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PRIORITIES

SOVIET UNION AND EASTERN EUROPE

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USSR CATEGORY I

Significant developments in:

Internal Affairs

(1) Major statements, speeches and decisions on internal

political, ideological developments, issues and reforms.

(2) Major statements, speeches, decisions on the economy.

(See Annex A for details).

(3) Party, Government and senior military appointments.

(4) Major statements, speeches, and decisions on defence.

(See Annex B for details).

(5) Nationalist manifestations in non-Russian areas;

Russian nationalism.

(6) Industrial unrest.

Foreign Affairs

(1) Relations with Britain and (in order of priority) USA, West Europe including attitudes on East-West relations and on defence, disarmament and arms control, Eastern Europe, Soviet Union's "special friends" in the Third World, China, Japan, regional conflicts and Soviet Third World policy.

(2) Comment on any operations alleged to have been mounted

by British Intelligence agencies. Statements on activities of Soviet Intelligence organisations.

USSR CATEGORY II

General coverage of and ad hoc reporting on:

(1) The economy. (See Annex A for details.)

(2) Defence. (See Annex B for details.)

(3) Major disasters or other events with significant

national or international consequences.

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