CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: July 26, 1971
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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Central Intelligence Bulletin
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State Department review completed
26 July 1971
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No. 0177/71
26 July 1971
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CONTENTS
USSR-CHINA-US: Moscow publicly objects to Presi-
dent Nixon's planned visit to Peking. (Page 1)
UK-MALTA: London is pressing its NATO partners for
financial assistance to meet Maltese demands.
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SUDAN: Numayri's forces apparently are in control.
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USSR-CHINA-US: Moscow has openly voiced its
antipathy to President Nixon's planned visit to Pe-
king but has not indicated. that it plans any imme-
diate countermoves.
The USSR issued its first authoritative comment
on the planned visit yesterday in a Pravda article
by "I. Alexandrov"--a pseudonym employe to indicate
high-level endorsement. The article expressed some
of the Kremlin's worst fears concerning improved
Chinese-US relations but softened the impact by at-
tributing many of them to foreign sources. Moscow
suggested, however, that both Washington and Peking
are seeking to bring pressure on the USSR.
The article stressed that the Kremlin still
hopes to improve relations with the US and China.
It implied that Moscow would not let the Sino-US
dialogue interfere with current negotiations with
either party but said that, any attempts to extract
concessions indicated "a loss of touch with reality."
Although Moscow said it was reserving judgment
on future developments, it added in a key passage
that it must take its worst suspicions into account
in determining future policy. In particular, fear
was expressed that the Chinese-US move might lead
to a "political combination" directed against the
USSR, but Moscow did not suggest what actions it
might take to prevent such a development.
In temporizing on its future course, the Soviet
leadership seems uncertain, over just how far and
fast Sino-US relations will develop. One official,
although acknowledging the importance of the planned
visit, has said the Soviets will want to take a
"long, cool look" at its ramifications. Some offi-
cials are hoping that Taipei will remain a major
obstacle to Sino-US ties.
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UK-MALTA: London is pressing its NATO partners
for financial assistance to meet Maltese demands
for increased aid in return for a continued British
military presence on the island.
The British have informed the North Atlantic
Council (NAC) that Prime Minister Mintoff has of-
fered two proposals for a new UK-Malta defense ar-
rangement. One involves a "wholly exclusive defense
arrangement" that would allow the UK to retain its
present veto power over third country use of Maltese
facilities in exchange for an annual payment of
$72 million. The other proposal consists of a
"less exclusive arrangement," costing $48 million
annually, under which Valletta would have the power
to grant use of its harbors and airfields to any
country except members of the Warsaw Pact. Mintoff
also told the British that although NATO must leave
the island, the allies could contribute toward Lon-
don's payment to Malta. Valletta, however, will
not count bilateral development aid from NATO mem-
bers as part of the payment it is.seeking from the
UK.
London has asked the other Allies to make
known their position on the principle of a NATO
contribution to Malta and how much each would be
willing to offer. Although NATO Secretary General
Brosi_o is dubious about the chances of a special
financial contribution, he has agreed to hold a
NAC meeting on Wednesday to discuss the British
request. The British representative to NATO has
indicated that London would like to offer Mintoff
an annual payment of $24 million, of which the UK
would pick up somewhat less than half. London will
ask for a firm response by 5 August so that it can
resume negotiations with Valletta. The level of
annual UK aid up to now has been about $12 million.
Mintoff, who last week rejected the UK's in-
itial offer of $12 million annually, said that if
his demands are not met quickly, British forces
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would have to be withdrawn and he would turn else-
where for aid. The UK representative to NATO has
told the Allies that during a recent visit to Lon-
don, Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Jallud informed
Foreign Secretary Home that Tripoli would be willing
to contribute up to $60 million annually to keep the
Maltese economy going if the UK proved unwilling to
do so.
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SUDAN: Khartoum was generally quiet yesterday
as Numayri's forces appear to have gained control
over the country.
Khartoum airport was reopened for civilian
traffic on Saturday, although the country remains
under a state of emergency and a dusk to dawn cur-
few. Minor gun battles were reported over the week-
end, and the government continued to round up the
rebels.
The machine-gunning of some 30 soldiers, includ-
ing a number of senior officers, by the junta during
the countercoup may have set the stage for bloody
reprisals against the Communists. The predominantly
Moscow-oriented Sudan Communist Party, with a member-
ship estimated in late 1970 at between 5,000 and
10,000, has dominated the organized labor movement
and has had a powerful influence on the press, stu-
dent groups, and professional organizations. The
semiofficial Cairo daily al-Ahram, citing Sudanese
sources, stated that the coup against Numayri had
been masterminded by the secretary general of the
Sudan Communist Party, Abd-al-Khaliq Mahjub, from
the safety of the Bulgarian Embassy where he had
fled after escaping from Sudanese authorities last
month. According to al-Ahram most of the coup lead-
ers were opportunists used by the party, which hoped
to get rid of them once it gained control.
In a press interview on Saturday night Numayri
said that 400 persons, including 100 army officers,
were involved in the coup against his regime, and
he revealed that six military tribunals had been set
up to try the accused. Thus far, however, only
eight persons, including former interior minister
Faruq Hamdallah who was taken from the BOAC plane in
Libya, have been executed. The fate of the other
leader taken from the BOAC plane, Babakr al-Nur, is
not known.
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Sudan broke off diplomatic relations with Iraq
on Saturday, and Numayri has charged the ruling
Iraqi Baath Party with participating in the plot
against his regime. Numayri has also announced that
in January Sudan will 'oin the planned Federation
of Arab States.
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