STAFF NOTES: SOVIET UNION EASTERN EUROPE

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CIA-RDP86T00608R000400110003-4
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December 19, 2016
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June 15, 2005
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3
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November 5, 1975
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REPORT
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25X1 Approved For Release 2005/06/22 :CIA-RDP86T00608R000400110003 4 25X1 Approved For Release 2005/06/22 : CIA-RDP86T00608R0004 ~~pf~f~ a04~ Soviet Union Eastern Europe Secret 71 November 5, 1975 No. 0772/75 Approved For Release 2005/06/22 : CIA-RDP86T00608R000400110003-4 25X1 Approved For Release 2005/06/22 : CIA-RDP86T00608R000400110003-4 Approved For Release 2005/06/22 : CIA-RDP86T00608R000400110003-4 25X1 Approved For Release 2005/ SOVIET UNIOIII - EASTERN EUROPE 25X1 CONTENTS November 5, 1975 S(:viet Position on Spanish S:.hara Antagonizes Rabat. . . . . . . . . . . . 25X1 Approved For Release 2005/06/22 ?K1f,$6T00608R000400110003-4 Approved For Release 2005/06/2$E! I.IP86T00608R000400110003-4 Soviet Position on Spanish Sahara Antagonizes Rabat The pro-Algerian position Moscow ';'as recently adopted toward the Spanish Sahara disp'i,',te has led to a deterioration in soviet-Moroccan -relations. In the UN, the Soviets have s:.der. with Algeria's view that thy: Spanish Sahara question should be re- solved by granting self-determination to the colony's inhabitants. Soviet UN representative Malik--with an obvious eye on King Hassan's thre,:,tened maso march into the territory--has urged "restraint and moderation" on the concerned parties. Pravda also weighed in on behalf of Algiers earlier thiQ week in its first commentary on the Saharan situation. The brief article pointed out that the UN General Assembly has twice voted for the right of self- determination for the territory's people and voiced Moscow's opposition to any efforts; to deny them this right. 25X1 To show displeasure over the Soviet position, King Hassan has canceled the visit of a Soviet dele- gation that was to put the final touches on a major Soviet-Moroccan phosphates agreement, according to a Moroccan Foreign Ministry official. Moscow's tilt toward Algeria has probably not come easily. The Soviets have had their problems with Algeria's espousal of Third World causes, and they have made some effort over the last year to November 5, 1975 Approved For Release 2005/06/gt.(E AP86T00608R000400110003-4 Approved For Release 2005/06/22 SClAMP86T00608R000400110003-4 X1 strengthen ties with Morocco. They are particularly interested in the development and purchace of Moroc- can phosphates, v,rhich have become an important sup- plement to the USSR's sagging domestic production and may take on more importance if this year's crop failure leads to even further Soviet oraphasi$ on fertilizers. 25X1A November 5, 1975 Approved For Release 2005/06/22SEfA& 6T00608R000400110003-4 25X1 Approved For Release 2005/06/22 : CIA-RDP86T00608R000400110003-4 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2005/06/22 : CIA-RDP86T00608R000400110003-4