CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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March 2, 1971
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Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975A018400W ' DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE Central Intelligence Bulletin Secret 4O 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975A018400040001-3 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO18400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO18400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/ V'ATRDP79T00975A018400040001-3 No. 0052/71 2 March 1971 Central Intelligence Bulletin CONTENTS CAMBODIA: Matak may replace his chief of staff in the Defense Ministry. (Page 1) PAKISTAN: The East's reaction to the postponement of the National Assembly will be crucial. (Page 2) TURKEY-CYPRUS: A recent incident could complicate future Turkish troop rotations. (Page 3) SENEGAL-GUINEA: President Senghor reportedly will meet some of President Toure's demands on anti- Guinean exiles. (Page 4) SENEGAL: The EC has offered $8 million to aid the peanut-based economy. (Page 5) NORWAY: Political instability will continue. (Page 6) 25X6 UNITED KINGDOM: A one-day general strike has inten- sified growing labor strife. (Page 8) GUATEMALA: Agreement has been reached on the most ambitious industrial project yet. (Page 9) COLOMBIA: The country is generally calm. (Page 1.0) CAMBODIA: Oil refinery attacked (Page 11) CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Political trial (Page 11) 25X1 CHILE-CUBA: Civil air agreement (Page 13) PERU: Foreign minister (Page 14) SECRET Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO18400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/tffDP79T00975A018400040001-3 CAMBODIA: A group of senior military officers is said to have induced Acting Prime Minister Matak to replace General Srey Saman, chief of staff of the Ministry of National Defense. the officers argued that Saman has been trying to undercut other FANK leaders and to enhance his own power position since Lon Nol's departure. Saman, the officers contend, has been telling Matak and other key officials that there are members of the mili- tary who are not loyal to Lon Nol or the republic and must be removed. The group also claims Saman has stated that he alone is able to deal effectively with US officials in Phnom Penh who are responsible for administering the military aid program. The concerned officers evidently decided to approach Matak about Saman before the latter manages to reorganize FANK commands to his own liking. after hearing their present on 28 February, Matak agreed to remove Saman from his command. In order to prepare the public for his removal, a Cambodian press campaign against him is to begin at once, although it will not necessarily identify Saman by name. Matak indicated he may post Saman abroad as a military attache. a a History of ma ing quic he has had differences with Saman in the past. Lon Nol, before he left for Hawaii, had stated that he did not want any major personnel changes, but it is possible that the FANK officers and Matak believed that Saman was moving too quickly to strengthen his power and had to be thwarted before the prime minister's re- turn. If Saman is replaced, it would represent the most ..significant political action within the army since last March and could foreshadow increasing ferment and jockeying for higher position among FANK officers. 2 Mar 71 Central Intelligence Bulletin SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975A018400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/0WptIrDP79TO0975AO18400040001-3 PAKISTAN: East Pakistani reaction to the post- ponement of the National Assembly will be crucial. in determining Pakistan's future. The National Assembly was to have met tomorrow to begin drafting a new constitution. Citing the inability of East and West Pakistani politicians to agree on the constitution and the refusal of the major West Pakistani party to attend, President Yahya Khan yesterday postponed its convening until a "later date." Yahya added that should the poli- ticians resolve their differences he would call the assembly into session "immediately." The major point of disagreement between East and West Pakistan has been the East's insistence on a constitution that would limit the central gov- ernment's.responsibilities to defense and foreign affairs. East Pakistanis had hoped to use their majority in the assembly to push through this pro- gram. C At a large rally yesterday, a member of Mujibur Rahman's Awami League called for general strikes today and tomorrow to protest the postponement of the National Assembly. Mujib may make his position known in a major address on 7 March. ] Should Mujib take a strong stand--possibly even proclaim East Pakistan's independence--Yahya could well face the prospect of choosing between allowing the division of Pakistan into two countries or the extremely difficult task of trying to hold the country to- gether by force. 2 Mar 71 Central Intelligence Bulletin SECRET 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO18400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/0 W IDP79T00975A018400040001-3 TURKEY-CYPRUS: A seemingly provocative action by nava escort ships on 26 February marred the ro- tation of part of the Turkish Army contingent on Cyprus and could complicate future rotations. Despite private Turkish assurances that there would be no provocative acts by the naval ships es- corting a troopship toward Famagusta harbor, three 95-foot motor launches sailed very close inshore. One launch later raised a distress signal and was towed out to sea by the others. In a sharp reaction the Cypriot Government de- layed the offloading of equipment that had arrived with the Turkish troops but later allowed it to proceed. Although the, escort craft's movement so close to shore may have been inadvertent, the Cyprus Gov- ernment will consider it as an affront because it is the second such incident in a row. If Nicosia attempts to impose in advance new restrictions on the rotation due in August a strong Turkish reaction could develop. 2 Mar 71 Central Intelligence Bulletin SECRET 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975A018400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/ tIWDP79T00975A018400040001-3 ISE SENEGAL-GUINEA: President Senghor reportedly has decided to meet some of Guinean President Toure's demands for punishment. of anti-Guinean exiles residing in Senegal. the Senegalese have agreed to try the exiles for the same crimes for which they have been convicted in absentsia in Guinea. The Senegalese have already arrested six leading Guinean oppositionists, possibly including their key spokesman, David Soumah. The agreement also calls for Senegalese coordination with Guinean security services to combat anti-Toure exile activ- ity in Senegal. For their part, the Guineans re- portedly agreed to accept a number of Guinean spies deported from Senegal. The Senegalese, however, are reportedly resisting the Guinean demand that con- victed Guinean exiles be turned over to Conakry au- thorities for punishment. The agreement, which has not yet been fully ratified by Dakar, apparently was hammered out at a hastily convened session of the four-member Organ- ization of Senegal River States (OERS) in Mauritania on 19 February. The meeting was called by Maurita- nian President Ould Daddah,who has been actively en- gaged in bringing Senegal and Guinea together after weeks of bitter mutual recriminations over alleged Senegalese support for anti-Guinean dissidents. Senghor's apparent decision to meet Guinean demands was prompted, in part at least, by his need to concentrate on pressing domestic issues. In ad- dition, Senghor was concerned that his dispute with Toure was blocking the progress of OERS. 2 Mar 71 Central Intelligence Bulletin SECRET Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975A018400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/05001RCRiEF P79T00975A018400040001-3 SENEGAL: The European Communities (EC) has agreed in principle to provide desperately needed emergency aid for Senegal's ailing peanut-based economy. The Development Fund (FED) of the EC will ex- tend some $8 million in aid if the Senegalese agree to pay peanut producers in cash, and at prices equal to those paid in neighboring countries. Other strings attached include reform of the state-owned purchasing agency and permission for the FED to con- trol the peanut stabilization fund. Such control would mean that the proceeds from peanut sales would go to farmers to enable them to pay old debts and to buy fertilizer instead of being appropriated to cover the country's budget shortfalls. Although these conditions are certain to arouse opposition from vested interests both inside and outside the gov- ernment, the Senegalese will probably accept them. Senegalese peanut farmers have been in revolt against the inefficient and corrupt state-run mar- keting agency since 1967 when French subsidies ended. As a result of this, as well as several years of drought, peanuts. marketed by the agency have de- clined by 50 percent because farmers smuggled their crops, to Gambia. Sagging budget revenues have been augmented by new taxes on imports and domestically produced consumer items, but the incentive to smug- gle consumer goods from Gambia" increased, causing further losses to the treasury in cus?toms'receipts. 2 Mar 71 Central Intelligence. Bulletin SECRET Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975A018400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/O p DP79T00975A018400040001-3 NORWAY: Some clearer indication of the direc- tion the government crisis is to take will emerge today when the coalition releases a statement to Parliament, but political instability will continue whatever the outcome. The present crisis was precipitated by public revelation of events that suggested Prime Minister Borten was working against his own government's pol- icy of seeking entry to the Common Market and in the process compromised classified information. The Market bid is the hottest political issue in Norway at present, and all parties suffer some division of opinion over it. Beyond this, however, the crisis reflects the center-right coalition's basic instability. In of- fice since 1965, it was able to retain only a two- seat majority in the elections of 1969, and the standing of its member parties with the electorate has continued to slip. The dissatisfaction of some parties in the coalition with Borten's leadership has been growing, and unsuccessful behind-the-scenes attempts have been made to get him to step down voluntarily. The opposition Labor Party has been quick to add to the discomfiture of the government, which. has stumbled from one crisis to another for over a year. The Labor Party, however, has divisions of its own and, rather than attempt to govern with a minority in Parliament, has seemed to prefer watching its own popular standing rise while the government bears the onus for difficult decisions. Should Labor now come to power, it would give stronger voice to certain themes popular in Scandi- navia but troublbsome for the US. It committed it- self in the last election, for example, to the rec- ognition of North Vietnam in its first 100 days. Norway's membership in NATO would remain firm, how- ever, and it is questionable whether a minority government would undertake any major initiatives. 25X1 Central Intelligence Bulletin SECRET Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975A018400040001-3 25X6 Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO18400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO18400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/05M ?FP79T00975A018400040001-3 25X1 UNITED KINGDOM: The one-day general strike: by some two million engineering workers protesting the government's industrial relations bill intensifies the growing labor strife that has beset the Heath government. With increased support from Britain's major unions, the postal workers are entering the seventh week of their strike in a test of the government's political and economic power. Ford plants, closed by a wildcat strike three weeks ago, are still idle. Another one-day general work stoppage is scheduled for 18 March. In the face of accelerating inflation, the Heath government is unlikely to yield to labor pres- sure. Despite record unemployment, retail prices during the month of January increased at an annual rate of 16 percent. Unless the wage-price spiral is halted, Britain's export competitiveness will continue to decline and London may again be faced with an unacceptable deficit is current account. 2 Mar 71 Central Intelligence Bulletin SECRET Approved For Release 2003/05/19: CIA-RDP79T00975AO184 Approved For Release 20033]Rtf,-RDP79T00975A018400040001-3 GUATEMALA: The government has reached an agreement on what is by far the most ambitious industrial project yet undertaken in Guatemala. After intermittent negotiations for more than ten years, an accord has been reached with EXMIBAL, an International Nickel/Hanna Dining consortium. The $~5;O-million venture, which involves the mining and refining of extensive nickel deposits in the northeast, will more than double all existing US investment in Guatemala. Successful negotiation after so many past re- buffs seems to have turned on EXMIBAL's decision to accept 30-percent government ownership of the project. Successive governments have backed off from formal agreement with EXMIBAL in the face of na- tionalist pressure against a "sellout of the national patrimony." The government will prob- ably have to deal with similar criticism, es- pecially from the leftist-oriented university community, already strongly opposed to President Arana. Government spokesmen have tried to forestall potential criticism with a public relations cam- paign emphasizing the benefits Guatemala will re- ceive from EXMIBAL's investment. According to the ministry of Economics, the government will realize tax revenue of more than $200 million during a 23-year period. The government announce- ment specifically referred to guarantees it had won for the workers, the health and education programs to be'paid for by EXMIBAL, and the re- quirement that the com an must use local trans- portation facilities. 2 Mar 71 Central Intelligence Bulletin SECRET 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO18400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/09IEUMLicPDP79T00975A018400040001-3 COLOMBIA: The country is generally calm follow- ing disturbances in three cities. Further violence is possible, however. Student reaction to Friday's events--which included govern- ment occupation of the university at Cali and the death of at least one student--or the Communist- backed nationwide strike scheduled for 8 March could provide the next occasion. ;President Pastrana believes that subversives are behind his troubles. Although Communists and opposition politicians are attempting to exploit the situation, the problems have arisen basically from the high unemployment rate, increasing inflation, and an administration widely held to be ineffective. 25X1 Central Intelligence Bulletin SECRET Approved For Release 2003/05/19: CIA-RDP79T00975 Approved For Release 2003/8t9RP RDP79T00975A018400040001-3 C CAMBODIA: A Communist mortar attack against the country's s only oil. refinery at Kompong Sam yes- terday destroyed two thirds of its oil storage ca- pacity. Government troops stationed there appar- ently suffered only minor losses repelling a ground attack that followed the mortar barrage. This is the first enemy attack in the vicinity of Kompong Som. Only limited amounts of petroleum have been moved from Kompong Som to Phnom Penh on Route 4 since that highway was reopened in January. As a result of the attack, the government will now be more de- pendent than ever on the Mekong River convoys from South Vietnam .-n maintain essential petroleum stocks in Phnom Penh. CZECHOSLOVAKIA: The scheduled trial next Mon- day o _ leftist radicals for "Trotskyite and Mao- ist" activity spotlights an additional source of po- litical dissent. Mostly young students and workers arrested over a year ago, the radicals are charged with subverting the state by propagandizing against the regime and the Soviet Union and forming an il- legal "Czechoslovak Revolutionary Socialist Party." Although Czechoslovak liberals have occasionally been tried for continuing their dissent, this is the first instance of legal action being taken against ultraleftists. Although the 19 are nonentities, their case has drawn considerable attention from those international anti-Soviet Communist organiza- tions, including the Fourth International, that ob- jected to the Soviet invasion and occupation of the country, and now are protesting the trial. (continued) 2 Mar 71 .. Central Intelligence Bulletin SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975A018400040001-3 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO18400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO18400040001-3 Approved For Release 2003/(1t ,RDP79T00975A018400040001-3 25X1 CHILE-CUBA: The Allende and Castro governments signed a bilateral civil air agreement on 25 Febru- ary providing for service between Santiago and Ha- vana, expected to begin within three months. The Chilean Government airline LAN will fly one passen- ger flight and one cargo flight weekly to Havana; the passenger flight will continue on to Western Europe. There will be a weekly Cuban flight to Santiago with a stop in Lima. At present Mexico is the only other Latin American country with re ularl scheduled air service to Cuba. 25X1 25X1 Central Intelligence Bulletin 13 25X1 SECRET Approved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO18400040001-3 Secre4pproved For Release 2003/05/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO18400040001-3 Secret