CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 2, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 21, 1970
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
Secret
DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Central Intelligence Bulletin
state Dept. review completed
JCS review(s) completed.
Secret
50
21 August 1970
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
 Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO17000010001-1
STAT
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO17000010001-1
 Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
SECRET
No. 0200/70
21 August 1970
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
Cambodia: Heavy fighting continues around the
Mekong River village of Prek Tameak. (Page 1)
Burma - Communist China: Rangoon is continuing its
efforts to restore amicable relations with Peking.
(Page 4)
Cuba: The first changes in the administrative
hierarchy as promised by Castro have occurred.
(Page 5)
Uruguay: Tupamaros' operations (Page 6)
Argentina: Wage increase (Page 6)
Communist China - Mauritania: Water pipeline (Page 7)
Communist China: Fertilizer from Japan (Page 7)
SECRET
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
 Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO17000010001-1
SECRET
CAMBODIA: Current Situation
Pursai 0
Phnom'
Penh
Princ-pal city (10,000 or over)
Population over 125 per sq. mi.
Communist-controlled area
SECRET
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
 Approved For Release 2007/051E6 aff P79T00975AO17000010001-1
Cambodia: Heavy fighting apparently continues
around the Mekong River village of Prek Tameak and
preliminary casualty reports indicate that the bat-
tle is one of the costliest of the war.
Although Phnom Penh dispatched infantry rein-
forcements, supporting air strikes have been hin-
dered by the monsoon rains. Both sides have report-
edly suffered high casualties, with the government
acknowledging that 60 troops have been killed and
another 200 wounded.
US officials report that Phnom Penh has re-
mained outwardly calm in the face of the heavy
fighting raging only nine miles away. There is an
unconfirmed report that several hundred enemy troops
are located at a village across the Mekong less than
two miles from the capital, which would, if true,
place Phnom Penh within mortar range. Five 82-mm.
mortar rounds were fired into Cambodian Army posi-
tions three miles east of Phnom Penh later on 20
August.
The Vietnamese Communists seem to be increasing
their recruitment and military training of indige-
nous Khmers in Cambodia. The Communists may have
more than 40 training centers located in most parts
of the country, each of which reportedly can accom-
modate from 200 to 1,000 trainees at a time. The
troops who complete their training may be used to
form mixed Cambodian - Viet Cong battalions. The
Communists have used similarly mixed units in Laos
with some effectiveness for several years.
The leadership is still at odds over when to
proclaim Cambodia a republic. Foreign Minister
Koun Wick told the US charge on 20 August that he
and several other top-level civilian leaders in the
government, including Deputy Prime Minister Sirik
21 Aug 70 Central Intelligence Bulletin
SECRET
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
 Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
SECRET
Matak, are strongly opposed to the declaration of a
republic before the war ends. According to Wick,
Prime Minister Lon Nol is pushing for such a declara-
tion in October, evidently as a consequence of pres-
sure from the youth and some elements of the military.
Lon Not and Sirik Matak have apparently reversed po-
sitions on this issue. In the days after Sihanouk's
ouster, Matak was pushing for a republic while h
conservative Lon Nol was reluctant.
21 Aug 70
Central Intelligence Bulletin 2
SECRET
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
 Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO17000010001-1
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
 Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO17000010001-1
SECRET
Burma - Communist China: Rangoon is continuing
its efforts to restore amicable relations with Com-
munist China.
In a continuation of efforts begun by General
Ne Win last November, Rangoon recently nominated an
ambassador for Peking's approval. Rangoon had up-
graded its diplomatic representation in Peking from
first secretary to counselor level last winter.
Peking did not reciprocate. The Chinese have re-
cently toned down their anti-Ne Win propaganda, but
it is not clear that Peking is ready for a resump-
tion of the ambassadorial ties that were suspended
three years ago.
Rangoon probably hopes that friendlier relations
with Peking would result in a cessation or diminution
of Chinese support to Burmese Communist insurgents.
Although Peking might be willing to moderate its
support of the insurgents somewhat, it is unlikely
to stop such support al relations im-
prove. F77 I
21 Aug 70 Central Intelligence Bulletin
SECRET
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
 Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO17000010001-1
SECRET
Cuba: The first changes in the administrative
hierarchy that Castro promised in his gloomy speech
on the economy on 26 July have been announced.
Captain Serafin Fernandez Rodriguez, an experi-
enced supply officer, was named minister of domestic
trade, replacing Manuel Luzardo, an "old Communist"
who was unable to cope with distribution problems.
Major Jose Fernandez Alvarez was appointed first
vice minister in the Education Ministry. He will
act as deputy to Major Belarmino Castilla Mas, who
was named education minister in early July.
The new appointments conform to the current
trend of increasing military influence in nonmilitary
affairs and reflect Castro's tendency to fill key
government positions with capable military officers
and experienced technocrats. Further onnel
changes are likely.
21 Aug 70
Central Intelligence Bulletin 5
SECRET
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO17000010001-1
 Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
SECRET
NOTES
Uruguay: The Tupamaros have demonstrated they
are capable of carrying out terrorist operations
despite the government's massive campaign against
them. On 19 August, persons claiming to be Tupamaros
seized a young American in downtown Montevideo and
held him for an hour while they used his car in an
unsuccessful attempt to rob a bank; they killed a
policeman who tried to stop them. Another bank was
robbed shortly after, presumably by the same group.
CA third robbery by persons identifying themselves
as Tupamaros took place in Montevideo yesterday. J
The commander of the US military group has reported
that it is the consensus of the Country Team that
"another American kidnaping or outright murder is
highly probable."
Argentina: The government has announced a modest
wage increase effective 1 September. Initial labor
reaction has been negative. Hard-line union leaders
consider the government's offer of an immediate seven-
percent increase, followed by an additional six-per-
cent in January, inadequate, and they are threatening
to call for a nationwide strike. Although rank-and-
file union members oppose a prolonged work stoppage,
a symbolic 24-hour strike is possible. The government
hopes its proposal. will placate labor without endanger-
ing its economic stabilization program.
(continued)
21 Aug 70 Central Intelligence Bulletin
SECRET
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975A017000010001-1
 X
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 4I60TT00975A017000010001-1
Communist China - Mauritania: Peking has assured
an increased presence in Mauritania by agreeing to
build a 40-mile water pipeline from Edine to Nouakchott
valued at an estimated $2.2 million. The Chinese re-
portedly have offered exceedingly liberal repayment
terms: a 15-year grace period and 50 years for re-
payment either in goods or hard currency. It is un-
clear if this is additional aid or part of $4 million
in assistance extended in 1967. The French had of-
fered to construct the pipeline as a virtual gift,
but they had a poor performance record on past proj-
ects and insisted on a survey to determine how much
water could be supplied. The Chinese, however, did
not request any such feasibility study, an advantageous
move in a country such as Mauritania where the govern-
ment has little ability or inclination to present
project proposals.
Communist China: Peking has concluded a $144-
million chemical fertilizer contract with Japan, its
largest fertilizer purchase this year. The 5.3-mil-
lion ton deal--together with a previous agreement
with the West European fertilizer consortium, Nitrex,
China's other major supplier--brings scheduled fer-
tilizer imports to 7.6 million tons for the mid-1970
to mid-1971 period. This is about a one-million-ton
increase over the amount imported in the previous
12-month period from these two suppliers. The in-
creased purchases suggest that Japan and Nitrex will
continue the trend set in 1969 when they accounted
for about 90 percent of China's fertilizer imports
and about one half of its total supply.
21 Aug 70 Central Intelligence Bulletin 7
SECRET
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO17000010001-1
 Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO17000010001-1
Secret
Secret
Approved For Release 2007/05/02 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO17000010001-1