United States Cold War anti-communist propaganda film. Slate reads “IDEOLOGY”. A cartoon depicting a large hand clenching into a fist- symbol of communist threat. The large communist fist wrecking buildings of institutions such as churches and government. The communist fist hits a scared working-class man with a wooden stick. A communist book with words such as “Enemy”, “Line of Attack”, “Direct Reserves” and “Distribution of force” written over it.
State Department Foreign Service officer and Soviet and East European affairs specialist Boris Hansen Klosson narrates Cold War propaganda film. Slate reads “LEADERSHIP”. A cartoon of men standing beside flags with communist symbols. “Spurred on by the prospects of acquiring unchecked power, these men shun compromise and conciliation” Boris H. Klosson says. A cartoon of a communist pushing down a pillar with labels such as “National Loyalty”, “Emotional Ties” and “Human Ties”. The pillar breaks down into pieces. Another cartoon shows a man holding a flag with the Communist symbol and word “LEADERSHIP”.
State Department Foreign Service officer and Soviet and East European affairs specialist Boris Hansen Klosson narrates. Slate reads “ARMED FORCE”. Cartoon of communist soldiers marching and standing at attention. A menacing politician sitting behind a desk. A shadow of a soldier and poster of the communist symbol is seen behind the politician. More shadows of soldiers are seen behind the communist politician. A frightened man being choked. A man holding a flag with the Communist symbol and word “LEADERSHIP”. Animation depicts working class communists mobilizing under a leader and working underground. “The communists have been quick to exploit these unsettled conditions- seeking to arouse popular discontent, what has existed before, and then to inflame the resentment…” Boris H. Klosson says.
State Department Foreign Service officer and Soviet and East European affairs specialist Boris Hansen Klosson narrates the recruitment methods utilized by communists during the Cold War. Boris H. Klosson sits behind a desk inside his office. A diagram depicts the political stakeholders and institutions of a country. The “Communists” are marked in black. Leftist political parties such as Agrarian, Nationalist, Liberal, Socialist and Communist are marked with a box. Boris H. Klosson speaks to the audience beside the diagram. Two ballots named “Ballot Party of the Left” and “Ballot Party of the Center” are combined into one ballot called “Ballot National Unity Front”. A cartoon Communist man holds on to the ballot paper as it falls into a ballot box. Shadow of troops obscure diagram. Diagram shows how communist influence in national government and local government affect the freedom of various stakeholders such as businesses and the police force. Cartoon shows how communists divide lands for landowners in order to neutralize them as a political force. Factories are combined under “Nationalization”. A Communist Ministry of the Interior holds the “Federal Police Force” on a chain. Cartoon thugs stand as Factory Guards outside industries. “Having control of the Ministry of Information meant that the Communists were in a position to interfere with the efforts of other parties to reach the population.” Boris H. Klosson said.
State Department Foreign Service officer Boris Hansen Klosson narrates Cold War propaganda film. A cartoon politician sits behind a desk labeled “Ministry of Agriculture”. Ministry of Agriculture distribute aid such as seed, fertilizer, and farming materials to peasants. Cartoon depicts a communist informant getting his hands on paperwork from a filing cabinet. An anonymous informant informs a communist party officer. Another communist official review paper labeled as “Anti-Communist Plans”. Block of metal labeled as “Blackmail” hangs over the intimidated man. A political diagram shows how cabinet members, civil service, and national army are gradually neutralized by communist influences.
State Department Foreign Service officer Boris Hansen Klosson narrates. Cold War cartoon depicts four politicians standing behind podiums. The podiums are labeled with words “Agrarian”, “Socialist” and “Liberal”. One of the podiums is only marked with the communist symbol. The three politicians- Communist, Socialist, and Liberal- whisper to each other, plotting to drop the Agrarian party from the front. A diagram depicts the political stakeholders and institutions of a country.
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