ETHIOPIA ADOPTS SOCIALIST PHILOSOPHY

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CIA-RDP78S01932A000100120017-7
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December 9, 2016
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December 1, 1998
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17
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December 20, 1974
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-Apo rQyedFo Rel'aase" `J31' CLA-RDP78SD132A 1 1 C IASR IFICATIOIM oil takv~ I -1w- SOURCE REF. /IJo .lam /Uo . TO: IMMEDIATE WHITE HOUSE//SITUATION ROOM FOR MR FAZIO, STATE RCI//OPS CTR FOR MR FRY, NMCC//ATTEENTION CIA REP, TREASURY DEPT D/INFO 25X1A9a WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED DATE: 20 DEC 74 SUBJECT: ETHIOPIA ADOPTS SOCIALIST PHILOSOPHY 25XlA2g I .REF ME?_'-SAGE REFERENCE NU/ALER 4I3 ACCORDING TO THE US EMBASSY, ADDIS ABABA RADIO ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT "SOCIALISM" WILL. BE ADOPTED AS THE PHILOSOPHY OF r ,THE ETHIOPIAN REVOLUTION- THE TEXT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE RULING MILITARY COUNCIL, IN PAST DISCUSSIONS OF SOCIALISM, HAS SHOWN UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE MEANING OF THE TERM. THE COUNCIL APPARENTLY ENVISIONS GREATER GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF THE ECONOMY AND ,THE EXPANSION OF GOVERNMENT SOCIAL SERVICES. THERE HAS BEEN SOME !.,;TALK OF NATIONALIZING PRIVATE BUSINESSES, BU?% THE BASIC ATM SEEMS TO 'Ca ~l:f1PROVE THE LIDt1MVING STANDARDS ft:.l THE ETHIOPIAN PEOPLE- THE ::COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF A SOCIALIST PHILOSE'OPH? IS TO SOME EXTENT - AN ATTEMPT TO FIND A SUITABLE SLOGAN THAT WILL GIVE AT LEAST 'E DATE : ORRG : UNIT: EXT- F:ELEASI2JG OFFICER CPaO RCJIfJnr1ltiG OFFICERS AITTHENT(CB.T11d(; ^MCIFR -ApSeoved For '012b0i7~,7 '!."P~,FE-r _________ SIGNAL CENTER USE ONLY _ __-- ._ _-_. ___ _ _-- _.__ ._ CANNE LS A ~.1F:0 DCI SRI PAGE OF PAGES GE C61 Ac" TOG YPE !.. _. _ .._._ _,.._..._.w... __ _... _. . _ 932A000 . 10020 i b - 1 . 74- : - Ab rov For efeag e20Qp/08/3d _CIA-RDP78SO1 _ CONF"_*.DENTIAL DATE-TIME GROUP -~--~-- CIA/WHSS APPEARANCE OF AN IDEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CHANGES THE COUNCIL IS PROMOTING IN ETHIENOPIAN SOCIETY. .THE ADOPTION OF SOCIALISM DOES NOT APPEAR TO PRESAGE ANY SUDDEN SHIFTS IN FOREIGN POLICY. THE COUNCIL SEEMS TO CONTINUE TO BE RELUCTANT TO JEOPARDIZE RELATIONS WITH WASHINGTON BECAUSE OF THE VALUE IT SEES IN US MILITARY AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE. THE SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF MILITARY AID IS CONTINUING, HOWEVER, AND SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ADVOCATE TURNING TO THE SOVIET UNION. EP IMPDET?H 25X1A9a {SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION: MEA DIV, NIO MESSAGE REFERENCE NUMBER 2 3 4 S 6 p 9 ___ 10 11 IB _._~ WHSS 25X1A9a UNIT: CIA OPS CTR EXT: 931q0 c4l"ISIFICATON REPRODUCTION BY OTHER TIa",N ?t+.F ISSUING OFFICE IS PfZ!CHIBPIPED E 2 yM D:; i L BY: 03088?-14 Approved For Release 2000/08/31 : CIA-RDP78SO1932A000-100120017--7