OUTSIDE OFFICIAL REACTION TO STALIN'S DEATH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01443R000100080003-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Content Type: REPORT

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OUTSIDE OFFICIAL REACTION TO STALIN'S DEATH
London
1. Stalin's death would shake the
government and the people and that possibilities
of tensions within the Kremlin were probably
great.
2. Now is time for the greatest caution
on the part of the West. Death of Stalin may
arouse wave of patriotism which would react
against any provocation. Dangers of mis-
calculation are at present greater on both
sides due to unpredictable policies of.new
leadership.
3. Foreign Office stated that Churchill
would undoubtedly be "itching" for a meeting
between USSR and Western leaders and that it
might be well to offer advantageous
possibilities for such talks.
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France
Foreign Office official raises interesting
question whether Malenkov as a great Russian
will be acceptable to Russian Soviet
minorities--Stalin was a Georgian.
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Yugoslavia
Tito believes Soviet hold on Satellites
weakened especially Albania.
"Dictators never build up a successor."
(Psychological warrior)
Pijade believes Stalin's disappearance will
seriously weaken Soviet - think new regime may
undertake new adventures to cover up domcstic
situations.
Kardelj says Yugoslavia would rebuff
overtures by new government - predicts
disintegration of Cominform structure and
weaken Soviet hold of satellites. Mao will
grow. He "Nay even begin to instruct Moscow"
- but China industrially dependent on Russia -
eventually new purges.
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Nehru believes new system for decision
making must be created in Soviet since Stalin
last word on everything.
Mao may try to become chief spokesman
for the USSR--China Cominform movement.
For immediate future Soviet policies tougher
than under Stalin.
Indian Communist Party might become more
allied to Peiping than Moscow.
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