Such equipment is available to them in the socialist countries, with no political or military strings attached." Subsequently Soviet spokesmen called their foreign aid an expression of "peaceful economic competition" and a fac- tor in the "buildup of the national economy in the underdeveloped nations or in the latter's struggle against imperialism." More recent statements made in the USSR imply that in the future, Soviet aid will increasingly hinge on how closely a given country is judged to be following a "socialist path" in its foreign and domestic relations. Today, they no longer need plead with their former oppressors for modern industrial equipment.
To dispel some of the myths created by this two-way distortion of reality, it is useful to take a look at some generali- ties concerning the Soviet aid program: Soviet Foreign Aid Objectives Khrushchev described the goals and methods of the Soviet foreign aid program of the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s when he announced: "For the de- velopment of their independent national economy, as for the improvement of their people's standard of living, these (underdeveloped) nations may draw on the successes of the Socialist world system. In contrast, the Soviets have spared no effort to impress the world that their aid is abundant and generous, with the result that opinion polls in developing countries equate Soviet aid approximately to that from Western countries. 25X1C10b L Approved For Release 2 : CIA-RDP79-01194A000400080001-4 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2 : CIA-RDP79-01194A000400080001-4 Approved For Release 2 : CIA-RDP79-01194A000400080001-4 August 1970 SOVIET FOREIGN AID (Some Facts) According to Andrey Sakharov, Soviet physicist and critic of the state of affairs in the USSR, Soviet citizens know little about their country's economic and military aid to underdeveloped countries.
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