CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: April 9, 1970
• Content Type: REPORT

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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Central Intelligence Bulletin
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9 April 1970
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No. 0085/70
9 April 1970
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
Israel-Egypt: Israel has quickly denied allegations
that its planes hit another civilian target. (Page 1)
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USSR: Soviet scientists have proposed the use of
nuclear explosives to construct a canal. (Page 5)
Italy: Premier Rumor is expected to receive a par-
liamentary vote of confidence soon (Page 6)
Peru: Velasco's recent speech will have a pernicious
impact on foreign investor confidence, (Page 7)
Nigeria: Reintegration of the Ibos is slow and dif-
ficult. (Page 9)
Communist China- North Korea: Chou's visit (Page 11)
Guatemala: More terrorism (Page 11)
Laos: Situation unchanged (Page 13)
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*Israel-Egypt: Israel's desire to forestall a
new propaganda blackeye is evident in its quick de-
nial of Egyptian allegations that Israeli planes hit
another civilian target.
Israeli officials insisti
that the attack yesterday, in which Cairo a lieges
30 schoolchildren and other civilians were killed,
was against a strictly military target.
Whatever the truth of the matter, Cairo and Mos-
cow are sure to exploit the incident to its maximum
possible propaganda advantage.
*Because of the shortage of time for preparation of this item, the analytic
interpretation presented here has been produced by the Central Intelli-
gence Agency without the participation of the Defense Intelligence
Agency, Department of Defense.
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Soviets Propose Peaceful Use of Nuclear Explosives
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USSR: Soviet scientists have proposed the use
of nuclear explosives to construct a canal designed
to stem the decrease in the water level of the Cas-
pian Sea.
Details of the plan were presented in Moscow
last February at joint US-Soviet technical talks
concerning peaceful uses of nuclear explosions. The
proposed canal would divert the waters of the north-
flowing Pechora River into the Kama River,. the Volga
River,, and the Caspian Sea.
Some 40 miles of the proposed 70-mile canal
would be excavated, using 250 separate nuclear
charges. The nuclear yield of the devices would
range from 40 to 500 kilotons each and would total
36 megatons. The use of nuclear devices for this
project was mentioned in talks in Vienna last year.
Soviet scientists at the February meeting
seemed intent on learning the views of US scientists
concerning the'level of atmospheric radioactivity
from such detonations that would be injurious to
health.. The Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963 does
not permit the presence of radioactive debris beyond
the boundaries of the nation in which the nuclear
detonation occurs. An amendment or interpretation
of the treaty, therefore, would probably have to be
negotiated before the Soviets could legally attempt
the canal project.F77 I Map)
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Italy: Premier Mariano Rumor is expected to
receive a parliamentary vote of confidence soon on
his new government and legislative program.
His legislative proposals consist primarily of
bills on which his previous governments have done
considerable work. They call for revision of the
penal code, completion of the divorce law, and pro-
vision for mutual funds, Reforms of the university
and secondary school systems, the radio-television
monopoly, and the tax system are also proposed.
Measures to control drug traffic are included for
the first time.
Only minimal parliamentary action is likely on
the program prior to the country's first regional
elections to be held nationwide, The new government
has scheduled them to-coincide with local elections
on 7 June.
In foreign affairs Rumor said the government
would continue previous policies. He referred par-
ticularly to the pursuit of detente in Europe, en-
largement of the European Communities, adherence to
NATO, advocacy of a conference on European security,
and efforts to establish relations with Communist
China.
The regional elections will represent a major
step toward the decentralization of Italy into the
20 regional administrations required by the 1948
constitution? The five regions already functioning
are in Sicily, Sardinia, and the ethnic minority
areas in the north, where the Italian Communist
party is relatively weak. At least two of the 15
new regional governments, those in Tuscany and
Emilia-Romagna, will probably be dominated by the
Communists.
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Peru: President Velasco's speech to a meeting
of Latin American industrialists will have a perni-
cious impact on foreign investor confidence.
At the opening of the Sixth Latin American Con-
gress of Industrialists on 6 April, the Peruvian
President told delegates from 13 nations that the
state must play a greater role in bringing about re-
form and curbing foreign economic influence. He en-
visioned a system in which cooperatives, companies
with workers represented in management, and state
enterprises would function alongside private corpor-
ations.
Velasco declared that one method of controlling
foreign corporate investments would be to set a fixed
term for reversion of ownership to the state after
the investment and an "acceptable amount" of profit
had been recovered. Thus, all businesses with for-
eign capital would progressively become national
businesses "with decisive state participation."
These statements, coupled with Velasco's asser-
tion that the development of natural resources and
basic industries should be reserved for the state,
are likely to be interpreted by foreign investors
as a warning of action to come. US mining compa-
nies, in particular, will carefully evaluate the
president's latest statements before making deci-
sions on large investments now in the planning stage.
The military government is moving slowly with
its reform program right now, but the concepts ex-
pressed by Velasco may be reflected in future reform
laws.
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