CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: September 10, 1970
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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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No. 0217/70
10 September 1970
Central Intelligence Bulletin
Arab States - Israel: The situation in Jordan is
deteriorating. (Page 1)
Cambodia: Government ground forces are finding the
going slow in their push toward Kompong Thom. (Page 3)
Communist China: Behind-the-scenes disagreements
still pose a serious problem to governmental recon-
struction. (Page 5)
Chile: Salvador Allende is already acting like a
president-elect. (Page 6)
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USSR: Interfleet transfer (Page 9)
USSR-Mongolia: Grechko visit. (Page 9)
Czechoslovakia: Husak maneuvering (Page 9)
Venezuela: Student disturbances likely (Page 10)
Rwanda: President's health (Page 10)
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Arab States - Israel: The deadline set by the
fedayeen for meeting their demands has apparently
been extended indefinitely, but the safety of the
hostages is further imperiled. by the deteriorating
situation in Jordan.
Passengers on all three aircraft--including 145
on the BOAC vC-10 hijacked yesterday--are safe so
far, although International Red Cross representative
Rochat regards the situation as "extremely serious."
Fighting in Amman prevented Rochat from meeting with
representatives of the Popular Front for the Libera-
tion of Palestine (PFLP) last 'night, but the comman-
dos agreed by telephone to postpone any action while
talks are going on. Rochat has stated that the num-
ber of Israeli-held commandos whose release is being
demanded by the PFLP is "very high indeed," and he
expects that the negotiations may drag on for several
weeks. In a possible indication of pessimism,
Rochat has-asked US Embassy officials what the US
Government might do if the si-truation were to reach
the "final crash."
Although the deadline has been lifted, the
lives of the hostages are still in danger. The feda-
yeen, apparently nervous over the possibility of
outside intervention, have told Rochat that if there
is any foreign military action on Jordanian terri-
tory the three planes and all of their occupants
will be blown up. Fedayeen have also replaced Jor-
danian security forces that were protecting the In-
tercontinental Hotel in Amman, where the women and
children allowed off the first two hijacked lanes
have been stayin .
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The UN Security Council yesterday unanimously
adopted a resolution calling for the immediate re-
lease of all hijacked passengers and crews, and a
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~as~king states to take "all possible legal steps" to
-prevent further hijackings. Ambassador Yost at the
i7Tf notes that the resolution puts both the Soviets
ar.~d the Syrians---who had held out for some amend-
ments in the or:Lginal wording--squarely and unequiv-
ocally behind the appeal for the release of the pas-
sengers held by the fedayeen.
.MeanwYiile, fighting in Amman continued through-
out most of yesi~erday, despite the announcement of
ye:t another cea:~e-fire agreement. Army Chief of
Staff Hadi.tha--who had been given full powers by
King Husayn--ca:Lled upon all sides to observe a
cease-fire; his call was echoed by Yasir Arafat of
the Palestine Liberation Organization central commit-
tE:e. Arafat also appealed to all Arab heads of state
to intervene to stop the fighting before Jordan was
destroyed. Fighting apparently ebbed after the
cease-fire announcement, but subsequent. incidents
have been repori'~.ed and the situation still seems to
be: out of control.
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Cambodia: Government ground forces are finding
the going slow in their push toward Kompong Thom.
Yesterday, lead elements of the Cambodian Army task
force had advanced beyond Khnong, some ten miles
north of Skoun on Route 6. Only light Communist
.opposition was encountered, but downed bridges,
fallen trees, and other enemy-emplaced obstacles
were still retarding the troops' advance.
The amphibious arm of the Kompong Thom opera-
tion made greater headway, however. The government's
riverine convoy yesterday had reached a point some
20 miles southwest of Kompong Thom. It has not yet
encountered any enemy resistance.
In the Siem Reap area, the Communists are
kee in u ressure on overnment forces.
several companies o
enemy roops resse in Ca odian paratrooper uni-
forms attacked government positions near the Siem
Reap airport on 8 September. Thirteen Cambodian
soldiers were killed.
Standoff in Lusaka
The Cambodian seat at the nonaligned conference
in Lusaka evidently will remain vacant because of
the inability of the conferees to agree on which
delegation should represent Cambodia.
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Communist China: The bland communique issued
at the close of a recent plenum of the Communist
Party central committee strongly suggests that be-
hind-the-scenes disagreements still pose a serious
obstacle to governmental reconstruction.
The plenum, which met from 23 August to 6 Sep-
tember, failed to propose any new policy guidelines,
and the communique merely belabored Peking's routine
platitudes on domestic and international affairs.
Although the plenum was addressed by both Mao Tse-
tung and his heir-designate Lin Piao, their remarks
were not reported nor was the full agenda of the
plenum revealed.
were the approval of reports on the economic plan
for this year and on continuing the more than one-
One major topic of consideration, however, ap-
parently was the convening of the National People's
Cangress. The communique was deliberately vague on
a timetable for the congress, even though prepara-
tions at the local level have been under way for
some months. Noting only that the congress would
be convened at "an appropriate time," the communique
avoided comment on its more controversial tasks,
such as selecting a new chief of state and the for-
mal restaffing of the various central government
ministries and bureaus. Although praising the pres-
ent economic situation, it failed to cite progress
on the regime's effort to prepare a five-year plan
for 1971-75, which is expected to be a ]cey item on
the agenda when the congress convenes.
Over the past year, the regime has moved spo-
radically to restore normal operations in a number
of central organs that were hard hit by the Cultural
Revolution. However, much work remains to be done
in solving such key questions as staffing both the
reconstructed government and the party apparatus.
Although these were probably taken up once again at
the plenum, the only items mentioned on its agenda
year-old war preparations drive.
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Chile: Salvador Allende is already acting like
a president-elect as his opponents wallow in in-
decision.
In a major press conference on 5 September,
Allende came ti'nrough as aggressive, vindictive, and
arrogant, shedding his moderate campaign image. He
reiterated his plans for profound changes in Chilean
Economic, political, and social systern~s, and empha-
sized the spectrum of political tendencies within his
Communist-led ]?apular Unity coalition,. He visited
President Frei to demand interim fiscal controls and
t:he latter agreed to accept an economic liaison
representative of Allende.
Political opposition that might block congres-
sional approval of Allende's plurality on 24 October
shows no indication of becoming either cohesive or
effective. Sorne leftist Christian Democrats led by
kadomiro Tomic have virtually joined Allende raisin
only minimal bargainin oints.
Various m~'_litary leaders are reported
to have: met to consider the situation. Some
oppose a move against Allende, and even those who
would like to act seem at a loss as to how to go
about it. The assessment of Communist Party leaders
that most key army troop commanders would not oppose
a constitution~~lly chosen overnment a ears to be
accurate.
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USSR: Soviet naval units making the annual
interfleet transfer across the northern sea route
arrived in the Pacific Ocean about 8 September. No
surface combat ships have yet been identified in
the convoy. This would mark the second straight
year that the Soviets have transferred only support
ships across the Arctic; surface warships have been
sent to the Pacific Fleet via the Indian Ocean. Al-
though this southern route is considerably longer,
it provides the opportunity for politically profit-
able port calls and several months of valuable op-
erational experience en route. Nuclear submarines
probably also are making the interfleet transfer
under the polar ice. (Map)
USSR-Mongolia: Soviet Defense Minister Grechko
arrive~c-'in Ulan Bator on 9 September on an official
visit.. Also in Grechko's party are air force chief
Kutakhov and General Yepishev, the military's polit-
ical commissar. This is the first visit to Mongolia
by a Soviet defense minister since the signing of
the Soviet-Mongolian defense pact in 1966. As part
of his visit, Grechko and his party probably will
inspect elements of the Soviet forces in Mongolia.
Czechoslovakia: Party leader Husak apparently
has begun to move his conservative .opponents out of
influential positions. Bohuslav Chnoupek, director
of Czechoslovak radio and a leading hardliner, has
been assigned to Moscow as Prague's new ambassador.
Chnoupek has been a central figure in the conserva-
tives' efforts to drum up party support for tougher
domestic policies. He will be replaced by a Husak
appointee who will help the party leader gain better
control over the top echelons in the mass media.
.With the antiliberal purge now officially over,
Husak will have a freer hand to consolidate his
forces before next year's art con ress and national
elections,
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Venezue:La: The likelihood of student disturb-
ances remains strong despite relatively mild reac-
tion to the passage last week of the university re-
form law. About 500 students demonstrated in Cara-
cas on Tuesday, but they were easily dispersed by
the police. More protests may prevent the opening
of classes a+. Central University, but it is more
likely that :Large-scale demonstrations will be de-
ferred until after the students are on campus. The
law gives thf~ government more control over the uni-
versity budgE~t and curriculum and the appointment
of university officials; it also weakens the ower
base of leftist students .
Rwanda: President Kayibanda is said to be
sufferin from nervous fatigue and may be planning
to leave the country for an extended. rest in Europe.
His offer to resign reportedly has been rejected by
his cabinet ministers, who urged him instead to ap-
point an interim president. Rwanda has no vice
president. Recently, Kayibanda's leadership has
declined to the point where he seldom comes to the
capital from his farm. and he rarely makes public
appearances . Under Kayibanda, the Rwandans have
been politically inactive, and they probabl would
acce t an interim change of leadership.
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