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Near Dar es Salaam, we visited a salt field opened up by 38 young people who had
voluntarily come last Jane from big cities to this desolate place to make a contri-
bution to national development. After looking over the simple "salt-works" they had
built, the first thing that attracted our attention was a large tract of salt-pans
they were irrigating day and night.
Tanzania is rich in diamonds that are big, varied and of good quality. After indepen-
dence, and especially following the "Arusha Declaration" in 1967, the government
took restrictive measures against the foreign companies, expressing the Tanzanian people's
determination to build their own factories. The Ilinga diamond mine we visited had
been built in these circumstances. In the staff of 450 functionaries and workers, there
were only four foreign technicians. The manager and six deputy-managers are all
Tanzanians. The workers put some polished diamonds on a smooth table for us to look
at through magnifying glasses. What a wonderful kaleidoscope of colours! The manager
told us about the factory, pointing out that from its establishment in 1967 up to 1973
about a thousand skilled workers had been trained there.
In Zanzibar, we visited a leather and shoe factory and a sugar refinery using national
resources which were also set up and run by the local people. In the leather and shoe
factory workshops, we saw the shearing, drying, oiling and polishing processes which
were all being skillfully carried out by the local people.
in the more than 10 years since independence, Tanzania has achieved remarkable
successes in transforming foreign enterprises and in building up small and medium-sized
national industries. During the period of the first 5-year plan alone, besides the
nationalization in various forms of a number of foreign enterprises, over 50 factories
were set up to lay a foundation for the further development of an independent national
industrial system.
RED CROSS SOCIETY DONATES DROUGHT RELIEF GRAIN TO MALI
Peking NCNA in English 1628 GMT 7 Feb 75 OW
[Text] Bamako, February 6, 1975 (HSINHUA)--Chinese Ambassador Meng Yueh handed over
8,000 tons of grain to the Malian Goverment here today as relief for drought victims
The relief grain--5,000 tons o Elan -and 3,29( tons of --was a donation from the
Red Cross Society o-Tiina Kissima Doukara, Malian minister of defence, security
and the interior and chairman of the National Committee for the aid of drought victims,
received the foodstuff on behalf of the Malian Government.
Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, Ambassador Meng Yueh oonveued the deep concern
and sincere sympathy of the Chinese people and government for the affected inhabitants.
In the name of the Malian people and government Minister Doukara thanked the Chinese
people, government and the Red Cross Society of China for giving constant and effective
aid to the Malian people.
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As early as jr!ruar;r 1967, when the "Arusha Declaration" was published, the emphasis
was placed on developing the national economy by the country's own strength and
treating agriculture as an important measure in that development. The declaration
cl.carly pointed out: "Independence means self-reliance," and "agriculture is the basis
of' development." After the declaration was issued, the Tanzanian Government adopted
many measures to aid agricultural development, especially grain production. One of
the important steps was to gradually concentrate thousands upon thousands of isolated
peasants together. This measure was designed to improve ploughing methods and raise
agricultural output. At present, some 6 million peasants, or about half the total
population, have been brought together in several villages.
In the Arusha region we visited Marev village, which consists of 74 households having
over 500 people, a labour force of 160 and one tractor. Corn is the main crop. In
tart year '1973 to 1974, it planted 270 acres to corn and harvested 300,000 kilogrammes,
hall' of which was sold to the state; the other half, excepting grain reserves, was
distributed among the villagers. In addition to the grain, the village received
210,000 Tanzanian shillings. We were there in the corn harvest time and the village-
owned grain storerooms were piled high with corn. The village had had to build new
Storerooms. Responding to the call of the government for more grain production, the
village extended land planted to corn to 300 acres and also expanded side-line
production on a larger scale in the 1974-75 crop year.
Along with the improvement in grain production, the Tanzanian Government also pays
r.ruch attention to developing traditional economic plants. in Tanga region, we visited
a nationalized sisal plantation employing 3,000 workers on 10,000 hectares of land.
At the plantation, we felt we were looking at a vast green sea; the thick green leaves
'coked like sharp swords pointing to the sky.
Alter independence, the Tanzanian Government adopted a series of steps in 1963 which
charged the "eternal right" to land of all foreign plantations to a limited time
period; set up the "Tanzanian sisal plant company" in October 1967; nationalized six
biFr foreign companies in November 1967 and at the same time took over most of the
stock of the 33 other foreign companies; took over 22 foreign plantations in
November 1973.
Sisal has always been one of Tanzania's most important exports. While taking over or
buying out foreign sisal plantations and companies, the Tanzanian Government established
one sisal plant mill after another and replanted some of the sisal plantations with
different plants in order to gradually diversify the economy.
fa_il,ting Industry in Arduous Struggle
During our stay in Tanzania, we visited a number of small and medium-sized national
tnaustries set up by the Tanzanian Government and people with their own national
res-oirces.
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of Zaire, the Popular Republic of the Congo and the Cameroun.
The Minister of Commerce, Assim Diawara, visited Cuba and Yugoslavia
where talks were held on mutual non-alignment problems. In his capacity
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This morning, Quid Mouknass received the Soviet delegation in the presence of the industry
and mines minister, Ould Rajal. The Soviet delegation is to leave for Nouadhibou ,
accompanied by a Mauritanian delegation led by the industry and mines minister, Ould
The Soviet delegation is in our country to conclude an agreement on sea fishing between the
Mauritanian Islamic Republic and the Soviet Union.
[Text ] The Mauritanian delegation led by Ould Ra.ial [minister of industrialization and mines
and the Soviet delegation led by the minister of the fish industry will attend a banquet
tonight given by His Excellency President Moktar Ould. Daddah. The Soviet delegation is
currently visiting our country to conclude a sea-fishing agreement. President Daddah
tonight received the Soviet delegation.
SOVIET MINISTERIS VISIT--Nouakchott, May 4 (AFP)--The_Mauritanian Navy has been given a new
coast-guar d~at_ off, lau-nch by the- Soviet Union-to mark the visit here ofSoviet 1 n stem=
of ((Economy and Fishing Alexan shkov. The vessel was"of-ffcally ~ndect over" yesterday
at. y n oua hibau. Mr Ishkovls trip is understood to be connected with the renewal
of joint fishing agreements which expired at the end of March. [Text] [Paris APP in
English 1208 GMT 4 May 76 PA] -# om
MOROCCO
SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER ARRIVES IN MOROCCO
Rabat Domestic Service in Arabic 1200 GMT 5 May 76 LD
[Summary] "Jose Maria de Areilza, Spanish minister of foreign affairs, arrived this
morning at Rabat-Sale Airport on an official visit to our country at the invitation of
his counterpart Dr Ahmed Laraki."
The Spanish guest was-received at the airport by Dr Ahmed Laraki, minister of state for
foreign affairs, and other personalities.
[Excerpts] Dr Ahmed Laraki, minister of state for foreign affairs, gave a banquet this
evening in honor of Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Maria de Areilza. In a speech he said:
While geographical proximity has made it possible for the two countries to undertake
humanitarian and economic initiatives, in view of their common interests and responsibilities,
it is necessary for them to conduct regular consultations on all matters connected with
the preservation of peace and stability in the Mediterranean countries and the future of
the Straits of Gibraltar, whose very name indicates the affinity of our relations and which
must become a means of fruitful cooperation, because we are its guardians.
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ALGERIA
GUINEAN PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES IN ALGIERS
Algiers Domestic Service in French 2005 GMT 5 May 76 LD
[Excerpt] Relations between Algiers and Conakry are excellent, according to Mr Beavogui,
prime minister of the Republic of Guinea, who was speaking on arrival in Algiers this
afternoon. Mr Beavogui, who heads a large delegation including the foreign minister,
said his visit to Algiers comes within the context of strengthening these relations. He also
said the Western Sahara will be discussing during his visit.
LIBYA
AL-QADHDHAFI, JALLUD STATEMENTS TO AD-DUSTUR
Amman AD-DUSTUR in Arabic 6 May 76 pp 1, 11 JN
['Text] In an *xclusive statement to AD-DUSTUR, Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi has said
that he pins great hopes on the return-of Libyan-Jordanian relations~in the interest of the
two fraternal peoples and countries and the Arab cause. He said that the official resumption
of relations and exchange of ambassadors will take place soon after the Libyan Government
has reorganized its diplomatic corps, which will be announced shortly.
The Libyan leader made an exclusive statement to AD-DUSTUR chief editor 'Arafat Hijazi,
who paid a brief visit to the Libyan Arab Republic in the wake of the restoration of Libyan-
Jordanian relations. Hijazi spent 2 days with Revolution Command Council Chairman
al-Qadhdhafi on his tour of a number of Libyan towns, and held a 16-hour dialog with
Revolution Command Council member and Prime Minister Maj 'Abd as-Salam Jallud.
Major Jallud said that Libya has restored relations with Jordan because of its desire to
cooperate with this Arab country which is working sincerely for the Palestinian cause,
under King Husayn's leadership. Jallud said that Jordan's approval of the Rabat conference
resolutions, which considered the PLO as the Palestinian people's legitimate representative,
has proved Jordan's wishes to unify the Arab ranks for the sake of the sacred cause.
The Libyan prime minister praised the establishment of coordination projects with Syria as
a nucleus for general Arab cooperation. He expressed optimism over the restoration of
Libyan-Jordanian relations, and said that they will be beneficial to the Arab nationis
cause.
AD-DUSTUR will continue to publish extensive details on the statements by the Libyan leader
and the prime minister in its coming editions starting on Saturday.
MAURITANIA
FOREIGN MINISTER HOSTS DINNER FOR SOVIETS
Noukachott Domestic Service in Arabic 2200 GMT 1 May 76 LD
[Text] Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hamdi Ould Mouknass this evening gave a dinner
in honor of the Soviet delegation which has been in Mauritania for 2 days, and which is led
by the Soviet minister for the fishing industry.
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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
"At one with the working people of socialist and developing countries, at one with the
proletariat of capitalist countries, the working people of Mozambique are demonstrating
on this day their determination to struggle shoulder to shoulder with their class com-
rades for a better future of the whole of mankind, for freedom and peace, against im-
perialism, colonialism and racism", says a statement issued by the government on the
occasion of May the first.
May 1 and 2 have been declared days-off in the republic. On May the third the people
of Mozambique will man their work places in order to give the day's earnings to the
fund of solidarity. The money raised by the fund is used for help to the national
liberation movements in Africa.
Moscow TASS in English 1930 GMT 30 Apr 76 ID
[Text] New York, April 30 TASS--The People's Republic of Angola has requested admis-
sion to the United Nations Organisation, an official U.N. spokesman announced here
today.
U.N. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim has sent Angola's request to the Security Council.
New members are admitted to the U.N. but its General Assembly on the recommendation of
the Security Council. [sentence as received] The next sessign of the General Assembly
will open in September. P F_
SECOND SOVIET TRAWLER GIVEN TO MAURITANIA
Moscow TASS in English 0805 GMT 3 May 76 ID
[Text] Nouakchott, May 3 TASS--A Soviet fishing trawler wasturned over in an official
ceremony in Port Nouaudhibou as a gift to the government of Mauritania. the trawler
is the second. ship turned over,,to- uritania by the Soviet Union in conformity with
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the.bilateral agreement on cooperation in the field of sea fishing.
Speaking at the ceremony, the head of the delegation of the USSR Ministry of Fisherie
Minister A.A. Ishkov. expressed confidence that cooperation between the,y,SSR and Maur
tnaia will further develop and strengthen.
In his reply address Mauritanian minister of i us r3.ai deve0pmeAV and the ore mining
industry Ishaq ould Rajel expressed gratitude to the Soviet Union for assistance in
the creation of a national fish processing industry.
UGANDA'S AMIN STRESSES UNITY OF AFRICANS
Moscow TASS in English 1750 GMT 30 Apr 76 ID -1 K
[Text] Belgrade, April 30, TASS--Africa is now more united than ever before, declared
the chairman of the Organization of African Unity, President of the Republic of Uganda
Idi Amin in an interview with the Yugoslav paper VJESNIK. The African Continent, he
added, has awakened and found new methods of fighting for liberation which enable to
completely throw off the yoke imposed on it. Africa, stressed Idi Amin,knows full well
that the imperialist forces in the West are arming its adversaries seeking to turn Afri-
cans into slaves. In his view the countries of southern Africa could win independence
through armed struggle alone because the racist regimes in Rhodesia and the ?'epublic of
South Africa will never voluntarily grant freedom to the indigenous African majority in
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JUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Moscow TASS in English 0810 GMT 3 May 76 ID
[Text] Mogadiscio, May 3 TASS--An agreement on Soviet assistance to Somalia has been
signed at the House of the People here. The agreement envisages the delivery to Somalia,
gratis, of food products, construction materials, oil products, motor vehicles and
other commodities.
Moscow TABS in English 07o6 GMT 2 May 76 ID
.Text] Mogadisclo May 2 TASS--The changed correlation of forces in the world in favour
of socialism, full and final elimination of capitalism and all forms of exploitation and
oppression is an irreversible process, and no designs of reaction and imperialism are
able to hamper it, said Mohamed Siad Barre, president of the Supreme Revolutionary
Council of Somalia, speaking at a mass meeting of the working people in the Somalian
capital. The patent proof of this are the accomplishments of the countries of socia-
lism, the downfall of the colonial system, the mounting struggle of the working people
for their rights, equality and social progress.
The Somali Democratic Republic, Siad Barre stressed, just as other independent states,
which embarked upon a non-capitalist way of development, attained considerably sucesses
in economy, cohesion and selfless labour of workers, peasants and employees, their
increased political consciousness.
The disinterested support and assistance of the socialist states, in the first place of
Soviet Union, a true friend of the Somali Democratic Republic, plays a great role in
consolidating the country's political and economic independence, said the president of
the Supreme Revolutionary Council.
TASS REPORTS ON MAY DAY OBSERVANCE IN GHANA
Moscow TASS in English 1825 GMT 1 May 76 LD
[Text] Accra, may 1, TASS--A mass meeting and a public demonstration were held in the
independence square here on the occasion of May Day.
Addressing the meeting A.M. Issifu, general secretary of the Ghana trade union Congress,
and Dennis Akumu, general secretary of the African Trade Union Unity Organization, called
for stronger unity of working class ranks in the struggle for legitimate rights and
interests, stronger solidarity among the working people of all continents and for step-
ping up the struggle of the African peoples against imperialism, racism and neocolonialism,
May Day meetings and demonstrations we held in all regional centres and other cities and
populated localities of Ghana.
(Text] Maputo, May 1, TASS--May Day is being celebrated in the People's Republic of
Mozambique as an official national holiday for the first tim:: in history.
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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
The Congolese Labour Party, the president said, heads the struggle of the Congolese
people who have chosen a socialist path of development. Power in the country, he
stressed, belongs to the working class which in alliance with all the working people of
the country is building a new society.
Peoples government bodies hold a major place in realisation of the objectives which were
set, Marian Ngouabi pointed out. They should carry out a consistent anti-imperialist
policy aimed at development of the eoonomy and culture of the republic, to approach
their activities with due criticism.
ACCRA MEETING HAIL SOVIET, CUBAN POLICY
Moscow TABS in English 0710 GMT 18 May 76 LD
(Text] Acura, May 18 TABS--I?le Soviet Union and Cuba are sincere friends of the African
peoples. The aim of their policy in Africa is to help wiping out colonialism, racialism,
capitalist and imperialist exploitation on the continent. This was said by participants
of a one-day symposium sponsored by the Ghana United Nations Association.
The speakers stressed the need of vigorously combatting imperialist propaganda which seeks
to distort the real nature of the genuinely internationalist and disinterested aid from
the countries of the socialist community to developing states of Africa. They all
sharply denounced intervention by the imperialist powers and the South African racialists
into the domestic affairs of the People's Republic of Angola.
JOINT FISHING SOCIETY SET UP WITH MAURITANIA
Moscow TASS in English 1820 GMT 18 May 76 LD
[Text] Moscow, May 18 TASS--Soviet-Mauritanian economic cooperation is moving into a
new stage with the launching this year of a joint fishing society, a TASS correspondent
was told by Aleksandr Ishkov, the Soviet fishing minister. He is back from a trip to
Africa where Mauritania was one of his stops.
The society, based on mutual investment, will deal with fishing, processing and marketing
of fish. It will pay much attention to the exploration of the fisheries off the
Mauritanian coast to promote industrial fishing in the country, said the minister.
Aleksandr Ishkov was present at the ceremony of the handing of a Soviet fishing vessel
to uritania, the second Soviet gift vessel to that frieri djl;y country.
Cooperation between the fishermen of the two countries was started by an agreement signed
in 1973. Since then considerable experience of cooperation in the ocean to mutual advantage
has been amassed, said the minister.
He revealed that the USSR will provide equipment for a fish-processing complex, including
a cannery and refrigerator plant, in the Mauritanian port of Nuadibu. Soviet specialists
will soon start technical and economic studies for this coastal fishing base.
The USSR will finance the construction of a fishing research centre in Mauritania. Soviet
specialists will train national fishing work force for Mauritania, said minister Ishkov.
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Collective farms are being set up all over the country as a result of the voluntary
unification of the poorest peasants and agricultural workers. Small proprietors are
admitted to the cooperatives on condition of handing over all means of production owned
by them.
The main task of collective farms, says the FRELIMO's document, is to raise the
productivity of agricultural labour and increase food production.
With the help of these cooperatives, the government of that republic is planning to
radically restructure the life of Mozambique's countryside. It is envisaged in
particular to build schools, medical centers, nurseries and kindergartens, clubs and
shops.
MALI HEAD OF STATE ENDS STOPOVER VISIT TO MOSCOW
Moscow TASS in English 1933 GMT 20 May 76 LD
[Text] Moscow, May 20 TASS--Moussa Traore, the President of the Military National
Liberation Committee, chairman of the government and head of state of the Republic of
Mali, left Moscow for home today.
Moussa Traore met in Moscow president of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet Nikolay
Podgornyy. They exchanged opinions on the development of bilateral relations and a number
of topical international problems of mutual interests.
Moussa Traore stopped over in the Soviet Union on his way from the Korean People's
Democratic Republic.
Moscow TASS in English 1624 GMT 20 May 76 LD
[Text] Mogadiscio, May 20 TASS--The Somali Government paper XIDDIGTA OKTOBAR criticized
the policies of the developing countries. It said the contemporary events snow clearly
that capitalist methods will not solve the problems the newly independent states
inherited from colonialism (?and will) not ensure rapid economic and social progress.
The paper said that imperialism is using economic and political blackmail, subversive
activity and even overt intervention in order to keep the developing African countries
within the sphere of their influence. The imperialists are generously supplying arms
to the South African racists and various reactionary puppet gangs and are recruiting
mercenaries.
The victories of the national liberation struggle and especially the (?triumph) of the
Angolan people show that the wish to be free and independent cannot be broken.
[Text] Brazzaville, May 20 TASS--Chairman of the Central Committee of the Congolese Labour
Party, president of the People's Republic of the Congo Marien Ngouabi, called upon the
deputies of the National Assembly to make their contribution to implementation of
fundamental socio-economic transformations in the People's Republic of the Congo. He
did so, opening a session of the supreme government body of the republic today.
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1: SOVIET DIPLOMAT HAS PROVIDED EMBASSY WITH SOME DETAILS
ON RECENT SOVIET^MAUHITANI AN FISHERIES AGREEMENT, DURING
OFFICE CALL ON UNRELATED SUBJECT. SOVIET FIRST SECRETARY
FEDOR V. TESSELKINE TOLD EMBOFF THAT RECENTLY SIGNED
FISHERIES AGREEMENT (MEFTEL) PRIMARILY CONFIRMED PAST
PROMISES RATHER THAN INITIATED NEW ONES.
2, NUMBER OF SUVIET VESSELS PERMITTED TO OPERATE IN
MAURITANIAN WATERS REMAINS UNCHANGED, THERE ARE
CURRENTLY. TWO CATEGORIES OF SOVIET FISHING ACTIVI.TYI-__FOR_LOCAL
INDUSTRY AT NOUADHIBOU AND FOR USSR MARKET, (A) THIRTY-
FIVE SQVIE'T TRAWLERS NOW OPERATE IN THREE TO TEN MILE
BONE OFF MAURITANIA FOR SOLE PURPOSE OF SUPPLYING
Fl-" TO LOCA.L INDUSTRY IN NOUADHIBOU. NEW AGREEMENT.
AS DID 1973 AGREEMENT. CALLS FOR DELIVERY OF
30.000 TONS 0- FISH PER YEAR TO LOCAL INDUSTRY.
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PER YEAR TO INDUSTRY AT NOUADHIBOU. EACH OF
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? SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
OAU BODY ENDS ADDIS ABABA TALKS ON DJIBOUTI
Moscow TASS in English 1601 GMT 11 May 76 LD
[Text] Addis Ababa, May 11 TASS--The special mission of the Organization of African
Unity (OAU) for Djibouti has ended work in the Ethiopian capital, where the OAU has its
headquarters, and left Addis Ababa today. The mission drafted a report to be submitted
to. the OAU liberation .committee. "This report will later be'discussed by delegates
from independent-'Africa at meetings in Mauritius at the end of June and the beginning of
July.
The report sums up the results o'ffineetings and talks the mission had with the leaders
of different political parties-and groups during its visit to the French territory of
the Afars and Issas as well asgovernment spokesmen of Ethiopia, and Somalia, who are
neighbours of this territory.
The special mission for Djibouti was set up by the last session of the OAU Council of
Ministers, held in Addis Ababa at the end of February.
Independent Africa shows a special, interest in the territory-'of the Afars and Issas
because of French plans to grant it' independence.
USSR-GUINEA-BISSAU FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY PLANNED
Moscow TASS in English 1707 GMT 11'May 76 1z
[Text] Bissau, May 11, TASS--According to the Guinea-Bissau radio station, a preparatory
committee has been set up here to establish a Guinea Bissau-USSR friendship society.
The committee includes member of the Supreme Council for Struggle of the African Party
for the Independence of Guinea 'and Cape' Verde Islands (PAIGC) Jilio Carvalo, General
Secretary of the State Commissariat for Foreign Affairs Joseph Turpin and widow of the
founder ofPAIGC Amilc'ar Cabral, Anna-Maria Cabral, who is a prominent public figure.
It said in the radio station's braodcast that the soviet Union is' a time-tested friend,
who offered aid at a time of difficulty for the people of Guinea-Bissau and strongly
supported the struggle-for national liberation.
MAURITANIAN FISHING COOPERATION TALKS END
Moscow TASS in English 143.2 GMT 6' May 76 LD
[Text] Nouakchott, May 6 TASS--Soviet-Mauritanian talks on cooperation in fishing have
closed here. The communique issued at the end of the talks says that negotiations be-
tween Soviet Minister of Fisheries A.A. Ishkov and Mauritanian Minister of Industry
Ishaq Ould Rajel took place in the spirit of friendship and mutual understanding.
The two ministers agreed on the continuation of the study of fish resources in Mauri-
tanian waters, on the (?developing) with Soviet help of a long-range plan for the devel-
opment of Mauritanian fishing industry and the establishment of a research center in
Nouadhibou.
A.;Soviet-Mauritanian fishery company will: be set up.
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III. 12 may, 76 US a R I TE RNAT10 V AL AO.,git IIS J 1
SOUTH ASIA
RIGHTWING FORCES ACTIVE IN BANGLADESH
Moscow IZVESTIYA in Russian 8 May 76 Morning Edition p 4 LD
(TASS report: "The Situation in Bangladesh"]
(Text] Dacca, 7 May--Lately the situation in Bangladesh has been exacerbated appreciably
as a result of attempts by rightwing forces to take the offensive and seize power.
These forces, which are headed by Air Vice Marshal Tawab, deputy chief military adminis-
trator [as published], developed a broad campaign demanding the fundamental revision
of the constitution and that Bangladesh be declared an Islamic stats. Here they
enjoyed the active support of Maoist groupings. Hostility toward :eighboring India
was artifically fanned in the country. With provocative aims Bashani, leader of a
pro-Peking religious community grouping, stated his intention to organize a mass
anti-Indian demonstration on the border with India.
The above campaign was preceded b3: a shift to the right in Bangladesh's domestic policy--
something to which the selfsame Tawab and his supporters made a considerable contribu-
tion. In the last few months many prominent public figures and politicians who
participated in the liberation movement and a number of progressively minded people
have been arrested in the country. Petty officials Cchinovniki] who served in the
state apparatus before the liberation of the country and the proclamation of the
independent republic have again started to play the main role in it. They are returning
to private capital the overwhelming majority of the industrial enterprises nationalized
under Mujibur Rahman's government and have attempted to alter Bangladesh's foreign
policy line.
Tawab himself has been very active. In April he toured d number of capitalist states and
met with reactionary Arab figures. According to the information available here, the
plan for a new putsch by rightwing reaction in Bangladesh was finally coordinated with
the imperialist powers' intelligence services during this trip. At the end of April,
in the wake of Tawab who had returned from his foreign tour, a group of former
Bangladesh Array officers who had directly participated in the murder of Mujibur
Rahman last August and who had been deported from the country last November arrived in
Dacca.
The "bloody majors" return to Dacca testified that reaction deemed it possible to
challenge the present administration openly and to move on to resolute actions. However,
the rightwingers' plans failed. The appearance of these criminals aroused profound
alarm among the country's public. Reaction had underestimated the strength of those
who have remained loyal to the principles of the genuine independence gained in 1971
at the cost of tremendous sacrifices.
Tawab was removed from all the posts he occupied and, along with the "bloody majors"
expelled from Bangladesh.
The events connected with the putsch which was being prepared in Bangladesh testify
that reaction has not put down its arms. Incited by imperiali:-,t and rightwing Muslim
regimes and also by the Maoists, antipopular elements will certainly attempt to take
their revenge. Realizing this danger, the country's patriotic forces are urging the
people to maintain unity and vigilance in order resolutely to rebuff new intrigues by
domestic reaction and its foreign inspirers.
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MEXICO, ROMANIA SIGN PETROLEUM AGREEMENT
Mexico City EL SOL DE MEXICO in Spanish 3 Feb 76 pp 1, 14
[Article by Oliverio Duque Juare;.: "Petroleum Exploration Now in 23.St_ttes"]
(Text ] Cozumel, l2. R. , 2 Feb (OPGV). Mexico and Romania have signed an ex-
tensive prol;ratm of mutual cooperation in matters pertaining.; to petro.lc'tm,
and President " .,ever.ria has indicated that the agreement is part of tine:
thorough r.eorgar i-?r.ation which his government is working on to increasee the
Country's contacts, without regard to politics or ideologies of any stamp,
,,or the purpose of reducing the technological dependence to which, in
,rge part, we owe our foreign debt.
.?r4 the same press conference in which the president stated that without a
doubt this is the right route for Mexico, the director general of PEMEX
[Mexican State Petroleum Enterprise], Antonio Dovali Jaime, announced that
daily production of crude petroleum has reached 885,000 barrels, owing to
the increase of 17,000 barrels from the Tabasco and Chiapas oilfields, with
another increase of 8,000 barrels expected within a few days.
Ile also said that exploration is now being carried on in 23 states of the
country.
1I:- .tdtlcd that the exploration efforts are successful enough to permit the
welI -Iotrttded hope of ma rotaininl; self-nullIc?lency in supplying; crude pc.tro-
kun to 1) 1 v: .?ttt reI Iuerles and Lo those ripen I rig In the Ctttti rc?--the one ;tt
'I'ul;t, I o r ex;rin l,I.c , In March--- in add I lion to surpluses, which can he expor1e&
IRc1l()r AImar;:tu, in[ulster of mines, petroiens and geol_og;y of the Soci_c.tir;t.
Repul,l tee of Romania, rctorring to the joint program, said it will set an
example cor cooperation in other branches of the economies of both countr.ie;;.
`I'hc s.L,,- members of the Romanian mission, headed by Mr Almasan, arrived in
l'c,::ttn,cl. with Doval.i Jainte to say goodby to President Echeverr.ia. before
goi.n,; to I?c,s;c)ta yesterday.
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Benefits of. the Program of Cooperation
Mexico will profit from Romania's wide experience in the field of secondary
recovery of petroleum deposits, through processes of water injection, steam
injection and subterranean combustion, all of which will allow increased
production.
Romania, in turn, will benefit from the knowledge and experience of Mexico
in the planning, installation and operation of fixed underwater drilling
platforms, and the Mexican Petroleum Institute will construct one of these,
to be installed in the Black Sea with Mexican technical assistance. In ad-
dition, Mexico will train Romanian personnel.
In the field of petrochemical refining, cooperation will be toward the joint
development, improvement and marketing of processes of interest to both,
and to carry out research leading to the manufacture of catalysts.
The two countries will also pool resources to offer and execute specific
engineering projects in other countries. They will exchange information on
several programs, and Pemex will approach Mexican industries for the purpose
of establishing mixed Mexican-Romanian enterprises for the manufacture of
machinery and equipment which can be sold in the two countries and in inter-
national markets.
The agreement was signed in the city of Mexico and announced here this
morning, in a press conference in which Dovali Jaime and Minister Almasan
emphasized. the petroleum strength of Mexico and Romania.
To Drill Deepest Well in Europe
The visiting minister announced that his country produces 15 million tons
and 32 million cubic centimeters of gas. He said that in 1976, 1.20 drilling
rigs will. be produced, and that they are in the process of drilling the
deepest well. in'Europe, which will be 10,000 meters deep.
Echeverria commented on the importance of the agreement, saying that this
is the first big and solid step that has been taken in accordance with what
he agreed and announced together with President Ceaucescu during the
tatter's visit to Mexico.
lie explained that the agreement is subject to a general program of diversity,
to increase the economic contacts of Mexico without regard for politics or
ideologies.
"And this we must do in all aspects of the economy: diversify our markets
in order not to depend solely on one," he added. He emphasized that we must
look to all countries of the world--capitalist, socialist, developing--for
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sufficiently capable, dynamic and perspicacious to learn from the world what-
ever we are able to assimilate, in accordance with the dimensions of our
economy.
Before concluding the conference, Dovali Jaime explained that exploratory
activities include the explored area of the continental shelf of the Culf
of Mexico and some areas of the Pacific coast, such as Sebastian Vizcaine
Bay and Magdalena Bay in Baja California, and along the beaches of
Nayarit.
He said that apparently in. the relatively near future new deposit; will be
found, since results of tests appear to confirm that there will b_, sufficient
for domestic consumption and for export. He emphasized again the strength
of the Reforma and Samaria fields, which last week were producing 410,000
barrels daily, or 42 percent of national production. He added that at
present they are producing 427,000 barrels daily, and in several days more
this will increase to 435,000.
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($ 45 million) cost of a sports complex it is to construct in
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Rabat. (MEED 27:2:76). The project involves building an
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Olympic stadium, an Olympic swimming pool, and halls for
gymnastics, as well as other amenities that will include a
200-bed hotel.
Eximbank lends $ 13.6 million for Boeing purchase
A loan of $ 13.6 million is being provided by the US Export
Import Bank to Royal Air Maroc for the purchase of three
Boeing 727 aircraft and related equipment (MEED 5:3:76).
The whole deal will cost $ 34 million. Royal Air Maroc has
become the first intercontinental Arab airline with its new
Casablanca-New York-Montreal connection. The company
will soon start operating two new routes, one connecting
Casablanca with Lisbon and London and the other covering
the Kuwait-Casablanca stretch via Cairo and Tripoli.
MAJOR RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT PLANNED
The Moroccan National Railways Office (ONCF) plans to
construct a network of railways covering 970 kilometres. The
first stage of this plan is already under way on the 80-kilometre
stretch linking Ain Sebaa-Rabat-Agdal, which will be fully
electrified as a prelude to the' electrification of the entire
Moroccan railway network. A separate project envisages the
connection of Marrakech and El-Aaiun, capital of the western
Sahara. The future centre of the Saharan phosphates and
chemicals industry, Jorf Lasfar, will be connected with a
Saharan port whose location has not yet been agreed upon.
IN BRIEF
A maritime company for the transport of petroleum and petroleum
products has been formed by the Moroccan companies Compagnie
Marocaine de Navigation (COMANAV) and Samir, and by the Korean
Bowspirit and the Japanese Japan Line. The Moroccan Government
hopes to reach a situation where it will be self-sufficient with regard to
petroleum transportation facilities. COMANAV has nine ships on order,
as part of a MD 1,120 million (p255 million) investment involving 19
vessels.
The volume of monetary circulation in Morocco has risen by 25.5 per
cent, from MD 11,847 million on 31 December 1974 to MD 14,275
million one year later, according to a study published by the Central
Popular Bank of Morocco.
Oman
OIL TAXES AND ROYALTIES RAISED
Oman has raised its royalty and tax rates on oil output from
16.7 per cent to 20 per cent and from 65.8 per cent to 80 per
cent respectively.
The increases help to bring the rates more into line with
those imposed by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC), of which Oman is not a member. OPEC
members at present charge 20 per cent royalty and 85 per cent
tax.
Oman has also raised its posted price from $ 12.505 to
$ 12.548, effective from 1 April. The Government's minority
partners in Petroleum Development (Oman) - Shell,
Compagnie Francaise des Petroles and Partex - will now be
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IN BRIEF
North Yemen and Oman reached trade, economic and cultural
co-operation agreements during a four-day visit last week by North
Yemen's head of state Colonel Ibrahim Hamdi. It was the first visit
by a North Yemeni head of state since the Yemeni monarchy was
overthrown 15 years ago.
Union de Transports Aeriens (UTA), the French independent airline,
is starting a weekly freight service between Paris and Muscat via Bahraiq.
It will be operated by a DC8-62 capable of carrying up to five tonnes
of cargo.
Saudi Arabia
ARAMCO BUILDS UP PRODUCTION
The Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) has reported
a daily average production of 8.16 million barrels of crude oil
during March, showing a steady increase in output over the 6.8
million barrels a day (b/d) average for 1975 and over the
months of January and February (7.3 million bid and 7.74 mil-
lion b/d respectively). The 1975 average daily production was
16.8 per cent down on the average for 1974, but Aramco's
capital spending on plant, property and equipment in Saudi
Arabia in 1975 was up 50 per cent on the previous year's spend-
ing.
MIDEAST
CONSTRUCTORS
(A subsidiary of Mannai Trading Company)
Specialise in:
ERECTION SERVICES FOR:
d Mechanical & Electrical Equipment
Q Steel Structures
Q Piping for Chemical & Petrochem. Plants
Q Piping for Water & other Utilities
0 Instrumentation Systems
0 Thermal Insulation
Airconditioning-& Ventilation
Fabrication of Structures & Piping
Assistance during Commissioning of Plants
Engineering Services - Detailed Engineering
paying $ 11.67 a barrel f9 0VdW19ilo"roFAlVi20&3/10/22: IA-
previous $ 11.63.
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to AFTERNOON DAILY MAROC SOIR MARCH 19 CARRIES REUTER STORY
DATELINED PEKING THAT MOROCCAN FOREIGN MINISTER M. AHMED
LARAKI HAS SIGNED LONG TERM TRADE AGREEMENT AND A PROTOCOL ON
MEDICAL COOPERATION WITH THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER CHIAO
KUANHUA. AGREEMENT REPLACES A SIMILAR PROTOCOL SIGNED IN 1963.
2, LARAKI DEPARTED PEKING FOR NANKING IMMEDIATELY AFTER
THE SIGNING AND WILL VISIT SHANGHAI BEFORE LEAVING CHINA.
DELEGATION ARRIVED PEKING MAR, 15 AND WAS RECEIVED MAR. 17
BY PRIME MINISTER CHOU EN LAI IN HIS HOSPITAL ROOM,
3, EMBOFF, IN DISCUSSION WITH PRC COMMERCIAL COUNSELOR WANG
LI CHING MARCH 18, SOUGHT TO ELICIT SOME INSIGHT INTO LARAKI
CHINA TRIP. CHING RESPONDED IRRELEVANTLY TO REPEATED QUERIES
ABOUT DETAILS SINO-MOROCCAN COMMERCE. BUT SAID THERE WOULD BE
MORE CHINESE TRADE WITH MOROCCO AFTER LARAKIIS RETURN.
4, WE WILL BE DOING MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT FOLLOWING
CONCLUSION OF LARAKI VISIT. ANY INSIGHTS USLO PEKING AND
CONGEN HONG KONG CAN DEVELOP ON VISIT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN
COMPLEMENTING OUR ANALYSIS. NEUMANN
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AFTER SIX-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT WHICH TOOK HIM TO PEKING, NANKING,
SOOCHOW AND SHANGHAI. LARAKI WAS ACCOMPANIED BY
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LITTLE OF SUBSTANCE ON WHAT TRANSPIRED DURING LARAKT~'S~LONGUS
CHINESE INTERLUDE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO LOCAL PRESS.
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WIDENING OF MOROCCAN-CHINESE RELATIONS. WE HAVE HEARD THAT
SPORTS COMPLEX WAS FIRST PROPOSED IN 1969 AND HAD BEEN STALLED
BY GOM. IF IT IS AS LARGE AS PUBLICATIONS CITED REFTEL B SAY,
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RELATIVELY LONG AND LEISURELY VISIT BEARS ON GOM'S APPROACH TO
BROADER SUBJECT OF FAR EAST RELATIONS. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECENT
SIGN OF CHANGE IN GOM'S RELATIVELY FAVORABLE PAST ATTITUDE ON
VIET^NAM AND KHMER ISSUES, BUT NEXT GO ROUND ON SEATING IN
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS MAY PROVIDE ACID TEST OF GUM'S INTENT,
SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY HERE PREDICTABLY VIEWS LARAKI'S VISIT TO
CHINA AS OMINOUS SIGNAL OF POSSIBLE FORTHCOMING GOM REASSESSMENT
OF TIES WITH PRO-WESTERN REGIMES IN REGION. WHILE PRECIPITOUS
CHANGE IN GOM POLICY UNLIKELY IN OUR VIEW. GOM IS NO DOUBT
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14 PRC FOREIGN MINISTER CHIAO KUAN-HUA NA D MOROCCAN
MINISTER OF' STATE IN -CHARGE OF FORIEGN AFFAIRS, DR.!
AHMED LARAKI, ' MARCH 19 IN PEKING SIGNED A MEDICAL 41;D
PROTOCOL, A, LONG-TERM TRADE AGREEMENT, AND AN AGREEIC'ENT
TO BUILD A :SPURTS STADIUM IN MOROCCO (NCNA) THE AGREE-
M!:NTS WERE FORESHADOWED IN THE CORDIAL BANQUET SPEECHES
ON MARCH 15, WHEN CHIAO FORECAST 1 NEW CONTRIBUTIO a TO
FRIENDLY RELATIONS AND COOPERATION" AND LARAKI HOP D.
TO as ATTAIN FRESH DEVELOPMENTS IN RELATIONS",
2, WHILE VICE MINISTERS OF TRAPE ANF FOREIGN ECONOMIC
R,LATIONS ATTENDED THE OFFICIAL BANQUET, OFFICIALS FROM
THESE MINISTRIES AT THE TALKS 'WH LARAKI WERE ONL` ':A
D`PARTMENTAL DIRECTOR AND A DEPUTY DIRECTOR. SUCH
LOW-LEVEL REPRESENTATION BY THI-SE MINISTRIES, IN CONTRAST
WITH THOSE NORMALLY MEETING WITH OTHER FOREIGN DELGATIONS,
SUGGESTS THAT THE AID AGREMENTS WERE BASICALLY NEGO111IATED
BEFORE LARAKI LEFT RABAT, AND ALSO THE MOROCCO DOES;NOT
RANK VERY HIGH IN THE PRCIS LIST OF LDC TARGET CDU1TjRIES,
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3, OVER THE PAST FEW, YEARS, THE PRC AMDE SEVERAL rNITIA-
TIVES TO START DISCMSSIONS ON TRADE AND. AID , BUT WITH
LITTLE MOROCCAN RES'P!ONSE, IN'MAY 1972, THE PRC PROPOSED
DISCUSSION S BUT TALKS APPARENTLY PROCEEDED SLOWLY. IT
WAS NOT UNTIL FEBRU*RY 1974 THAT THE PRO PROPOSED FOR,
CONSIDERATION FOUR AID PROJECTS I (A) THE SPORTS STADIUM;
(Q) A TRADE FAIR (C)I SERI -CULTURE PROJECT: A (D) A
PORCELAIN FACTORY
THE SPORTS STADIUM P' OSAL WAS APPARENTLY ACCEPTED
AROUND THAT TIME, A'S; THE DESIGNS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED
FOR A 50-80 HECTARE,,; 60, 000SEAT SPORTS COMPLEX IN RABAT,
ACCORIDNG TO THE MOSCOW NARODY BANK BULLETIN QUOTING
MIDDLE EAST MONEY FEBRUARY 1, 1975.
4, MEDICAL AID TEAM;a ARE A COMMON FEATURE OF PRC AID
PROGRAMS; AS 0 FOCT,O'BER 1974, SUCH TEAMS HAD BEEN SENT
TO 16 AFRO-ASIAN COUNTRIES INCLUDING MOROCCO'S NEIGHBORS
ALGIERIA, TUNISIA, AND MAURITIANIA (NCNA).,
5, TRADE IN PHOSPHATE ROCK SEEMS TO BE THE PRC'S MAIN
INTEREST I N MOROCCO'',, ALONG WITH A GENERAL POLITICAL
INTEREST IN THIRD WORLD AND IN ARAB COUNTRIES, IN 1973,
THE LAST YEAR FOR WHICH FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE, THE
PRC IMPORTED 1,3 MILLION TONS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK FROM MOROCCO,
ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF' AL,L THE PRO'S PHOSPHAGE ROCK-
IMPORTS, AND ABOUT '30 PERCENT OF ALL PHOSPHATE ROCK
CONSUMED BY THE PRO'.! PHOSPHATE ROCK IS NECESSARY TO
COMPLEMENT THE INCRASED PRODUCTION OF NOTROGEN FERTI-
LI ER FROM PETROLEU!h , THE LONG-TERM TRADE AGREEMENT'S
PURPOSE MAY BE TO SgCURE CONTINUED PRC ACCESS TO
MOROCCAN PHOSPHATE i OCK,
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The GHPC minister, who claims to be acting on the orders of his prime minister,
Mr Nita Henriq%ue Piagos adds that the government, whose composition was announced
today by Luis Ranque i'ranque, was hurriedly formed and results from Mr Luis Ranque
Fran.que.'s f'ail.ure in Kampala to address the heads of state by virtue of his unpre-
,jarednes., aid mal;ifest incapavity to lead the Cabindan people to true ipdependence..
M()9AMFSIWUE V__O n
'N CtiN"ICAL AGXEEMFNT SIGNED WITH GDR
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7',ourenco Marques Radio Clube de Mocambique in Portuguese 1030 GM'P 13 Aug 75 LD/
l''rxeerpt; Ara agreement on technical and scienttf c 'ooperation between the GDR and
the People's Republic of Mozambique L?RM was signed this morning in Loureneo Marques.
The (;eremons,' held in the office of the minister of state for the presidency, was
attended by QDR Ambassador (3oh.annex Vogel), who signed the agreement on behalf of
the GDR, and u v1siting (4DR delegation. Comrade Marceline dos Santos, vice president
w iffiMITAO and ma.ntster of development and economic planning, signed the agreement on
behalf' ,)g"' i*R,G.JMU and the Mozambique Government. Also signing were three members
of the committee appo;`utsd ~n study the terms or the agreement before it was concluded.
Under this first i:euhniea..l and scientific cooperation agreement between the GDR and the
PRM, technicians j:ron the ODE will come to Mozambique and direct schemes aimed at
ez ertise in t fields of animal
traLni.ng Mozambican technicians and prey n
h )andtyr I r_ ca~turr in~xust.r. ed.ucation, and health. The agreement also provides
1, i;
`far tozxftbicar?. ;;t.?det ttt to take r(-fresher or post-grata ate courses in various sectors
of urodur..tion in tiro: GDR,
RHODE TA
.r2~:a~lCrft >(t"'?ef; ATJT;Ft S IF+`.+IO O 0 Or1STTTUPrONAL TALKS
Salisbury i:omenri:: Se' ite lr List 1800 GMT 14 Aug 75 LD/PL
l r ictresb 'Z,c the riai:s en by R!-,.odes_ian Prime Minister fan Smith on 144 August?
pi enunably refer red )
[TPrt7 Coed evening, 1 ;oulrt iiks to add a few comments this evening to tfeostate-
wont on cvristitutiona?tl talcs wh'.ch was i;~sued on 12 August and which arose the
discuss'' 1i held in Pretoria last vsexem't,
you will "ecal1 that; on scde-el ocoaalons recently I "nave spoken of our frustration
the la( of progress due to the failare of the ANC to come to the conference
table, in we had Teao':od the conclusion that it was fruitless to proceed any
i1xrth0a with the O.N0 and "tea{: s,et in train alternative plans. At the same time,
because i.t a:, of goi a s beer. state of ;Treat agitation ;luring the last
f^* is s '?)ecause o- he s.lor't.sze of e d i r"1 goods, C , )ccial"'- gasoltn,'_ and butane gas,
o ion gii'`uc r out,. -I_: .f11 ..1 i:1i;1ons that thavo Zasolrne and outside ga.:,
dep+r;. The fev restairr:znzs nt 'I opentong an 11rLL_int norn>ally in Luu;nda 'LO ;er .;'