INSIDE THE NEWS--BRIEFLY SOVIETS ACCUSED OF 'GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01314R000300270007-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2004
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 10, 1977
• Content Type: NSPR

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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
10 May 1977
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Soviets accused I
. CIA Director Stansfield Turner
accused the Soviet Union in an in-
terview Sunday of "gunboat diplo-
macy" for its increased military
presence off Western Africa and
in the Indian Ocean.
He told U.S. No .'s & World Re--
Dort magazine that the Soviet
Union is "stalemated" in Europe
and, as a result, is attempting to
gain influence elsewhere in the
world.
"I think their presence in the In-
dian Ocean is symptomatic of
their desire to leapfrog out to gain
influence in other areas of the
world while they're stalemated in
Europe," Admiral Turner said. -
He told the magazine that the
Soviet presence in the Mediterra-
nean could be considered a coun-
ter to the U.S. position and that its
presence in the Norwegian Sea
and Sea of Japan is a legitimate
defensive concern close to the
homeland.
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