STAFF NOTES: SOVIET UNION EASTERN EUROPE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86T00608R000400110003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 15, 2005
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 5, 1975
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviet Union
Eastern Europe
Secret
71
November 5, 1975
No. 0772/75
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SOVIET UNIOIII - EASTERN EUROPE
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CONTENTS
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S(:viet Position on Spanish
S:.hara Antagonizes Rabat. . . . . . . . . . . .
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Soviet Position on Spanish
Sahara Antagonizes Rabat
The pro-Algerian position Moscow ';'as recently
adopted toward the Spanish Sahara disp'i,',te has led
to a deterioration in soviet-Moroccan -relations.
In the UN, the Soviets have s:.der. with Algeria's
view that thy: Spanish Sahara question should be re-
solved by granting self-determination to the colony's
inhabitants. Soviet UN representative Malik--with
an obvious eye on King Hassan's thre,:,tened maso
march into the territory--has urged "restraint and
moderation" on the concerned parties. Pravda also
weighed in on behalf of Algiers earlier thiQ week
in its first commentary on the Saharan situation.
The brief article pointed out that the UN General
Assembly has twice voted for the right of self-
determination for the territory's people and voiced
Moscow's opposition to any efforts; to deny them
this right.
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To show displeasure over the Soviet position,
King Hassan has canceled the visit of a Soviet dele-
gation that was to put the final touches on a major
Soviet-Moroccan phosphates agreement, according to
a Moroccan Foreign Ministry official.
Moscow's tilt toward Algeria has probably not
come easily. The Soviets have had their problems
with Algeria's espousal of Third World causes, and
they have made some effort over the last year to
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strengthen ties with Morocco. They are particularly
interested in the development and purchace of Moroc-
can phosphates, v,rhich have become an important sup-
plement to the USSR's sagging domestic production
and may take on more importance if this year's crop
failure leads to even further Soviet oraphasi$ on
fertilizers.
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