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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-551-5-56-3
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 8, 2010
• Sequence Number: 56
• Publication Date: December 31, 1975
• Content Type: CABLE

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TO PAUL' BARBIAN FOR THE;, SECRETARY
T 0 P S E C R E T SENSITIVE EXCLUSIV
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DECEMBER 31r 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR GENERAL $COWCRQFT
PROM; THE SITUATION ROOM,
SUBJECT ADDITIONAL,, INFORMATION ITEMS
ANGGLAi1 DEVELOPMENTS ON THE DIPLOMATIC FRONTP IN ADDITION
TO WXDEu.RANGING INTEL,$-EGENCE REPORTS YOU HAVE SEENO THERE
HAVE BEEN A NUMBER AF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON THE QIPLO-
MATIC FRONT WARRANTING~YOUR ATTENTION,
SCHAUPELL REPORTS ON HIS RECENT CONVERSATION IN
LIBREVILLE THAT DABONESE PRESIDENT BONGO PROVIDED
ASSURANCES THAT NE REMAINS IN FIRM SUPPORT OF
PNLA/UNITAP THOUGH HE IS NOT PREPARED TO GET OUT
IN FRONT OF ZAIRE BONGO IS LESS OPTIMISTIC THAN
MOBUTU THAT THE` DINE CAN DE HELD AGAINST FURTHER
RECOGNITION UP THE MPLA PRIOR TO THE OAU SUMMIT,
HE HAS ACTIVELY BEEN WORKING TO THIS END AND
DOUBTLESS WILL= CONTINUE TO DO Sot
w, OUR AMBASSADOR IN BANGUI MET WITH PRESIDENT 8OKASs
$A TO CONVEY'THtSECRETARY'S MESSAGE ON ANGOLA,
HE ASKED'THAT THE SECRETARY AND PRESIDENT FORD
BE ASSURES THAT IN ADDITION TO MIS CONTINUING
TO MOLD THE LINE- ON NONRECOGNITION OF THE MPLA,
HE WOULD ALSO RENEW HIS EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE OTHER
AFRICAN CMIUPS'"TO DO THE SAME, HE SAID THAT ON
THE BASIS Of THE E SECRETARYtS MESSAGiE HE WOULD MAKE
A MAJOR STATEMENT' ON ANGOLA IN THE _COURSE OF
FESTIVITIES ATTHE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR IN
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CONNECTION WITH THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS AC.
CESSION TO POWER,
?., OUR AMBASSADOR TO RWANDA REPORTS THAT THE RWANDAN
FOREIGN MINISTER ` MAS ' INDICATED HIS GOVERNMENT WILL
CONTINUE TO ADHERE TO.THE OAO POSITION ON NONREC0G.
NITION, HE.ALSO IMPLIED TMATTHEREEXI$T$ TACIT
UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE OCAM '3TATES (WITH THE EXCEP<
TION OF BENIN ?. FQRMERLY DAHOMEY) TO AVOID MPLA.
RECOGNITION PRIOR TO THE OAU MEETING,,
OUR AMBASSADOR TO GEORGETOWN, IN DELIVERING THE
SECRETARY$B MESSAGE TO PRIME MINISTER $URNHAM ON
THE QUESTION OF PERMITTING CUBAN, TRANSIT FACILITIES,
GOT A LECTURE FROM BURNHAM ON 1J8,'mAFRICAN POLICY.
SURNHAM CRITICIZED U0S.ATTITUDES AND INACTIVITY
ON AFRICAN LIBERATION, OUR TRIPLE VETO (WITH PRANCE
AND THE UK) ON SOUTH AFRICA IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL,
OUR POLICY ON RHODESIAN CHROME, OUR PRIVATE INVEST
MENT IN SOUTH ArRICA AND ARMS SALES TO SOUTH AFRICA,..
ME SAID THE U~ , `,STILL DOESN'T GIVE A FIG FOR OPPRES3E
BLACKS IN AFRICA FINALLYp RE SAID THAT NO FLIGHTS
OF THE NATURE OE$CRIBED IN THE SECRETARY'S MESSAGE
HAVE- PASSED THROUGH GUYANA AND THAT CUBA HAS MADE
NO REQUESTS FOW 11 ACILITIES FOR SUCH FLIGHTS,N
?.OUR EMBASSY IN SON REPORTS FROM A FOREIGN OFFICE
OFFICIAL THAT THE FOREIGN MINISTER INTENDS To SEND
A PERSONAL' LETTER- ?N ANPOLA TO AFRICAN FOREIGN
MINISTERS WHOM ME KNOWS9 , MULTILATERALLY, THE NINE
IS NOW PREPAR!Nt.A DEMARCHE FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES,
TO BE DELIVERED PRIOR TO THE ~?OAU RECOMMENDING -THAT
ALL ' OUTSIDE FORCES', BE` WITHDRAWN PROM ANGOLA AND THAT
THE CAI! NOT RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE .,THREE ANGOLAN MOVE.
MENTB?
REBPQNDING FOR THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO. THE SECRE
TARYIS MESSAGE''p :A. FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL' SAID"
THE; MESSAGE COULD NOT HAVE COME AT A BETTER TIME
SINCE THE GUAI ;I$ NOW IN 'THE PROCE33 O F BRAINSTORMING
THE PROBLEM, THE: OFFICIAL RECOGNIZED THAT HOLDING
THE LINE- ON ADDITIONAL AFRICAN RECOGNITION OF THE
MPLA 'WAS THE CENTRAL ' PROBLEM, HE INDICATED THE
FRENCH WERE BEGINNING TA GET BAD VIBES FROM FRANCOw
PHONE AFRICAN MODERATES GIKEMOUPHOUET AND BONGO,
WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT NOT SHOWING UP IN ADDIS.
THE FRENCH ARE LEANING HARD ON'THEM, HE ADDED
THE. OFFICIAL SAID THE CURRENT FRENCH VIEW 13 THAT
EMPHASIS DURING DIPLOMATIC CONTACTS WITH AFRICANS,
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SHOULD BE ON TME.DANGER OF PARTITION IF THE MPLA
IE RECOGNIZED Al THE GOVERNMENT OF ANGOLA,, AFRICANS
AREi HIGHLY VULNERABLE ON THIS. POINT AND WOULD THINK
TWICE` ABOUT RECOGNITION OF THE MPLA IF SUCH ACTION
WERE EQUATED W ZTM THE PROSPECT OF PARTITION.
?,. CONGRESSMAN 010G0 MASS INDICATED THAT HE WISHES TO
VISIT ADDIS ABABA FROM JANUARY 1t'$4 TO FOLLOW THE
OAU MEETINGS, (MORAN)
PORTUGA0 ANTUNEG GDESA" 5HOPPINGA FOREIGN MINISTER ANTUNES
DEPARTED LISBON DECEMBER 27 FOR A THREE-"DAY V flT TO IRAQI
WITH POSSIBLE STOPS IN, OTHER ARAB STATES , EMBASSY LISBON
REPORTS THAT ANTUNBS MOPES TO CAPITALIZE ON THE SPECIAL
RELATIONSHIP TMAT EXISTS BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND IRAQ TO AR< THE RESIGNATION OF MEXICAN
FOREIGN SECRETARY RABASA WAS ANNOUNCED MONDAY EVENING,
THE REASONS FOR HIS RESIGNATION ARE NOT YET CLEAR BUT
MAY SE RELATED IN PART TO MEXZC003 RECENT VOTES ON THE
ZIONISM QUESTIONl RASASA REPORTEDLY PLANS TO RUN FOR
TME. SENATE, POSSIBLY FROM THE FEDERAL' DISYRICT, ALFONSO
GARCIA. ROSLES, EXICO?$. AMBASSADOR TO TME, UN, HAS BEEN
NAMED TO REPLACE` RASAEA, GARCIA NOBLES IS MEXIC013 FORE..
MOST AUTHORITY ON DISARMAMENT MATTERS AND WAS LARGELY .
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 'T*EATY OF TLAYELOCa WHICH PROHIBITS
NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN LATIN AMERICA# HE"I ALSO A SPECIALIST
IN INTERPAMERICAN TREATIES AND OBLIGATIONS, HAVING PUBLISHED
WIDELY ON THIS 5U$JECTt GARCIA ROBLES IS CONSIDERED TO BE
STRONGLY NATIONALISTIC S AND: MANY CONSIDER HIM TO BE ANTI.
AMERICAN, HE IS HIGHLY ARTICULATE, INTELL..XGENT, AND CAPABLE
(BROWNELL)
CMILE1 BRITISH COMPLAINT OF? TORTURE: A BRITISH PHYSICIAN
FREED SY THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT MONDAY HAS CLAIMED THAT.
RECALLED
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SME WAS TORTURED BY CHILEAN SECURITY OFFICIALS? SME VAS
ARRESTED NOVEMBER I POR'TREATING A LEFTIST WOUNDED IN A
FIGH'T' WITM GOVERNMENT':TROCPS THE BRITISH FOREIGN OP.
FICE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT''THEIR AMBASSADOR TO CHILI ' WILL
BE. WITHDRAWN INDEFINITELY AND 'TMAT THE GOVERNMENT' WILL U6-
MIT EVIDENCE ON THE DOCTORi'S TORTURE ALLEGATIONS. TO THE"
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN NIGHTS COMMISSION? THE ,BRITISH HAVE
ALSO LODGED AN OPFICIAL'PROTESTWITH THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT
AND DEMANDED A FULL INQUIRY (SROWNELL)
PERUVIAN RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE BOLIVIAN OUTLET 'TO THE SEAS
THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT` HAS REACTED' CAUTIOUSLY TO A POS.
SIBLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOLIVIA AND CHILE FOR A TRANSFER
F TERRITORIES WHICH WOULD PROVIDE t9OLIVIA WITH AN OUTLET
TO THE' SEA,, THE TRANSFER WOULD INVOLVE TERRITORY FORMERLY
BELONGING TO PERU, UNDER THE,:TERMS OF A LGRS PEACE TREATY,
ANY TRANSFER OP $OVEREIGN'YOP THIS TERRITORY REQUIRES
THE APaMENT OF THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENTS THE PROPOSED
AGREEMENT WILL:PRESENT''THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT WITH A DIF?
PICULT POLITICAL.PROBLEN, AND OUR EMBASSY BELIEVES THE
MORALES BERMUDEZ GOVERNMENT WILL' NOT WISH TO RUN UNDUE
DOMESTIC POLITICAL, RISKS BY QUICKLY AGREEING TO THE PRO.
POSAL`* LENGTHY NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BOLIVIA, CHILE, AND
PERU CAN BEEXPECTED BEFORE ANY PINAL:AGREEMENT MAY BE
REACHED? OUR EMBASSY IN LIMA, HOWEVER,, BELIEVES THAT PERU
WILL? EVENTUALLY AGREE TO 'THE CHILEAN CESSION OF A CORRIDOR
ALONG THE PERUVIAN SORDIR, (BROWNELL)
DEVELOPMENTS IN PORTUiUE8E TIMORI EMBASSY JAKARTA REPORTS
THAT' THE PRO+ INDONESIAN 'PARTIES NOW .IN CONTROL; OF PORTU.
GOIStTIMOR HAVE=REQUESTED A DELAY IN THE VISIT OF A UN
REPRESENTATIVE TO TIMOR, THEY ARE CONTENDING THAT UN
AND OTHER OUTSIDE INVOLVEMENT IN TIMOR MUST BE THROUGH
ME, NEWLY FORMED OPROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT." PROVISIONAL
GOVERNMENT OF EAST TIMOR CMIEP~ EXECUTIVE ARAUJO. IN A
DECEMBER 'E2 LETTER TO SECRETARY WALDHEIM, REPORTEDLY
ASKED THAT" TIME VISIT,BE'''POSTPONED, ARAUJO SAID ME WOULD
INFORM THE UN OF AN APPROPRIATE DATE FOR A VISIT WHEN
THE UN REPRESINTATIVE4S';S0ETY COULD SE GUARANTEED.
THE PROVINOONESIAN FORCES PROBABLY WISH TO
DIL.AY ANY UN VISIT UNTZ l"THEY HAVE ELIMINATED REMAINING
PKETILIN STRENGTH MEAR~ HE MAJOR POPULATION CENTERS, (QUINN)
THAI.INDONESIAN NAVAL: EXERCISES CANCELLEDI EMBASSY BANGKOK
REPORTS THAT THE THAZS HAVE` CANCELLED THE JOINT THAI/INDO.
NESIAN NAVALEXERCISES'SCMEDULED FOR DECEMBER,, A THAI
OFFICIAL SAID THE MYG CONSIDERED THAT SUCH EXERCISES COULD
GIVE, ME IMPRESSION TMAY 'THAILAND WAS SUPPORTING INDO.
NESIATS AC'T20N IN TIMOR, AND THEREFORE THE PRIME MINISTER
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ORDERED THEM CANCELLED`, Ht'THAI HAVE NOW JOINER WITH
SINGAPORE IN PUTTING $CML DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM$ELVEs
AND INCDNS$IAt$ INCUR 2ON INTO TIMOR. 1'MIS, ACTION
DEMONSTRATE' THE FRAGILITY OP THE ASEAN ORGANIZATION.
WHEN $E$IDU$ POLXT!CA{ 1 PRp0LEM$ CONPRONT THE MEMBERS,,
(QUINN
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