WESTERN EUROPE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00865A001100320002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 16
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2005
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 13, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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.New Greek President to be Elected
Next Week . 7
General .Strike Begins in Iceland Despite
New Accord 9
Spanish Prime Minister Faces Dilemma in
Filling Key Cabinet Post 11
Paris Printers' Strike Threatens Government
Labor Confrontation. 12
Italian Election Campaign Concludes 15
DOS review(s) completed.
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New Greek President to be Elected Next WE:ek
The Greek parliament will elect a nEaw presi-
dent of the republic next Thursday under the
country's new constitution. The three candidates
are Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, presicLent of
the parliament, Konstantinos Tsatsos, a deputy
and former minister, and P4ichael Stassinopoulos,
the incumbent. All three are loyal suppc-rters
of Prime Minister Karamanlis and can be expected
to step down should Karamanlis move up to the
presidency at a later date. The opposition has
charged that Karamanlis intends to spend the
next two years solidifying his political base
and then plans to seek the presidency.
Karamanlis' decision not to assume the
presidency at this time probab ly reflects, at
least in part, his fear that competition and
controversy over the choice of a successor as
prime minister might create open rebellion and
possibly a split in his heterogenous New Democracy
party. New Democracy is an amalgam of competing
factions and interest groups and the danger of a
split between conservative and more progressive
factions has always been a possibility. Kara-
manlis may also want to prevent a rival power
faction from coalescing around a prime minister,
who might be viewed as his logical successor.
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General Strike Begins in Iceland Des ite
New Accgr
Labor unions in Iceland began a general
strike yesterday, despite reports that an agree-
ment between the unions and employers had al-
ready been reached.
The accord specifies that individual unions
throughout Iceland belonging to the Icelandic
Federation of Labor accept the terms of the new
wage settlement. Local meetings are being held
today to discuss the terms of the agreement.
The dispute began~in March when the :IFL issued
a general strike threat because contract negotia-
tions were making little progress. A temporary
agreement, which expired on June 1, delays=_d the
strike temporarily but the threat was rencawed for
June 11.
Individual unions are expected to apl?rove the
new agreement, and the general strike is :Likely to
be shortlived. Although specific terms o:E the new
accord are not yet available, labor had been pushing
for a 38 or 39 percent wage hike and restoration
of wage index link. The government maint~~ined that
labor's demands would be disastrous for tl. my.
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Finnish President Appoints Non-Political
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Finnish President Kekkonen appointed a 17
member non-political or "expert" government
today to relieve Prime Minister Sorsa's interim
,government which has been serving in a care-
taker capacity since June 4.
Kekkonen named Keijo Liinamaa, a high rank-
ing labor ministry official and member of the
Social Democratic Party, to be prime minister.
Helsinki mayor Aura, who was considered the front
runner until recently, reportedly declined Kekkonen's
offer. According to the Embassy in Helsinki,
Liinamaa is primarily a career civil servant although
he has been active in Social Democratic Party politics.
He is primarily known for hid roll as the chief govern
ment mediator in general wage and incomes policy
negotiations. Liinamaa's appointment suggests that
Kekkonen particularly wanted someone with economic
expertise. The Finnish economic situation is worsen-
ing and preparation of next year's budget will be
tasked to the Liinamaa government.
The new Foreign Minister, Olayi Johannes Mattila,
will have an important role if the European security
conference summit is held this summer or fall. Mattila
is considered to be the leading architect of Finland's
foreign trade policies. He has held important posi-
tions in several government ministries.
The Liinamaa government will remain in office
until the elections which will take lace September
21 and 22.
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Spanish Prime Minister Faces Dilemma in Pilling
Key Cabinet Post
Prime Minister Arias' choice to fi1:L a key
cabinet vacancy may provide some clues to the
priority currently assigned to his program for
liberalizing the Franco regime. The post of
Minister-Secretary General of the National Move-
ment had been held by Fernando Herrero TE~jedor,
an advocate of gradual change, who died ~_n a
traffic accident on June 12. The positi