CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: January 24, 1970
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DIRECTORATE OF
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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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No. 0021/70
24 January 1970
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
Libya: The Council is getting the country more in-
volved in the Arab-Israeli conflict. (Page 1)
Egypt: Nasir may be altering his policy of downplay-
ing Cairo's reporting of Israeli actions against
Egypt. (Page 2)
Chile: Salvador Allende is the presidential candi-
a-of the leftist front. (Page 3)
India: Mrs. Gandhi is considering nationalizing
general insurance companies. (Page 5)
Communist China - tS: Propaganda attacks (Page 6)
Warsaw Pact: Meeting scheduled (Page 7)
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Libya: The Revolutionary Command Council is
.getting the country more involved in the Arab-Israeli
conflict.
I the transfer of
4,000-5,000 Libyan troops to gyp or duty along
the Suez Canal began this week. Units of the Cyr-
enaican police force have been transferred into the
regular army and will be part of this expeditionary
force. Any officers who accompany the troops are
to be from the junior ranks, and senior Egyptian of-
ficers will presumably be seconded to the units. It
is also possible that the Libyan units will simply
be integrated into Egyptian military units.
The junta has also begun a military manpower
expansion program. A recruitment program to enlist
young Libyans between the ages of 17 and 25 was re-
cently started. Moreover, those members of the
provincial police forces who are not needed for
basic police functions and who have not already been
ordered to duty in Egypt will be formed into regular
army units. A recent Libyan Army request to purchase
40,000 sets of US Army fatigue uniforms is another
sign of the intention to increase army strength.
Meanwhile, the Libyan Air Force has submitted
an urgent request to buy large quantities of bombs,
rockets, and smaller ammunition from the US. US
personnel at Wheelus Airbase estimate that the items
requested would be enough to supply 100 aircraft for
a two-month period of combat and that the materiel
could be used by both Mirage and MIG aircraft.
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Egret: Nasir may be altering his policy of
downplaying Cairo's reporting of Israeli actions
against Egypt.
An editorial in the semi-official newspaper
al-Ahram yesterday criticized Egyptian communiques
issued after the recent Israeli raids near Cairo.
Editor Haykal, who often reflects Nasir's thinking,
said that such announcements should "harmonize with
the truth" as the best way to combat the psycholog-
ical warfare being waged by Israel. Inasmuch as
Israel is now striking within sight and sound of
the Egyptian capital, Nasir probably believes that
his official releases must be somewhat more forth-
coming to help undercut speculation and rumors, and
to prevent a further erosion of the government's
credibility. Cairo will continue to tailor the news
as needed, however.
Haykal also criticized the news treatment of
the Israeli capture of a Soviet-built radar last
month. He charged that the government should have
admitted that the theft was "a big blunder or a big
crime," and also should have announced that the
Egyptian officers in charge had been punished.F_
IHaykal's comments may have
been intended to garner public support for the gov-
ernment's position in punishing the derelict offi-
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Chile: Pro-Castro Socialist Salvador Allende is
the presidential candidate of the leftist front.
Allende's candidacy was announced officially at
a. rally in Santiago on 22 January. His position was
strengthened earlier this week when the candidates
of the Radical and Communist parties, as well as a
leftist independent, withdrew. Allende's nomination
seems to confirm expectations that the election in
September will be a three-way contest. among Allende,
Christian Democrat Radomiro Tomic, and former presi-
dent Jorge Alessandri, an independent conservative.
Allende still must overcome several problems,
including lukewarm support from some of the groups
in the leftist front. If the parties can submerge
their mutual antagonisms, however, he will be a strong
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India: Prime Minister Gandhi is considering
nationalizing general insurance companies, to be an-
nounced perhaps as early as Sunday.
Bank nationalization last year was a great pop-
ular success, and most insurance company representa-
tives now believe that the government will national-
ize at least the Indian-owned insurance firms. Some
companies, notably the Swiss, are convinced that
foreign companies will be taken over also. The US
share of India's general insurance business is small.
Latest available figures show that in 1967 American
firms gained only $1.9 million out of the $22.1 mil-
lion total earned by all foreign insurers.
The government is aware that nationalization,
even if limited solely to Indian firms, may result
in some unfavorable reaction by India's trade and
aid partners. Prime Minister Gandhi, however, has
compelling political motives to demonstrate her com-
mitment to "socialism" by implementing at least some
of the economic policies her party has endorsed. ~~
She has already had difficulty with the "Young Turks"
in her party who do not believe she is moving fast
enough. Nationalization of general insurance would
antagonize only a relatively small vested-interest
group because life insurance was nationalized in
1956. She may believe, therefore, that this would
be a cheap way of momentarily placating her critics
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Communist. China - US: Peking has ended the lim-
ited stand-down on anti-US propaganda instituted about
two weeks before Thursday's Sino-US meeting in War-
saw.. A Chinese news release of 22 January attacked
Vice President Agnew's recent trip to Asia, partic-
ularly his visit to Taiwan, and charged that Washing-
ton is still pursuing a policy of hostility. toward
China. The article followed a series of propaganda
blasts on 21 January that denounced US policy else-
where in Asia. The Chinese are no doubt concerned
that their forthcoming attitude during recent weeks
to the resumption of the Warsaw sessions will be mis-
interpreted. By ending the lull in anti-US attacks,
Peking probably hopes to demonstrate that its posi-
tion on Taiwan
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other Asian problems remai
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Warsaw Pact: A meeting of Pact representatives,
probably at the deputy foreign minister level, will
take place in Sofia on 26-27 January. The delegates
may compare notes on European security issues in light
of recent reactions from NATO and the discussions
held at the mid-January meeting of European Communist
parties in Moscow. They may also assess the Brandt
government's latest proposals for negotiations with
Pact powers. There are other reports that relations
with Albania will be discussed
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