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The present leaders of Communist China, far from wishing to erase the past, are trying to discover what part of the nation's cultural heritage can contribute to the formation of the new order. Thus, ancient writings amtinue to be received favorably, foreign religions seem to be tolerated, undoubtedly for pol'al purposes, the attitude toward Buddhism is determined by the expectation of getting Tibet to accept Communist reforms, & the attitude toward Islam by the hope of enlisting 1-akistani sympathies. If relations with the Cath Church remain strained (since the Church's missionaries are accused of being agents of capitalism), Protestantism benefits from a certain benevolence since it does not resist agrarian policies, nor does it follow the directives of the Holy See, which is looked upon as being pro-American. Modified Tr by J. A. Broussard from IPSA.

It is difficult to know precisely the structure & org of the CDU except that it is fundamentally a heterogeneous party, which has federalist influence & which has lost many effective party members as have many other German parties since Jun 1948. What distinguishes the CDU from the Zentrum party of pre-WWII yrs is its bi-confessional characteristic. Even though Cath members outnumber the Protestant members 3:1, this can be explained by the fact that the Cath's, who have better defined goals, also have a more active clergy. The leaders of the party, in order to win over non-Cath voters, encourage the placing of Protestants in important positions, accomplishing this chiefly by running more Protestant candidates than the number of Protestant party members would warrant. Statistics indicate that the CDU does not represent all SC's. Workers, who are markedly underrepresented, are even fewer than in the immediate post-WWII yrs. The Mc makes up the major portion of the party, & the UMc is playing a more & more important role in the party. As a result the leaders of the CDU are are more representative of the extreme elements of the party. Regionally, half of the members of the party are from the Rhine provinces of North Westphalia. As a result, the CDU will have to, in the next few yrs, consolidate its gains, & it has, fortunately, become more & more aware of the problem of organizing its membership. Tr by J. A. Broussard from IPSA.

In spite of their importance in the life of nations, military problems have hardly been studied. However, important studies in the US, France, & GB have recently been made in the area of global war & its place in the contemporary history of societies & civilizations. On the other hand, the geo-strategic problems of the nuclear era have commanded the attention of various specialists. Furthermore, empirical studies of military situations during the past 15 yrs have focused attention upon the concepts of subversive war, revolutionary war & psychol'al warfare. Finally, interesting studies have been made of defense systems, of military institutions & of problems in military sociol. Nevertheless, there are still many blank spaces in our understanding of these phenomena. Tr by J. A. Broussard from IPSA.

Until the 19th cent, Mohammedanism was perfectly suited to the needs of primitive African societies. The intrusion, along with Christianity, of a dynamic civilization in a closed static civilization, brought about the destruction of customary structures, & the Africa of today shows more & more the need of a universal religion which will allow the society to become reintegrated at a higher level than that of the ancient tribal & family groups. Christianity may appear to the Africans as a means of overcoming their technical backwardness, though at the same time it is frequently regarded to be an instrument of colonialism & of Western domination. Strictly speaking, Mohammedanism could replace Marxism (which has been accepted as an area of intellectual inquiry, but has been rejected as an ideology because of its European & atheistic attributes), if it did not; itself, tend to become an instrument of Arab, & especially of Egyptian, neo-colonialism As a result, it is not impossible that Africa will move in a 3rd direction, toward a pantribal, neo-paganism, which might be capable of giving rise to a kind of African national socialism. Such a development would be based upon racial rather than class struggle, & would present all the dangers of a totalitarian system that includes.both religion & politics at the same time. Tr by J. A. Broussard.