CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: September 11, 1970
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DIRECTORATE OF
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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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State Department review completed
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No. 0218/70
11 September 1970
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
Arab States - Israel: Fighting in Amman has eased
off, but the fate of the hostages remains in doubt.
(Page 1)
Cambodia: The overland phase of the government's
operation to reach Kompong Thom is advancing slowly.
(Page 3)
Japan-US: Tokyo sees little prospect of an early
resumption of talks on the textile issue. (Page 6)
NATO: British and German differences over burden-
sharing appear to have been resolved. (Page 7)
Chile: Allende's opponents are beginning to pull
themselves together. (Page 8)
Israel: Tanker sinks (Page 9)
Honduras: Power play (Page 9)
Argentina: Terrorism feared (Page 9)
Scandinavia-ILO: Financial support (Page 10)
Guinea: Relations with East Germany (Page 10)
Ceylon: Prime minister's political views (Page 11)
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C Arab States - Israel: Fighting in Amman has
apparently eased off, but the fate of the hostages
remains in doubt with Israel's refusal to release
any of its captive fedayeen.
At a meeting with Red Cross representative
Rochat yesterday, the fedayeen apparently offered
to evacuate all women, children, and the sick--
including those staying in the Intercontinental
Hotel--if the seven commandos being held in the UK,
Germany, and Switzerland were taken to Geneva for
forwarding to Amman. The four-nation coordinating
group meeting in Bern, however, decided that it
could not agree to a formula which did not provide
for the release of all prisoners simultaneously on
a non-discriminatory basis. The Israeli Government,
meanwhile, has evidently decided not to release any
of the fedayeen it now holds. Rochat has been in-
structed to tell the Popular Front for the Libera-
tion of Palestine (PFLP) that the seven commandos
will not be freed unless all the hostages are re-
leased.
The Soviets have voiced indirect disapproval of
the hijackings. Moscow has so far confined itself
to reporting only western and Arab press dispatches
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Con the subject, including statements by the guer-
rillas aimed at justifying the seizures; its disap-
proval has been transmitted not by direct criticism
but by frequent references to a comment in the Egyp-
tian newspaper Al Akhbar that "such acts do much
damage to the Arabs in the eyes of world public
opinion."
A new truce apparently went into effect in Amman
yesterday following a meeting between cabinet offi-
cials and members of the central committee of the
Palestine Liberation Organization. The latest agree-
ment was said to be basically the same as those
reached earlier in the week, all of which collapsed
within a few hours of their announcement. According
to an official statement by Amman radio, both sides
agreed to hold further meetings to seek a definitive
settlement to the crisis by removing both its causes
and its symptoms. Although it is too early to tell
whether the latest cease-fire will prove to be any
more lasting than its predecessors, fighting seems
to have died down following its announcement.
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Cambodia: The overland phase of the govern-
ment's operation to reach Kompong Thom continues to
advance slowly because of the need to make repairs
on Route 6. Enemy elements harassed the column ten
miles north of Skoun, but were driven off by govern-
ment counterfire. Cambodian Army officers are ex-
pecting heavier attacks as the relief force gets
closer to Kompong Thom. The river convoy that ar-
rived at the city yesterday reportedly received an
enthusiastic welcome from its hard-pressed inhabit-
ants.
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Current Situation
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Principal city (10,000 or over)
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Japan-US:: Tokyo sees little prospect of an
early resumption of talks on the textile issues.
In response to the US ambassador on 9 Septem-
ber, Trade Minister Miyazawa stated that Japan would
not consider renewing the voluntary agreement on
limiting cotton textile exports to the US, which ex-
pires later this year, until the fate of the Mills
legislation restricting imports from Japan becomes
known. Miyazawa agreed with the US ambassador that
the "emotionalism" that has recently crept into dis-
cussions of US-Japanese economic problems must be
reduced.
In regard to discussions on synthetic and woolen
textile exports, which broke down in June, Miyazawa
reportedly believes that the "atmosphere" between
Tokyo and Washington is not conducive to reopening
talks soon.
Many Japanese officials, particularly in the
powerful Trade Ministry, apparently think there is
a reasonable chance that the Mills legislation will
not pass the US Congress, and therefore there is no
need for compromise at this stage. This view has
been strengthened by European warnings of retaliatory
measures against the US, which the Japanese think
have weakened protectionist feeling in the US.
Others, however, particularly in the Foreign Office,
have argued that the US domestic situation still
strongly favors passage of protectionist legislation
that could result in a series of damaging retalia-
tory moves by both sides.
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NATO: The Eurogroup permanent representatives
appear to have resolved, at least temporarily,
British and German differences over the way in which
the Allies could assume a share of the cost of main-
taining US forces in Europe.
A draft statement produced by the group earlier
this week advocates a two-year burden-sharing ar-
rangement clearly linked to the retention of US com-
bat capability in Europe "at substantially the cur-
rent levels." The paper does not specify the amount
of assistance, but takes the position that the Euro-
group should make an offer by early December to in-
fluence US policy decisions.
The Eurogroup defense ministers are expected to
endorse the draft statement on 1 October, although
it is unlikely that they will agree on an offer at
that time. The UK apparently has persuaded the
group to take a general position for the present,
going on to explore with the US and among themselves
a range of possible arrangements. The defense minis-
ters may also discuss in more concrete terms some
areas for intra-European defense cooperation such as
information exchanges and training cooperation.
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Chile: Salvador Allende's opponents are begin-
ning to pull themselves together to try to prevent
him from becomi.ng president.
On Wednesday, former President Jorge Alessandri,
the close runner-up in last Friday's election, in-
dicated that he would stay in the presidential race
through the congressional vote on 24 October. He
reiterated, however, that because he did not win the
election, he will not serve another presidential
term. He says that even if Congress chooses him,
he will resign,, and that this would necessitate a
new election in which he would not run.
Alessandr.'s refusal to concede has given new
hope to those politicians who share a desire to head
off an Allende government. Moderates within the
Christian Democratic Party (PDC) are beginning to
survey their chance of stopping him. It would take
the cooperation of about three-fourths of the PDC's
75 legislators,, about a dozen opportunistic Radicals,
and Alessandri's congressional backers to defeat
Allende. Deep-seated differences and animosities
within and among these political groups, plus the
chronic lack of party discipline among Christian
Democrats, will make the orchestration of this ef-
fort difficult.
The rush to embrace Allende by defeated PDC
candidate Radomiro Tomic and some of his leftist
cronies complicates the problem. Tomic knows that
his archrival, President Frei, could run again if
Alessandri were to be elected and then resign. He
also knows that Frei has great personal popularity.
The President, meanwhile, is maintaining his flexi-
bility by publicly taking an above-party attitude.
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C Israel: The Israeli tanker Aquarius reportedly
sank yesterday in the Gulf of Oman off the southern
tip of Iran after a collision with a Soviet cargo
vessel bound for Basra. The Aquarius was the largest
of nine Israeli ocean-going tankers and represented
about 30 percent of the tonnage of the Israeli tanker
fleet. It was carrying a full cargo of Iranian crude
oil for the Trans-Israeli pipeline at Elat. Loss of
the tanker will seriously affect the quantity of oil
that Israel can deliver to the pipeline for trans-
shipment to the Mediterranean port of Ashkelon.
Honduras: An unusually large concentration of
police i'n the capital city and the recent movements
of key military officers suggest the imminence of a
military power-play to keep President Lopez in of-
fice beyond his constitutional term. A decision
to move at this time could stem from concern that
student and political opposition to the lot would
gain additional momentum.
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Argentina: Government officials fear that a
new wave of terrorism may break out in Cordoba Prov-
ince this month. Several student demonstrations
commemorating the 1966 slaying of a student by po-
lice have already taken place, and more street dis-
turbances are expected on 12 September, the anniver-
sary of his death. Some labor unions reportedly
are also trying to stir up trouble. Student and
labor agitation touched off riots in Cordoba during
May and June last year and contributed significantly
to the erosion of confidence in the Ongania regime.
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Scandinavia-ILO: The trade-union federations
of Norway, Denman , 'and Sweden are dismayed over
the recent decision by the US Senate to end financial
support for the ILO. The Norwegian Government plans
to express its concern to Washington, but will not
make its demarche public unless pressed by labor to
do so. The Danes may informally express their con-
cern to US congressmen attending the World Bank - IMF
conference in Copenhagen later this month. The
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stea wI approach other nations for contributions
in an attempt to make up the loss in funds. The
Scandinavian labor leaders will hold their annual
meeting on 22-23 September, at which time they will
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Guinea: President Toure has announced the es-
tablisiment of full diplomatic relations with the
German Democratic Republic (GDR) and has urged that
Pankow be admitted to the UN. Thus the leftist
Toure honors a long-standing commitment and Guinea
becomes the fifth African state to establish diplo-
matic relations with the GDR this year,. This is
Pankow's first success since it stepped up its ef-
forts to expand diplomatic relations following the
signing of the West German - Soviet nonaggression
pact. West Germany will probably seek to retain its
diplomatic presence in Guinea, but it may reassess
its aid program which since 1960 has totaled over
$22 million.
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posals a Ceylon leave the Commonwealth, noting
that there are many advantages in continued member-
ship. In revealing her views on several important
issues currently being debated within her government,
the prime minister also said she opposes suggestions
for nationalizing the large tea estates--many of which
are owned by British companies. Finally, in comment-
ing on the new constitution currently being drafted
to make Ceylon a republic, Mrs. Bandaranaike expressed
opposition to any plans for a strong presidency on
the US model--even suggesting that the president be
appointed by the prime minister rather than chosen
by the legislature or bthe a ral population.
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