BOURGUIBA'S SPEECH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A001000030002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 31, 2002
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 30, 1958
• Content Type: BRIEF

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30 July W58
Rourguiba'ss speech 25 July on first anniversary of Tunisian Rep* lic
was 9o minute review of dowmetio and foreign affairs,
it. Internal Situation:
A. Tunisia stable a secure due to sagacious govt and loyalty of
Tunisian people.
Govt has made great strides despite + onoseRic weakness and
unemployment.
-ularity govt intact after 21 years,
Foreign pol icy 3
A. h ults of pro-Western o*ntation satisfactory,, if not all that
was t tred.
discerned opposition to Went to imperialism, hegemony at
exploitation. Tunisia most encourage progress toward diepnl l tug
mperialism,
embarrasses by acme Arab states appeals to bloc to
roe them from colonialist vestiges.
0 landing in Lebanon: Considered superficially, this to
error, "but we don't have habit ...of holding superficial ew
of things."
,I have never had any confidence in international Co nis * and
a." "I prefer to cooperate with those who ins re
confidence in SO." Ome t NO. . o
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. Czechoslovakia under Bones and ngary under Nagy
examples what results from aligning with Soviets. ate can
be no comparison between landing of !urines at request of
chief of state and the Soviet arniee which entered lkmgary
d and embarrassed by landings in Lebanon, want to
retire to make stay for VS. On other hand, Russianse for te
access to lungoaey and unloOsed ware of extermination end
Os e
cannot say that it was a revolution inspired frost,
abroad.., l knew certain ambers of the now geveresMent... all
d to about the fallen regime, but I know that they
have no leaning toward Russia or Cow"Miam... `hat is why I
recognized so quickly the Iraqi l epublic."
tates must reconsider its policy toward Sear Ras t . it
must ceaa* supporting colonialist France in Algeria, or similar
regimes such as that which existed in :Iraq,
n can exert greater iufluenc, can Its allies; she
in a position to impose solutions on them,; but remains
solicitous of prance.
Algerian people suffer martyrdom under American bogs al .
because America does not dare to employ firm and tree
anguage foreeful enough to oppog,e 'error and passion.
.. America must apply now policy unfailingly.
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America despairs of Near East and Africa and retires to
tent, renounces its bases, and abandons all the wrorl=3,
24 hours would not pass before Russian armies would have
occupied Western Europe "which enjoys acting as spoiled
children."
I as not a creature of America and an insensible to fear and
temptation. "What I tell you is the undisguised truth. I do
esitate to criticize America when it is necessary,"
isian cabinet somewhat startled by Sourguiba's vigor in
coding US motives in Lebanon and attacking USSR. Shook heads
wonderment; said: "what a man--what courage--he is unique
among Arab leaders."
A. After speech, American ambassador approached by leader of
win's organization who remarked:
exposed than ever. We wet absolutely have O arms to defend
ourselves. lam[ could attack us at any moment,"
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