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DISTR. 16 JANUARY 1964 
INFO. 14 JANUARY 1964 
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PRIVATE EAST GERMAN ' VERSION OF THE MAIN THEMES OF THE KHRUSHCHEV-ULBRICHT TALKS 
PLACE & 
DATEACQ. GERMANY, BERLIN /15 JANUARY 1964/ REF IN 

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APPRAISAL: lT"lS PROBABLY TRUE THAT EAST GERMAN OFFICIALS SPOKE AS DES­.. CRIBED, BUT WE CANNOT JUDGE THE ACCURACY OF THEIR STATEMENTS~ 
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KHRUSHCHEV IS DETERMINED TO MAKE NEW 1 GESTURES 1 ON THE GER?vLiiX QUESTION. HE REPORTEDLY TOLD THIS TO EAST GERMAN BOSS WALTER ULBRICHT, WHO VISITED MOSCOW LAST WEEK, AND INSISTED THAT IN NO CASE SHOULD ~'EGOTIATIONS WITH THE WEST BERLI N SENAT BE STOPPED 
EVE N THOUGH  ULBRICHT MIGHT  HAVE TO  ACCEPT SOME  REVERSES /EINIGES  
SCHLUCKEN/ .  
2. QUESTION  THE AS  RUSSIANS UNDERSTAND THAT THE WEST DECISIVE, 1_[________-JJ AND  REGARDS FIRMLY  THE GERMAN INTEND TO  

DO SOMETHING THEMSELVES. NATURALLY, THEY ARE NOT READY FOR LARGE 
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