LETTER FROM THE HONORABLE J. EDGAR HOOVER, DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, DATED 27 SEPTEMBER 1951

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
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• Publication Date: October 22, 1951
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Certain. general commelits, however,
a decade an ouAward appearance of t anirtty has been
maintainedPolitburo and it is, therefore, impossible to evaluate
the various, rumors of polloy splits within this body. It is conceivable
that a well...developed difference of opinion could exist over a protracted
period, but regardles, of whether Stalin Nslignedo himself with the rinori y
or majority, the !milt would alweye end at the moment when Stalin made his
position known.
The Politburo is composed of individuals hand-picked by Stalin r
both loyalty and ability, who owe their advancement to his favor alone and
continue in office only under his sufferance. The best available reports
on Politburo procedure indicate that, regardless of differences which say
develop from the discussion of any problem, the retter is decided when
Stalin renders final judgment. Stalia's word determine, the party or
geveramental line, and the ranks are closed. lending !Algae. have never
been tolerated by the Commnniet Party.
Malenkov undoubtedly is the most important individual ander Stalin
en Communist Party matters and perhaps on internal affairs in general;
Molotov, however, appears to outrank all others on foreign Tolley. It
is believed that in event of Stalin's death, Molotov would be his titular
successor, probably ruling through a triumvirate of Ifiderkkor, Berlya and
himself, and that there would be no immediate drastic changes in policy.
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