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Minister Martino will feel forcedtovisit‘the USSR by fall and CIA
agrees that they will probably‘g0.,";zene“Sovietshave also been assured
that an Italien parliamentarygroupWillvieltthe USSR this summer.
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appearance ef voluntary cooperation‘within’:ths.“boo. (2) The economic.
offensive aimed eat swinging uncopmitted’J“AsianCountries tovard the
Soviet blec will be intensified, (3) "Peaceful coexistence" will be
used to penetrate the Weet while ‘efforte‘at penetration of the bloc
will be countered. {4) Soviet foreignpolicy willbe more effectively
integrated in the political, econouicandpropaganda fields. (5) Men
such as Gromyko end Malik will lose their’ influence, | The Foreign Office
thinks that Shepilov will merely reflectKhrushchev, that he is more
ambitious than able, AmbassadorBohlenbelieves that Shepilov's appoint-
ment was & last-minute decision.“Evidencéforthie belief is that
Shepilov and hie wife hadapplied:for French ‘transit views en route
to Egypt. The visas were issued I June.»;TheAmbassador commented that
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