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Communism in West Europe In Trap of Soviet Design
In Paris and across Western Europe Communist parties face a Soviet designed trap. The piece argues Moscow pushes a soft line to win support from middle classes and employers while sacrificing trade unions, weakening worker backing, and aiming to divide Western Allies. It cites Italy and France as examples of weakened unions and shrinking party membership, with aims to curb West German rearmament and split allied unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Europe
Paris
Maurice Thorez
Communist Party
Ion
France
Italy
Moscow
Fiat
Turin
Little
Detroit
Milan
Red North
Christian Democratic Party
CISL
Christian Democraticn Labor Federation
Olfo
CGIL
F Labor Federation
General Labor Confederation
CGT
Workers’ Force
Secend Communist Party
L’humanite the Com
Munist
Cesair
Vienna
World Federation of Trade Unions
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