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A better life in a world of peace |

(Summary of the Report of the C.C.
of the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union to the 24th Congress of the
CPSU, delivered by L. I. Brezhnev,
general secretary of the CPSU Central
Committee, on March 30, 1971.)

The years which have passed since
the 23rd CPSU Congress were a period
when Soviet people, carrying out the
plans advanced by the Party, achieved
major successes in all main directions
of communist construction. The Soviet
country succeeded in substantially ad-
vancing in the direction which, in the
final analysis, expresses the main pur-
port of the activities of the CPSU —
the further upsurge of the well-being
and culture of the entire Soviet people.

In the sphere of interriational devel-
opment, L. I. Brezhnev pointed out,
these were years of great social and

‘ political changes, years of a sharp con-

frontation between the forces of peace,
freedom and progress and the forces of
Oppression, reaction and aggression.
The planet’s horizon was time and
again overcast with clouds of a mili-
tary menace. However, the imperialist
attempts received a resolute rebuff
every time.

The Soviet Union’s international
positions have become still more re-
liable during these years, the role of
the world socialist system has been en-
hanced. The great alliance of the three
main revolutionary forces of our time
— socialism, the international working-
class movement, and the national lib-
eration struggle of the peoples — con-
tinued to grow stronger and deeper.

FOREIGN POLICY

Expounding this section of the re-
port, L. I. Brezhnev in the first place
stressed that the Soviet Union is a
peaceloving state and the peaceful na-
ture of this state is determined by the
very nature of the socialist system. He
enumerated the aims of Soviet foreign
policy as they were formulated by the
23rd CPSU Congress:

e Together with other socialist
countries to ensure favorable interna-
national conditions for building social-
ism and communism;

e To strengthen the unity and co-
hesion of the socialist countries, their
friendship and fraternity; ;

e To support the national-liberation
movement and to conduct all-round co-
operation with the young developing
countries;

e To consistently uphold the prin-
ciple of peaceful coexistence of states
with different social systems, to reso-
lutely rebuff the aggressive forces of
imperialism and to rid mankind of a
new world war.

All the practical activities of the
CPSU Central Committee in the sphere
of foreign policy were directed at
achieving these aims.

L. I. Brezhnev dealt with the prob-
lems of the further cohesion and devel-
opment of the world socialist system
and relations with fraternal socialist
countries and their Communist Parties.

The past five-year period, he pointed
out, has greatly contributed to the
treasure-store of the collective expe-
rience of the fraternal socialist coun-
tries and parties. During the past five
years the economic potential of the
socialist states has _ substantially
grown, the political basis of socialism
has consolidated, the well-being of the
people has improved, culture and
science have further developed.

_ China and USSR

Dealing with Soviet-Chinese rela-
tions, he stated that during the past
18 months, as a result of the initiative
shown by the Soviet side, symptoms of

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a certain normalization in the relations
between the two countries have ap-
peared. On the other hand, L. I. Brezh-

nev said, it stands to reason that we ©

cannot but see that the anti-Soviet line
in China’s propaganda and policy con-
tinues and, incidentally, the 9th CP of
China Congress in its decisions con-
firmed this line, hostile to the Soviet
Union. -Condemning such a line of the
Peking leadership, he at the same time
said that an improvement in the rela-
tions between the USSR and the
People’s Republic of China would be in
accord with the basic and lasting in-
terests of both countries, the interests
of socialism, the freedom of the peoples
and the strengthening of peace. This is
why, he said, we are ready to facili-
tate in every way not only the normali-
zation of relations but also the restora-
tion of good-neighborliness and friend-
ship between the USSR and the PRC,
and express confidence that this, in the
final analysis, will be achieved.

L. I. Brezhnev further dealt in detail
with the political crisis in Czecho-
slovakia which occupied no small place
in the international events of recent
years. This crisis convincingly showed
that the fraternal unity of socialist

’ countries is the most reliable barrier

blocking the road to those forces which
attempt to attack and weaken the so-
cialist camp, to undermine and to bring
to nought the socialist gains of the
working people.

The peoples of the socialist countries
will not surrender to anyone their revo-
lutionary gains, the borders of the so-
cialist community are inviolable.

Capitalist Crisis

L. I. Brezhnev spoke of the present-
day imperialism which, he pointed out,
is striving to adapt itself to the new
situation in the world. However, adap-
tation to new conditions does not mean
the stabilization of capitalism as a sys-
tem. The general crisis of capitalism
continues to deepen. ;

Even the most developed capitalist
states are not guaranteed against seri-
ous economic upheavals. The monetary
and financial system of capitalism is
experiencing a crisis. The growth of
inflation and unemployment has _be-
come a constant feature.

During the past five-year period the
foreign policy of imperialism has pro-
vided new proof as to the invariability
of its reactionary and aggressive na-
ture. During the post-war years the
growth of militarism on an unprece-
dented scale is taking place in the capi-
talist world, especially in the United
States. During the past five years some
400,000 million dollars were spent in
the U.S. alone for military purposes. |

Forces of Progress

L. I. Brezhnev further dealt with the
characterization of those forces which
oppose present-day imperialism and
which strike the latter telling blows
in the course of class battles.

The international working - class
movement, as in the past, plays the
role of the tested militant vanguard of
the revolutionary forces. At the same
time imperialism is subjected to ever
greater pressure from forces which
have developed from the national-liber-
ation struggle, and above all on the
part of the young independent and
anti-imperialistic states of Asia and
Africa. The main thing is that the
struggle for national liberation has in
many countries actually grown into the
struggle against exploiting relations,
both feudal and capitalist.

He stressed that success in the
struggle against imperialism to a great
deal depended on the cohesion of the
anti-imperialist forces and above all,
their vanguard — the world communist
movement.

In this connection he spoke of the-

great importance of a number of inter-
national meetings of representatives of
Communist parties and especially of
the Moscow 1969 Meeting, which was
a major step forward along the road
of strengthening the international unity
of Communists and consolidation of all
anti-imperialist forces.

L. I. Brezhnev‘then dealt in detail
with major international problems
which, due to their acuteness or im-
portance for the future, demanded the
special attention of the CPSU and the
Soviet government.

Hotbeds of Wer

Turning to the situation in South-
east Asia, he said that the so-called

Vietnamization of the war, i.e., the ~

plan for annihilating the Vietnamese
with the hands of Vietnamese in the
interests of Washington, the expansion
of the aggression to Cambodia and
Laos—all this will not extricate Amer-
ica from the quagmire of the dirty war
in Indochina. There is only one way to
solve the Vietnam problem. It is clear-
ly pointed out in the proposals of the
government of the Democratic Republic
of Vietnam and of the provisional revo-
lutionary government of the Republic
of South Vietnam, which the Soviet
Union firmly supports.

Together with the fraternal socialist
countries, he stated, we have done
everything necessary to stop and con-
demn the Israeli aggression. The. turn-
ing down by Israel of the important
peace initiatives with which the United
Arab Republic recently came forth, the
now openly advanced brazen claims to
Arab territory most clearly show who
is frustrating peace in the Middle East.
At the same time the unseemly role of
American imperialism and world Zion-
ism as a tool of aggressive imperialist
quarters is becoming ever more ob-
vious.

The Soviet Union, L. I. Brezhnev de-
clared, will in the future as well firmly
support its Arab friends. Our country
is prepared to participate together with
other powers—the permanent members
of the Security Council—in providing
international guarantees for a political
settlement in the Middle East.

Detente in Europe

Dealing in detail with the siutation
in Europe, he said that an improvement
in Soviet-French relations had impor-
tant positive consequences for the en-
tire course of European affairs. New
prospects are opening up in Europe as
a result of a substantial change in rela-
tions with the Federal Republic of Ger-
many, the treaties between the Soviet
Union and Poland with the FRG most
definitely confirm the inviolability of
borders, including that between the
GDR and the FRG and Poland’s west-
ern border.

In connection with the ratification of
the above-mentioned treaties, a sharp
demarcation of political forces is taking
place in West Germany. One can ex-
pect that realistically thinking quarters

Delegates converge on the Palace of
Congresses in the Kremlin.

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in Bonn, and in a number of oth 4
Western capitals as well, will aes
stand the simple truth: procrastinall 2
with the ratification would give Ti
a new crisis of confidence as Tee
the entire FRG policy, would dete
ate the political climate in Europ® ie
the prospects for a relaxation of Ih)
national tensions. shee
An all-European conference, the te n
parations for which are being tran *
red to the sphere of practical polit’
could serve for an over-all impl jj
ment in the situation in Europe. fj,
One of the most important inte ip)
tional problems of the present 7 iit
disarmament, L. I. Brezhnev declan ,
We have been striving for concrele 8
sults, for reducing the military ©
for not allowing that the peoples
come accustomed to the arms race (ai
putting an end to the arms race — Ent
nuclear and conventional, for di8# i
ment, including general and come
disarmament, will in the future 9 jf,
be one of the main aims of the iif (
ities of the CPSU and the Soviet * Ds
in the sphere of foreign policy: 4 :
An improvement in Soviet-Amey 7
relations would be in accord WY ig
interests of the Soviet and Amel)
peoples, with the interests 0 ales
strengthening of peace. Neverth if,
we cannot ignore the U.S. ag jm
actions in different parts of the Nig
Our principled line-as regards ‘ od
talist countries, the USA inclu
to consistently and fully carry gi
practice the principles of peac®’ afin
existence, to develop mutually. ® ji
tageous ties, to cooperate wit gost
countries which are prepared * peste
in the sphere of strengthening oi)
establishing stability in relatio “i
them. ;

For Stable Peace fy

port L. I. Brezhnev dwelt on "igh ®
concrete tasks of the struggle Tish.
the aggressive policy of imp® ity
for peace and international sec

liquidate military seats in and "Nd
Asia and in the Middle East tho 4
facilitate a political settlement ” aoih i
areas; to proceed from the fin@! d 4
nition of the territorial chanB® ‘oa

have taken place in Europe 48 ose Mg
of the Second World War, ' (fii
the convening and the success efi 0
all-European conference, to © styl i
thing for ensuring collective 5°¢ 9g i)

Europe; to conclude treaties . si th

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nuclear, chemical and pacteri? Si A
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stopping all types of the arms hot g 3
resolutions of the United Na jit)
liquidating the remaining cO!P aii
gimes should be fully carried 0 i
festations of racism an oT et :
should be subjected to genera’. rfl,
and boycott; the Soviet unlof adsl
to develop relations of mutual vs ;
tageous cooperation in all sphe ive eth
states which on their part © Bn
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ECONOMIC |
POLICY i

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Just as V. I. Lenin predictty 3
economy is the main policy ory
CPSU and the Soviet state, 0” gehiupt
cesses of which to a decisiv’ We
depend the forward advanc® “nd x
society towards communis™ nal
consolidation of the internati’, Fn
tions of the Soviet social oo, :

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past five-year period is that subs
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tially increased, its develOP”, ini
accelerated and its qualitatlY™ ine”
have improved. On the whol!