Communist radio broadcast, magazines, books, youth Music Festivals and film production. This is about 40 minutes. Gentlemen, as you know, mr. Allen has been in the thick of the cold war since its very beginning. You are familiar with his record as a career diplomat and troubleshooter. Just for the record that the recall a few high spots. Four times in critical periods he was assigned to frontline ambassadorial posts in iran, yugoslavia, india, and greece. He has been assistant secretary of state of the near east, south asia and africa. In 1948, when congress decided we ought to have an overseas Information Program on a more or less permanent basis, mr. Allen was put in charge. Last fall, the president decided that this important activity needed mr. Allen again. He brought him home from overseas and made them director of the United States information agency. Mr. Allen attends meetings at the cabinet and the National Security council. Mr. Allen, why is everything the other sites as propaganda , why dont why we call everything we say information . The word propaganda has taken on a bad connotation. It was originally a perfectly good word, but it brings to peoples minds now the idea of twisting or distorting the truth, or even manufacturing complete falsehoods. Where as we try in our Service Output to give as factual presentation that we can. We feel that his information and should be labeled as such, and not called propaganda. I wonder if you could give us an example of soviet propaganda as applied to the Armed Services the cinnamon represent . Book thatoday with me the soviet government puts out, and it supports training courses of the armed forces of the soviet union. The book is called marxist leninism on war and the army. I will read you one description of the way it talks about American Army officers. It says, u. S. Armed Service Officers are corrupt, weak, run by wall street, and professional lobbists. I call that propaganda. That applies to all officers of the armed forces. Do you have a piece of soviet propaganda that apply specifically to the army . I would like to show you a film of the meeting of the american and soviet armed forces at the river elbe at the end of the last war. You will see how the soviet government, their Information Service presents this meeting of the two armies. Could we have the film . Lets see what really happened before we see scenes from the soviet film. The city inde of germany on april 26, 1945. The First Official meeting of the american and russian army. The film was made by a single core photographers of the United States army. You will see a glimpse of this elbe river bridge in the background. The meeting took place to arrange a meeting of corps commanders on the following day. Prior to this time, only the crews of the two armies had contact each other. Here are major generals from general reinhardt said i crossed the river and waited for a short time. They thought the meeting was later than we discussed the 6000 hours. Details for meeting the two poor corps commanders for the next day. I was impressed with the cordial attitude of the russians. Now to the soviet version. [speaking russian] [cheering] [cheering] all made in germany. Now for the soviet proof that our Army Officers are corrupt. As we see our playacting general on the doorstep of decadence with his lady friend and , stock ticker in his office. This is a literal translation of what they are saving. General, what is this . Girlfriend what is the market doing . General my stocks are going up. Hail to the profit. Broker i am making money like crazy. Mr. Allen what do the , communists have to say concerning our air force . I would like for you to listen to a broadcast from moscow on that subject that talks about the neurotic american pilots. Do we have that soundtrack . You are tuned into radio moscow. On 16, 19 and 25 meter bands on the shortwave, and the medium on 200. 16 meters. An Associated Press dispatch tells us that an american saber jet accidentally dropped some rockets over florida. The population has been alerted and warned of the serious danger. This brought to mind a serious report of dr. Frank barry, medical assistant to the secretary of defense. This made me doubt that the rocket fall was the result of an accident. This report gives us every ground for questioning the probability of accidents in general. It claims that approximately 70 of the officers are psychoneurotic. Check so shown the state of affairs is especially critical among the airman doing studied nuclear patrols. Nuclear patrols. And what about the United States navy and marine corps . I have a copy here of the soviet newspaper that was published for their navy called the sovietsky float. May 18 this year. It speaks about what is going on in the mediterranean. And says, referring to the United States, over lebanon hangs the real threat of military intervention by the imperialist states led by the United States. He says the american command has , doubled the Landing Forces attached to the sixth fleet complement with the ships, the imperialists are openly brandishing weapons. Threatening lebanon. But no matter how the colonists try, they cannot intimidate the people of the near and middle east, and particular the lebanese people who are set on the road in defending the freedom and independence of their country. That is typical of the statements the soviets are making about the United States navy and marine corps. Imperialists colonizers, wall street. Mr. Allen dont the soviets , and propaganda attempt to show that americans are opposed to all colored races . Yes, they do. I saw that particularly when i was serving in the far east in india. They try to make it appear that the americans are the most race conscious people in the world. Actually, the experience of people in that part of the world dealing with americans is the best way to counteract that when our naval ships or our Armed Services are stationed in those parts of the world. The integration taking place in our Armed Services is the most useful way to combat that type of soviet propaganda. Also last fall, we had a magnificent experience with Marion Anderson through the far east in india, making her appearances as an american and speaking to the people about the racial questions in the United States as an american negro. It was an excellent count the counterweight to the soviet propaganda. I believe that soviet meeting talks about fierce racial hatred. It might be interesting to take a look at that. This time in german and korean home. , this is your home away from home. This scene from the soviet film the partisan, depicts another Army Activity for an oriental theater goer. It is the fate of the scoring korean girl to be taken up the hill for execution. Here is the little translation of their the literal translation of their conversation. The officer says, even if you surrender now, you can be safe. Even or by the americans, he is certain you will abate. It pains me not to live to see you. Me that this to must involve quite an elaborate chain of command, if i may use that term. Draw your attention to this chart here. The soviet government has gone all out for propaganda. Seen how theyve have written several letters to president eisenhower. The letters are addressed on the envelope to the president of the United States, but what they are really intended to all the world is for propaganda purposes, not a serious document from one government to another. Government is headed by , a small Presidium Group of people in moscow who run the 200 Million People of the soviet union. Elements, the government and the Party Machine. Those are quite separate. The government is merely a bureaucracy. The Party Machine really has the power. They use all their means of communication and contacts with foreign people to spread their propaganda. Take, for example, radio. The soviet government, every and some 54 and line which 2300 hoursut 2000 of broadcast beamed towards Foreign Countries in four. Anguages how can you do 2300 hrs in one week . In each language, they do so many hours. If you multiply the number of hours by the mother by the number of languages, its 2300 a week. Books andmass publications which they send abroad in various portland which. Various foreign languages. Many of those are in the near east and far east and south asia in english, because that is the best language to reach the intelligent public in those countries. They use films, the use visits. S of they bring large numbers of indians or egyptians or chinese creeks will or creeks reeks or anyone else they can get. The communist parties in all the countries called together have big meetings in moscow. Forg back for a minute exchanges, the soviet union put summer in which they spent more money than the entire United States government does on all of its information and cultural relations work for a whole year. For one month in moscow, the soviet union had 50,000 students from all over the world brought to the soviet union for a Youth Festival. The 50,000 delegates for the Youth Festival are gathered in the moscow stadium. The delegation parades around the huge stadium, waving daily to the capacity crowd. The National Flags of participating delegations lapping. Followed by groups playing their national anthem. The word is russian for peace. Is the delegation reported to be from the United States . The russians released hundreds of white doves, the ageold symbol of peace. And the bigtime entertainment climaxes with a spectacular play of precision formation display of precision formation. Delegates also sightsee during some of the daylight hours, and this is the ceremony. As the boys select a girl by throwing a scarf around her. The soviet version of dropping a handkerchief. Some are entertained by the ballet. Outside, in the streets and parks of the city, there is entertainment of all kinds. This curvaceous cutie [indiscernible] but its back to the stadium for the grand propaganda finale. Ere is the symbol detail of the bomb looks like an american eagle. Both must be eliminated, the bomb and the eagle. [indiscernible] mr. Allen, what percentage of the people who attend these festivals that you mentioned are communists . We dont have any exact figures on that, but the best we can calculate of the 50,000 that went to the soviet Youth Festival last summer, we estimate that about half of them were noncommunist, thats 25,000. I was in greece at the time, and youngk about 200 greek people went to the soviet union for the festival. Many of them were just going for the ride and wanted to get the trip, a chance to go and see the soviet union. As long as the soviet government will pay all expenses, in that took the soviet government a young man from greece to the soviet union, kept and therefore kept him there for a and set him back to greece all for the equivalent of 50. College students around the world and labor organizations that dont admit they are communists, but are infiltrated and run by the hardcore communist and those organizations. Through those means, they throw out propaganda to the noncommunist world. Doan example of the way they , and a to talent. State such as the soviet union has complete control of all their means of communication. In then say one thing soviet union and an entirely different thing outside the soviet union or two Different Countries and the language of those countries. As an example recently, when there is a threat of an attack on syria, the syrians claim therean a threat was a threat of an attack by turkey. To the turks, they were saying the americans are in their forcing you and using you as tools to attack the syrians. Storyell that a different in Different Countries. We have a chart here that shows the way the soviet union parcels out its Radio Broadcasting in these many languages. In order to get as much of a , foreffective they can example, the low part of the chart, it shows how much broadcasting the soviet union does overseas to Foreign Countries. Thats 900 hours a week. The voice of america broadcast, 730 hours a week altogether. This is the soviet broadcast just to Foreign Countries, not in the russian language. These are the broadcasts by the european satellite states, that is czechoslovakia, hungary, bulgaria, romania, and so forth. They do about the same amount altogether as the soviet union does. These 317 hours are done by communist china. Than 125 hours each week are , north the far east korea and north vietnam, and then there is 108 hours being nineby various clandestine clandestinens radio stations. They are claiming that they are, for example, the south korean broadcast. There actually broadcasting from north korea, but announcing that they are south korean broadcast. Thats where the clandestine comes in. You see that the soviet union uses all the satellite countries to do broadcasting outside the communist as well. I wonder if you can and will find what you said about the soviet distribution of the magazines and books abroad. I have seen some very startling figures on that. Do you have them in mind . I have some figures about the publication of the magazines. They are putting out 85 periodicals in 30 different languages. Andodicals means magazines quarterly reviews and things of that sort. As far as books are concerned, sent millions of books into the free world. They sell them or give them away. I wander if you would discuss parts of the main propaganda themes for the communist today. I have a chart here. I will show you on that. Samplere just taken by propaganda themes of the union. One of them is that it is the United States that put the iron curtain, while the soviet union seeks closer relations with everybody, and that we are the people who dont want to embrace the world. Secondly, they are constantly saying that it is best that the United States is a warmonger encumbering warmongering war and the wants ussr seeks peace and disarmament. They say that u. S. Capitalism can no longer compete with progress under social under soviet socialism. They say communist country. After u. S. And its allies in growth and strength, and that the u. S. Is fighting a losing battle to maintain its colonialist hold on the new countries of asia and africa. That we are the imperialists trying to dominate those countries, but their National Spirit will survive. These are all examples of communist propaganda successes. Which there some things they cant cover up, even with their highly touted propaganda . Yes, lots. For example, we have seen the very bad effect on the soviet in allrelations posture countries, particularly europe and the United States, by the execution of the former Prime Minister of hungary. There have been tremendous demonstrations in paris and london and other places. These are by socialist and leftwing people who are terribly annoyed against the soviet union because the execution. There is nothing that their propaganda can do about it. They have lost a great deal of support. Are the communist using film a lot in this propaganda . Yes, they are. Documentary films and Entertainment Films. In the Entertainment Film field, they have recently been very active, and as a matter of fact, very recently they won an International Award at on in in france. T cannes lets see what happens in this communist love story. Shipwreck comee ,ut of the sea, across the ice comes the girl, a red army sniper, and her prisoner. She has killed 40 men with her rifle. Will it burn . It burns better than wood. This is another communist identification of the enemy. Ill wait outside till youre ready. Dont be an idiot. You are liable to catch your death out there. I was only trying to save you embarrassment. You and your high and mighty ways make me sick. Its a front, not the drawing room. Go on, what are you waiting for. Anyone would think you are shy. The communist girl eager to fight, now finds her prisoner sick and discouraged. The neverending tide of hatred and death. No one likes it, but its the price of progress. You can havent come as far as im concerned. All i want is peace. In other words, you dont care if our enemies destroyed us so long as you can read your book. Why should i take the world on my shoulders . What has the world done for me . Communism who opposes , our hero becomes confused. Classes, i say to hell with the lot. I dont care what happens. Leave me alone. And out of it all and i wont soil my hands again. I dont care. Im no longer interested. I see. Dont be angry. I dont mean to hurt you. Do you understand, im sick at heart. Exhausted. Lets get away from here. Ive got a summer house if only you will go with me. Ill be good to you, i promise you. Youre asking me to turn my back on my country area cast aside my on my country. My duty. E is that all . Can blowhow you yourself up in a so much hot air. Its been addressed on me by people like you. How dare you think i could assert my cause and lie around your house like an idiot. Thats all i can stand. His locker its lucky theres such a thing as surely as chivalry to women. I hate you. I cant fight you, i cant. Dont try, my darling. I told you, dont cry. It will work out all right. Lets f