The Novikov Telegram Washington, September 27, 1946 U.S. Foreign oli!

" in the ost#ar erio$ %&ll 'n$erlining repli!ates that o( Foreign minister )ia!heslav *olotov.+ The (oreign poli!" o( the Unite$ States, #hi!h re(le!ts the imperialist ten$en!ies o( &meri!an monopolisti! !apital, is !hara!teri,e$ in the post#ar perio$ b" a striving (or #orl$ s'prema!". This is the real meaning o( the man" statements b" resi$ent Tr'man an$ other representatives o( &meri!an r'ling !ir!les- that the Unite$ States has the right to lea$ the #orl$. &ll the (or!es o( &meri!an $iploma!".the arm", the air (or!e, the nav", in$'str", an$ s!ien!e.are enliste$ in the servi!e o( this (oreign poli!". For this p'rpose broa$ plans (or e/pansion have been $evelope$ an$ are being implemente$ thro'gh $iploma!" an$ the establishment o( a s"stem o( naval an$ air bases stret!hing (ar be"on$ the bo'n$aries o( the Unite$ States, thro'gh the arms ra!e, an$ thro'gh the !reation o( ever ne#er t"pes o( #eapons. 1. a+ The (oreign poli!" o( the Unite$ States is !on$'!te$ no# in a sit'ation that $i((ers greatl" (rom the one that e/iste$ in the pre#ar perio$. This sit'ation $oes not ('ll" !on(orm to the !al!'lations o( those rea!tionar" !ir!les #hi!h hope$ that $'ring the Se!on$ Worl$ War the" #o'l$ s'!!ee$ in avoi$ing, at least (or a long time, the main battles in 0'rope an$ &sia. The" !al!'late$ that the Unite$ States o( &meri!a, i( it #as 'ns'!!ess('l in !ompletel" avoi$ing $ire!t parti!ipation in the #ar, #o'l$ enter it onl" at the last min'te, #hen it !o'l$ easil" a((e!t the o't!ome o( the #ar, !ompletel" ens'ring its interests. 1n this regar$, it #as tho'ght that the main !ompetitors o( the Unite$ States #o'l$ be !r'she$ or greatl" #eakene$ in the #ar, an$ the Unite$ States b" virt'e o( this !ir!'mstan!e #o'l$ ass'me the role o( the most po#er('l (a!tor in resolving the ('n$amental 2'estion o( the post#ar #orl$. Theses !al!'lations #ere also base$ on the ass'mption, #hi!h #as ver" #i$esprea$ in the Unite$ States in the initial stages o( the #ar, that the Soviet Union, #hi!h ha$ been s'b3e!te$ to the atta!ks o( 4erman Fas!ism in 5'ne 1941, #o'l$ also be e/ha'ste$ or even !ompletel" $estro"e$ as a res'lt o( th #ar. 6ealit" $i$ not bear o't the !al!'lations o( the &meri!an imperialists. b+ The t#o main aggressive po#ers, (as!ist 4erman" an$ militarist 5apan, #hi!h #ere at the same time the main !ompetitors o( the Unite$ States in both the e!onomi! an$ (oreign poli!" (iel$s, #ere thoro'ghl" $e(eate$. The thir$ great po#er 4reat 7ritain, #hi!h ha$ taken heav" blo#s $'ring the #ar, no# (a!es enormo's e!onomi! an$ politi!al $i((i!'lties. The politi!al (o'n$ations o( the 7ritish 0mpire #ere appre!iabl" shaken, an$ !rises arose, (or e/ample, in 1n$ia, alestine, an$ 0g"pt. 2. a+ The (oreign poli!" o( the Unite$ States is not $etermine$ at present b" the !ir!les in the 8emo!rati! part" that %as #as the !ase $'ring 6oosevelt9s li(etime+ strive to strengthen the !ooperation o( the three great po#ers that !onstit'te$ the basis o( the anti.:itler !oalition $'ring

the #ar. The as!en$an!e to po#er o( resi$ent Tr'man, a politi!all" 'nstable person b't #ith !ertain !onservative ten$en!ies, an$ the s'bse2'ent appointment o( ;5ames< 7"rnes as Se!retar" o( State meant a strengthening o( the in(l'en!e on U.S. (oreign poli!" o( the most rea!tionar" !ir!les o( the 8emo!rati! part". The !onstantl" in!reasing rea!tionar" nat're o( the (oreign poli!" !o'rse o( the Unite$ States, #hi!h !onse2'entl" approa!he$ the poli!" a$vo!ate$ b" the 6ep'bli!an part", lai$ the gro'n$#ork (or !lose !ooperation in this (iel$ bet#een the (ar right #ing o( the 8emo!rati! part" an$ the 6ep'bli!an part". This !ooperation o( the t#o parties, #hi!h took shape in both ho'ses o( =ongress in the (orm o( an 'no((i!ial blo! o( rea!tionar" So'thern 8emo!rats an$ the ol$ g'ar$ o( the 6ep'bli!ans hea$e$ b" ;Senator &rth'r< )an$enberg an$ ;Senator 6obert< Ta(t, #as espe!iall" !learl" mani(este$ in the essentiall" i$enti!al (oreign poli!" statements iss'e$ b" (ig'res o( both parties. 1n =ongress an$ at international !on(eren!es, #here as a r'le lea$ing rep'bli!ans are represente$ in the $elegations o( the Unite$ States, the 6ep'bli!ans a!tivel" s'pport the (oreign poli!" o( the government. This is the so'r!e o( #hat is !alle$, even in o((i!ial, statements, >bi. partisan> (oreign poli!". b+ &t the same time, there has been a $e!line in the in(l'en!e on (oreign poli!" o( those #ho (ollo# 6oosevelt9s !o'rse (or !ooperation among pea!e.loving !o'ntries. S'!h persons in the government, in =ongress, an$ in the lea$ership o( the 8emo!rati! part" are being p'she$ (arther an$ (arther into the ba!kgro'n$. The !ontra$i!tions in the (ile$ o( (oreign poli!" e/isting bet#een the (ollo#ers o( ;:enr"< Walla!e an$ ;=la'$e< epper, on the one han$, an$ the a$herents o( the rea!tionar" >bi. partisan> poli!", on the other, #ere mani(este$ #ith great !larit" re!entl" in the spee!h b" Walla!e that le$ to his resignation (rom the post o( Se!retar" o( =ommer!e. Walla!e9s resignation means the vi!tor" o( the rea!tionar" !o'rse that 7"rnes is !on$'!ting in !ooperation #ith )an$enberg an$ Ta(t. ?. @bvio's in$i!ations o( the U.S. e((ort to establish #orl$ $ominan!e are also to be (o'n$ in the in!rease in militar" potential in pea!etime an$ in the establishment o( a large n'mber o( naval an$ air bases both in the Unite$ States an$ be"on$ its bor$ers. 1n the s'mmer o( 1946, (or the (irst time in histor" o( the !o'ntr", =ongress passe$ a la# on the establishment o( a pea!etime arm", not on a vol'nteer basis b't on the basis o( 'niversal militar" servi!e. The si,e o( the arm", #hi!h is s'ppose$ to amo'nt to abo't one million persons as o( 5'l" 1, 1947, #as also in!rease$ signi(i!antl". The si,e o( the nav" at the !on!l'sion o( the #ar $e!rease$ 2'ite insigni(i!antl" in !omparison #ith #ar time. &t the present time, the &meri!an nav" o!!'pies (irst pla!e in the #orl$, leaving 0nglan$9s nav" (ar behin$, to sa" nothing o( those o( other !o'ntries. 0/pen$it'res on the arm" an$ nav" have risen !olossall", amo'nting to 1? billion $ollars a!!or$ing to the b'$get (or 1946.47 %abo't 4A per!ent o( the total b'$get o( ?6 billion $ollars+. This is more than ten times greater than !orrespon$ing e/pen$it'res in the b'$get (or 19?B, #hi!h $i$ not amo'nt to even one billion $ollars. &long #ith maintaining a large arm", nav", an$ air (or!e, the b'$get provi$es that these enormo's amo'nts also #ill be spent on establishing a ver" e/tensive s"stem o( naval an$ air bases in the &tlanti! an$ a!i(i! o!eans. &!!or$ing to e/isting o((i!ial plans, in the !o'rse o( the ne/t (e# "ears 22B bases, points o( s'pport, an$ ra$io stations are to be !onstr'!te$ in the &tlanti! @!ean an$ 2CB in the a!i(i!. & large n'mber o( these bases an$ points o( s'pport are lo!ate$ o'tsi$e the

bo'n$aries o( the Unite$ States. 1n the &tlanti! @!ean bases e/ist or are 'n$er !onstr'!tion in the (ollo#ing (oreign islan$ territories- Ne#(o'n$lan$, 1!elan$, ='ba, Trini$a$, 7erm'$a, the 7ahamas, the Dores, an$ man" othersE in the a!i(i! @!ean- (ormer 5apanese man$ate$ territories. the *arianas, =aroline an$ *arshall 1slan$s, 7onin, 6"'k"', hilippines, an$ the 4alapagos 1slan$s %the" belong to 0!'a$or+. The establishment o( &meri!an bases on islan$s that are o(ten 1A,AAA to 12,AAA kilometers (rom the territor" o( the Unite$ States an$ are on the other si$e o( the &tlanti! an$ a!i(i! o!eans !learl" in$i!ates the o((ensive nat're o( the strategi! !on!epts o( the !omman$s o( the U.S. arm" an$ nav". This interpretation is also !on(irme$ b" the (a!t that the &meri!an nav" is intensivel" st'$"ing the naval approa!hes to the bo'n$aries o( 0'rope. For this p'rpose, &meri!an naval vessels in the =hina is gra$'all" being trans(orme$ into a bri$gehea$ (or the &meri!an arme$ (or!es. &meri!an air bases are lo!ate$ all over its territor". The main ones are (o'n$ in eking, Tsingtao, Tientsin, Nanking, Shanghai, =hen$', =h'ngking, an$ F'nming. The main &meri!an naval base in =hina is lo!ate$ in Tsingtao. The hea$2'arters o( the 7th Fleet is also there. 1n a$$ition more than ?A,AAA U.S. *arines are !on!entrate$ in Tsingtao an$ its environs. The meas'res !arrie$ o't in northern =hina b" the &meri!an arm" sho# that it inten$s to sta" there (or a long time. 1n 5apan, $espite the presen!e there o( onl" a small !ontingent o( &meri!an troops, !ontrol is in the han$s o( the &meri!ans. &ltho'gh 0nglish !apital has s'bstantial interests in the 5apanese e!onom", 0nglish (oreign poli!" to#ar$ 5apan is !on$'!te$ in s'!h a #a" as not to hin$er the &meri!ans (rom !arr"ing o't their penetration o( the 5apanese national e!onom" an$ s'bor$inating it to their in(l'en!e. 1n the Far 0aster =ommission in Washington an$ in the &llie$ =o'n!il in Tok"o, the 0nglish representatives as a r'le make !ommon !a'se #ith the U.S. representative !on$'!ting this poli!". *eas'res taken b" the &meri!an o!!'pational a'thorities in the area o( $omesti! poli!" an$ inten$e$ to s'pport rea!tionar" !lasses an$ gro'ps, #hi!h the Unite$ States plans to 'se in the str'ggle against the Soviet Union, also meet #ith a s"mpatheti! attit'$e on the part o( 0nglan$. 7. a+ The >har$.line> poli!" #ith regar$ to the USS6 anno'n!e$ b" 7"rnes a(ter the rappro!hement o( the rea!tionar" 8emo!rats #ith the 6ep'bli!ans is at present the main obsta!le on the roa$ to !ooperation o( the 4reat o#ers. 1t !onsists mainl" o( the (a!t that in the post#ar perio$ the Unite$ States no longer (ollo#s a poli!" o( strengthening !ooperation among the 7ig Three %or Fo'r+ b't rather has striven to 'n$ermine the 'nit" o( these !o'ntries. The ob3e!tive has been to impose the #ill o( other !o'ntries on the Soviet Union. This is pre!isel" the tenor o( the poli!" o( !ertain !o'ntries, #hi!h is being !arrie$ o't #ith the blessing o( the Unite$ States, to 'n$ermine or !ompletel" abolish the prin!iple o( the veto in the Se!'rit" =o'n!il o( the Unite$ Nations. This #o'l$ give the Unite$ States opport'nities to (orm among the 4reat o#ers narro# gro'pings an$ blo!s $ire!te$ primaril" against the Soviet Union, an$ th's to split the Unite$ Nations. 6e3e!tion o( the veto b" the 4reat po#ers #o'l$ trans(orm the Unite$ Nations into an &nglo.Sa/on $omain in #hi!h the Unite$ States #o'l$ pla" the lea$ing role. b+ The present poli!" o( the &meri!an government #ith regar$ to the USS6 is also $ire!t at limiting or $islo$ging the in(l'en!e o( the Soviet Union (rom neighboring !o'ntries. 1n implementing this poli!" in (ormer enem" or &llie$ !o'ntries a$3a!ent to the USS6, the Unite$ States attempts, at

vario's international !on(eren!es or $ire!tl" in these !o'ntries themselves, to s'pport rea!tionar" (or!es #ith the p'rpose o( !reating obsta!les to the pro!ess o( $emo!rati,ation o( these !o'ntries. 1n so $oing, it also attempts to se!'re positions (or the penetration o( &meri!an !apital into their e!onomies. S'!h a poli!" is inten$e$ to #eaken an$ overthro# the $emo!rati! governments in po#er there, #hi!h are (rien$l" to#ar$ the USS6 , an$ repla!e them in the ('t're #ith ne# governments that #o'l$ obe$ientl" !arr" o't a poli!" $i!tate$ (rom the Unite$ States. 1n this poli!", the Unite$ States re!eives ('ll s'pport (rom 0nglish $iploma!". !+ @ne o( the most important elements in the general poli!" o( the Unite$ States, #hi!h is $ire!te$ to#ar$ limiting the international role o( the USS6 in the post #ar #orl$, is the poli!" #ith regar$ to 4erman". 1n 4erman", the Unite$ States is taking meas'res to strengthen rea!tionar" (or!es (or the p'rpose o( opposing $emo!rati! re!onstr'!tion. F'rthermore, it $ispla"s spe!ial insisten!e on a!!ompan"ing this poli!" #ith !ompletel" ina$e2'ate meas'res (or the $emilitari,ation o( 4erman". The &meri!an o!!'pation poli!" $oes not have the ob3e!tive o( eliminating the remnants o( 4erman Fas!ism an$ reb'il$ing 4erman politi!al li(e on a $emo!rati! basis, so that 4erman" might !ease to e/ist as an aggressive (or!e. The Unite$ States is not taking meas'res to eliminate the monopolisti! asso!iations o( 4erman in$'strialists on #hi!h 4erman Fas!ism $epen$e$ in preparing aggression an$ #aging #ar. Neither is an" agrarian re(orm being !on$'!te$ to eliminate large lan$hol$ers, #ho #ere also a reliable s'pport (or the :itlerites. 1nstea$, the Unite$ States is !onsi$ering the possibilit" o( terminating the &llie$ o!!'pation o( 4erman territor" be(ore the main tasks o( the o!!'pation.the $emilitari,ation an$ $emo!rati,ation o( 4erman".have been an imperialist 4erman", #hi!h the Unite$ States plans to 'se in a ('t're #ar on its si$e. @ne !annot help seeing that s'!h a poli!" has a !learl" o'tline$ anti.Soviet e$ge an$ !onstit'tes a serio's $anger to the !a'se o( pea!e. $+ The n'mero's an$ e/tremel" hostile statements b" &meri!an government, politi!al, an$ militar" (ig'res #ith regar$ to the Soviet Union an$ its (oreign poli!" are ver" !hara!teristi! o( the !'rrent relationship bet#een the r'ling !ir!les o( the Unite$ States an$ the USS6. These statements are e!hoe$ in an even more 'nrestraine$ tone b" the over#helming ma3orit" o( the &meri!an press organs. Talk abo't a >thir$ #ar,> meaning a #ar against the Soviet Union, even a $ire!t !all (or this #ar . #ith the threat o( 'sing the atomi! bomb. s'!h is the !ontent o( the statements on relations #ith the Soviet Union b" rea!tionaries at p'bli! meetings an$ in the press. &t the present time, prea!hing #ar against he Soviet Union is not a monopol" o( the (ar.right, "ello# &meri!an press represente$ b" the ne#spaper asso!iations o( :earst an$ *!=ormi!k. This anti.Soviet !ampaign also has been 3oine$ b" the >rep'table> an$ >respe!table> organs o( the !onservative press, s'!h as the New York Times an$ New York Herald Tribune. 1n$i!ative in this respe!t are the n'mero's arti!les b" Walter Gippmann in #hi!h he almost 'n$isg'ise$l" !alls on the Unite$ States to la'n!h a strike against the Soviet Union in the most v'lnerable areas o( the so'th an$ so'theast o( the USS6. The basi! goal o( this anti.Soviet !ampaign o( &meri!an >p'bli! opinion> is to e/ert politi!al press're on the Soviet Union an$ !ompel it to make !on!essions. &nother, no less important goal o( the !ampaign is the attempt to !reate an atmosphere o( #ar ps"!hosis among the masses, #ho are #ear" o( #ar, th's making it easier (or the U.S. government to !arr" o't meas're (or the

maintenan!e o( high militar" potential. 1t #as in this ver" atmosphere that the la# on 'niversal militar" servi!e in pea!etime #as passe$ b" !ongress, that the h'ge militar" b'$get #as a$opte$, an$ that plans are being #orke$ o't (or the !onstr'!tion o( an e/tensive s"stem o( naval an$ air bases. e+ @( !o'rse, all o( these meas'res (or maintaining a highl" militar" potential are not goals in themselves. The" are onl" inten$e$ to prepare the !on$itions (or #inning #orl$ s'prema!" in a ne# #ar, the $ate (or #hi!h, to be s're, !annot be $etermine$ no# b" an"one, b't #hi!h is !ontemplate$ b" the most belli!ose !ir!les o( &meri!an imperialism. =are('l note sho'l$ betaken o( the (a!t that the preparation b" the Unite$ State (or a ('t're is being !on$'!te$ #ith the prospe!t o( #ar against the Soviet Union, #hi!h in the e"es o( the &meri!an imperialists is the main obsta!le in the path o( the Unite$ States to #orl$ $omination. This is in$i!ate$ b" (a!ts s'!h as the ta!ti!al training o( the &meri!an arm" (or #ar #ith the Soviet Union as the ('t're opponent, the siting o( &meri!an strategi! bases in regions (rom #hi!h it is possible to la'n!h strikes on Soviet territor", intensi(ie$ training an$ strengthening o( &r!ti! regions as !lose approa!hes to the USS6, an$ attempts to prepare 4erman" an$ 5apan to 'se those !o'ntries in a #ar against the USS6. ;signe$< N. Novikov