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unarabiguous stand against those who play a role in the actions organized by the cpposition groups primarily because of our intemational ecanamic irrterests. Ibis situatian is problematic because in a oertain sense it alsó disarms a segment of our base vhich would be prepared to politically oounter cppositian activities in the event that the oppositicn is nőt treated ambiguously. 3. The unoertainty regarding the evaluation of the cppositicn-enerny activities and the execution of the political tasks associated with it are perceptible. Ibis is, in part, contingent cn the methods that ha ve evolved in our political and informatian work. In pást years, the "handling” of the cppositicn has generally been conducted without publicity. The organs coordinating informatian conoeming the cppositian activities have struggled with the dilemra of vhich circle to infom vhen and to what extent. In pást years, we have attenpted to oounter the actions and statements of oertain representatives of the oppositicn using the publicity of the press; however, the experienoes of the attenpts of the NEPSZABADSAG, UJ TUKER, ELET ES IRODALCM, and MAGYAR NEMZET aleng these lines shows that debates centering cn views vhich are nőt kncwn and writings vhich are nőt aooessible produoe | ocntradictory effects within public cpinicn. Beginning fran the premise that we should nőt "overvalue" the cppositian, i.e., that we should nőt be the cnes to "advertise" oertain activities and disseminate oertain views, the practioe has develcped that cnly a segment of the party mesröership, the ocinmnists working in the party apparátus as véli as in the academic-cultural instituticns and in the press and area of nass oannunicaticns, and the leaders of instituticns and editorial boards were verbally briefed about those activities of the oppositicn grxxps vhich reoeived a more significant respense. mis infonnaticn policy did nőt take intő ocnsideraticn that the enemy rádió staticns assure vide-ranging publicity fór oppositicn activities and publications. As a ccnsequenoe, the máj őri ty of the party membership—vhich essentially did nőt reoeive any kind of informatian abcut the activities of the oppositicn—gained knowledge of oertain oppositicn activities fran enemy rádió broadeasts or speeches. Ihe public opinicn supporting our politics does nőt have credible infonnaticn abcut the activities of the cpposition-enemy groups, their extent, and their danger to society? the "eriteria" fór cppositicn-ensny activities are nőt clear to them; so the activities of the opposition-eneiny as a vhole and the "handling" of oertain actions individually, and thus the political ccnsiderations relating to these, seem to them to be oocasicnal in natúré. 4. Ihe fact that in the máj őri ty of instanoes the danestic public vas nőt informed of the activities of cpposition-enemy groups and the measunes taken against them alsó curtailed the propaganda directed abroad. Oonsequently, we allcwed news broadeasts and ccranentary 2±out cpposition activities smd related political and State measures to slip intő the hands of enemy news souroes. CXir embassies cperating in Capitalist countries alsó did nőt reoeive apprrpriate briefings abcut the activities of the oppositicn and our position regarding them. Because of this, they had no way of procptly and credibly informing the paoesetting political cincies and press organs of oertain Capital ist countries. 5. A more oansistent zűri unambiguous offense against oppositicn—enemy activities has been hindered by the fact that over the pást years, the neoessary ideological-political unity did nőt and still does nőt exist within the party to evaluate the activities and views of these groups. At the views of the cpposition representatives tűm up in intraparty debates; oertain party members—tlieir number is nőt large—have taken part in cpposition activities and protests; they maintain oentaet with praninent representatives of the cpposition. Spec.1/1987 /2/ “ 7 "
