NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY MONDAY 26 APRIL 1982

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I Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Director of i op Secret Central Intelligence Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Top Secret UK-Argentina: Clash at South Georgia . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Middle East - Western Europe: Proposed Pipelines Y Israel-Egypt: Withdrawal Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ,5" Southeast Asia: UN Meeting on Refugees . . . . . . . . . 7 Chile: Cabinet Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Special Analyses Egypt: The Next Foreign Policy objective . . . . . . . . 9 Mozambique: An Embattled Regime . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Iq Next 4 Page(s) In Document Denied Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Proposed Gas Pipelines from the Persian Gulf Proposed LNG facility Natural gasfield Existing pipeline Proposed pipeline ~` Turkey Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 q) MIDDLE EAST - WESTERN EUROPE: Proposed Pipelines The gas pipelines from the Middle East to Western Europe that have been proposed recently probably are not politically or economi- caZZy practical. Pipelines from the Arabian Peninsula to Europe also have been proposed. One alternative would go from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and possibly Kuwait through Iraq, Turkey, Greece, and Yugoslavia to European con- sumers. Another would cross Saudi Arabia into Egypt via such long pipelines range from $30-60 billion. the Red Sea and then run north to the Mediterranean and into Greece or Italy. Estimates of the cost of building stable countries. Comment: Financial, political, and technical ob- stacles probably would prevent construction of such pipelines before the early 1990s. The high cost of financing is likely to make any of the schemes unprofit- able unless the price of gas increases substantially. Both producers and purchasers would be concerned about the security of any pipeline that crosses several un- 26 April 1982 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Gulf of Suez N Tahahn? 1p Aqaba S1"` International Boundary and Multinational Force Dispositions in the Sinai (Effective 26 April 1982) Boundry representation is not neoessariy authoritative: ash Shayk Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Mediterranean Sea Mote: The Egyptian-israelii peace treaty stipulates that Egypt can maintain nn ty one mechanized infantry division andfou border guardbattalions intheSinai. Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 ISRAEL-EGYPT: Withdrawal Procedure Top Secret Although Israel has withdrawn from the Sinai, the complex border demarcation issue at Tabah has yet to be resolved. Press reports indicate Israel has turned the disputed area over to the Multinational Force Organ- ization. Both sides have agreed on a ne otiating proc- ess involving the US. Comment: Despite the accord to arbitrate the prob- lem, the issue threatens to strain relations between Egypt and Israel and to divert attention from the auton- omy negotiations. S SOUTHEAST ASIA: UN Meeting on Refugees On Thursday the UN High Commissioner for Refugees urged Western resettlement countries to maintain their commitment to the Indochinese refugee problem. The Com- missioner seeks increased funding, priority resettlement for Kampuchean refugees in Thailand, acceptance of refugees with disabilities, and guarantees for boat people rescued at sea. No government present at the meeting offered to increase its efforts, and several announced more restric- tive resettlement criteria. Western countries increasingly are applying pressure to the UN to pursue repatriation as an alternative to resettlement. Comment: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees is concerned about the declining interest in the refugee problem among resettlement countries. The rate of Indo- Chinese refugee arrivals has decreased, and many resettle- ment nations feel they can relax their efforts--several have reduced their acceptance quotas. These countries hope that tightening acceptance criteria will discourage refugees who would leave for economic reasons. At the same time, UN and resettlement country officials want to assure those Southeast Asian countries providing short- term asylum that they will not be left with residual refugee populations. 26 April 1982 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 U CHILE: Cabinet Changes President Pinochet swore in eight new cabinet minis- ters last Thursday and announced programs to ease the effects of Chile's recession. Former central bank president de la Cuadra was named to the key Finance Ministry position and General Montero Marx was a ointed 1 Comment: Pinochet's moves are designed to regain the political initiative and to halt the erosion of con- fidence in his management of national affairs. Although he reaffirmed the main lines of government policy, the new programs are planned to provide more housing and alleviate unemployment, and they suggest a more flexible approach to socioeconomic problems. It will take time, however, to judge whether his midcourse corrections will ease Chile's problems significantly and restore public and a willingness to attack specific problem areas. lieve the new programs demonstrate greater flexibility 1 PP Interior Minister. The cabinet shakeup increases the military's presence in the government, and it now controls 10 of the 16 ministries--it previously held eight. Polit- ical and labor groups generally have reacted to the cabinet changes with caution, but economic spokesmen be- 26 April 1982 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84TOO301 R000200010199-6 Autonomy Issues in Dispute Size and structure of self- SGA should have 80 to 100 elected representatives Begin favors no more than 17 members, whose governing authority (SGA) who would have legislative as well as administra- authority would be strictly administrative. tive powers. SGA should have strong role in internal security, Israel should have full responsibility for internal with Israel's role limited. security. Specified security locations for Israeli military to Specified security locations to be large, and Israel be small cantonments. could, if it wished, establish new civilian settle- ments within them. East Jerusalem voting rights Arab residents of East Jerusalem should vote for Arab inhabitants of East Jerusalem should not and participate in SGA. vote for SGA, nor are they eligible to be elected to it. No new settlements and no territorial expansion of Provision for new settlements and territorial ex- existing ones. Jewish settlers should be subject to pansion of existing settlements would have to be laws of SGA. made. Jewish settlements would remain under Israeli control and not be under the jurisdiction of SGA. Aside from specified security locations and exist- Only privately owned Arab land would be fully ing Israeli settlements, SGA should have full free of some measure of Israeli control. Public jurisdiction. domain land would be subject to joint control of authority and Israel. Provision must be made to permit Palestinians to SGA and Israel would jointly allocate water redress Israel's currently disproportionate use of rights. If agreement not reached, status quo West Bank water. prevails. Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84TOO301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 EGYPT: The Next Foreign Policy Objective Israel's withdrawal from Sinai yesterday marks a fundamental turning point for President Mubarak's foreign policy. His main ob- jective now is to end Egypt's isolation in the Arab world. Mubarak and his advisers are convinced that a return to the moderate Arab camp will help maintain domestic stability, strengthen the countrr/'s economy, and enable Egypt to reassume leadership in the region. A return to the Arab camp would be popular with almost all Egyptians. Although the Egyptians tend to take a condescending view of their Arab neighbors, they have become frustrated by their country's isolation from the Arab world. Moreover, Egypt's economic problems-- caused mainly by the soft world oil market and declines in tourism, Suez Canal revenues, and worker remittances-- have increased Mubarak's interest in closer ties with the Saudis and other potential Arab sources of aid. Growing Distrust of Israel The longing for better relations with the Arabs I coincides with a growing disillusionment with Israel. Many Egyptians believe that Israel has not lived up to the spirit of the Camp David agreements but has sought to humiliate Egypt by annexing Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. // Most are persuaded that Israel is onl interested in y keeping Egypt isolated from the other Arab states in order to enable Tel Aviv to impose its will on the West Bank and Gaza without fear of serious reprisal. To facilitate Cairo's rehabilitation in the Arab world, Mubarak is prepared to take a tougher position toward Israel and its policies. If there is no progress 26 April 1982 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 in the stalled autonomy negotiations this summer, Egypt probably will seek justification for abandoning the talks and will consider other negotiating proposals. Mubarak also may allow elements of Egypt's normaliza- tion of relations with Israel to wither, and he is likely to become more critical of such controversial Israeli actions as the recent airstrikes in Lebanon. The Egyp- tians, however, will not violate the military provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty. Prospects for Reconciliation Egypt's reconciliation with its Arab neighbors prob- ably will be gradual. The resistance from radical Arab countries like Syria and Libya will make it difficult to improve relations rapidly. The Saudis and other moderates also will move cautiously in order to avoid appearing soften their opposition to the Camp David agreements. The presence of an Israeli Ambassador in Cairo will trouble some Arabs and hinder formal reconciliation. Even the Egyptians favor gradual rapprochement in order to avoid unduly alarming Israel and the US. A more rapid reconciliation between Egypt and the Arabs would be possible if Israel were to launch a full- scale invasion of Lebanon or take other extremely forceful steps. Mubarak would feel compelled to react strongly. He could withdraw Egypt's Ambassador temporarily, but he would not go to war. An eventual reconciliation with the moderate Arabs probably is inevitable, and it will have far-reaching consequences for US-Egyptian relations. Egypt would be less receptive to US influence, but at the same time, it would be better able to deal with its critics and to facilitate contacts between Israel and the Arabs. 26 April 1982 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 25X1 ^ 25X1 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 MOZAMBIQUE: An Embattled Regime /, cial towns. President MacheZ's uphill battle against the insurgency of the replaced by them or--over the longer term--by the Movement. South African - backed National Resistance Movement is aggravating a host of longstanding domestic problems that could Zead to major changes in the regime during the next year or two. Pro-Soviet radicals probably will gain greater power, and MacheZ could even be Machel's position seems secure at the moment, but continued insurgent successes are causing heightened frictions at the top levels of the government. Troubles at Home of operations. The insurgency, meanwhile, is demoralizing the mili- tary. The armed forces suffer from poor training and leadership, a lack of working equipment, logistic de- ficiencies, and a confused command structure that Machel shuffles every few months. Despite repeated counterin- surgency campaigns, the armed forces have failed to pre- vent the guerrillas from gradually expanding their area The guerrillas have moved close to Maputo and Beira in recent months and have overrun several smaller provin- 25X1 25X1 26 April 19 2 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Guerrilla actions are having devastating effect on an economy weakened by the departure of most Portuguese technicians and by the costs of backing Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union during the civil war in Rhodesia. The intentions of South Africa are crucial to the future of Machel's government. In supplanting the former white Rhodesian regime two years ago as the National Resistance Movement's primary patron, Pretoria's initial objective was to put pressure on Machel to rein in the African National Congress. The South African Government apparently believes that the Machel regime poses the most serious long-term security threat to South Africa, and some military offi- cers probably already advocate using the Movement to topple it. Pretoria is unlikelv. however. to try to replace Machel any time soon. 26 April 19 2 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Implications for the US Western interests cbuld be damaged in a variety of ways by a further entrenchment of the Soviets in Maputo. Mozambique probably would move quickly to cut back its recently established links with Western Europe. Talks in recent months between senior Mozambican officials and their Portuguese, Italian, British, and French counter- parts indicate that prospects for expansion of these re- lationships are promising. Machel is planning to visit several West European capitals this summer. In addition, Moscow also might succeed in persuading Maputo to become uncooperative in negotiations on Namibia. So far, Machel generally has refrained from playing an obstructive role in the Western-sponsored talks. Over the longer run, moreover, Mozambique would be likely to ease its restrictions on ANC activities, the Soviets probably would expand their support for the South African insurgents in Mozambique, and the ANC might be able to increase its operations into South Africa. Faced with a more pro-Soviet government in Maputo, the South Africans would become more intransigent toward all their neighbors. They, too, would become less coopera- tive in Western initiatives on Namibia. The West's regional role would suffer as an increased Soviet and Cuban presence in Mozambique gives the Commu- nists greater leverage over Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, which use Mozambique's transportation network. In addition, the Soviets and their allies might acquire access rights to naval or air facilities in Mozambique. Soviet naval craft now only make occasional port calls. Regular Soviet access to airfields in Mozam- bique would expand Moscow's reconnaissance capabilities in the Indian Ocean, including surveillance of the approaches to the US installation at Diego Garcia. 26 April 1982 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6 Approved For Release 2007/11/01 : CIA-RDP84T00301 R000200010199-6