International Relations (October 1969)

Judgement on American and Soviet foreign policy. Attitude to selected
countries and NATO.

Topics: Most important problems of the country; attitude to France,
Germany, Great Britain, the USSR and the USA as well as perceived
changes in the last few years; assumed reputation of one´s own country
abroad; trust in the USA and the USSR to solve world problems;
judgement on the agreement of words and deeds in foreign policy as well
as the seriousness of the peace efforts of the two great powers; the
USSR or the USA as current and as future world power in the military
and scientific area as well as in space research; benefit of space
travel; attitude to a strengthening of space flight efforts; knowledge
about the landing on the moon; necessity of NATO; trust in NATO;
judgement on the contribution of one´s own country to NATO; preference
for acceptance of political functions by NATO; attitude to a reduction
in US soldiers stationed in Western Europe; expected reductions of
American obligations in Europe; probability of European unification;
desired activities of government in the direction of European
unification; preference for a European nuclear force; judgement on the
disarmament negotiations between the USA and the USSR; expected benefit
of such negotiations for one´s own country and expected consideration
of European interests; increased danger of war from the new missile
defense systems; prospects of the so-called Budapest recommendation;
attitude to the American Vietnam policy; negotiating party that can be
held responsible for the failure of the Paris talks; sympathy for Arabs
or Israelis in the Middle East Conflict; preference for withdrawal of
the Israelis from the occupied territories; attitude to an increase in
the total population in one´s country and in the whole world; attitude
to birth control in one´s country; attitude to economic aid for lesser
developed countries; judgement on the influence and advantageousness of
American investments as well as American way of life for one´s own
country; autostereotype and description of the American character by
means of the same list of characteristics (stereotype); general
attitude to American culture; perceived increase in American
prosperity; trust in the ability of American politics to solve their
own economic and social problems; judgement on the treatment of blacks
in the USA and determined changes; proportion of poor in the USA;
comparison of proportion of violence or crime in the USA with one´s own
country; general judgement on the youth in one´s country in comparison
to the USA; assessment of the persuasiveness of the American or Soviet
view; religiousness; city size.

Also encoded was: length of interview; number of contact attempts;
presence of other persons during the interview; willingness of
respondent to cooperate; understanding difficulties of respondent.