STAFF NOTES: SOVIET UNION EASTERN EUROPE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86T00608R000400100019-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2005
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: September 5, 1975
• Content Type: REPORT

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SOVIET UNION - EASTERN EUROPE
CONTENTS
September 5, 1975
Soviet Commentary
on the Defeat of Japan.
Poles Clarify Position on
Schmidt-Gierek Agreements . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Soviet Commentaon the
e cat of Jal:i,n
The Soviet treatment of to 30t.h anniversary of
the end of World War II in Eaali. Asia not surprisingly
plays down the role of the Wen'tc and exaggerates the
role of the USSR in the defeat;, of Japan. Defense
Minister Grechko's order of day says flatly that
the Soviet contribution was :J cisive. Grechko ac-
knowledges the contribution cl>f the "allies and Asian
national liberation movement's," but only Mongolia is
specifically mentioned.
Another major theme it the importance of Japan's
defeat for the national liljarration movement in Asia,
particularly in Korea and i?'hina. A Pravda article
that was apparently writte+), by the chief of the
Foreign Ministry's First Asian Division, Mikhail
Kapitsa, reiterates the long-standing Soviet claim
that the USSR delivered Manchuric to the Chinese
Communists and that the arms the Soviets turned over
to the Chinese were instrumental in the Communist
victory in 1949.
Other Soviet propaganda on the anniversary has
gone even further in st'iobsing the contribution of
the Soviets to the Chintose Communist victory. A
tied Star article an Aucppst 26 spells out the number
of arms turned over to the Chinese after the Soviets
occupied Manchuria and attacks Mao for trying to
minimize the significt,,ice of this aid. Another
article in Literary Ga.ietto on September 3 implies
the USSR provided "marfsive ~ielp" to the Communists
throughout the course of the civil war. The Soviets
did provide some aid to the Chinese Communists, but
it was not massive, and Moscow continued to deal with
the Nationalists almost to the eve of the Co:r,.munis t
victory in 1949.
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significant setback to their interests in 11nia.
In Grochko'o order, he expresses satisfaction
that Moscow's relations with Japan are developing
in a spirit of "good neighborliness." The Kapitna
article, however, suggests otherwise. It treats
Moscow's territorial dispute with Japan in such a
way an to imply that 1occow will never compromise,
and it attacks "certain circlos" in Japan for
impeding progress toward batter. Soviet-Japanese
relations. The article's toughness toward the
Japanese may stem in part from anxiety that Japan
will agree to include an anti-hegemony clause in
its proposed peace treaty with China. The Soviets
clearly regard conclusion of such a treaty an a
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Poles Clarify Position on
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Foreign Minister Olnzownki has reassured the
Want German ambassador in Warsaw that there are no
differences in interpretation of the Gierek-Schmidt
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accords reached last month at fie I'LIT
Olnzownki maintained that the 120,000 ethnic
Germans allowed to emigrate will be dear.lr,ed for
the Federal Republic, not Last Germany or any other
country. In addition, Warsaw does not intend to
redefine any provisions of the accords. When ques-
tioned about polish press commentaries that had
caused Went German concern, Oluzowski claimed that
they were bared on misinterpretations. lie said he
had been on vacation and thus had not been able to
explain the agreemunts to important journalists.
Although this explanation in plausible, we can-
not exclude the possibility that Warsaw floated the
reinterpretations to tent Went German reactions on
the emigration issue, and then backed down in the
face of F3onn'n growing concern. In any cane, we
do not expect Warsaw to pone more difficulties; on
the accords, at least for the next several months.
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