International Relations (February 1960)

Judgement on American and Soviet foreign policy as well as the
competition between the great powers.

Topics: Most important domestic and foreign policy problems; perceived
changes in the relations between the great powers; attitude to selected
countries and politicians; preferred East-West orientation of one´s own
country; the peace efforts of China; danger of war; assessment of the
credibility of the foreign policy of the USSR and the western powers as
well as the seriousness of the disarmament efforts of the great powers;
principle agreement of one´s own country with the interests of the USA,
the USSR, Great Britain, France and China; expected development of
agreement between the USSR and China; expected development of the
economic and military competition between the great powers;
contribution of NATO to European security; NATO contribution of one´s
own country; trust in NATO; judgement on the result of the Paris summit
conference and assessment of the readiness of the participants to make
concessions; attitude to concessions by the western powers in the
Berlin question; comparison of current status and future development of
science, the military, the standard of living, industrial and
agricultural production, welfare, technology, medicine and space flight
in the USA and the USSR; assessment of the steadfastness of the
American as well as Soviet population in the respective basic ideas and
assessment of the readiness of the peoples to make an effort for this
conviction; judgement on the prospects for the future of the two
economic systems; frequency of watching television in the evening
hours; TV possession; number of adults watching television in the
afternoon as well as in the evening; going to the movies; assessment of
the influence of foreign films on one´s own country; impression of
Americans (tourists, students, business people, musicians, politicians)
who have been in one´s country; assessment of the influence of American
magazines, books, films, television programs, the Voice of America and
Jazz on one´s own country; attitude to stationing of American troops in
the country and judgement on their conduct; most important sources of
information about the USA; perceived differences between American and
British broadcast of news and information; most trustworthy source of
news; attitude to construction of nuclear weapons by France and the
atomic bomb test in the Sahara; the significance of the visit by
Khruschev in France for world peace.

The following questions were posed except in Great Britain: media
usage in form of a detailed recording of the frequency of listening to
foreign radio stations (BBC, BFN, AFN) as well as the Voice of America;
self-assessment of knowledge of English and judgement on the
understandability of radio announcers; union membership; length of
interview.

The following questions were posed in France: possession of a motor
vehicle; possession of a radio; house ownership.

The following questions were posed in Germany: number of contact
attempts; willingness of respondent to cooperate.

The following questions were posed in Italy: place of interview; day
of interview.