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LOC-HAK-551-5-56-3
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RIFLIM
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T
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5
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January 11, 2017
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July 8, 2010
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56
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December 31, 1975
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/08: LOC-HAK-551-5-56-3 418 ******WT 0 P 5 E G R E T ****Ws CDP'Y OP IMMED OE WTE 07600 3886ISS O 411058Z DEC 75 PM THE SITUATION ROOM//TOHAK 21// TO PAUL' BARBIAN FOR THE;, SECRETARY T 0 P S E C R E T SENSITIVE EXCLUSIV VIA SLACK 'PATCH WHD26I? TOHAK 21 4Y EYES ONLY CONTAINS COIEWORr DECEMBER 31r 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR GENERAL $COWCRQFT PROM; THE SITUATION ROOM, SUBJECT ADDITIONAL,, INFORMATION ITEMS ANGGLAi1 DEVELOPMENTS ON THE DIPLOMATIC FRONTP IN ADDITION TO WXDEu.RANGING INTEL,$-EGENCE REPORTS YOU HAVE SEENO THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER AF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON THE QIPLO- MATIC FRONT WARRANTING~YOUR ATTENTION, SCHAUPELL REPORTS ON HIS RECENT CONVERSATION IN LIBREVILLE THAT DABONESE PRESIDENT BONGO PROVIDED ASSURANCES THAT NE REMAINS IN FIRM SUPPORT OF PNLA/UNITAP THOUGH HE IS NOT PREPARED TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF ZAIRE BONGO IS LESS OPTIMISTIC THAN MOBUTU THAT THE` DINE CAN DE HELD AGAINST FURTHER RECOGNITION UP THE MPLA PRIOR TO THE OAU SUMMIT, HE HAS ACTIVELY BEEN WORKING TO THIS END AND DOUBTLESS WILL= CONTINUE TO DO Sot w, OUR AMBASSADOR IN BANGUI MET WITH PRESIDENT 8OKASs $A TO CONVEY'THtSECRETARY'S MESSAGE ON ANGOLA, HE ASKED'THAT THE SECRETARY AND PRESIDENT FORD BE ASSURES THAT IN ADDITION TO MIS CONTINUING TO MOLD THE LINE- ON NONRECOGNITION OF THE MPLA, HE WOULD ALSO RENEW HIS EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE OTHER AFRICAN CMIUPS'"TO DO THE SAME, HE SAID THAT ON THE BASIS Of THE E SECRETARYtS MESSAGiE HE WOULD MAKE A MAJOR STATEMENT' ON ANGOLA IN THE _COURSE OF FESTIVITIES ATTHE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR IN ~- ~; +~, *,:~, #, rw rr ;* rr r eWHSR COMMENT ,- ,w ,r ~r ,~,;* * ,r HYLAND, MCFARLANER ROCMAN,,SECFLE RECALLED. PSN1BS8176 PAGE 61, TOR:368/011282 DTG131I0DSI DEC 78 S E C R E T e*** *5 COPY, ON-FILE NSC RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS APPLY No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/08: LOC-HAK-551-5-56-3 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/08: LOC-HAK-551-5-56-3 +rrrrrrrr~w+~' 'P 5 9 C R F. T ww*r**WWUFT CONNECTION WITH THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS AC. CESSION TO POWER, ?., OUR AMBASSADOR TO RWANDA REPORTS THAT THE RWANDAN FOREIGN MINISTER ` MAS ' INDICATED HIS GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO ADHERE TO.THE OAO POSITION ON NONREC0G. NITION, HE.ALSO IMPLIED TMATTHEREEXI$T$ TACIT UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE OCAM '3TATES (WITH THE EXCEP< TION OF BENIN ?. FQRMERLY DAHOMEY) TO AVOID MPLA. RECOGNITION PRIOR TO THE OAU MEETING,, OUR AMBASSADOR TO GEORGETOWN, IN DELIVERING THE SECRETARY$B MESSAGE TO PRIME MINISTER $URNHAM ON THE QUESTION OF PERMITTING CUBAN, TRANSIT FACILITIES, GOT A LECTURE FROM BURNHAM ON 1J8,'mAFRICAN POLICY. SURNHAM CRITICIZED U0S.ATTITUDES AND INACTIVITY ON AFRICAN LIBERATION, OUR TRIPLE VETO (WITH PRANCE AND THE UK) ON SOUTH AFRICA IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL, OUR POLICY ON RHODESIAN CHROME, OUR PRIVATE INVEST MENT IN SOUTH ArRICA AND ARMS SALES TO SOUTH AFRICA,.. ME SAID THE U~ , `,STILL DOESN'T GIVE A FIG FOR OPPRES3E BLACKS IN AFRICA FINALLYp RE SAID THAT NO FLIGHTS OF THE NATURE OE$CRIBED IN THE SECRETARY'S MESSAGE HAVE- PASSED THROUGH GUYANA AND THAT CUBA HAS MADE NO REQUESTS FOW 11 ACILITIES FOR SUCH FLIGHTS,N ?.OUR EMBASSY IN SON REPORTS FROM A FOREIGN OFFICE OFFICIAL THAT THE FOREIGN MINISTER INTENDS To SEND A PERSONAL' LETTER- ?N ANPOLA TO AFRICAN FOREIGN MINISTERS WHOM ME KNOWS9 , MULTILATERALLY, THE NINE IS NOW PREPAR!Nt.A DEMARCHE FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES, TO BE DELIVERED PRIOR TO THE ~?OAU RECOMMENDING -THAT ALL ' OUTSIDE FORCES', BE` WITHDRAWN PROM ANGOLA AND THAT THE CAI! NOT RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE .,THREE ANGOLAN MOVE. MENTB? REBPQNDING FOR THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO. THE SECRE TARYIS MESSAGE''p :A. FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL' SAID" THE; MESSAGE COULD NOT HAVE COME AT A BETTER TIME SINCE THE GUAI ;I$ NOW IN 'THE PROCE33 O F BRAINSTORMING THE PROBLEM, THE: OFFICIAL RECOGNIZED THAT HOLDING THE LINE- ON ADDITIONAL AFRICAN RECOGNITION OF THE MPLA 'WAS THE CENTRAL ' PROBLEM, HE INDICATED THE FRENCH WERE BEGINNING TA GET BAD VIBES FROM FRANCOw PHONE AFRICAN MODERATES GIKEMOUPHOUET AND BONGO, WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT NOT SHOWING UP IN ADDIS. THE FRENCH ARE LEANING HARD ON'THEM, HE ADDED THE. OFFICIAL SAID THE CURRENT FRENCH VIEW 13 THAT EMPHASIS DURING DIPLOMATIC CONTACTS WITH AFRICANS, RECALLED PeNisB81Ye PAGE .02 TORt3S3/01I28Z DTG431I00eZ DEC 75 ~w~r?*?* r 7 a P S E C R E T wrv,rr~~r, ~-3 COPY No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/08: LOC-HAK-551-5-56-3 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/08: LOC-HAK-551-5-56-3 ~r~Y1MwMlrlrr4 ' t C R F. T *A*1l**OWQFT SHOULD BE ON TME.DANGER OF PARTITION IF THE MPLA IE RECOGNIZED Al THE GOVERNMENT OF ANGOLA,, AFRICANS AREi HIGHLY VULNERABLE ON THIS. POINT AND WOULD THINK TWICE` ABOUT RECOGNITION OF THE MPLA IF SUCH ACTION WERE EQUATED W ZTM THE PROSPECT OF PARTITION. ?,. CONGRESSMAN 010G0 MASS INDICATED THAT HE WISHES TO VISIT ADDIS ABABA FROM JANUARY 1t'$4 TO FOLLOW THE OAU MEETINGS, (MORAN) PORTUGA0 ANTUNEG GDESA" 5HOPPINGA FOREIGN MINISTER ANTUNES DEPARTED LISBON DECEMBER 27 FOR A THREE-"DAY V flT TO IRAQI WITH POSSIBLE STOPS IN, OTHER ARAB STATES , EMBASSY LISBON REPORTS THAT ANTUNBS MOPES TO CAPITALIZE ON THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP TMAT EXISTS BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND IRAQ TO AR< THE RESIGNATION OF MEXICAN FOREIGN SECRETARY RABASA WAS ANNOUNCED MONDAY EVENING, THE REASONS FOR HIS RESIGNATION ARE NOT YET CLEAR BUT MAY SE RELATED IN PART TO MEXZC003 RECENT VOTES ON THE ZIONISM QUESTIONl RASASA REPORTEDLY PLANS TO RUN FOR TME. SENATE, POSSIBLY FROM THE FEDERAL' DISYRICT, ALFONSO GARCIA. ROSLES, EXICO?$. AMBASSADOR TO TME, UN, HAS BEEN NAMED TO REPLACE` RASAEA, GARCIA NOBLES IS MEXIC013 FORE.. MOST AUTHORITY ON DISARMAMENT MATTERS AND WAS LARGELY . RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 'T*EATY OF TLAYELOCa WHICH PROHIBITS NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN LATIN AMERICA# HE"I ALSO A SPECIALIST IN INTERPAMERICAN TREATIES AND OBLIGATIONS, HAVING PUBLISHED WIDELY ON THIS 5U$JECTt GARCIA ROBLES IS CONSIDERED TO BE STRONGLY NATIONALISTIC S AND: MANY CONSIDER HIM TO BE ANTI. AMERICAN, HE IS HIGHLY ARTICULATE, INTELL..XGENT, AND CAPABLE (BROWNELL) CMILE1 BRITISH COMPLAINT OF? TORTURE: A BRITISH PHYSICIAN FREED SY THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT MONDAY HAS CLAIMED THAT. RECALLED PBN10ASI78 PAGE 03 TORt3SB/vJ1.RBZ 0TG$311Q58Z DEC 75 ****w * T, 0 P 3 E C R E T ~r+i*,rrr? 8 COPY No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/08: LOC-HAK-551-5-56-3 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/08: LOC-HAK-551-5-56-3 *+ **f** P 5 E C R 9 T *******WUPY SME WAS TORTURED BY CHILEAN SECURITY OFFICIALS? SME VAS ARRESTED NOVEMBER I POR'TREATING A LEFTIST WOUNDED IN A FIGH'T' WITM GOVERNMENT':TROCPS THE BRITISH FOREIGN OP. FICE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT''THEIR AMBASSADOR TO CHILI ' WILL BE. WITHDRAWN INDEFINITELY AND 'TMAT THE GOVERNMENT' WILL U6- MIT EVIDENCE ON THE DOCTORi'S TORTURE ALLEGATIONS. TO THE" UNITED NATIONS HUMAN NIGHTS COMMISSION? THE ,BRITISH HAVE ALSO LODGED AN OPFICIAL'PROTESTWITH THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT AND DEMANDED A FULL INQUIRY (SROWNELL) PERUVIAN RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE BOLIVIAN OUTLET 'TO THE SEAS THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT` HAS REACTED' CAUTIOUSLY TO A POS. SIBLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOLIVIA AND CHILE FOR A TRANSFER F TERRITORIES WHICH WOULD PROVIDE t9OLIVIA WITH AN OUTLET TO THE' SEA,, THE TRANSFER WOULD INVOLVE TERRITORY FORMERLY BELONGING TO PERU, UNDER THE,:TERMS OF A LGRS PEACE TREATY, ANY TRANSFER OP $OVEREIGN'YOP THIS TERRITORY REQUIRES THE APaMENT OF THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENTS THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT WILL:PRESENT''THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT WITH A DIF? PICULT POLITICAL.PROBLEN, AND OUR EMBASSY BELIEVES THE MORALES BERMUDEZ GOVERNMENT WILL' NOT WISH TO RUN UNDUE DOMESTIC POLITICAL, RISKS BY QUICKLY AGREEING TO THE PRO. POSAL`* LENGTHY NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BOLIVIA, CHILE, AND PERU CAN BEEXPECTED BEFORE ANY PINAL:AGREEMENT MAY BE REACHED? OUR EMBASSY IN LIMA, HOWEVER,, BELIEVES THAT PERU WILL? EVENTUALLY AGREE TO 'THE CHILEAN CESSION OF A CORRIDOR ALONG THE PERUVIAN SORDIR, (BROWNELL) DEVELOPMENTS IN PORTUiUE8E TIMORI EMBASSY JAKARTA REPORTS THAT' THE PRO+ INDONESIAN 'PARTIES NOW .IN CONTROL; OF PORTU. GOIStTIMOR HAVE=REQUESTED A DELAY IN THE VISIT OF A UN REPRESENTATIVE TO TIMOR, THEY ARE CONTENDING THAT UN AND OTHER OUTSIDE INVOLVEMENT IN TIMOR MUST BE THROUGH ME, NEWLY FORMED OPROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT." PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF EAST TIMOR CMIEP~ EXECUTIVE ARAUJO. IN A DECEMBER 'E2 LETTER TO SECRETARY WALDHEIM, REPORTEDLY ASKED THAT" TIME VISIT,BE'''POSTPONED, ARAUJO SAID ME WOULD INFORM THE UN OF AN APPROPRIATE DATE FOR A VISIT WHEN THE UN REPRESINTATIVE4S';S0ETY COULD SE GUARANTEED. THE PROVINOONESIAN FORCES PROBABLY WISH TO DIL.AY ANY UN VISIT UNTZ l"THEY HAVE ELIMINATED REMAINING PKETILIN STRENGTH MEAR~ HE MAJOR POPULATION CENTERS, (QUINN) THAI.INDONESIAN NAVAL: EXERCISES CANCELLEDI EMBASSY BANGKOK REPORTS THAT THE THAZS HAVE` CANCELLED THE JOINT THAI/INDO. NESIAN NAVALEXERCISES'SCMEDULED FOR DECEMBER,, A THAI OFFICIAL SAID THE MYG CONSIDERED THAT SUCH EXERCISES COULD GIVE, ME IMPRESSION TMAY 'THAILAND WAS SUPPORTING INDO. NESIATS AC'T20N IN TIMOR, AND THEREFORE THE PRIME MINISTER RECALLED PSN*He&F6 PAGE SA TOR$385/41A2SI OT0131100OZ DEC 75 **t**?* T P S E C R E T ****.**S COPY No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/08: LOC-HAK-551-5-56-3 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/08: LOC-HAK-551-5-56-3 N+~ RwN P 0 G. G K C T M W**wnwWWrT ORDERED THEM CANCELLED`, Ht'THAI HAVE NOW JOINER WITH SINGAPORE IN PUTTING $CML DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM$ELVEs AND INCDNS$IAt$ INCUR 2ON INTO TIMOR. 1'MIS, ACTION DEMONSTRATE' THE FRAGILITY OP THE ASEAN ORGANIZATION. WHEN $E$IDU$ POLXT!CA{ 1 PRp0LEM$ CONPRONT THE MEMBERS,, (QUINN less RECALLED !8N10$8I70 PAGE:05 OF1 4R TOR1385/0119OZ PTSt8 I008Z DEC 75 rr~rrrr~~r~~ 0 P 0 E C R T *~rw+r,w,r+w8 COPY No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/08: LOC-HAK-551-5-56-3