“….), Culture (Organizations, Film, Literature, Music, Theater, Criticism), Economy (COMECON, Cooperation with socialist and non-socialist countries), Exile ( Refugees and Emigrants, Literature and Newspapers, RFE and Western Stations), Foreign Relations ( foreign visitors, Czechoslovak diplomatic services),…”

“…The emphasis is on the Baltic Soviet Socialist Republics, especially Estonia, and only a small part concerns the Soviet Union in general, Eastern Europe, and other parts of the world. …”

“…The reports, which were sent to the Munich headquarters from RFE’s ten Western European field bureaus, are based on interviews conducted with immigrants and defectors in Western refugee camps and immigration offices or with Western travelers returning from trips behind the Iron Curtain, and also on RFE correspondence with anonymous sources from the socialist countries. Accruals not expected…”

“…These reports, which were sent to the Munich headquarters from RFE’s ten Western European field bureaus, are based on interviews conducted with Hungarian immigrants and defectors in Western refugee camps and immigration offices or with Western travelers coming back from behind the Iron Curtain, and also RFE correspondence with anonymous sources from the socialist countries. Once they reached the Hungarian Unit, the reports were carefully checked for accuracy and plausibility. …”

“…For scholars interested in the political life of the GDR, the series contains a detailed record of socialist propaganda put forth by the GDR’s founder and long-serving head of state, Walter Ulbricht. …”