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    "ocrText": "RESTRICTED\nSURVEY SUPPLEMENT\n15 NOVEMBER 1949\n- 1 -\nQUANTITATIVE PATTERN OF MALENKOV'S SPEECH STRESSES SOVIET-CAMP STRENGTH*\nThe quantitative distribution of content-themes in Malenkov's recent October\nRevolution Anniversary speech deviates markedly from the pattern that has\nbeen observed in the speeches of the previous three years. In 1948 and\n1947, Molotov, then Foreign Minister, devoted more of his attention to the\npurely internal affairs of the Soviet Union than to the international scene--\nas did Zhdanov in 1946. But in 1949, Malenkov, the Party Secretary, con-\ncentrates on international affairs to an extent not equalled by either\nMolotov or Zhdanov before him. And within this context, he differs further\nfrom the previous speeches in that he places major emphasis on the strength\nelements of the Soviet-led camp of \"anti-imperialism, democracy, socialism,\npeace, etc., and in increased attention to the alleged weakness of the U.S.-\nWestern camp of \"imperialism and war. Following are some of the quantità-\ntive highlights of Malenkov's speech as compared with those delivered by\nMolotov in 1948 and 1947.\na. The Major Departures--Strength and International Relations: The graph\non the page opposite presents the distribution of broad categories of con-\ntent in each of the Bolshoi Theater speeches from 1947 through 1949. Com-\nparing Malenkov's speech with the previous two delivered by Molotov, it is\nevident that the most noticeable differences include the following:\n(1) Emphasis on the international scene is considerably more pronounced\nin Malenkov's address. Whereas Molotov gave the majority of attention\nto purely internal Soviet affairs, Malenkov reverses priorities and\nconcentrates (63.7%) on the international scene.\n(2) Increased attention to the Soviet camp. Most of Malenkov's in-\ncreased references to the international scene is accounted for by a\ngreater proportion of positive claims about the Soviet camp of democracy,\nsocialism, peace, etc. Here Malenkov parallels the 1949 anniversary\nslogans which, in contrast tc those of the previous two years, identify\nby name the countries which together with the USSR constitute the anti-\nimperialist camp of peace and democracy--i.e., the European Satellites,\nChina, Eastern Germany, and Korea. (See SURVEY OF USSR RADIO BROADCASTS,\n3 November 1949, Vol. II, No. 44, p. K 5 for the relevant slogans.)\n(3) Increased references to Soviet-camp strength. Within the Malenkov\nspeech's internationally related content about the Soviet camp, it is\nperhaps preeminently significant that it focuses primarily on the strength\nfactors of the camp--in contrast, for example, to last year's speech by\nMolotov who gave greater emphasis to the Soviet camp's alleged dedication\nto international morality.\n* This section is largely a reproduction of the section on Malenkov's speech\nin the SURVEY OF USSR RADIO BROADCASTS, 10 November 1949, Vol. II, No. 45,\npp. A 1-4.\nRESTRICTED"
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