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Approved For Release 2003/09/10 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001300020001-6 UNCLASSIFIED ST-CS~01-169-72 July 1972 to hate all enemies of the Soviet Union, since unlike its elders it has not passed through the harsh experience of revolution and war. This indoctrination, of course, also serves the political purposes of the Soviet leadership and tends to facilitate its control over the population. In this respect the civil defense program con- tributes to strengthening the Soviet citizen's loyalty to the leaders and the Communist system. 4. (WU) It is evident from the information provided above and in Appendix V that the Soviet Union has a well polished and sophis- ticated system of utilizing propaganda and the mass medium for its own advantage. It is thought to be very possible that with the knowledge gained in utilizing their system on their own people, and other communist countries, this system of control could be un- leashed on military forces confronting Soviet or allied Soviet units. , 61 (Reverse Blank) UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2003/09/10 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001300020001-6