WEEKLY SUMMARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00927A010800100002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 20
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 19, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 31, 1974
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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Weekly Summary
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completed
Secret
Secret
31 May 1974
No. 0022/74
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CONTENTS (May 31,1974)
1 The Middle East: Disengagement
he WEEKLY SUMMARY, issued every Friday morning by
E,e C,ffflce of Current intelligence, reports and analyzes signif-
;:s!nt developments of the week through noon on Thursday. I t
ffice of Economic Research, the Office Or Strategic
opics requiring more comprehensive treatment and therefore
25X1shed separately as Special Reports are listed in the
intents,
MIDDLE EAST
AFRICA
3 Israel: New Government
4 Iran-Egypt: Manna from the Shah
5 Greece-Turkey: Troubled Waters
6 Portuguese Africa: Seeking a Cease-fire
8 France: Giscard Begins a New Era
9 CSCE: Fading Prospects
10 Cambodia: Homeward Bound
11 Thailand: Political Turmoil
12 South Vietnam: More Fighting
13 Laos: Another Communist Initiative
14 Canton Fair Gets Poor Marks
WESTERN
HEMISPHERE
15 Cuba's Experiment in Democracy
16 Argentina: Anti-Guerrilla Offensive
Comments and queries on the contents of this
publication are welcome. They may be directed to
the editor of the Weekly Summary
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pprfent par1IjO$ to: the input however y have
l rate .. th announcement ~hrlth c utron car have
DaO1aS 41 rad p quoted l ,resid nt Nixon's
rinoun ltrer Y 'of h ttreerrient .'I~~1 .;'s fir has
of this`;= cecird Syrian Soviet cdrrrmranique is
ska f `thy t[rrrer of Fpreign Minister romyko's
3ep rfure fry rn Dam s u played down the im
,jt ?r$ar ce of i~he agr rrrent, repeating Syria's posi-
fon that the sep tip"",f forces is merely a
kr #' it gip r le 'rt o .fin over all setfle-
I "I 7 i 8y, r.an puf he is puzzled by the gor ern
Wet) t''s pet formanc accorcn 1g? to Western: re-
aort r : artie people reportedlyi c~oul?t that an
agreement has really b erTIeacho;C, otFl;grs assume
.that n of#rci f st t rrtert will dome wish :the
figrng of thg,dourent ~r Genea ord. flay 31 .
fin:., ~sra t, offic.bf ,, 10ug If,fio di.'jae .appre
?6tr1ference ors May 29 that rno ore regi"ets si tying
the se ar tic ar f forces agreern nt with gyrit
l~,ch ?he sari frtrproved I'-srael s osition ;anal` that
a similar, hqngeIn Jr.):he a Mo ph r ' may come`
from this a regiment ltF Syria He ~rs,sted that'
the governtngrrt agree -;but of a clear Isra :Ii, rn
terest and that ltthatd ra,otalcl ?ufttlers en tlr,
lie co er~at,ve Likud jealrt, frY,~nrfqurfc d
that it opposed