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THE TECHNIQUES OF SOVIET PROPAGANDA 49 ways, means, and strategems, revaluation of the different masks it assumes under various circumstances, recording and computing its development, and evaluating its effects, (6) Diligent dissemination of information on the foregoing matters to member governmenta, (c) Enlightenment of public opinion by documented synopses released to information media, publication of books and - phlets, arrangement of lectures for both specialists and the general public, and finally, by releases to the information media, correction of the fallacies about communism that blind, delude, and paralyze the dynamic forces of the free world. Preparation and suggestion of counterpropaganda themes and methods of counterinfiltration. (e) Organization of a regular series of courses on Communist methods, open to concerned, high-level officials of member nations, journalists, and politicians. (f) Initiation of a study on the possible adoption by all free uations of constitutional provisions similar to article Ty of the French, and article XVII of the German Constitutions, re- flecting the concept that Communist machinetions are not entitled to democratic tolerance. {g) Establishment of 1- or 2-year apprenticeship programs for professions involving lesdership, such as teaching, journalism, medicine, and business, to which would be invited African and Asian nationals for training, after which they would return home with concepts of freedom and warnings against Communist Unpostures. In summary, such an Institute would constitute a crucible of ideas, 4 center of awareness, an arsenal of arguments, and a school for activists in the common struggle for freedom. The mere existence of a single, supranational organization for Soviet propaganda, the only one in history with these characteristics, is adequate justification for the organization of an antidote: a similar Free World center at the NATO level. Supranational force calls for supranational resistance, a supranational laboratory and brains. ‘or greater flexibility, the institute could possess a certain autonom: as regards NATO, enabling it to also serve organizations like SEATO and the Baghdad Pact. It could have branches or affiliated centers in several free nations. THE WORLD LEAGUE OF FREEDOM This organization would not be « governmental function, but an independent agency formed for the purpose of working at the level of public opinion, with the principal missions of disintoxication and counterpropaganda. As a private organization it would initially depend on the affiliation of individuals, and Jater would seek the adherence of already con- stituted groups. The League structure would be extremely flexible, contemplating great liberty of action for its members and leaders. Tt would not be 8 supraorganization, but rather a rallying point, a source of information and inspiration, and motivation for independent and diverse groups, each of which would work within its own sphere of influence for the attainment of common goals.