STAFF NOTES: WESTERN EUROPE - (Classified) - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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• Publication Date: February 20, 1975
• Content Type: REPORT

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International Organizations
Confidential
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WESTERN EUROPE -~ INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
This publication is prepared for regional specialists in the Washington com?
munity by the Western Europe Division, Office of Current Intellig, nr.e, with
r,ccasional contributions from other offices within the Directorate of
Intelligence. Comments and queries are welcome. They should be directed to
tl~e authors of the individual articles.
Italian Socialists Take More Cautious
Line 1-2
Liechtenstein Versus the Council of
Europe . 3
EC-Portuguese Relations Uevelopirig
Slowly 4
Dei'ense Facilities Provoke Controversy
in Norway. . 5
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Italian Socialists Take D1ore Cautious Line
The Italian Socialist Party has been trying
to pave the way fur its return to the governing
coalition in a strn_ngthened position vis a vis
the dominant Christian Democrats. The latest
meeti;ig of the Socialist leadership, however,
unde~~lines the party's frustrations over its re-
duced options in i:he face of preparations for
nationwide local elections this June.
The Socialists have held cai^inet posts in
mist Italian governments since 1963, but they
are currently limiting their role to providing
parliamentary support for Aldo Moro's two-party
coalition. Late last year, Socialist Party chief
De Martino made it clear that h~ opposed Moro's
goal of eventually bringing the Christian Demo-
crats, Socialists, Social Democrats, and Republi-
cans together again in another center-left
coalition if, as in the past, the Christian
Democrats contin ued to hold a dominant position.
De Martino argued that the Socialists should
be given preferential treatment and that the other
two parties should, at best, have marginal roles.
This assertiveness resulted mainly from Socialist
successes in the divorce referendum, scattered
local elections, and from opinion polls suggesting
further gains for the left in the coming local
elections.
At the recent leadership meeting, however,
De Martino adopted a more moderate line. He
soft-pedaled his call for preferential treatment
and made it clear that he intended to subordinate
such tactical questions to electoral preparations.
Despite a lack of enthusiasm for this policy, the
more radical elements of the party fell in behind
De Martin.
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Several factors account for i:he more cautious
Socialist stance. Christian Democratic ~~ader
Fanfani, supported by a large majority of his
party, flatly rejected the Socialist bid and is
making this a key element in the Christian Demo-
cratic electoral campaign. Fanfani characterized
the Socialist demand as a presumptuous claim to
governmental influence in excess of the party's
electoral base; the Socialists received about 10
percent of the vote in the last parliamentary race
compared to 35 percent for the Christian Democrats?
Fven moro worrisome to the Socialists is the
renewed attention being given to the Communist
Party's campaign for a direct voice in national
policymaking. The 5oci,alists seem to have belatedly
realized that their own role would be diminished
if the Communists succeed. Although Fanfani re-
cently rebuffed the Communists again, a number of
local Christian Democratic organizations--annoyed
by the aggressiveness of the Socialists--have be-
gun limited collaboration with the Communists.
The Socialists probably fear t:Zat this phenomenon
might spread and, eventually, be repeated at the
national level. (Confidential)
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Liechtenstein Versus the Council of Europe
This tiny--65 square mile--principality nestled
between Swirzerland and Austria wants full member-
ship in the Council of Europe. Landestag (parliament)
President Gerard Batlinger recently led a three--man
delegation to Strasbourg where they participated in
a week long session of the Parliamentary Assembly of
the Council of Europa as official observers. Apparently
they enjoyed their role and see further international
exposure as a means of promoting their small-scale
light industry.
At least one member of the organization, France,
is opposed to Liechtenstein's joining the group. Paris
is reluctant to admit the mini-state lest the door be
opened to Monaco and perhaps even Andorra and San
Marino. Liechtenstein's membership is particularly
onerous to France because it would increase the number
of German-speaking members. Another member, Austria,
has Pledged to help Liechtenstein "work out an arrange-
ment" for participation in the Council. mhe Swiss
handle the conduct of the principality's foreign affairs
in some multila?~eral organizations, and this may-
prove to be an acceptable solu~ti.on to the current
dilemma. (Confidential)
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EC-Portuguese Relations Doyeloping Slowly
EC Commissioner Christopher Soames' official
visit to Lisbon last week served to demonstrate
EC interest in Portuguese developments and marked
further slow progress in working out an EC program
to help Portugal.
Lisbon was slightly more specific in requests
for EC help than on previous occasions, although
the "really roncrete proposals" sought by the EC's
specialist on Portugal have not yet emerged. On
the industrial and financial side, the Portuguese
hope the EC will lend help to projects for the
development of Portugal's infrastructure, parti-
cularly through guaranteeing investments. In the
commercial area, the Portuguese raised the issue
of import quotas on EC products in order to protect
Portuguese infant industries, but improved access
for Portuguese exports continues to be their
primary object.
Just before Soames' arrival, Lisbon finally
passed legislation to set up a group within the
government to provide continuity in dealing with
the EC. Soames' deputy comi~lented that, even with
the new group, no firm agreements are likely prior
to the Portuguese elections in April. He felt
that EC assistance would probably win more notice,
in any case, in a post-election atmosphere. Other
West European leaders have advocated some form of
support to Portugal in the period before the elec-
tions as a way of strengthening the moderates.
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nefense Facilities Provoke Controversy in Norway
The Norwegian government is worried about
accusations in the press and from the left wing
parties that Norway's US-funded Loran C and Omega
land-based navigational systems are being used
to provide targeting data to US nuclear submarines.
Members of Norway's ruling Labor Party are
worried that the controversy may develop into
a nationwide debate on Norway's role in NATO
that would strengthen residual neutralist and
nationalist sentiment. They are particularly
nervous because of the municipal elections that
will be held this year and the possibility that
the leftist opposition will force the government
to concede that cooperation with NATO is more
extensive than is generally believed.
In order to head off a move by parliament
to establish a committee to look into the matter,
Defense Minister Fostervoll plans to name a three-
man committee to investigate the charges. Fostervoll
apparently feels that a parlimentary committee
might overstep its authority and look into other
matters affecting national security.
The government has so far maintained that
the controversial systems are not used for targeting,
but are designed for navigational safety and are
available to any vessel of any nationality. The
government may have some difficulty explaining
why the original agreements setting up the systems
were highly classified and why parliament was
not consulted.
Government critics claim that the Loran C
and Omega systems are a violation of Norway's
policy not to allow foreign bases or offensive
weapons on its soil directed against the Soviet
Union. (Confidential No Foreign Dissem)
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