MALENKOV'S RECONCILIATION WITH ZHDANOVITES

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
}4alenkov=s Reeonciliatio: with Zhdanovites
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1. On 26 Peb 54, the Presidium of the Central Ca~tittee of the Soviet Communist Party
turned .over the powerful Comasiasior. of the Cadres of the. Party to 3. D. ~natiev,
with the ob~eotire of strengthering the consolidation o: the ?art;?.
2. Thia aotion ie undoubtedly the prelude to a new purge, in x2+.loh mar~q of Molotov~a
followers rill be i:~rolved, and possibly ~OTG Red Army figures, inoludl.ng I~arshai
Zhukor.
3. Ignatiev, foraerly aeeretary of the party ir. Uzbekistan, and down to October 1953
Seoretary of the Koacow Comnittoeila one of the moat controreralal figu?^aa in the
Soviet hierarohy, and one of the last au^vivora of tY:e Zhdano? Broup. Only
recently has he come to an understanding with the group rollowing ]lahenkov and
IQ~ruahohev. }ie xae elected a supplementary member of the Central Committee as
early aa~1larc}1 1939 and a fu13 mem>~er of the Presidiua in October 1952. After the
death of Stalin he was entrusted with the administration of the seoretariat of the
Central Coataittee on ? Mar 53, but only one week later he was pushed down to fifth
member oi'the 3earetariat. These rapid changes were the result of deep internal
intrigues, in which Ignatiev has beer engaged since the beginning of his career.
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4. Ignatiev has never aba:dored Zhdaaovrs theory of the aupremaay of Soviet politioal
effioienoy, and has continued to press for immediate Ccmmuniat revolutionary
activity Abroad. Several tltnee ho has teen in danger of arrest as a aeatarian.During
World Wnr II Igaatiev was a rather obscure affioial of the Orgburo, but ns suah
he was involved.in the ~C?zvestigation of the Polish Jewish y(orkers Party, shish led
to the execution of its leaders, Altar and Shrliah.. Thia action gained k~im
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prcao:io:. and associated him ;:itY. the a.^.tl-Site :ring of the Party... T'he state
security forces and secrtt services, xhere Jexiah influence xas strong, started
a ;.urga of :.ntl-Seaiitea, and Ignatiev qulakly lost all the ground he had gained
fir. the :.1*er-r"'hrlieh affair. Things becaae still more difficult for Zgnatier
at this end of the War rr!-.e:: Zhdanor entered a oorflict with his rival, .Malenkov.
.is a Z.hdanovite, Igra:.~v uas given less and teas important posts and his career
appeared at o.r. e-:". ?~.:?asi.:g the Jews as responsible for his misfortunes, Ignatiev
seoretly engaged
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:he anti-Jatiiah intrigues xhioh wont on in the Sremlin until
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1948? This was
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year of Zi:dazovta death; Zgnatier at onoe perceived that A.
leader of Zrdanov~s gr01r, wou?: be unable to stand against
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MalenY.ov, and aade h'_s ;sacs rt~tk: the nex doe~L~w.zt group.
5? Zr. s;.ita of this chanua o^ __*_:?.a, Ignxt?ev renamed a mino^ figu_^e fir. the ?::-ry.
-rr ra'_~_ :d .... ..,,td .-:'_;? ':,_ ;.u:ec~ i.: t:a secretariat. B?,a in 195C Ka:ankov,
already involved in tre struggle with Molotov and Barl.a for the auoaeaaion to
Stalin, deaide4 to use I~^.atiev for a raoonoiliation xith the Zhdanovitee. Ignatiev
organized the d:aoovery of the Jevieh dootora~ plot, announced in January 1953?
This was a xar:.i:.g to t~:a Red Ars~v leaden that they xere in danger of aurder, and
an accusatior. of r-egleot against the services headed by Berta.
6. Bcr!a ^~torted by oLtaira:ig thK rehab:station of the Javiah doctors shortly after
Stall.^.La dealt , and Igruitie~+ say s~:rS to the Bashkir Autonomous Republic to ra-
organize the party aa~aratus tt:ere. This did not put a halt to the negotiations
between Malenkor and Ignatiev, an the repreaertatire of the Zhdanovitoa, and these
neFotialiana gained lsupetus attar BeriaQa arrest.
7. Ignaciev !'finally agrehd to giro Malenfcov his W:-ole?-hearted support against the
~:olotav group, and in :?~*orL?:g Party diacipl.tnn i-: the Red Army. D'i return
Malezkov and l~.r::shc!~.a?r uF_ r. :'o^ced to agree to_ ,areas a u:orc dyna~e .Com~uniat
dolioy ir_ uo.ld arfa_ra, a: soar. Q ~ the situatic : 1_^_ the K: emlin oleared. The
recor.ciiiatior_ xi*_:; the ZY:da:?.nvites has greatly ~tr~rgtrened Ma~e:zkov~a position
in the K: esrli: , t,u` ~. ~ .".as :cb.ds it core dipfiau:.i. _*o^ him to appease the radioal
elem-.r_ts 1 ; r e Qeatra'_ Cocrit:oer.
8. Ignatie:~ :^.ou aspires t.o _~e !'Si :islet of Internal APfaire snd read df the MVD. fihe
Zhdar:ovi*.es who t?~1?ok :z~ti a:~'? ro:~vinaed that time 1s being ~raatod in delaying
Comcaun~.sl revoiutiorsry actian 3bread. They be2leve that ro real negotiations
should ba urdertakei: uti*.~. tl:e West and are in tarot of is tenaitying the claas?
str~.~ggle is the U-str_rr omit a-,d a_* s general increasn o.* Commurlat presaurn.
Ignatiev4s ::ew pro~:otio~. br?.Zga this gro;~p into a mere inflLential position.