SOVIET UNION-AFGHANISTAN: GROUP OF SOVIET FORCES AFGHANISTAN?

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B01027R000300170042-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 10, 2007
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: December 31, 1979
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: A/NIO/W
FROM
Mongolia in pledging the two coon
went take appropriate measures to
territorial integrity of the two
SUBJECT Soviet Union-Afg'~anistan: Group o'z~-s3ovlet ?orces
Afghanistan? ~y
1. The Soviet-Afghan Treaty of Friendship, ~aadsseigisazsset$s sBd
Cooperation signed December 5, 19 8, which has been naeb b:9 yms %iM
to justify intervention in Afghan stan, could serve 'hosscow as Lase'asls
for undertaking a wider combat roe and basing of Soviet forces in
Afghanistan.
2. Although the treaty does of contain references to the "Socialist
Community" or "Socialist Internat onalisd' and does wt wmaly oilt
measures or circumstances for mil tary consultatlams betwea the t'tso
ap-
countries, the treaty conveys' s s ecial relationdni,o. 'Tn5.ss is most
parent in article four, dealing w th military co r tt f =r =
the two parties to consult each o her and to take ='taca z-ass
to "ensure the security, independ nce, and territoT .a). izteSTL tt of t)me
two countries." This is a depart re from the standard long" Se cmtelned
in Moscow's "friendship and coope ation" treaties -with ether Tud 1 orU
countries which calls for consultations on a r T Bxe Bsrlism Am ram VI
an attack or threat of an attack. The language of the Soviet-ALS'Wo treaty
is reminiscent of the 1966 mutual defense pact between the Soviet Tsnim sE&
'
'
s'y ss
her asih
ties to "consul) each oY
.-
insure the secuxtty, tndepa enee, m d
ountries." In the case of Sovietoc
1'ims
'treaty, this provision.has been i terpreted by )InsrDw as azzibDria tie
permanent stationing Soviet force in Moneolla.
SECRET 0.17111PNI
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