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    "ocrText": "SECRET\nNEUTRALITY AND THIRD-FORCE TENDENCIES IN WESTERN EUROPE\nSUMMARY\nRecent events in the Far East, the develop-\nthe constancy of US policy and support. The\nment of the ECA and MDAP programs, and\nThird-Force concept, on the other hand, has\nvarious other factors, have brought into focus\nreceived more explicit formulation and has\nthe position of West European governments\nbeen espoused by influential groups and indi-\ntoward contributing to West European de-\nviduals within certain West European govern-\nfense. A wide variety of minority groups,\nment and official circles.\nhowever, in Western Europe (the NATO coun-\nNeutralist sentiment is likely to remain\ntries plus Western Germany) espouse the con-\nstrong, and will increase if there is serious\ncepts of (a) neutrality, which involves out-\neconomic dislocation in Western Europe and\nright dissociation from the East-West conflict\nif the military position of the US, especially\nand non-participation in any war unless di-\nin the Far East, is weakened. The govern-\nrectly attacked; or of (b) Third-Force, which\nments of Western Europe will tend to respond\nlooks to the restoration of European inde-\nto popular demands for an independent (but\npendence in order to exert influence in the\nnot neutral) policy as their needs for US\nEast-West conflict and reduce the preponder-\neconomic and military support decrease.\nance of the US in European affairs. The\nexact strength or degree of importance of\nNeither the growth of neutrality nor of Third-\nneutralist sentiment is difficult to measure be-\nForce sentiment will, however, outweigh the\ncause it is diffused throughout the popula-\nfactors that induce West European govern-\ntions and stems largely from war-weariness,\nments to support the achievement of US objec-\ndefeatism, fear of the USSR, and distrust of\ntives in Western Europe during 1950-53.\nNote: The intelligence organizations of the Departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air\nForce have concurred in this report; for a dissent of the Intelligence Organization of\nthe Department of State, see Enclosure. This report contains information available to\nCIA as of 13 November 1950.\nSECRE\n1"
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