Minimal Soviet pledges about some liberalization in the movement of peoples and ideals across the Iron Curtain have no concrete formula for implementation. Thus we can undoubtedly expect. as in recent years. the repression of the people under Communist rule will continue as before and the real flow of ideas and information will simply bolster the base of the Soviets totalitarian rule. In the past year the Soviets have both drastically reduced emigration from their country and more ruthlessly suppressed dissent within their own borders. So much for liberalization under the rubric of dttente. We must continue to watch the actions taken by the Kremlin leadership and not rely upon their rhetoric for hopeful signs of genuine lessening of tensions in the world.
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