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Moscow uses clumsy Kremlin rules blamed for Berlin standoff
David Lawrence analyzes Berlin crisis as a product of Moscow’s tangled bureaucracy and overruled directives. He notes censorship and delayed reporting by Soviet media and questions whether the hot line and high‑level control function smoothly. Gromyko, Khrushchev, and misaligned army policy emerge as key factors.
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