WR: PEKING AND MOSCOW TO HOLD BORDER TALKS

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• Publication Date: October 10, 1969

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CONTENTS
(Information (Information as of noon EDT, 9 October 1969)
Far East
THE WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE
VIETNAM
Hanoi's leadership is trying hard to present a picture
of confidence and to avoid any suggestion that Ho's
death will change anything. The military lull in the
South was broken briefly last week by a brief flurry
of activity that may be a prelude to increased pres-
sure on the delta, where South Vietnamese troops have
already begun to take on a greater role in the war.
President Thieu has warned the South to expect to as-
sume more of the war burden, but has also expressed
his concern that the US not withdraw troops too rap-
idly.
PEKING AND MOSCOW TO HOLD BORDER TALKS
China's announcement on 7 October that it would enter
talks with the USSR marks the first concrete result of
the Kosygin-Chou meeting last month, and reflects re-
cent efforts by both sides to reduce tensions along
the border. The proposed talks appear to be only a
tactical move, however, and will not resolve fundamen-
tal differences dividing the two states.
HOSTAGE RELEASE EASES SINO-BRITISH TENSIONS
Peking's release of a British correspondent has re-
moved an irritant in Sino-British relations.
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STRAINS IN RULING OKINAWAN LEFTIST COALITION
The weak administration of Okinawa's Chief Executive
is beginning to lead to strains within the leftist
coalition government. Militant leftists may as a re-
sult be freer to raise more of a fuss over the issues
of US base rights, reversion to Japan, and nuclear
weapons.
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THE WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE
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ARMS CONTROL PROGRESS IS UNEVEN
The US and the USSR have presented their draft seabeds
treaty at the Geneva arms control conference, where
enthusiasm for a substantive UN General Assembly re-
solution on chemical and biological warfare appears to
be diminishing.
POLICY TOWARD BONN DOMINATED EAST GERMAN ANNIVERSARY
Speeches by Soviet leader Brezhnev and East German
boss Ulbricht served to pinpoint strains caused by
differences in their attitude toward West Germany.
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PARTY FACTION CLASH IMMINENT IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Infighting between party chief Husak's "realist" fac-
tion and the rival pro-Soviet group will intensify as
a result of the campaign by the ultraconservatives to
shift the balance of power in their favor.
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SWEDISH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS ELECT NEW LEADER
Olof Palme, elected party chairman to succeed Tage
Erlander and also likely to be named prime minister
on 14 October, is cultivating a moderate image and may
attempt to improve Swedish-American relations.
USSR SEEKS TO EXPAND HEAVY TRUCK PRODUCTION
Unprecedented investment allocations for the motor
vehicle industry and attempts to secure Western tech-
nology underscore the urgent Soviet desire to produce
more trucks.
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Middle East - Africa
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ARAB-ISRAELI SKIRMISHES CONTINUE APACE
Egypt and Israel recently used night air strikes against
each other for the first time.
ANTIFOREIGN VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN IVORY COAST
Foreign workers are increasingly in conflict with un-
employed Ivorians. Repressive force has returned an
uneasy calm, but further clashes seem inevitable be-
cause of student and labor discontent.
SUDAN DISCUSSES AID WITH USSR AND WORLD BANK
Sudan may have the option of turning to the USSR for
assistance on a large-scale irrigation scheme if the
International Bank for Reconsrnr�icmanLfleve1ppment
does not provide financing.
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Western Hemisphere
THE WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE
NEW BOLIVIAN GOVERNMENT MOVING SLOWLY
General Ovandois government has consolidated its posi-
tion but has not yet taken any significant steps toward
redirecting government policy.
GENERAL EMILIO MEDICI TO BE BRAZIL'S NEW PRESIDENT
General Medici, a firm supporter and close friend of
President Costa e Silva, has announced that he hopes to
restore democracy to Brazil before the end of his term,
but warned that anyone attempting to disturb the coun-
try's tranquility and the national security will be
severely punished.
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNING BEGINS IN COLOMBIA
Political campaigning by Conservative Party presiden-
tial hopefuls has temporarily taken the political spot-
light.
MILITARY AND POLITICAL PRESSURES PROLIFERATING IN CHILE
Interest groups jockeying for economic benefits and
political advantage in an election year are pressing
President Frei on many issues.
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PEKING AND MOSCOW TO HOLD BORDER TALKS
China's announcement on 7
October that it would enter talks
with the USSR is the first fruit
of the Kosygin-Chou meeting last
month and reflects recent ef-
forts by both sides to reduce
tensions along the border. The
two sides have agreed on a meet-
ing of deputyministers in Peking,
and Western news reports, quot-
ing Soviet sources, state that
the talks will begin later this
month. This has not been of-
ficially confirmed, however.
The Chinese announcement,
while it obviously attempted
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to enhance China's case in the
dispute with Moscow, represented
a noticeable retreat from Pe-
king's border statement last
May. At that time the Chinese
indicated that discussions to
ease the border conflict would
require Moscow's prior recogni-
tion that the present boundary
is based on "unequal treaties,"
and the negotiation of a new
comprehensive settlement. Pe-
king's announcement of 7 Oc-
tober, however, omitted this
demand and stated that the
"status quo" along the frontier
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would be acceptable for the
time being.
China's more flexible ap-
proach was dictated by Peking's
concern over the current border
crisis. The Chinese statement
pointed to what it termed "nu-
clear war threats" by Moscow
and disavowed any Chinese in-
tention to launch an atomic
attack. China's anxiety over
the dangerous frontier situa-
tion is evident from pointed ref-
erences in recent Chinese propa-
ganda to "surprise nuclear at-
tack," as well as indications
that Peking is preparing con-
tingency plans for extended con-
flict with Moscow.
The Soviet Union has been
pressing China to hold border
talks for some time, and the two
may have already reached a lim-
ited understanding regarding
steps to quiet the border before
Ppkina released its statement.
during the Kosygin-
Chou meeting both sides reached
a tentative agreement to talk
on border problems and have
since had several contacts on
an official level. China's an-
nouncement on 7 October mentioned
two earlier Chinese communica-
tions to Moscow--on 18 September
and 6 October.
Both sides have already
taken limited steps to lessen
outward signs of hostility ap-
parently in anticipation of the
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negotiations. Although Peking
at first did not reciprocate
Moscow's near halt on anti-Chi-
nese propaganda following the
Kosygin-Chou meeting, the Chi-
nese softened their polemics
against the USSR during national
day ceremonies and reduced do-
mestic anti-Soviet propaganda.
The Soviets sent unusually cor-
dial anniversary greetings to
China this year, and Soviet am-
bassadors attended Chinese Na-
tional day receptions in a num-
ber of foreign capitals for the
first time in several years.
Nevertheless, the Chinese
statement clearly implies that the
proposed border talks will be
only a tactical move designed
to ease border tensions and
will not resolve fundamental
differences between the two
states. A lengthy Chinese re-
lease of 8 October refuted in
detail the USSR's most recent
major statement on the border
conflict and indicated Peking's
intention to continue debate on
its fundamental differences with
Moscow. It also contained a
five-point plan that established
China's stand for the upcoming
talks. Apparently to mask its
retreat on the question of border
talks with the Russians, Peking
maintained that a final over-all
settlement will still require
Moscow to recognize the "unequal71m1)
treaties and conclude a new
"equal" treaty with China. The M(3)
statement emphasized, however,
that pending such a development,
both sides should maintain the
status quo along the border and
take steps, including troop with-
drawals from disputed areas, to
avert further conflict along the (b)(3)
frontier.
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