CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: March 14, 1970
• Content Type: REPORT

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DIRECTORATE OF
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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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No. 0063/70
14 March 1970
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
Laos: The Communists have gained control of several
outposts near the government's defensive line. (Page 1)
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France-USSR: Credits (Page 3)
Cuba: Security measures (Page 3)
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USSR - West Germany: Tourist flights (Page 4)
Communist China - UK: Officers detained (Page 4)
Uganda: Assassination attempt (Page 5)
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Communists Capture Several Government Outposts
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Laos: The Communists have gained control of
several outposts near the government's defensive
line west and south of the Plaine des Jarres.
Four small government units in the San Luang
area withdrew on 1:2 March after coming under fire.
They were under instructions to move south of the
Nam Ngum River at the first sign of Communist pres-
sure. Farther south in the Ban Na sector, govern-
ment troops have abandoned another small outpost,
the second to fall to the Communists in this area
recently.
Elsewhere, enemy pressure in the Bouam Long
area northeast of the Plaine has eased somewhat.
Sustained air strikes and artillery fire on an enemy
battalion south of Bouam Long forced it to withdraw.
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France-USSR: Paris, in an effort to maintain its
rapidly growing trade with the Soviet Union, has agreed
to extend long-term credits of up to $800 million for
the period 1970-74, The Soviets will use them to
purchase French machinery and equipment as well as
complete industrial plants. Repayable over seven to
eight years, the credits will help fund the large Soviet
trade deficits that probably will arise as the two
countries seek to double their trade level by 1974.
France was among the USSR's principal Western suppliers
last year, with exports of some $264 million.
imports amounted to only $200 million.
Cuba: The regime appears to be moving to improve
its security posture around the US naval base at
Guantanamo robaba to halt both infiltrations and
escapes. new
triple fences and other barriers have been constructed
for a distance of about 2.5 miles parallel to the
western perimeter of the base.
mine fields will be installed. In addition, the
Cubans have increased their propaganda warning the
populace not to attempt to enter the base.
(Map)
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USSR - West Germany: The Soviets will initiate
weekly tourist flights to West Germany this month.
Aeroflot, the Soviet airline, is scheduled to service
Frankfurt, Munich, and Hamburg through the fall. Al-
though this marks another step toward detente between
the two countries, the new flights do not mean the
end of their lonq-standing and continuing negotiations
for a permanent air pact.
""ommun t China - UK: The Chinese are unlikely
to be moved by London's protest over the detention
of two officers from British ships at Shanghai last
week. Release of the two ships involved followed
Peking's usual pattern, but the fate of the two men,
who have probably been accused of "espionage," remains
unclear. in similar past cases, the Chinese have
never allowed access to the prisoners or discussed
the charges against them. The Chinese have period-
i.cally detained foreign crewmen, imprisoning some
for years and releasing others with a scolding. The
last known European seamen held were two British
officers arrested in 1968, one of whom was freed last
October.
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U ganda: The conviction on Thursday of five of
the six men charged with attempting to murder President
Milton Obote last December has not completely dispelled
the mystery surrounding the shooting. The five appear
to be Baganda tribesmen, who have been hostile toward
Obote since 1966 when he brutally crushed their rebel-
lion, abolished their traditional kingdom, and forced
their king into exile. Security officials have expressed
doubt, however, that the five--none of whom had been
politically active-.-were solely responsible for the
attempted assassination. Further arrests are likely.
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