EAST EUROPE BRANCH NOTES

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CIA-RDP79B00864A001400010064-6
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July 20, 2005
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64
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April 18, 1974
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NOTES
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Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79B00894A001400010064-6 25X1 25X1 #51 FIAT TvPtaPE 1M7Cli POEES New y os' r i s pia s.t~x 'off l t~x?~'O ? The aAAouAcement that Tu ca pa ovic,.:cuxxept .$-ec.xetax :: for TAtexna~ ;f f airs r will IDe A. carxdida ,e ?ox .the pew 'e.dexal Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79B00864AO01400010064-6 25X1 25X1 Approved For Pease 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79B0086401400010064-6 Assembly suggests. that he will lope his position when the new government is se.jec:t.ed next- .month, The new constitgtion prohibits a member of tile assembly froze.c6ncurKeptly. holdiig a cab;.net post. Banovic has held his' current office since .1971, and he thus may be. due for rotation. In the absence of, his nomination to any other important party or state position his election .to the Federal Assembly would represent a demotion. We have seen no dissatisfaction expressed with his performance. Belgrade is, however, beefing up its security apparatus and may not view Banovic as adequate for the 'ob. ROMANIA Ceausescu Meets Brezh:nev 'in Warsaw According to a Tass release, Ceausescu met today with Brezhnev for a."comradely" discussion on bilateral relations. If past meetings are any indication, the discussion was probably long, substantive and somewhat acrimonious. Moscow's displeasure over Bucharest's independent Mideast policy, differences over the force reduction talks, and Bucharest's increasingly public opposition to the drive to convene a World Communist conference are just a few of the problems which may have been discussed. Perhaps in anticipation of rough sledding in Warsaw, a number of Romanian fora have recently heaped appreciation on Ceause.scu's "correct" domestic and foreign policies. - 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 20 5/08/03: CIA-RDP79B00864AO01400010064-6 Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79B00864AO01400010064-6 Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP79B00864AO01400010064-6