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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Explonage Laws, Title 18. U.S.C. Becs. 193 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by 25X1 SECRET COUNTRY USSR REPORT SUBJECT Comments on the Change in Soviet Leadership DATE DISTR. MAR 2 19525X1 DATE OF INFO. NO. OF PAGES 2 25X1 REQUIREMENT NO. RD REFERENCES This is UNEVALUATED Information SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. 25X1 1. Even in Stalin's time there was collective leadership. The Western idea of a dictator within the Communist setup is exaggerated. Misunderstandings on that subject are caused by lack of comprehension of the real nature and organi- zation of the Communist power structure. Stalin, although holding wide powers, was merely the captain of a team and it seems obvious that Khrushchev will be the new captain. However, it does not appear that any of the present leaders will rise to the stature of Lenin and Stalin, so that it will be safer to assume that developments in Moscow will be along the lines of what is called collective leadership, unless Western policies force the Soviets to stream- line their power organization. The present situation is the most favorable from the point of view of upsetting the Communist dictatorship since the death of Stalin.