Approved For Release 2006 11 1_ 79R00904A000500010101-6 - STAT 4 3c f___ PICVMENT r O _ _ _ _ ' ASS 0 1 AprU 1959 MEMO a ANDUM FOR THE DlllECTOll SUBJECT PP Actlvltle• in Connection with the Berlin Criai• R EFEJll NCE IN 38109 1 The Soard ol National Eatlmatet baa read the reference cable and ha• the following reaetione a W• aeaume that the Aaeney ha• p•ycholopcal warfare and political actton capabillttee t equlred to accom pllah the ta•k• mentioned in the cable from Bonn In any ca••• thi• matter ia out1l4e our province b With reference to paragraph B and in particular the point about aber-rattllng we CJ uery whether it 0 would be po• • ibl• to make a atpf fleant impact on the 1tu1aian• without aubatanttally 1ncreaaln1 th• hope• and poaaibly even reabtance ac tivitie• of Satellite population• in particular tho•• tn Ea at Oermany Hunp ry and Poland c rl ·- f We bell••• that for thia reaeon para1raph B J Jc ✓ Ap efF'or Release 2006 11 13 79R00904A000500010101-6 Approved For Release 2006 1 _RDP79R00904AOQ0500010101-6 has a built-in contradiction we doubt that we can duly impr••• the Ruaslana wtth our ttcapability and read in••• to revive cold-war liberation operations without in fact stirring up violence and unreat in astern Europe c 11 We have e • timated that one of the basic reaaona fer the Ruaaiana making an baue of Weat Berlin at this time ie their concern that West Berlin is an important Western aaset and focus for coldwar operations We believe therefore that stepping up PP and Political Action activities in the mantler outlined in the referenced cable would increase Soviet intransigence with respect to West Berlin rather than t1tntluence Soviet attitude• toward greater moderation during the forthcoming four power negotiat lona FOR THE BOARD OF NATIONAL ESTIMATES SHERMAN KENT Aa•l•tant Director National Eatirnates Approved For Release 2006 11 13 Clf -RDP79R00904A000500010101-6 sc-rc