SOVIET PRESS RAISES HOSTILE CHARGES AGAINST US OPERATIONS IN THE ANTARCTIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00391R000100310001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 16, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviet press raises hostile charges against opsrstious
the Antarctic: A Soviet economist writing in Sven several
months ago repeated the usual charges not
in the struggle for raw ssatarials and strategic advantages,
and laid heavy stress on military training and testing of equt p-
sent linking these to aggressive US des
Ln the Arctic,
operations under the US Navy are particularly singled out as
evidence of US military interests in Antarctica. (Source:
Activities in the Arctic and Antarctic 'Ili, No. 6, 1958s, pp l6-
19 UNM)
Soviet political attitudes during their-WY
Antarctic operations have been marked by a friendly attitude
among the scientists and generally in the Soviet press. The
only exceptions have been two blasts in the Ssssviet International
Affairs, No. 1, 1955 and No. 3, 1957
st)of these o articles
ntly was Intended to point up the possible subswt+srsion of
e US 1GY activities from scientific military purposes and
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