiegel'
DT 'Daily Telegraph' (London)
ECA Economic Commission for Africa
ECAFE Econ.Com.for Asia and the Far East
ECE Econ.Com.for Europe
ECLA Econ.Com.for Latin America
ECOSOC Economic and Social Council
EEC European Economic Community
EFTA European Free Trade Association
ESCAP Econ. and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific
FA 'Frankfurter Allgemeine'
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FDP Free Democratic Party
FR 'Frankfurter Rundschau'
FRELIMO Mozambique Liberation Front
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs/Trade
I 'Izvestia'
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
ICA International Communication Agency
ILO International Labor Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
IOJ Internat. Organization of Journalists
IRA Irish Republican Army
K 'Kommunist'
KGB Soviet secret police
KKE Greek Communist Party
LAT 'Los Angeles Times'
LG 'Literaturnaya Gazeta'
LN 'Libecker Nachrichten'
LT 'Times' (London)
M 'Le Monde' (Paris)
MG (Manchester) 'Guardian'
MM 'Mannheimer Morgen'
MPLA Angola Liberation Popular Movement
MRF Mutual Reduction of Forces
N 'Newsweek'
NAM Non-Aligned Movement
NASA
NATO
NE
NNA
NYT
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OAS
OAU
OECD
P
PAIGC
PASOK
PLO
PRI
PUWP
Nat. Aeronautics and Space Admin.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
'Nedelya'
Neutral and Non-Aligned
'New York Times'
'Observer'(London)
Organization of American States
Organization of African Unity
Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development
Orgn. of Petroleum Exporting Countries
'Pravda'
Guinea-Bissau/Cape Verde Independence
Party
Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement
Palestine Liberation Organization
Mexican official party
Polish United Workers' Party
R Reuters
RP 'Rude Prd.vo'
RSFSR Russian Soviet Fed. Socialist Republic
SDZ 'Stlddeutsche Zeitung'
SEATO Southeast Asia Treaty Organizatioi.
SED Communist Party of East Germany
SEW Socialist Unity Party (West Berlin)
SFC 'San Francisco Chronicle'
SFE 'San Francisco Examiner'
SPD Social Democratic Party
SR 'Sovietskaya Rossia'
SSR Soviet Socialist Republic
ST 'Sunday Times' (London)
SWAPO Southwest Africa People's Organization
SZ 'Stuttgarter Zeitung'
T Tass
TL 'Trybuna Ludu'
UAE United Arab Emirates
UN United Nations
UNCTAD U.N. Conference on Trade and Develop.
UNIDO U.N. Industrial Development Orgn.
UNITA Nat. Union Total Independence Angola
UPI United Press International.
USN 'U. S. News and World Report'
WAPO
WEU
WFTU
WHO
WMR
WP
WPC
WSJ
Warsaw Pact Organization
Western European Union
World Federation of Trade Unions
World Health Organization
'World Marxist Review'
'Washington Post'
World Peace Council
'Wall Street Journal'
References such as "V. 8, p. 50" are to previous issues of the World Affairs Report.
[Brackets] indicate editorial clarification regarding Soviet assertions.
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publshes the quarterly
WORLD AFFAIRS REPORT
The main feature of the World Affairs Report is "International Report: The World as
Seen from Moscow." It analyzes the Soviet version of world developments, based on
Soviet uroll as non-Soviet sources. It brings out the divergence between Western and
Sovie t a _ unts of international affairs, as well as the Soviet role in the world.
Inteipret1ng Soviet statements on international affairs is complex. The press and
scholarship-are not viewed in the Soviet Union as having the verification and analysis of
facts as their primary objective. The marketplace of ideas does not exist. The press is an
important cog in a propaganda machine, the aim of which is to promote the cause of
Muscovite communism. Sometimes facts are brought out which the Western press fails to
mention. Sometimes the Soviet: press is silent on atrocities because they are committed
by a regime (even a reactionary regime) with which the Soviet Government has made a
daal, or hopes to make one. Talk is silver, silence is golden.
There is a childish naivete in the hard, unyielding statements of the Soviet press: the
Soviets and their friends are noble, generous achievers; their rivals are rapacious, ignoble
exploiters to whom no credit must be given. The World Affairs Report does not concern
itself with the fulsome self-praiise but with the less friendly reports on countries outside
the. Soviet system. We should know that the Soviet Union is saying about us and our
friends. Even though we may be shocked or offended, we should not live in a fool's
paradise.
These analyses do not lead automatically to recommendations about the course
`suggest forcefully that we should proceed with our eyes open.
Uflited States should follow in its dealings with the Soviet Government. They certainly
are not intended to discourage the development of ties with Moscow. They do, however,
font emver. A list of the abbreviations used is given on the inside back cover,
The sections of the report are arranged geographically on an area-by-area and
country-by-country basis, each country having a number; the key is given on the inside
government figures, consult Current World Leaders
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