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BROADCASTING .TO ASIAT CC 1'0. i=TIE USSR IN THEIR NATIVF. LANGUAGES

/hers am considerable numbers of nowausaimpeoplee in the Soviet Union'he do not speak or understand the Russian language eith ease. Among them memay sho are incredulous of all news that is broadcast in the Russian language.Thus, it . sould seem advantageous to direct to them acme news broadcasts in that:native languages. Moreover, the use of their native languages would be ingra-tiating and would increase their receptivity to the content of such progrme.rage2aftreatisal imposes, hemmer, it mat be painted out that only a teems-

langespe could be fruitfully employed in radio broadcasts. Beak len-gasp should Mehemet on the Weis of 1) the size of the population yddAds usestholes:gawp 2) the attitude of that population toward the Soviet Gmmanment,and 3) the number of short-wave radio receivers amng that population. It isthe intent of this paper to indicate which languages might be employed mostfruitfully on the basis of the first two criteria.

A. MOM

Them ard 3.4 to 4million Usbeks living in the Uzbek SS46 They are Mos-leme endgames. an old, and developed mature. The Usbek language *is relative-b' if and is perfectly understandable to all natives. It is, in addition,bOth understood and spoken . Or as Tadjiks and ia understood hy the Volga Tatars,7412110114411C14, and raw %vitamins*

The Uzbeks are not the most '11"g Soviet subjects. Many revolts occurredamong thrsover the issue Of collectivisation. During the recent earths Uttbehr&Wong siew of the least reliable military units. They deserted an mass* and

danamytommed anti.Scrsiet troops. There also they were organised into theoften InibietantkmmitteehmsdeihrKsymtlhan, who is still in dernany. Amongthe disgImeed persome in Germany there are many Uzbeks eho =Awe to return tothe 1MM3isd6 under the guise of Turks, seek entrance into Moslem countries.

14 UM=There are appromimately 1.5 million Moslem Turkomans, eho are principally

Iodated lathe Torimenian SSE. Them are also may Using in Iran and Afghanistan,both of sadodh countries have common borders with the TurtmenimSSB. lan-guage is eledlarto DAM, but the differences are great enough tomato the latterlanenage ummuitable for broadcasting to Turkmen*.

In the 19201 . and 130se the Turkomans, along with the Uzbek., participatedin the 'umiak revolts of the Bamachi, whom headquarters and MOM of area ass inAfghanistan.

* Tuggigia, Mich is understood by may educatedUstwka, should not be used inbeuedmoting to them became they are highly nationalistic and not particularlywell.a,poted. to the Turk..

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Cu A1110111112$1111There are approximately 2 million Assrbeijaniene in the Aserbaijeolna 13S1

and was half nd.11toa 10029 in Iranian tombliJana *dab bariara tb• Soviet 81,-patch The lemmas is extremely close to Thridah, but the two noel.* peoplesare not friendly, the Tuxes being sonatas and the taertaijaclets Shiites.

Aserbeijanian soldiers were unreliable dnring the ear and deserted to theOmens in large embers.

Asszteklan, In Witch are located sous of the most licortant oil fields inthe OrSA, is highly indestrialtesd. The proportion of radio receivers argagZelda peoples in highest in MerinMan.

D. fieriilliaThere are approximately 2 oillion Georgians in the °moralise UR the have

a Nakao laeisado and are blear civilised.

The tionoglooi are a demoorstio people and played an important role in thehistory at the ttmemdan Social Demooratie party, A major al/wising occurredmess the Cleorgiame is 1924j since that tine there have been frequent lassl opw.risingsw Osereme deserted in such teambers during the ler that the dbflealware able to empanise 2 Georgian diviaions.

There Se a large amber of radio receivers among the tamorgiam,

1ga 1011111111NtThemii a total at approximately 3 million thIlliallas living in the Av-

ulsion 81111 sod throughout the USSR, They, Lika the Georgians, are a highlyoivilised people Ito have their can Academy of smionces, pcdarengtdoss whoa.,mad thesteser

imaniame deported in.suoh nembers during the war that the amensmere able to eremite 3 istemmista divisions*

Theme is a large number of radio receivers smog the immeniate.

p• AMAMIThe 1130,0300 Ossetian, of the North and 3cIzth Ossetian Republics, although

of lresien origla, speak • unique language.

They collaborated sith the Germans during the var.

liamitatThere are effeminately 6 mi/lion Kazakh, living in the laseich Mt and

ridden& They speak a Talkie language each IA not easily understood bespeakers of other 'itnicie languages exempt the Mashie (approeissdoely 3. million).

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• The tesehhe and MOJA' are both stalearadio peoples she mattered enderdoileotimismtien and partiaipeted in Desmachi needle.

The Zooids sass primitive people and it is doubtful that there areeasy radios among thee.

Per earls of the group described above than are oortaie subjects ofpartieeler interest. lose subjects ere listed below ceder the

.""*Mudd headiap. *Leh are la the order of their leportuaersr"should be noted that La spit. at the arall resiber of abortoesse modem11 ---10 hy the poplar rho speak those langeesee, and tinsels Wald;

ems lbws by Mead of Reath. Zech of the Minnie& groups of subjeete osuldbe seed fee ether ethnic vows MAW& ildiladb•A. twasidigas

1• Oanvm bistogn2. Clearglin oaten;

.3. .Ainuatial ot Clerawia * %eels;

4. The proalment role or Georgians in the history of the lossira Boole/assintaiie plain

5. The role of the Georgian repreanitatives in the Dow

6. los annibilatioa of the Georgian intelligentsia * the Soviet*.

B. hajaw&gis1. listericel topioal

2. lesdnur of the AISMIntan Church;

30 *Wog/ of Assolotoo 13toratOre;

4* role of tbe Aranniana in the struggle sgairot tearing

• 54 41 e'- eoloniee ontaide the ma;

6. Areemium ameasteriee in Greece and other foreign cenatnise;

I. The andhilation of the Anseelan intellIgeotela bel the 401datilk

ratialiblais.I. Learbeijan as • Scoviet oolooy;

.2. 011 in Aserboijaeg •

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.4-3. Soviet replesassnt of the Latin by the Suasion sabst (of. the

Card.ttas of the Sur Alphabet and Lenin's "Zathd.ution of the Alphabetis a Dinolation in the rata");

44 ittetosy of Aserbeijaa;5. thst has happenad to Kftinlitgovi Mussebekov. end Allev;66 Die annihilation of the Aserbeijenieniutelligentsts the Soviets;

7: The liquidetims of PrefesearChehme Zeds;16 Soviet Aware the Torkie peoples within the0s5M49. iihr the Soviets oppose the eeeparsties studies of Ankie langaglog

10. Mhy ers posseforkbas aid saw■folotion daagoz000 to the Bodetion11. 9344 inperiellet etas in Tarim111. AtiMeostdeo of the *elms aldisPa.

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3. the ?zoo People,* Bigublie of Animates and its anneastion * the Sedates.1

4. 7he truth about faisellsh Ithodlsav end lignonin

50 kathtlatioft of the Umbel( intelligentsia;

6. Perseontica of the Noel's religion in Central Asia;

9, Noels* MUMS at Central. Asia;S. Ihe fate of Professor Pitreti

9. tho ere the liemsehin

10,lhe role at Central. WS in the last war es a link to Soviet Ramisfor UM-Sum aupplies;

11.- Roo did lend.leese work?;12. thy Usbeit soldiers deserted to the Cereass;11, The essentiality of Central Asia to the exist:nue of the USSR;

14.Centmel Ulm Gotten and its Ispostanee to the Soviets. OC.

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D. Ipsjigheat1. Central Asia an a Soviet mum

2. Cowart of Central Asia the Russians;

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is Iii.1012021.The saw as tor Unice MOD in addition1. l'oximontatases role in the last nor (i.e. as a rout*of lend•lease

supplies);

2. Annihilation at the Tualanotton intelligentsia;

3. , Iasoddostento irinerel wealth and ite ispertanee to the Sodetsj

4. The IWO saigretion at Easkiss to Sinking . dozing colleativisationjS. The persecution of the Maslow roll/ion!6. lbo Asonont? (His posse praising Stalin ars actually improviealtiant• alssiat toonalationo)p7. The hunk am Vim

114fr 127 has the hassian alvhabst replaced the Letinil*•. at Xattsoabos is actually the aonibilation of the'

Use* caltaro.

121011,1111lielnly the swas is tor tieorgisoss oak in additions

l••The eragnort of the Cannons h7/ Briosia in the 19th oestnspr

2. She lb** SPlent30, The eoptslaien of north Cs semokise peoples atter the last war to SiboodelL.

4. The Stelissist Faiendship of Peeples in Soviet iheaiss; A5. The notional policies of the Soviets*

I. Zujifialtamp 4,7Malay tho sans as ter Toga and, in additions

10 The fate of the Tatar intelligentsia;

2. liabsagellson3. Terseontion at the mogsa

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