CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2003
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• Publication Date: April 22, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
Greece: New government appears in firm control.
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West Germany: Bonn concerned over indefinite
duration of nonproliferation treaty. (Page 4)
Lebanon: President Hilu claims USSR has offered
massive economic aid. (Page 5)
Israel-Syria: Tension on border (Page 6)
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*Greece: The government sworn in yesterday
appears in firm control, although real power may not
reside with its ostensible leaders.
Actual control may be exercised by a small group
of second echelon officers who engineered the takeover.
Two of the five portfolios announced so far are held by
these officers.
Rightist Constantine Kolias, prosecutor of the
supreme court in Athens, is premier. Army Chief of
Staff Spandidakis has assumed nominal leadership of
the coup forces and will be deputy premier and defense
minister.
King Constantine and high military officials prob-
ably were taken by surprise, but apparently decided
they had no choice but to acquiesce in the coup.
Fear that opposition leaders George and Andreas
Papandreou would carry the election scheduled for 28
May and institute a leftist government most prob-
ably caused the officers to seize power. The coup
leaders, who had long planned their move, allege that
they had solid information that the Communists planned
riots and strikes in Athens for 22 April. A spokesman
for the group has stated that the coup was intended to
"ensure domestic tranquility, loyalty to the King and
allegiance to NATO and the West." Prime Minister
Kolias has promised a speedy return to parliamentary
rule--but not before the "consolidation of normality"
and the creation of "wholesome foundations."
Security forces are maintaining tight control in
Athens and there are no reports of unrest elsewhere.
(continued)
* Because of the shortage of time for preparation of this item, the analytic
interpretation presented here has been produced by the Central Intelligence
Agency without the participation of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State or of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense.
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Leftist organizations have been raided and their
leaders arrested. There are no indications of any
leftist plans to challenge the coup.
Meanwhile, the new government is easing secu-
rity measures. According to General Spandidakis, ex-
prime minister Kanellopoulos, other government of-'
ficials and the elder Papandreou were to be released
last night. Andreas Papandreou was to remain in
custody.
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West Germany: Bonn is strongly concerned over
the nonproliferation treaty's indefinite duration despite
the German representative's relatively forthcoming
position at this week's North. Atlantic Council meeting.
Chancellor Kiesinger reportedly believes that,
after ten or 20 years, a country should be permitted
to withdraw for reasons other than because it believes
its "supreme national interests" to be in jeopardy--as
the present draft provides. Kiesinger indicated that
unless he can obtain some concession of this nature,
he will not be able to get his party to accept the treaty.
Meanwhile, another major German concern--the
problem of EURATOM acceptance of the treaty's safe-
guard provisions- -has moved nearer to settlement.
The Germans have proposed an amendment of the so-
called "guillotine clause'! in order to eliminate any
reference to what would be done if EURATOM and the
International Atomic Energy Authority fail to agree
on safeguard arrangements. This solution may well
meet the objections of other EURATOM countries.
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Lebanon: President Hilu has told Ambassador
Porter that the Soviet Union has made an offer of
"massive" economic aid to Lebanon.
Hilu claims he has kept the offer under wraps
for some time and fears that he will come under heavy
pressure from domestic and foreign Arab elements
to accept it. The Lebanese Government has been
severely criticized by radical pro-Nasir politicians
for its failure to make progress with economic and
social reforms andfor its friendly attitude toward the
US. Attacks against the US in the Lebanese press
have increased, especially since Israeli Prime Min-
ister Eshkol implied in an interview on 7 April that
the American Sixth Fleet was protecting Israel.
The alleged offer fits into Moscow's current pat-
tern of attempting to gain a foothold in the normally
pro-Western countries of the area. The Soviets are
active in aid projects in Iran, signed their first aid
agreement with Jordan last November, and have un-
officially sounded out the Saudi Arabians about the pos-
sibility of establishing diplomatic relations. The
Soviets are not currently involved in any aid projects
in Lebanon.
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Israel- Syria: UN officials are becoming alarmed
over the situation on the Israeli-Syrian border. Tel
Aviv has charged that the organization and training
of Fatah terrorist units is proceeding openly in Syria
and that terrorists continue to make periodic forays
into Israel. More Israeli cultivation in the demili-
tarized zones or intrusions by Syrian shepherds could
easily provoke serious incidents. Both sides have
responded negatively to UN efforts to stop such provoca-
tions.
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