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Polemic on General Line of International ... - From Marx to Mao

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nomic and political interests <strong>of</strong> the receiving countries, and asa result discredit the socialist countries. As for their aid <strong>to</strong>India, here their ulterior motives are especially clear. India<strong>to</strong>ps the list <strong>of</strong> newly independent countries <strong>to</strong> which the SovietUni<strong>on</strong> gives ec<strong>on</strong>omic aid. This aid is obviously intended<strong>to</strong> encourage the Nehru government in its policies directedagainst communism, against the people and against socialistcountries. Even the U.S. imperialists have stated that suchSoviet aid “is very much <strong>to</strong> our [U.S.] interest”. 1In additi<strong>on</strong>, the leaders <strong>of</strong> the CPSU openly propose cooperati<strong>on</strong>with U.S. imperialism in “giving aid <strong>to</strong> the backwardcountries”. Khrushchov said in a speech in the United Statesin September 1959:Your and our ec<strong>on</strong>omic successes will be hailed by thewhole world, which expects our two Great Powers <strong>to</strong> helpthe peoples who are centuries behind in their ec<strong>on</strong>omic development<strong>to</strong> get <strong>on</strong> their feet more quickly.Look! The mainstay <strong>of</strong> modern col<strong>on</strong>ialism [namely, U.S.imperialism] will help the oppressed nati<strong>on</strong>s “<strong>to</strong> get <strong>on</strong> theirfeet more quickly”! It is indeed ast<strong>on</strong>ishing that the leaders<strong>of</strong> the CPSU are not <strong>on</strong>ly willing but even proud <strong>to</strong> be thepartners <strong>of</strong> the neo-col<strong>on</strong>ialists.The third prescripti<strong>on</strong> is labelled disarmament.Khrushchov has said:Disarmament means disarming the war forces, abolishingmilitarism, ruling out armed interference in the internal affairs<strong>of</strong> any country, and doing away completely and finallywith all forms <strong>of</strong> col<strong>on</strong>ialism. 2He has also said:Disarmament would create proper c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s for a tremendousincrease in the scale <strong>of</strong> assistance <strong>to</strong> the newly1W. A. Harriman, Radio and Televisi<strong>on</strong> Interview, December 9, 1962.2N. S. Khrushchov, Speech at the World C<strong>on</strong>gress for <strong>General</strong> Disarmamentand Peace, July 10, 1962.195

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