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3.

(4) Social trends.

(5) Police, intelligence organisations and legal matters.

(6) Human rights; unofficial groups. Major developments

in regional minority matters.

(7) Science policy.

(8) Space activities and research.

(9) Scientific research (including social sciences, which

for this purpose includes history).

(10) Environment.

EASTERN EUROPE CATEGORY I

Reporting is required on the following countries, although priorities will change and close contact between customer and the BBC MS will be necessary: Bulgaria; Czechoslovakia; GDR; Hungary; Poland; Romania; Yugoslavia, and as lower priority: Albania.

Significant developments in:

a.

b.

Internal Affairs:

(1) Major statements, speeches and decisions on internal

political and ideological developments, issues and reforms.

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

(See Annex C for details).

(3) Party, Government and senior military appointments.

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

(See Annex D for details).

(5) Nationalist and ethnic manifestations.

(6) Industrial Unrest.

Foreign Affairs:

(1) Relations with Britain and (in order of priority) USA,

Western Europe, including attitudes on East-West relations and on defence, disarmament, and arms control, the Soviet Union and other East European countries, Yugoslavia, China, significant developments or changes in emphasis on other subjects of international interest,

significant countries.

in attitudes to other

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