Soviet army tanks had to break up a strike of the Karaganda metalworkers. The puppet regime. which insolently calls itself the German Democratic Republic. is encountering serious impediments in its drive to collectivize the East German farmers. The farmers know that when the Communists say collectivization they mean slavery and they want no part of it. The flood of refugees is steadily mounting7.500 in January. 9.800 in February. over 13.000 in March and even a higher number estimated in April. Khrushchevs explosive behavior in Paris must be viewed against this background to become even faintly comprehensible. It must be remembered that the summit meeting was Khrushchevs own brainchild.
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