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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A006000060055-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Sequence Number: 55
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Gn l . rAe the L Pi Ambassa("kir
Under Secretary t has
in the most urgent .t;ernt t t c o r t m ed Fl :?i is h arms shit:-
ments to the Arab state.; it a] rx1 DL.. impossible to
withstand rsrg; ni R~ U ' ,:;?ublr:c 1rr; ssr r?e fcr ti bting of the i'S
embargo on shipment o! arn.: o :I4ovett asked t o
Ambassador to su.g est to hi? (c'`'ertm('ni t:ivA the JY: (?`I)
make a flat statement that it w .l} c on inie 1?'3 embargo on
shipment of arms to Pale st to a.i ~e : for rmiintenance of
internal security; and (h) su: u. i all shipni..:rct of arms tc
Arab states pendin' a cl;.ti 1f'1.e'3tit n IT- the U.:T of the "prese t
confused situation.
2, FRANCE : Uevala tioll !;.lea a s a elicrv'c:d ii e to f
US , mbassa ar- ('aafer cor r:gar~'_ gat gR-19, cur r
parliamentary on the Cuvk xxir..rer::t'_A 1 v7uuation pr:) =
gram will sub?e$t the Fc nr.e..a ?rC:w ern:?Atyr~ie. t tit se}.rriot s .-ess,
most observers: ieelle a the ,)obabl "s ju1::a9~
through with a slender rn jor1t7.' Cafter;i 3 Neves that-, cause the C o*ninitn st bloc ? :rd ns 3st : f ?,t ho parlia-
mentary group rill soifc ly (q.,;cov!! the Core: ament, the Gv- r?
ernment's ability to win a na:.f,)r ty vote N41 depend prima#ily
upon the support of the Centeer: ie tLis irv :s that the support
of the Socialists is uace:: i:l her: iuso o?"' tiv, t concern ove
,present differences with the B:'1 ish Labor ?arty and wig the
International Monetary Tune".
(CIA Comment: CIA concurs in this: analysts of tivil
current situation in the Ass'e ty and beltvms that the Oo rn-
ment's measure for a free marl et in gold -v-tll pass by a a
majority.)
This publication contains current initel1'.tger:ce exclusively *ad
therefore has not been coordinated with thtc tatelligence catant-
zations of the Departments of State, Army, 11` `y, and Air 'orce.
State Dept. declassification
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a, 41.
3. AUSTRIA: ustr cans op i~ t':s"o.:c on Soviet t eater o: osals .
LJS Minister . rl~i:; rer or . a t`~ hat Austrian officials ,fie o tl.
mistic concern. the pence Lag ,Aus trtan t:r?eat, beca E . of tha$ r
belief that initlal ? r- i4 t f~ s at:ts for Germ--,n as.:sPt o frldllc ,tt
a willingness to b:argaln. t'.ccurd-? ig to Erhardt, At st,k
officials feel that 'S 1ntk:rf st in attaching /lastria t,c he
,western or it is sraron g u n; _z sc -LkaE: soon ,;,.,,ay w 'ILL, be fouaa
3o provide the do17.ars nec+: ssa ry o - the settlement of the
Soviet claims, i"rhar 1t .c,.r!rn rots that Aus rian dh i asian..
ment and correspi-~nding pi; iittc?.1 repercussions wod be vel r
great if such a s tler er.t ; ioc_id fall through.
(CIA Comment: M: ~ b? lieves that the USSR still almci At
certainly seek to extract s. 1-4itron l concesslo;is fr(:rya the
Austrian Govern:.nsat be'..?mn agreeing to any final F ebilement
4. GREECE : Guerriil. radio rea)orts order for Laos +e-tas,ldn ; .
According to UJS Embassy ~ .hens, the guerrilja rat!() has
announced a "de :a.ocratict" gu errilia army order rt.x the take ig
of hostages. The Errtass,, further quotes the guern?ia broad -
cast as offering the releas G: of a Lailbearal rnemr3 ec o t`arliataf n.
captured last week, if f(yar specified leftist leaders ire rele sell
by the Greek Gov :rnment .nd allowed to leave the t c t ntry4
(CIA Comment: Th 6merrii.la annbuncemest presag
the return of a period of b t': ter ae s and harsh treatment of
prisoners by both sides, svch as characterized the civil war,
of 1944.45 when hostages sere taken, and in many Wises kilo d,
by both Government forcer anC E LAS,)
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