International Relations (June 1955, Germany)

Attitudes to problems of international policy and above all to the
policies of the superpowers.

Topics: Most important problems of the FRG; judgement on the danger of
war as well as the American and Soviet peace efforts; attitude to
American military bases in Europe and to various countries; desired
political orientation and attitude to neutrality of the FRG; attitude
to the Four-Power Conference as well as assessment of the extent to
which the treaty is being honored and willingness of the negotiation
partners to compromise; attitude to rearmament, expansion of East-West
trade, NATO, admission of China into the UN; desired conduct of the
western powers regarding the Soviet Union; attitude to the trip of
Adenauer to the Soviet Union; knowledge about the neutrality of
Austria; willingness to defend fundamental values; assumed use of
nuclear weapons in a new world war; judgement on the military strength
of the superpowers and the seriousness of the efforts to outlaw nuclear
weapons; party preference; membership in a trade union.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; school education;
occupation; household income; head of household; state.

Interviewer rating: social class of respondent; willingness of
respondent to cooperate; number of contact attempts; city size;
identification of interviewer.