THE PERISCOPE TRANSFER FOR AFRICA'S TRANSITION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01314R000300210002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 2, 2004
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 15, 1970
• Content Type: MAGAZINE

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TRANSFER FOR AFRICA'S TRANSITION
Transition magazine, the intellectual and politi-
cal forum for linglish-speaking blacks across the
African continent until its young publisher, Ra-
jat Neogy, was jailed two years ago for offend-
ing the Ugandan Government, is starting tip,
again, this time in Ghana-with Neogy back on
the job. Transition is financed by the Interna-
tional Association for Cultural Freedom, which
in tw- f' "rl,,d by the Ford Foundation.
While Thailand sends troops to neighboring
Cambodia, Communist insurgency in Thailand's
own northern districts is becoming bolder. Last
week, a guerrilla ambush in the Pua district
killed ten policemen out of thirteen who were,
attacked at a highway checkpoint. A month car-'
her, more than 100 guerrillas had staged a raid in.
the north-one of the.bitYeest attacks in years.
ISCOPE'
U.S. DEFENSE, EIGHT YEARS HENCE
In the light of the Nixon doctrine, the joint
Chiefs of Staff have painstakingly overhauled
and updated their projection of U.S. global strat-
egy as of about eight years from now. This pro-
jection, known as the JSOP (Joint Strategic Ob-
jectives Plan) calls for sharp cuts in conventional
forces such as Army divisions and naval ships,
while maintaining a strong nuclear deterrent.
The cost: an annual $70 billion, compared to
$80 billion at the height of the Vietnam war.
,THE 'H'IGH COST OF BEING RECOGNIZED
Ceylon is expected to become the 24th country
.to recognize East Germany now that Mrs. Siri-,
navo Bandaranaike has returned to power. Rec-
ognition of the Pankow regime was one of her
campaign promises. The question is: can East:
'Germany afford it? According to reliable reports.
in Bonn, when Algeria recognized East Germany{
earlier this year, the Algerians were promised a
100-million-mark ($27 million) loan.
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