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of young people already Communist indoctrinatede According to the top-secret mobilization plans for 1955, the Amy at that time will be reliable for the USSR, since only people of 26 years or less will be called to active duty. All the people of more then 26 will be called to the colours, but only used in labour units behind the lines or far back at homee This is extremely importante 5 / Technically and industrially the Satellite forces will be at the heights of their power in the second half of 1955. Sy that time = as stated in point 4 = all the front line troops Will be reliable and the industries will be at the peak of their % capacitye That is at least as it is planned at presente | 6 / The co-ordination of Soviet and Satellite forces is increasingly stronge It is a two-way affair, with a vast exchange b of information, data and experiencese Increasingly the Bussians trust their satellite counterparts -— especially in the highest ; f renkSe te . 7 / Do not underestimate the technical progress in the Soviet Union or in the S&tellite countriese It is staggeringe The new industrial installations in the satellite countries, made according to Soviet specifications; are really first class and com= pare well with the finest made in the Weste There are terrible | shortages of consumer*s goods, and the West ús to prone to believe this to be the result of genuine wealmesse It is not ge Thisis only due to the fact, that as far as the Soviet leaders are con= cerned civilian goods are utterly unimportante The civilian sim~ ply means nothing, his welfare is utterly unintersstinge The only thing that counts is to keep him sufficiently strong to carry on his búrdene 8 / The weapons which the Satellite forces receive are absolutely first classe They are in many instences better than the corresponding American weaponse The Soviets hand their best to the Satellites and share fairly with theme This is true also for the aviation equipment. 9 / The average Russian, regardless of what is generally told, is very mechanically mindede That is at least true for the generation of present solfierse It was striking to observe during the menoeuvres of this y ary how even simple Russian soldiers knew admirably the workings of engines of tenks, lorries and cars, and how they were able to repair them with very littlee One should not forget, that this is the result of intehsive educa= tione In all our Class rooms now, just as in Russia the place of the pictures of Sgints, Crucifixes or of historic fagures is replaced by drawings of engines or motorss In our education a tremendous emphasis is laid on the mechanics, and children are
