International Relations (June 1961)

Attitude to questions of international policy and the competition of
the great powers.

Topics: The split questionnaire consists of a common part (A/B) and a
part (A and B) differing according to survey group.

On part A/B: attitude to selected European countries and the USA as
well as the USSR; preferred orientation of one´s country towards the
USA or the USSR; seriousness of the disarmament efforts of the great
powers; agreement of interests between one´s country and the USA or the
USSR; USA or USSR as leading current and future economic power as well
as in space research; interest in international political questions;
party preference.

Form A: judgement on Soviet and American foreign policy; assessment of
the outcome of the conference between Kennedy and Khruschev; expected
superiority of the Soviet Union or America in peaceful competition of
the next few years; comparison of the capability of the USA and the
Soviet Union in the areas science, space research, welfare, education,
culture, medicine, astronomy, atomic energy and mathematics; general
comparison of science regarding its freedoms, capability and extent in
the two great powers; judgement on the success of manned space travel
in the Soviet Union and the USA; attitude to disarmament and the
prohibition of nuclear weapons; attitude to a resumption of American
nuclear weapons tests in case of failure of the Geneva conference or in
case of underground tests in the Soviet Union; trust in NATO and the
allies; knowledge about the disarmament proposals of the USA and the
Soviet Union; attitude to foreign aid; judgement on the extent of
foreign aid from Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and America;
judgement on the extent of American military aid; attitude to use of
force by the Western Powers in case of increased pressure by the Soviet
Union on West Berlin; attitude to the conduct of the Americans in Laos;
judgement on the situation of blacks in the USA and perceived
development on equal rights with whites.

Form B: Stereotype of the USA and the USSR; danger of war; seriousness
of American and Soviet foreign policy; judgement on the conference
between de Gaulle and Kennedy; assessment of the current and future
western or eastern superiority in the military area, regarding the
standard of living, scientific development as well as industrial and
agricultural production; comparison of the success of the two great
powers in the area of space travel; achievement and significance of
science in the USSR in comparison to that in the USA in the areas
meteorology, deep sea research, psychology and electronic research;
most successful nation in manned space flight; attitude to a
disarmament treaty and assignment of blame in the case of failure;
preference for an immediate prohibition of production of nuclear
weapons even without enforcement measures; judgement on the Peace Corps
Program and the striving for independence by third world countries;
trust in the allies in case of a national conflict; trust in the
leadership ability of the USA to solve world problems; Cuba Crisis;
personal opinion leadership in political questions.