“…Ceausescu's Strained Relationship with the Nomenklatura / by Paul Gafton Ceausescu's Diminishing International Standing Trade to Be Encouraged but Not Reformed / by Anneli Ute Gabanyi Soviet Writer on Postwar Deportations from Bessarabia / by Dan Ionescu Rhetoric and Statistics Cannot Hide Cultural Shortcomings / by Crisula Stefanescu…”

“…Ceausescu's Foreign Relations: A Shadow of What They Were / by Patrick Moore Romania and the Nonaligned Movement / by Anneli Maier Another Personnel Shuffle / by Patrick Moore Growing Job Insecurity for the Nomenklatura / by Anneli Maier Rewriting History / by Dan Ionescu Romania's Seventh Day Adventists Another Earthquake / by Patrick Moore…”

“…Half-year Results Show Imbalance in the Economy Polish Church Observes 600th Anniversary of Christianity in Lithuania Secret Party Document on Nomenklatura Appointments / by Anna Swidlicka Polityka and Its Influence on Polish Politics The Economics of Tourism and the Problems of Vacationing Poles Fiat, Daihatsu, and the Modernization of the Polish Automobile Industry The Growing Public Demand for an Investigative Judge / by Anna Swidlicka…”

“…Pieces were generally contributed by the staff of the research and analysis departments and treated current affairs in the region. Changes in the Nomenklatura / by Paul Gafton Officials in Charge of Energy Dismissed / by Paul Gafton Some Diplomats Removed / by Paul Gafton Reorganizations and Reshuffle / by Paul Gafton Developments in China as Seen from Bucharest / by Crisula Stefanescu Soviet Press Continues Reporting on Bleak Conditions in Romania / by Vladimir Socor The Orthodox Church and the State: A Change in Attitude? …”

“…Romania and the 1968 Invasion of Czechoslovakia August 1968 and the Romanian Writers Genscher Visits Romania Again Japan's Foreign Minister Visits Romania Ceausescu in Africa Ceausescu Promotes a Political Solution to the Conflict in Kampuchea Egyptian Prime Minister Muhi al-Din Visits Bucharest First Romania Comments on the Next American Presidential Elections Ceausescu Retreats before Recalcitrant "Nomenklatura" Privations That Cause Immorality in Everyday Life…”