CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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CIA-RDP79T00975A013900010002-5
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RIPPUB
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T
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9
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December 14, 2016
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April 22, 2003
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2
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Publication Date: 
June 4, 1969
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REPORT
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Approved Focelease 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T009 iA013900010 2-5ret DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE Central Intelligence Bulletin 25X1 State Dept. review completed Top Secret c 197` 4 June 1969 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13900010002-5 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13900010002-5 Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13900010002-5 Approved Fo elease 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975A0139000 0002-5 25X1 1 4 June 1969 Central Intelligence Bulletin CONTENTS France: The Communist decision to abstain in the presidential runoff vote was an attempt to resolve conflicting pressures on the party. (Page 2) Chile: Negotiations with a large US copper company promise to be difficult. (Page 5) 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975A013900010002-5 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13900010002-5 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13900010002-5 Approved Forj France: The Communist Party's decision to ab- stain on the r noff balloting for the presidency probably was an attempt to resolve conflicting in- ternal and external pressures with least damage to the part The decision probably was taken not to advance 25X1 25X1 or hiM[br the candidacy of either Pompidou or Poher. The effect of the boycott, however, is to enhance Pompidou's chances for victory. Poher would need nearly all the votes that went to the Communis candidate as well as to other leftist candidates. Party leaders themselves may be uncertain at this point whether a Poher presidency would be more advantageous to the Communists than a Pompidou pres- idency. While Poher's election probably would mean an eventual dissolution of the parliament and a con- sequent chance for the Communists to increase their representation, his victory might also consolidate center-left cooperation with the Communists frozen out. If Pompidou is elected and proves a strong president, the Communists might be able to exert less influence in the short run but in the long run might again be able to make common cause with the non-Communist left. 4 Jun 6 9 Central Intelligence Bulletin 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13900010002-5 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13900010002-5 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13900010002-5 Approved Fpr Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO139090102M Chile: Negotiations between the government and a large US copper company promise to be diffi- cult. The Chilean Government, pushed by rising na- tionalistic sentiment, wants to acquire at least a 51-percent interest in the operations of the Ana- conda company in an arrangement similar to the one it now has with Kennecott copper company. Anaconda mines about 50 percent of Chile's copper output. Most f the company's world-wide operations are in Chile. President Frei is pressing for the 51-percent deal because he believes that anything less would provoke nationalization legislation. Although he has emphasized that any nationalization of the cop- per companies would be accompanied by offers of compensation, it will be very difficult to work out a settlement agreeable to both the government and the company. Chile is thinking in. terms of compen- sating for book value, which would be $300 to $400 million. Anaconda, on the other hand, values its properties in Chile at $900 million. Frei would be unlikely to veto nationalization legislation unless he was sure that hed a politically acceptable alternative to offer. 25X1 Central Intelligence Bulletin 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13900010002-5 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13900010002-5 Next 5 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13900010002-5 25X1 Top , oorevd Fot' Tease 2003/05/29: CIA-RDP79T0097' 13900010002-5 adu Top Secret Approved For Release 2003/05/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13900010002-5