SOVIET UNION EASTERN EUROPE

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• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 22, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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SOVIET UNION -EASTERN EUROPE
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CONTENTS
April 22, 1975
Polish Administrative Reorganization.
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Romania Interested in Western Arms.
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Soviet-Japanese Agreement on Fishing.
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Polish Administrative Reorganization
Warsaw is reportedly planning to order a
sweeping reorganization of the country`s regional
administrative structure before the seventh party
congress convenes in December.
The US embassy in Warsaw last week reported
that its sources say that the present 17 provinces
and 5 cities with province status will be replaced
by 50 smaller territorial subdivisions.
Whatever i2oscow's role the Polish leadership
has its own compelling reasons for such a reorgan-
ization. Gierek has evidently decided that a major
restructuring is the only way the central leader-
ship can break the power of close-knit local party
and government authorities, whose arbitrary actions
and foot-dragging have allegedly hindered implemen-
tation of the regime's programs.
Since coming to power in 1970, Gierek has often
done battle with recalcitrant, and frequently cor-
rupt, local leaders. Faced with both Western in-
flation and higher Soviet oil prices, Gierek needs
to create a more responsive and qualified leader-
ship team at the country's lower administrative
levels, if he is to be successful in advancin Poland'
conomic develo ment.
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Romania Interested in Western Arms
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Bucharest, which would like to diversify its
sources of arms, is showing an interest in acquiring
weapons in the West, including the US.
The Romanian chief of staff, Colonel General
Coman, raised the possibility of obtaining American
military equipment, at an unspecified date, in a re-
cent conversation with the US ambassador in Bucharest.
Coman visited military installations in the US last
month.
Coman did not identify the equipment he has in
mind, but the embassy notes that he was greatly im-
pressed with a demonstration of DRAGON anti-tank
guided missiles. Although Coman candidly admitted
that the question of Romanian arms purchases from the
US is delicate, he said that the Defense Ministry is
"very carefully " considering it. He stressed that
Romania wants to be able to defend its territory--
"every inch of it."
Coman's words dovetail with Bucharest's long-
known goal of reducing its dependence on Moscow for
arms. A fighter trainer, the Yurom, is already be-
ing jointly produced by Romania and Yugoslavia, and
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Soviet-Japanese Agreement on Fishing
emotionally charged political issue, but they had
only a minor economic impact on the fishin industry.
The USSR and Japan have reached an agreement
that will permit the Japanese to continue salmon
fishing within 200 miles of the Soviet coast.
Tokyo had feared that the Soviets would take a
harder stand in view of the growing trend toward
restricting foreign fishing. After nearly a month
of negotiations, however, Moscow agreed to a Japa-
nese catch close to those of previous years.
The Soviet Union and Japan, the two largest
fishing nations in the world, have cooperated on
fishing for some time, taking similar positions in
the Law of the Sea Conference. Both fish heavily
within 200 miles of each other's coasts and have
mutual interests in conserving local species.
Not all Soviet and Japanese fishing differences
have been resolved. Earlier this year, Japanese
fishermen were incensed when their nets were
damaged by Soviet trawlers operating in Japanese
waters. The incidents became for a while an
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April 15 Only Brezhnev and Kulakov are missing
as CPSU secretaries confer with repre-
sentatives of Soviet cultural organi-
zations on lans for markin V-E Day
this year.
Iraqi strong man Saddam Husayn Tikriti
concludes a two-day, official visit
to the USSR.
Three US astronauts arrive in the
USSR for their last joint training
with Soviet cosmonauts before the
space venture set for July 15.
Yugoslav Premier Bijedic concludes
a one-week official visit to the
USSR.
Bulgarian Deputy Premier Iliev is
relieved of that post because of his
assignment to "other work."
April 16 CPSU Central Committee meets. Trade
union chief Shelepin is removed from
the Politburo; the 25th party Congress
is set for February 24, 1976; Brezhnev
reports on plans for the Congress, and
Foreign Minister Gromyko reports on
foreign policy. A resolution issued
by the Central Committee reviews
foreign policy develo ments in con-
fident terms.
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an especially h arsh, public attack
on hi_s predecessor Alexander Dubcek,
asserting that he "can pack his bags
tomorrow and move to an bourgeois
state."
Yugoslav Foreign Minister Minic con-
cludes a four-day, official visit to
Syria.
April 17 UN Security Council votes 13 (US,
USSR)-0-2 (China, Iraq) to extend
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the mandate of the peacekeeping force
in the Sinai for another three months.
Czechoslovak Interior Minister Obzina
and trade union chief Hoffmann follow
up party leader Husak's warnings to
Alexander Dubcek and his supporters.
Defense Minister Grechko addresses a
conference of military commanders and
historians in Moscow.
UK Foreign Secretary Callaghan offi-
cially invites Foreign Minister
Gromyko to visit London for bilateral
talks.
adjourn in Vienna for a spring recess.
East-West force reductions negotiations
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Deputy Premier Mazurov confers with
Pakistani emissary Bacha, a special
assistant to Prime Minister Bhutto.
April 18 Czechoslovak party secretary Bilak
concludes a three-day, official visit
to Syria.
one to Tunisia.
USSR and Japan sign their fisheries
agreement for 1975 in Tok o after
44 days of negotiations.
Romanian President Ceausescu concludes
his state visit to Jordan and begins
Polish party chief Gierek confers
with visitin Soviet Culture Minister
Demichev.
Deputy foreign ministers of the Warsaw
Pact member-states plus Mongolia
conclude a two-day conference at
Bratislava.
Tanzanian President Nyerere begins
a three-da state visit to Yugoslavia.
A high-level Soviet militar de le a-
tion arrives in Libya.
Police in Kiev arrest Mikola Rudenko,
a member of the Soviet chapter of
Amnesty International; Andrey Tverdo-
khlebov, head of the chapter, is
arrested in Moscow, and the homes of
two other members are searched b
Soviet police.
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USSR announces that it will send
"material aid of a humanitarian
nature" to Cambodia "in the near
future."
April 19 Metropolitan Museum of Art opens a
three-month display of Sc thian art
loaned by the USSR.
USSR launches India's first satellite
into space.
Romanian President Ceausescu concludes
an extended tour of East Asia and
the Middle East.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Fahmi begins
a four-day, official visit to the
USSR; at a dinner in Moscow, he
praises Brezhnev as the "closest
friend" of both Egypt and the Arab
world in general.
Top three Soviet leaders send a
telegram of congratulations to Cambo-
dian leaders Sihanouk, Penn Nouth,
and Khieu Samphan on the "liberation"
of Phnom Penh; message adds the
claim that the USSR "alwa s su orted
the Cambodian patriots."
USSR announces a de facto closure of
11 areas in the Pacific for 22
days beginning April 24 for the pur-
ose of launching "weather rockets."
an official visit to Yugoslavia.
Libyan Prime Minister Jallud concludes
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April 20 Jews of the Moscow area are not
harassed at their picnic to mark
Israeli~Independence Day; last year's
picnic was broken up by police.
Foreign Minister Gromyko confers for
four hours with Egyptian Forei n Min-
ister Fahmi.
April 21 Brezhnev confers with Foreign Minis-
ter Fahmi .
Deputy Defense Minister Kulikov leaves
Moscow for an official visit to Syria.
Tanzanian President Nyerere begins a
three-da state visit to Romania.
Finance Minister Garbuzov begins a
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GDR Foreign Minister Fischer begins
an official visit to Yugoslavia.
Czechoslovakia.
a three-day, official visit to
Danish Foreign Minister Andersen begins
April 22 Egyptian Foreign Minister Fahmi con-
cludes his visit to the USSR.
Party Secretary Suslov speaks at the
Kremlin celebration of the 105th
anniversary of Lenin's birth; Brezh-
nev, Kosygin, Podgorny and other to
party leaders attend.
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April 23 Polish Premier Jaroszewicz to begin
a four-day, official visit to
Yugoslavia.
Syrian Foreign Minister Khaddam to
be in an official visit to the USSR.
Romanian party secretary Stefan to
begin a visit to the UK.
French Socialist leader Mitterrand
to begin his oft-post oned official
visit to the USSR.
April 28 Romanian Foreign Minister Macovescu
to commence a three-day, official
visit to Yugoslavia.
April 29 Danish Foreign Minister Andersen to
commence a two-da , official visit
to Hungary.
Yugoslav Premier Bijedic to make an
late April - Committee drafting documents for the
early May proposed European Communist party
conference expected to convene in
East Berlin for its third meeting.
May 5 Brezhnev is likely to be in Prague
for the 30th anniversary of the end
of Nazi control of the city.
May 8 Austrian Chancellor Kreisky to begin
a three-day, official visit to
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Romania followed by a shorter one to
Bulgaria.
May 9 USSR and its allies to hold their
principal observances of the 30th
anniversary of final victor over
Nazi Germany.
May 12
Yugoslav-US economic council to con-
vene in Dubrovnik.
May 14 Warsaw Pact member-states to observe
the 20th anniversary of the formation
of their organization, probably via
a summit-level et-together at Warsaw.
leaders.
mid-May East-West force reductions ne otiations
to resume in Vienna.
Former West German Chancellor Brandt
to go to Moscow for talks with Soviet
May 18 US delegation of governors to begin
a 12-da official visit to the USSR.
May 20 Austrian President Kirchschlager to
begin a five-da , state visit to
Poland.
May 21 Hungarian Foreign Minister Puja to.
begin a three-dav, official visit to
West Germany.
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to make an official visit to Bulgaria.
April 22, 1975
an official visit to Italy.
slavia.
to make an official visit to Yugo-
French Foreign Minister Sauvagnargues
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