Report, Survey of USSR Radio Broadcasts, Malenkov's Speech on the Thirty-Second Anniversary of the October Revolution Compared to the Three Preceding Anniversary Speeches by Molotov and Zhdanov

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RESTRICTED TROMAM AHHVH ARCHIVES AND LITTER RECORDS SERVICE SURVEY OF USSR RADIO BROADCASTS (2 - - 8 November 1949) 15 NOVEMBER 1949 SUPPLEMENT TO VOL. II, NO. 45 MALENKOV'S SPEECH ON THE 32ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION COMPARED TO THE THREE PRECEDING ANNIVERSARY SPEECHES BY MOLOTOV AND ZHDANOV SUMMARY i QUANTITATIVE PATTERN OF MALENKOV'S SPEECH STRESSES SOVIET-CAMP STRENGTH a. The Major Departures- Strength and International Relations 1 b. International Strength-Weakness Details 2 SUBSTANTIVE ELEMENTS OF SOVIET-CAMP STRENGTH, ACCORDING TO MALENKOV a. The USSR's "Well-Traced Frontiers" 4 b. The Motherland Surrounded by Friendly Neighbors 4 C. The "Historic Significance" of China 5 d. The "National Liberation Movement" 6 e. Atomic Energy 7 f. "Prime International Significance" of the German Democratic Republic. 7 g. Soviet Lack of Fear Relative to a New War 8 HE IGHTENED INTRANS IGENCE IN MALENKOV'S SPEECH a. Intensity of Denunciation 8 b. U.S., the Major Imperialist Offender 12 C. International "Cooperation and Coexistence" De-Emphasized by Malenkov. 13 MALENKOV'S REFERENCE TO THE "CENTRAL COMMITTEE" 14 MALENKOV'S REDUCED REFERENCES TO STALIN 14 FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE RESTRICTED DECLASSIFIED authority E.O. 10501