CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: May 5, 1970
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No. 0107/70
5 May 1970
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
Cambodia: The Communists still threaten to cut Phnom
Penh's overland access to the southern and eastern
provinces. (Page 1)
South Vietnam: The second phase of the Communists'
spring campaign gained momentum over the weekend.
(Page 3)
USSR Communist China: Both governments have issued
relatively moderate statements denouncing US activity
in Indochina. (Page 4)
South Korea: The main opposition party has ended its
six-month boycott of the National Assembly. (Page 6)
Libya-Algeria: Libya may rely more on Algerian tech-
nical assistance. (Page 7)
Feda ey en-Paraguay: Terrorist attack (Page 8)
Cyprus: National Front (Page 8)
Israel: Opinion poll (Page 8)
UN - East Germany: Membership in WHO (Page 9)
Yugoslavia-USSR: Possible arms purchase (Page 9)
Hungary-Iraq: Credit (Page 9)
Sudan: Expropriation law (Page 10)
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Cambodia: Current Situation
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Cambodia: The Communists are still threatening
to cut PhnomPenh?s overland access to the southern
and eastern provinces.
An estimated 500 to 800 Communist troops who
captured the important Mekong River ferry landing at
Neak Luong, some 30 miles southeast of the capital,
have now crossed to the west bank of the river. Cam-
bodian troops evidently gave way without offering
much resistance. A two-battalion government block-
ing force is located at the village of Kaki Thom on
Route to and an additional two battalions are moving
to drive the Communists back across the river,
There are press reports, meanwhile, that the
Communists may be preparing to attack another key
Mekong crossing, this one near the city of Kompong
Cham, 50 miles northeast of Phnom Penh,
Southwest of Phnom Penh, an army outpost has
been lost near Route 4,, the main road connecting
Phnom Penh with the principal port at Kompong Som
(Sihanoukville)0 If Route 4 is cut, the government
would be faced with a critical logistic problem.
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Allied Military Facilities Hit by Rocket and Mortar Fire, 3-4 May
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South Vietnam: The Communists' spring campaign
continued to gain momentum on 3-4 May.
Military action was heaviest in I and IV Corps
and was at relatively moderate levels elsewhere.
Allied military facilities--including US air bases
at Chu Lai, Phan Rang, and Bien Hoa and the South
Vietnamese training center at Chi Lang in the delta
province of Chau Doc--were struck by rocket and mor-
tar fire. Casualties and damage were generally
light.
South Vietnamese outposts also were targets of
enemy shellings and small-scale ground attacks. The
village of Que Son in Quang Nam Province and four
other district towns in the delta were hit by mortar
rounds.
There are numerous indications that some enemy
units are still completing combat preparations, sug-
gesting that the present increase in activity, which
has not been as intense as the one in early April,
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USSR - Communist China: Moscow and Peking
issued relatively moderate statements yesterday
denouncing current US activity in Indochina.
At an unprecedented news conference in Mos-
cow, Premier Kosygin delivered a statement at-
tacking the US action announced by President Nixon
last: week. Kosygin claimed that a "new hotbed of
war" had been created in Southeast Asia and blamed
the President by name for his "threats" against
Hanoi and its allies. He denounced the US for
"'grossly violating" the agreement that led to the.
bomiaing halt, "emphatically condemned" US "in-
tervention" in Cambodia, and ended with the sug-
gestion that these US actions could have reper-
cussions outside of Southeast Asia. - Kosygin
elaborated on the latter point in the question
and answer period by implying that US activity
could jeopardize the strategic arms talks in
Vienna. As for diplomatic means of solving the
problems in Indochina, Kosygin said that "this
is riot the time for meetings but for actions."
Peking's initial reaction to developments in
Indochina has also been relatively restrained.
The Chinese official government statement con-
tained a "stern warning" against US provocations,
and reiterated China's vague pledge to provide
a "powerful backing" for the Indochinese people
in their war against the US. Despite the bom-
bast, however, the tenor of Peking's remarks
was mild by Chinese standards.
Other than Moscow's reference to the pos-
sible wider implications of the US action, nei-
ther statement goes beyond previous pledges of
support for Hanoi or criticism of US policy.
In answer to a question on Soviet military as-
sistance, Kosygin replied merely that the USSR
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was already giving Hanoi "all-around". aid. More-
over, he refused to be drawn out on the question
of the legitimacy of Cambodia's present govern-
ment.
Now that Moscow and Peking have issued au-
thoritative statements, they probably will wait
to see how the situation develops before con-
sidering a more active role in Indochina.
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South Korea: The only significant opposition
party has ended its six-month boycott of the Na-
tional Assembly.
New Democratic Party Chairman Yu Chin-san an-
nounced on 2 May that the action was necessary be-
cause of the pressing international situation.
The boycott began as a protest against the manner
in which the government had carried out the amend-
ment of the constitution last year to permit Pres-
ident, Pak to seek as third term in 1971. Electoral
reforms and other preconditions that the party was
demanding for returning to the legislature, Yu
said, would be "left up to the conscience" of Pak.
The party appears to have made the best of
a poor situation. The boycott, which the govern-
ment was able largely to ignore because of its
commanding Assembly majority, had become increas-
ingly burdensome to the opposition. Denied the
Assembly floor from which to attack the govern-
ment, Yu's party has been unable to take full
advantage of recent scandals involving government
figures. At the same time, negotiations with the
government party to resolve the boycott had ex-
posed Yu and his party to charges by other oppo-
sitionists of conniving with the regime.
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Libya-A1 eria: An agreement now being imple-
ment- may lead to growing Libyan reliance on tech-
nical assistance from Algeria.
The agreement provides for technical aid and
training. It also provides for the creation of a
joint company for oil exploration, and for coordi-
nation of oil policies. Fifty Libyans already have
been accepted for training by Algeria, and the joint
company is scheduled
to
complete its budget and work
program this month.
Since the coup
in
September 1969, the Libyan
Government has tried
to
increase Libyan involvement
in the oil industry
now
dominated by foreign inter-
ests. Libya, however, has little technical or ad-
ministrative expertise in the petroleum sector. The
government has been impressed, however, with the
technical skills displayed by the Algerian state-
owned petroleum company.
Algerian interest in the agreement stems in part
from a desire to attract the Libyan regime away from
the strong influence of the UAR. Lack of Egyptian
expertise, however, probably was the major consider-
ation in the Libyan decision.
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NOTES
C Fedayeen-Pa.ragu : Yesterday's terrorist at-
tack at the Israeli Embassy in Asuncion may presage
an upswing in this type of activity elsewhere. Pre-
liminary press accounts have reported that the two
Arab assailants claim they are members of Fatah.
If the gunmen do in fact. belong to that commando
group, this incident portends a radical change in
Fatah's tactics.
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Cyrus: The terrorist National Front has re-
sumed activity again after a quiet period through-
out the island following the attempted assassina-
tion of President Makarios and the subsequent murder
of his political enemy Georkatzis. The group, which
favors union with Greece (enosis), has distributed
leaflets attacking parliamentary president Clerides'
United Party and staunchly defending the Greek posi-
tion. The recent bombing of buildings used by left-
ist organizations is also attributed to the National
Front. Additional pro-enosis agitation by this or-
ganization, perhaps involving attacks on its politi-
cal enemies and a renewal of violence, may occur
prior to the parliamentary elections scheduled for
5 July.
Israel: Almost 60 percent of the Israeli pub-
lic now favors the retention of the occupied terri-
tories, according to a recent survey by a public
opinion research institute. Previous polls showed
that approximately one third of Israelis favored re-
tention immediately after the 1967 war and slightly
more than 40 percent in January 1970. The hardening
of public opinion reflected in the latest survey has
further lessened the receptivity of the Israeli Gov-
ernment to settlement plans involving meaningful
territorial concessions.
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UN - East German : Pankow's application for
membership in the UN's World Health Organization (WHO)
will be a highlight of the WHO assembly meeting open-
ing today. Bonn has launched a worldwide campaign
to defeat the East German bid, since its success
would boost Pankow's status under the so-called
Vienna formula. By its terms, members of the spe-
cialized agencies of the UN may accede to interna-
tional treaties and participate in international con-
ferences. It is extremely unlikely that East Germany
will gain WHO membership despite the fact that only
a majority of members present and voting is required.
WHO admission requirements are more lenient than
those of the other UN specialized agencies.
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Yugoslavia-USSR: The Yugoslav defense minister,
General Nikola Ljubicic, arrived in Moscow yesterday
to attend Friday's VE Day anniversary celebrations.
This is Ljubicic's first visit to the Soviet Union
since becoming minister of defense in May 1967. He
probably will use the occasion to begin talks on the
purchase of arms from the USSR. Belgrade has also
been looking for arms in the West, and has had ex-
ploratory talks with the British.
Hungary-Ira : Budapest has extended a credit
of nearly 31 million to Iraq. It will be used to
finance the export of Hungarian plants and equipment
in exchange for Iraqi crude oil. The credit was the
highlight of a recent trip to Eastern Europe by the
Iraqi minister of economy. Under an agreement signed
last year, Hungary is providing Iraq with $15 million
in equipment and technical assistance for drilling
four oil wells in the North Rumaila field. This
credit is probably also repayable in oil. Although
the USSR will continue to be its major source of
oil, Hungary hopes eventually to supplement this
with Iraqi petroleum and thus lessen its dependence
on the Soviet Union.
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Sudan: A new expropriation law legalizing the
takeover of businesses and property could be the first
step in liquidating Western interests in Sudan. The
most. likely target among the few, US interests in Su-
dan is the Mobil Oil distribution network with $2.5
million in fixed assets. In view of the increased
anti-Western feeling in Sudan, the present socialist-
oriented government, may well move to acquire this
vital sector of the economy. The expropriation law
is ostensibly aimed at protecting the domestic Su-
danese economy from foreign monopoly and competition.
In perhaps a related move, the Sudan Government is
taking up an option to acquire a 50-percent interest
in the Dutch and British-owned Shell refinery in Port
Sudan.
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