International Relations (February 1964)

Questions on foreign policy and security policy. Judgement on nuclear
weapon tests and disarmament questions. Comparison of USA and USSR.

Topics: Most important problems of the country; satisfaction with the
standard of living; best friend and greatest enemy of the country;
attitude to France, USA, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and China;
preferred East-West-orientation of the country; agreement of national
interests with the interests of the Soviet Union or the interests of
the USA; judgement on American and Soviet foreign policy as well as on
their peace efforts; comparison of the scientific, economic and
military strength of the two world powers; preference for the Soviet
Union or for North America as major military power; expected winner in
the contest of the economic systems; willingness to make an increased
European defense contribution to the NATO; estimate of the danger of a
Soviet attack; comparison between Soviet citizens and Americans
concerning the liberties available and the fair share in the prosperity
of the country; perceived rapproachment of the two world powers;
attitude to an agreement between the USA and the Soviet Union on
abolition of nuclear weapons tests and expected effect on the standard
of living; USA or USSR as forerunner of disarmament agreements;
knowledge about the prohibition of underground nuclear tests within the
scope of such an agreement; attitude to a nuclear-weapon-free zone in
Europe; attitude to a unification of Western Europe; desired attitude
of a European Community to the United States; perceived influence of
organizations and associations in the country; attitude to increased
American private investments in the country and to a European foreign
aid; perceived rapproachment of the Soviet Union and Red China as well
as assessment of the development of the Soviet-Chinese conflict; most
probable cause and possible circumstances of a nuclear war; knowledge
about the UN membership of one´s country; attitude to the UN and to a
UN military force; assessment of the treatment of non-whites in France,
America, in the Soviet Union and in South Africa (in Great Britain also
asked about the treatment in one´s own country); knowledge about race
problems in the USA and influence of this knowledge on the image of
America; interest in international politics; especially admired
politician in Western Europe; listening to foreign radio stations;
trade union membership; party preference.

Interviewer rating: social class of respondent.

Also encoded were: duration of interview; number of contact attempts;
willingness of respondent to cooperate; size of city; date of
interview (FRG only).

In Italy the following questions were also asked: daily papers read;
change in election behavior compared to the year before; radio
ownership and frequency ranges; place of interview.