CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: October 8, 1968
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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Central Intelligence Bulletin
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8 October 1968
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No. 0281/68
8 October 1968
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
South Vietnam; Situation report. (Page 1)
West Germany - France; German officials have expressed
discouragement over relations between the two countries.
(Page 2)
Peru; Stresses are appearing in the new military
government. (Page 4)
Mexico; Domestic political implications of the stu-
dent crisis are broadening. (Page 6)
Turkey.- Students are organizing a new anti-Western
campaign. (Page 7)
South Africa - Angola: Petroleum (Page 11)
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South Vietnam: Sharp clashes occurred between
allied and Communist forces near the Thuong Duc
Special Forces camp and in the provinces near Saigon
on 6-7 October, mainly as a result of aggressive
allied ground operations.
In Quang Nam Province, US and South Vietnamese
forces continue to seek out elements of the three
North Vietnamese regiments which have closed in on
the Thuong Duc- camp. A small enemy force under
cover of a mortar barrage attacked a US Marine posi-
tion on 7 October. Five Americans were killed and
four wounded, while three Communists were killed.
In III Corps, the tempo of ground combat picked
up with a series of battles in Hau Nghia, Long An,
and Binh Long provinces. More than 100 enemy troops
were killed in these engagements, while allied
casualties were light.
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West Germany - France: Since the Kiesinger-
De Gaulle talks, German officials have expressed
discouragement over relations with France.
De Gaulle apparently made no firm pledge of
military support in the event of an attack from the
east but limited himself to saying that France would
stand by Germany's side in such an event. Many sen-
ior German officials have concluded that France is
in the process of withdrawing from its international
commitments across the board, a view shared by some
British diplomats.
The French pressed the Germans to agree to con-
sultative procedures which would make it difficult
for Bonn to take initiatives independently of France
on such issues as Britain's entry into the Common
Market. Kiesinger has vehemently denied that he
made any such agreement. German officials in fact
claim that De Gaulle was told that Bonn reserves the
right, on the basis of its own national interest, to
support projects for wider European cooperation even
when France refuses to participate. At the same
time, Kiesinger apparently did assure De Gaulle that
Bonn would not take the initiative against France.
One German official has said he believes the
Kiesinger - De Gaulle relationship is nearing its end.
Kiesinger probably is disillusioned, but it seems
unlikely that he would do anything to risk Franco-
German amity, one of the guiding principles of his
career as chancellor and of post - World War II West
German policy.
The US Embassy in Bonn notes, however, that West
Germany may intend to give priority to its own de-
fense needs and to place its relations with the US
ahead of those with France. In support of this,
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the embassy cites signs of Bonn's willingness to in-
crease defense outlays and Kiesinger's instructions
to his foreign office to move ahead with the idea of
a European caucus in NATO, a mechanism that would
enable the European members to speak with a single
voice in alliance councils.
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Peru: Stresses are appearing in the new mili-
tary government as it takes up the task of actually
governing the country.
President Velasco has dismissed previously pre-
pared studies of Peru's problems as outdated and im-
practical. The lack of a plan for governing and the
cabinet ministers' unfamiliarity with their new jobs
are creating problems and strains, which are exacer-
bated by interservice rivalries and personal jeal-
ousies. The air force has threatened to withdraw its
backing unless the minister of aeronautics is re-
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outwardly, at least, the country is returning
to normal. Government offices, private businesses,
and schools were functioning by 5 October. The open-
ing of the universities on 7 October sparked a new
student outbreak which police quickly put down with
extensive use of tear gas. The political parties, as
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well as the press, have been permitted to operate
relatively freely, but this may change if the con-
stant criticism of the military coup continues.
Reaction of other Latin American governments has
in general been adverse. The congresses of Nicaragua
and El Salvador have adopted resolutions protesting
the coup. Consultations regarding diplomatic recog-
nition of the new administration are taking place
among various members of the OAS.
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Mexico: The domestic political implications of
the student crisis are broadening.
A detained student strike leader, Socrates Campos
Lemus, has accused a number of prominent politicians
of funding and otherwise promoting the student cam-
paign against the Diaz Ordaz government. His state-
ment to the press, which appears to have been made
with official sanction, has been denied by several of
those implicated and has been proclaimed false by
student groups.
Campos Lemus' indictment of leftists within the
ruling party may possibly presage some disciplinary
action within the political establishment. Even aged
ex-president Cardenas, long known to be sympathetic
to left-wing groups, has publicly denounced what he
termed intervention by "antinational and foreign
forces" in the crisis. Although Cardenas' relations
with the incumbent administration have not been good,
he called on all Mexicans to end the violence and to
resolve problems with reason and justice.
A variety of official spokesmen have blamed the
disturbances on foreign instigators--ranging from Com-
munists to US officials.
The student strike council continues to blame
the government for the violence on 2 October, and says
that the numbers of dead and wounded greatly exceed
the official count of 35. Many versions of the events
of that night are making the rounds, but
some students were obvi-
ously ready for a gunfight.
There have been no demonstrations since 2 Octo-
ber, but there is no indication that the students are
ready to drop their demands or end their strike.
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Turkey: Leftist student leaders in Ankara are
organizing a new anti-Western campaign to coincide
with the reopening of most universities next month.
An "anti-imperialist week" being planned for
early or mid-November will be aimed primarily at
the US, NATO, and the Demirel regime.
there may be some
mild condemnation or e Sovier- asion of Czech-
oslovakia.
The projected campaign will include the dis-
tribution of posters and pamphlets and the organiza-
tion of student protest marches. Several prominent
leftist politicians, journalists, and professors
are being invited to address student gatherings.
Such a campaign will almost certainly lead to open
clashes with organized rightist students.
The leftist-dominated National Youth Organiza-
tion intends to sponsor an "international seminar"
in Ankara sometime in November. The seminar will
focus on economic relations between developed and
underdeveloped countries. The agenda is reported
to include items on "cultural imperialism" and "the
role of youth in achieving economic freedom." These
topics are designed primarily to generate criticism
of the US and praise of the socialist system of the
USSR. Delegates reportedly already have been in-
vited from the USSR and several European Communist
countries, as well as from Asia, Africa, and Latin
America.
There are some indications that the Turkish
leftists may receive assistance from foreign Com-
munist sources. Propaganda pamphlets are being
printed in Czechoslovakia by the International
Union of Students, A
Turkish student leader who visited the World Youth
Festival in Sofia last summer reportedly was of-
fered assistance.
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A few Turkish universities opened last week,
but the majority are scheduled to open on 1 November.
Some students have already started boycotting classes
to protest the failure of the schools to initiate the
educational reforms demanded last spring. Thus far,
however, the demonstrations have been restricted to
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Angolan Oil Development May Receive South African Assistance
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South Africa - Angola: A number of South Afri-
can firms reportedly want to participate in develop-
ing petroleum deposits located in Portuguese Angola's
Cuanza River basin. They have apparently sent a
geological survey team to investigate the field, now
controlled by Belgian and Portuguese interests. Far-
ther north, petroleum deposits near Cabinda have
proved highly productive, according to the US oil
company exploiting the area; output is expected to
reach at least 150,000 barrels per day by 1970.
Although the South African Government has not
taken part in these activities, it almost certainly
has noted the fact that the "white redoubt" could
meet South African petroleum import needs--currentl
about 125,000 barrels a day.
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