A file of reports, correspondence and memoranda concerning the evolution of worldwide Communism. The documents contain a selection of reports on the trends within communist propaganda dating from February and March 1950, featuring nation-by-nation breakdowns on the activities of communist organisations and a discussion of how Britain should respond to these trends; a broader retrospective summary of the trends in communist propaganda in 1949, featuring an analysis on new methods and changes; and a report on Sovietization and purges in Eastern Europe. Other documents discuss the exchange rate of the rouble, touching on the wider strength of the Soviet economy; the strengthening of Soviet control in Eastern Europe, featuring an interpretation of the purges; and an address by Dean Acheson, the United States Secretary of State, on the developing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
- Collection ID
- FO371
- Countries
- Austria Bolivia Bulgaria Burma China Germany Greece Hungary India Israel Italy Japan Korea Pakistan Iran Poland Romania Thailand United States of America Vietnam Yugoslavia
- Department Reference
- Code NS file 1052 (papers 22-33)
- Document Type
- Reports Correspondence Memoranda
- File Reference
- FO 371/86752
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fo371.086752
- Note
- Documents in this file were retained under Section 3(4) of the Public Records Act 1958.
- Pages
- 205
- Persons Discussed
- Dean Acheson Frederick Hoyer Millar Josip Broz Tito
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Soviet Union
- Themes
- International Relations Domestic Politics Economics and Trade
