CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: December 2, 1969
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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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No. 0288/69
2 December 1969
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
Yugoslavia: New guidelines could result in increased
party control of news and cultural media. (Page 1)
USSR-Guinea: Moscow has agreed to provide assistance
in explog bauxite reserves. (Page 3)
USSR-Sudan: President Nimairi's visit to Moscow re-
sulted new Soviet trade and economic commitments.
(Page 4)
India: The political situation in West Bengal is
deteriorating. (Page 5)
Chile: Dissident General Viaux may see himself as
tH-em.an to lead Chile out of chaos. (Page 6)
Central America: The foreign ministers will meet
on t e E1 -Salvador - Honduras conflict. (Page 7)
Communist China: "War preparations" (Page 8)
Albania-USSR: Relations (Page 8)
Rhodesia: New constitution (Page 9)
Ghana: Crude oil (Page 9)
NATO: Nuclear planning (Page 10)
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Yu oslavia: The Party's Executive Bureau has
accepted a "special document" setting forth guide-
lines that could result in increased Communist
Party control of news and cultural media,
The 10,000-word document recommends that "dem-
ocratic social machinery" be created to regularize
the presentation of information. It recognizes that
freedom of speech is basic to Yugoslavia's self-
management system, but makes no effort to reconcile
this view with demands for an end to sensationalism,
vulgarity, ideological confusion, and catering to
special interests.
The guidelines call for a new law to be drafted
to determine precise rules and policy. The "machin-
ery,," presumably some news management board, would
in turn be guided by these criteria and establish
objectives for the media, Every publication would
set up an editorial council charged with making sure
that it adheres to the predetermined policy. Pub-
lishers, editors, and individual journalists all
would share responsibility for the publication's
contents.
The party feels obliged to take this action
because of embarrassing articles and a play which
in President Tito's view went beyond constructive
criticism and aroused his ire. The debates leading
to the acceptance of this document indicate there
is much concern about the idea of formal censorship.
Up to now, the Yugoslav press, radio,. television,
and theater have been subjected only to loose post
facto criticism and intervention exercised by the
party and government. Adoption of a new law, in-
corporating more stringent guidelines is likely to
be accompanied by controversy.
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6UMEA: Soviets Extend Credit for Development of Kindia Bauxite
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USSR-Guinea: Moscow has agreed to provide
assistance in exploiting bauxite reserves in south-
west Guinea.
According to a Guinean news broadcast, the
Soviet Union has extended a credit of nearly $90
million for the development of the Kindia bauxite
deposits. If cofirmed, this would be the largest
credit the USSR has extended to Guinea.
This project is probably an attempt to help
Guinean debt repayments by exporting bauxite to
the USSR as well as to East European countries.
Although the mine probably contains only low-grade
bauxite, Conakry officials claim that at least
two million metric tons could be exported annually
to the USSR. Guinea's current debt to the USSR
amounts to slightly over $70 million.
This agreement illustrates the continuing suc-
cess of Guinea's President Sekou Toure in enlisting
economic aid from both Communist and Western coun-
tries for his shattered economy. The Kindia agree-
ment closely follows the inauguration of a $183-
million Western-financed bauxite development pro-
ject, and a reported agreement by Communist China
to repair Guinea's major railway line and the port
facilities at Conakry. (Map)
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USSR-Sudan: The recent visit to Moscow by
President Nimairi resulted in new Soviet commit-
ments for trade and economic assistance to the
Sudan.
According to a press conference held by the
Sudanese President, the Soviets are to provide
machinery for the Rahad irrigation project which
had been under discussion with both World Bank
officials and the USSR. Soviet technicians will
help improve cotton production and will supply
geological research laboratories.
In addition, Soviet experts will advise on
ways to make greater use of Sudanese railways,
which they believe are capable of carrying twice
their present tonnage. Financial arrangements are
unclear, although one report indicated that the
Soviet Union will lend $9.6 million to the Sudan.
The USSR also agreed to extend for 3 years the
period of repayment on outstanding obligations.
Moscow will purchase about $43 million worth
of cotton to assist in eliminating unsold stock-
piles and has agreed to make future purchases.
Sudan is to increase its purchases of Soviet con-
sumer goods, transport equipment, and farm machinery.
Since the coup of 25 May 1969, the Sudanese
Government has sought and accepted economic assist-
ance from the USSR and several East European coun-
tries in an attempt to show a policy shift away
from the West. These aid and trade arrangements
stem from the economic discussions with the Soviet
Union that have been going on for the past three
months. Further deals may arise from studies by a
Soviet delegation that is to spend six months mak-
ing a comprehensive survey of economic development
projects.
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India: The political situation in strife-
ridden West Bengal is deteriorating.
Ajoy Mukherjee, the leader of West Bengal's
troubled leftist coalition government, began a
three-day fast yesterday to "rouse the conscience
of the people" against growing violence in his
.state. This violence has stemmed largely from at-
tempts by the dominant coalition partner, the
Communist Party/Marxist, to increase its power
among peasant and labor groups. Mukherjee's hunger
strike coincides with the opening of the harvest
season, a traditionally tense period when land-
owners and squatters contest for crops sown by the
squatters. Under these circumstances, the fast
most likely will heighten tensions and spark new
disorders.
In recent weeks, the West Bengal coalition
has been moving closer to the breaking point. A
further deterioration in the law and order situa-
tion could give Mukherjee an excuse to dissolve the
coalition and attempt to form an alternative.gov-
ernment that excludes the Marxists. No new multi-
party government is likely to bring about stability,
however, because the Marxists would foment dis-
orders to harass any coalition that did not include
them. The final result may yet be direct rule of
the state by the central government in New Delhi.
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Chile: Dissident General Roberto Viaux may
see himself as the man who can lead Chile out of
chaos.
Viaux, who was retired and is still awaiting
trial for leading an uprising of some army units
last October, has insisted that he is completely
apolitical. His constant public statements and
I iscussions with Chileans of diverse politica
views, however, indicate that he has a strong inter-
est in matters far beyond the military.
Viaux has thus far disavowed a movement re-
cently organized to promote his presidential can-
didacy. It is possible, however, that the continu-
ing popular approbation and publicity might encour-
age Viaux to believe that Chileans want the leader-
ship he seems confident he can provide.
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Central America: The foreign ministers of the
five Central American states will begin a two-day
meeting in Nicaragua today in an effort to repair
the damage done to the Common Market as a result of
last summer's El Salvador - Honduras conflict.
The ministers will discuss implementation of
the five-point memorandum that resulted from last
month's informal foreign ministers' meeting in Costa
Rica. This memorandum includes proposals for es-
tablishing special commissions to deal with Central
American integration and settling the El Salvador -
Honduras dispute.
Their attention will also be focused on Hondu-
ras' continued refusal to open its section of the
Pan American highway to Salvadoran traffic and the
establishment of air lift between El Salvador and
Nicaragua to avoid this. Both the Salvadorans and
Hondurans are generally optimistic that some prog-
ress.can be made. The meeting, however, is unlikely
to result in a quick solution to the problem.
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Communist China: Peking is broadening the
scope of its "war preparations" campaign
The latest
aspects of this drive are the widespread digging
of underground personnel shelters and frequent air
raid drills in major urban centers. Although many
of the "war preparations" measures taken to date
appear to have been intended to promote nationwide
unity and support for various unpopular domestic
programs, this recent activity could also demon-
strate to the Soviets that China is maintaining
at least a minimum level of readiness in the event
of an attack.
Albania-USSR: Party chief Enver Hoxha
squelched any chance of improving Albanian-Soviet
relations in the immediate future in a speech
marking the 25th anniversary of Albania's libera-
tion. In a move presumably meant to put an end to
reports that a reconciliation was in the offing,
the Albanian leader delivered a scathing attack on
the Kremlin leadership. He characterized the oc-
cupation of Czechoslovakia as "the starting point
for even bigger adventures" against Romania, Yugo-
slavia, and Albania, and armed provocations against
China. The Soviets have so far taken no public
notice of Hoxha"s remarks.
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Rhodesia: Rhodesia's new con'stitutiong ap-
provedby referendum last June and passed by Parlia-
ment recently, was signed. into law over the weekend.
General elections will be held early next year,
and Rhodesia will then slide into republican status
without a formal declaration. The constitution has
become a symbol of the political leaders' confidence
that Rhodesia's economic and political isolation
is nearing an end. Their optimism has been buoyed.
by the healthiness of the economy and the likeli-
hood that the effects of UN sanctions will grow
weaker as time passes. Under present circumstances,
Rhodesian leaders see no necessity for any settle-
ment with the UK.
Ghana: Western oil companies may regain the
predominant nt supply position they once had, follow-
ing this year's poor performance by the USSR in
providing crude oil to Ghana. Last March, Moscow
canceled its crude oil shipments to Ghana, appar-
ently in retaliation against Accra's detention of
two Soviet trawlers.
The shipments were part of a September 1968
contract which called for the USSR to supply almost
85 percent of the annual crude oil requirements of
Ghana's refinery at Tema. Although Moscow resumed
shipments in July, Western oil companies were called
upon to fill the shortfall on an ad hoc basis.
Now the government is inviting bids for its 1970
crude oil needs of 900,000 metric tons, or 1,960,000
tons for the next two years.
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NATO: The long-standing debate over the size
of the Alliance's Nuclear Planning Group appears
to have been resolved in favor of enlargement. An
agreement has been reached that two groups of coun-
tries, eight in one and seven in the other, will
participate in alternating 18-month terms. Both
groups will include the four countries which now
hold permanent membership in the established com-
mittee of seven, i.e., the US, UK, West Germany,
and Italy. Varying pressure for expanding the size
of the group had come from Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
the Netherlands, and Norway.
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