MIDDLE EAST AFRICA SOUTH ASIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00865A001700100001-3
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 4, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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Middle East
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South Asia
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September 4, 1975
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MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA - SOUTH ASIA
This publication is prepared for regional specialists in the Washington com-
munity by the Middle East - Africa Division, Office of Current Intelligence,
with occasional contributions from other offices within the Directorate of
Intelligence. Comments and queries are welcome. They should be directed to
the authors of the individual articles.
North Yemen: Hamdi vs the Leftists . . . . . . . 1
Nigeria: Western State Governor Sacked . . . . . 4
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North Yemen
Hamdi vs the Leftists
Head of state Colonel Ibrahim Hamdi, having
effectively boxed in his conservative opponents,
is now. preparing to focus his efforts on neutraliz-
ing his country's leftist politicians. It is not
yet clear what tactics he intends to employ.
Hamdi's concern about leftist political strength
has been heightened by the election recently of seven
leftists to local development boards. The board
positions are generally considered to be stepping
stones to the Consultative Assembly--elections for
which will probably be held in early 1976.
Ham ieves e e is s wi be more i .icu
to tame than were tribal sheikhs and other right-
wing Yemeni political forces.
Hamdi and his centrist supporters have not been able
to match the funding, drive and ability of the left-
ists to appeal to the ideals and frustrations of the
Yemenis.
The leftists have been able to call on South
Yemen, Libya, and Iraq in the past for financial
assistance. Hamdi came away from a visit to Baghdad
last month believing that he now has the support of
the Iraqi regime. Nevertheless, he was told by Iraqi
leaders that they would continue to give a monthly
subvention of $8,400 to Muhsin al-Ayni, a leading
North Yemeni leftist and former prime minister. We
have long believed that al-Ayni was in the pay of
Baghdad. (CONFIDENTIAL)
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Nigeria
Western State Governor Sacked
The military governor of the predominantly Yoruba
Western state has been abruptly sacked after holding
office for about a month. The top leadership in
Lagos apparently concluded that their new man in
Ibadan, naval captain Aduwo, was too beholden to local
interests and too dilatory in carrying out directives
from the Supreme Military Council. The officer
appointed to replace Aduwo, Colonel Jemibewon, is
regarded as a blunt, no-nonsense individual and
the US consul in Ibadan predicts that the state
is in for the toughest administration it has
experienced in nine years of military rule.
Western state officials believe Aduwo ran
afoul of the new regime primarily because he sought
to take local civilian opinion into account before
acting on orders. For example, he allegedly
dragged his feet on the matter of handing the state-
run University of Ife over to federal control as
a result of pressure... from university chancellor Chief
Obafemi Awolowo. Awolowo, one of Nigeria's most
influential former politicians, is a champion
of university autonomy and has long criticized the
military for failing to return the country to
civilian rule.
Last month, the new military government ordered
the federal takeover of the University of Ife and
Ahmadu Bello University, previously run by the
six northern states. The move completes the gradual
assumption by the federal government of full
administrative control over all higher education
institutions that has been under way since 1972.
(CONFIDENTIAL)
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