CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A022000020002-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 26, 1972
• Content Type: REPORT

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ROMANIA: Postponement of Ceausescu's trips abroad
probably caused by domestic political problems.
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ROMANIA: Domestic political problems probably
have caused the postponement of President Ceausescu's
trips to Japan and West Germany scheduled for June.
An unusually high number of personnel changes
in the party secretariat since early 1971 have
created apprehension in some quarters in Bucharest.
There are rumors that they are only the first of
fairly extensive changes to be made at a party con-
ference.scheduled for July. Ceausescu may now be
encountering opposition to these proposed changes
and, therefore, may feel that he cannot afford the
luxury of foreign travel at this juncture.
Ceausescu may also be concerned that he is
vulnerable because of his foreign travels. There
are uncorroborated reports that his recent tour of
eight African and Arab states has come under criti-
cism. Moreover, Romania's penchant for running up
a huge foreign debt has left the president open to
charges of fiscal irresponsibility.
Neither singly nor collectively do these prob-
lems present a real threat to Ceausescu's leadership
at the moment. Given the nature of his authoritar-
ian rule, however, he cannot overlook even a minor
challenge. Therefore, he apparently has decided
to take the initiative against what he regards as
internal grumblings and will stay at home, defend
his policies, and personally oversee preparations
for the July conference. The day following the an-
nouncement of the postponements, Ceausescu addressed
a conference of the Writers' Union and flatly re-
asserted the correctness of Romania's internal and
foreign policies.
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