back into it. For example, the coverofthenSticky Fingers album shows a life-sizednphoto of the top quarter of an averagesizednpair of Levis. A bona fide zipper wasnplaced on thefly.Peekandyou see underwear.nThose who are interested in suchnthings must be in ecstasy when they visitnthe clothing department of their localnK-Mart. The jacket oiUndercover showsna less than life-sized pinup girl who hasnstickers covering her strategic areas. Obviously,nthe bad boys still aim to appeal tonatruly sophisticated class ofrecord-buyingncretins. The music itself, if the reggaensound that they imported in the late 70’snis overlistened, is pure Stone circa 1969:nthe tune “All the Way Down,” for example,ndoesn’t merely use riflfe fi-om “JumpingnJack Flash,” one of their biggest hits,nbut is essentially based on it. Those whonbuy oldie-but-goodie packages fl’om televisionnads (“Album! Eight-track! or Cassette!”)nwill find this approach most appealing,nand not only is the album fiill ofnrecycled Stones sounds, but listeners canntry to detect other borrowings (a clue: anBob Seger number from 1972 can benfound), which is more fim than the oldnpastime of playing Beade albums backwardsnso as to determine whether or notnPaul is dead. Those who love to hate thenStones won’t be dis^jpointed either: “TienYou Up (The Pain of Love)” and “PrettynBeat Up” should make those who werenbitter about “Under My Thumb” apoplectic—butnyou can be sure that the distaffnside will buy more than its fair share ofnUndercover.nThe politics haven’t changed, thoughn”Street Fighting Man” is now lookingnsouth of the border—^and not as Jay andnthe Americans did. The Rolling Stonesnexert a disturbing amount of influencenon young minds (both those beingnformed and those housed in fiilly maturenbodies); the niche that they’ve hackednout for themselves is a comfortable onenthat they obviously plan to hold on to.nTheir put-on chic politics, bad taste, andnbid for continued relevance are all evidentnon Undercover’s big number,n”Under Cover of the Night.” The lyrics,nmumbled over a frenetic bass line and anSURVEYnAutumn – Winter Double Issue (118/119) 1983nSoviet Foreign PolicynActive Measures andnPolitical StrategynThis issue includes The Plot to Kill the Pope by Paul Henzenwhich examines the evidence on the case and Soviet mediantreatment of it. Was the plot directed from the KGBnDepartment of ” Wet Affairs “? SURVEY provides annanalysis of the historical background to Soviet techniques ofnterrorism and assassination abroad and explores Sovietndisinformation practices.nIt also surveys the overall context of present Soviet strategynin world affairs, focusing on some sensitive points in thenglobal balance of power:nThe USSR and the UNnCentral America and the Lessons of VietnamnDe-coupling the Allies: Northern Europe and JapannThe Soviet Union, China and CambodianWill the Soviets Pull Out of Afghanistan?nMoscow’s Disenchantment with IrannProspects in AfricanAnnual subscription: UK £17 US$39nSingle copies: UK £5 US$10nSURVEY Editorial Office:nIlford House, 133 Oxford Street,nLondon WIR ITD, Englandn(Tel. 01-734 0592)nElsewhere £20nSURVEY Subscription Office:n59 St. Martin’s Lane, London WC2N 4JS, Englandn(Tel. 01-836 4194)nnni31nMarch 1984n