WESTERN EUROPE CANADA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
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• Publication Date: November 11, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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This publication is prepared for regional specialists in the Washington com-
munity by the Western Europe Division, Office of Current Intelligence, with
occasional contributions from other offices within the Directorate of
Intel9igence. Comments and queries are welcome. They should be directed to
the authors of the individual articles.
Tur}~i.sh Military Expresses Concerns About
Domestic Situation 1
Ausi:rian header Defends Former Nazi 3
Irish Government's Chances in By-Election
Improve . . 5
Ice:Land and West Germany Near Agreement
on Fishing . 6
Ita:Lian Radicals Prepare Federation With
Socialists 12
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Turkish Military Expresses Concerns About
Domestic Situation
For the second time in two weeks Turkish
General Staff Chief Sancar has exhorted Prime Min-
iste r_ Demix'el's fractious coalition government
to fare up to the country's pressing domestic
and international problems.
7.'he focal point of Sancar's latest expression
of concern, on Sunday, was the epidemic of left-
right student violence treat has--in less than
a month of the new academic year--once again
threatened to close Turkey's major educational
institutions. Several persons have already
been killed and classes recessed at some univer-
sities. Sancar implied that the military could
not tolerate government inaction if the violence
leads to additional deaths.
'.Phere is no evidence at this time to suggest
that Sanca:r's statement should be construed as
anything but a stern warning to the government.
There is at least one additional sign, however,
that 'the military leadership is becoming increasingly
disenchanted with what it sees as the politicians'
penchant for playing politics at the expense of
vital national concerns.
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Austrian LE:ader Defends Former Nazi
Chancellor Kreisky's unswerving defense of Liberal
Party leader Friedrich Peter is beginning to cause some
of the Chancellor's colleagues in the Socialist Party
to question their leader's judgement. Elected by a
clear majority of Austrian voters only last month,
Kreisky is in no immediate political danger, but a court
decision against Peter would tarnish the Chancellor's
otherwise impeccable reputation.
Kreisky immediately jumped to Peter's defense when
Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal charged late last month
that Peter had been a member of an especially notorious
SS unit. ~?eter threatened to sue Wiesenthal and the
Chancellor indicated that he would ask to be relieved
of his legal immunity in order to testify against
Wiesenthal. When Wiesenthal threatened a counter
suit, Kreisky, going him one better, claimed to have
evidence tl~iat the Nazi hunter had operated as an agent
of the Third Reich against Austria during World War II.
~?or Kreisky, a Jew, to defend Peter, a former SS
offi~,er but: presumably not in a liquidation unit,
may-?-or may nat--be sound politically. Kreisky has
consistently wooed Peter who, as leader of the third
largest party, came very close in the past two elections
to becoming the make-weight between the two larger
parties. Although Kreisky won another narrow, but
clear, majority in October, he may hope for Peter's
support in a future election, or if he experiences
defections during his current administration.
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Whatever the reason behind Kreisky's defense of
Peter, the Israelis were highly critical. Coupled
with several other "misunderstood" actions by Kreisky--
such as his closure of the Jewish immigration center at
Schoenau in 1973 and his recent remark that there is
"scientific evidence that no Jewish people exists"--
the Chancellor may have difficulty smoothing relations
with Israel, already wounded over yesterday's UN vote
equating Zionism with racism. (CONFIDENTIAL)
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Irish Government's Chances in By-Election
Improve
The government's successful handling of the
kidnapping of Dutch industrialist Tiede Herrema
may be reflected in additional support for its
candidate in the West Mayo by-election tomorrow.
If the coalition's candidate wins in West Mayo,
the government will retain its narrow majority.
While the coalition could continue to govern in
either event, a victory would be a vote of confidence
iri the government and make controversial issues in
parliament less crucial.
The outcome of the kidnapping will hurt the
Pravisional IRA, despite its non-involvement in the
scheme. The kidnappers were members of the IRA even
tYiough they reportedly acted independently. The
government's tough line on the kidnapping may have
a positive impact on the populace who often submit
to IRA intimidation believing that the authorities
ai?e unable to provide protection against the terror-
ists.
Both factions of the IRA are currently locked
in a blood feud in Ulster. Six people have been
miarderecl since the Official and Provisional wings of
the IRA renewed hostilities last month. Incidents
have become so numerous in the predominately Catholic
section of South Armagh that British troops and local
police may have to respond in force to demands from
the populace for protection. Such a confrontation
could wreck the already tenuous "cease-fire" between
the IRA and British authorities. (CONFIDENTIAL NOFORN)
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Iceland and West Germany Near Agreement
on Fishing
Iceland and West Germany are close to an agree-
ment on regulating fishing in Icelandic waters,
following talks in Reykjavik on October 28 and 29.
Bonn has agreed to several Icelandic demands
that had stalemated the talks for months. The West
Germans will remove freezer trawlers from Icelandic
waters, support the granting of EC tariff conces-
sions to Iceland, and sha:cply reduce cod fishing.
Iceland has agreed to allow some fishing within its
50 mile zone.
The location of areas in which the West Germans
will be allowed to fish remains unresolved. Bonn
contends that the areas outlined by Reykjavik are
not particularly productive. Having broken so many
other barriers, however, neither side is likely to
let this issue stand in the way of an agreement.
There is still no sign of an agreement between
Iceland and the UK. The last round of talks on
November 6 and 7 made little progress. Negotiations
will resume on November 16, but Icelandic Foreign
Minister Agustsson told the US Ambassador earlier
this week that he was pessimistic about the coming
round of talks.
Ironically, the UK is West Germany's main
stumbling block in reaching an agreement with Ice-
land. West Germany, the UK, and Belgium agreed last
month not to sign an accord that contained terms
which were unfavorable to another or which had not
been offered to another. The Germans had insisted
on the pact out of fear that they would be left out
in the cold when Iceland and the UK reached an
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agreement.. Now, with the UK the odd man out, Bonn
will, have to go to the British for approval. Bonn
is anxious to reach an agreement with Reykjavik and
may go ahead even if the British object. (CONFIDENTIAL
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Italian Radicals Propose Federation With Socialists
One of the livlier issues up for debate when
the Italian Socialists hold their congress in February
will be whether to accept the Radical Party's offer
of a formal federation between the two parties.
The Radicals made the offer at their congress
last week. They are a small, well-organized group
of left-wing activists who, until now, have stayed out
of elective politics and operated mainly as a pressure
group on the formal political parties. With a member-
ship of about 2,000, consisting largely of northern
Italian university students, the Radicals have focused
their activities on efforts to secure social change
through popular referenda. Last June, while the political
parties were campaigning in nationwide local elections,
the Radicals were out in the streets collecting signatures
in support of a referendum to legalize abortion. They
were also among the~most active+supporters of legalized
divorce in the 1974 referendum on that ctuestion.
The Radicals' activities have won. them wide publicity
and considerable popularity at a time when Italian voters
seem more disenchanted than usual with established
politicians. To the surprise of nearly everyone for
example, the Radical leader, Marco Pannella, recently
placed ahead of many well-known politicians in a poll
that asked Italians to rate political figures according
to the amount of public trust they deserved.
That may have encouraged the Radicals, but the
major aim of their federation proposal is to boost the
Socialists' electoral strength and thus increase their
leverage vis a vis the Christian Democrats and Communists.
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The Ftadical.s support the Socialists' long-term goal
of rE:placing the Christian Democrats as Italy's major
governing power with a grouping of leftist forces.
But the Radicals realize as well as the Socialists that
such a grouping would be dominated by the Communists
unless the Socialists increase their electoral weight
subsi~antial.ly; they won 12 percent in the June elections
compared to the Communists' 33.4 percent.
]:t is too soon to estimate how much the Radicals
could contribute to the Socialists" strength. At the
minimum, however, the Radicals would enhance the Socialists'
organizational capacity and give the party a much-needed
infu:~ion oi: energy and new ideas. In Italian politics,
however, nE:w ideas tend to produce new areas of disagree-
ment and factionalism.
Socialist left-wingers appear to favor a federation,
but some Radical causes--such as the liberalization of
the country's tough drug law--may be too controversial
for 'the re;~t of the party. In addition, the Radicals
also voted at their congress to consult on a regular
basis with certain left-wing extremist groups whose
open disda:Ln for the parliamentary system would embarass
the Socialists.
A federation with the Radicals, moreover, would
complicate Socialist efforts to keep relations with the
Communists on an even keel. On some issues, for example,
the Radical stance goes well beyond what the Communists
advocate. While the Radicals favor a referendum to
abolish Italy's concordat with the Vatican, the Communists--
eager to avoid a frontal clash with the Church--favor
only selective revision of the agreement.
In the end, however, the Socialists may be forced
to set aside their reservations, since the Radicals--
who would appeal to at least some of the voters the
Socialists are trying to capture--have threatened to
run separately in the next election, if the Socialists
turn down the federation offer. (CONFIDENTIAL)
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