CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: March 13, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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No. 0062/69
13 March 1969
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CONTENTS
South Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
Japan: Sato is trying to keep open his negotiating
options on the eventual status of US bases in Okinawa.
(Page 2)
West Germany: Bonn is planning diplomatic moves to
ef ad off further actions against access to Berlin.
(Page 3)
Rumania: Shifts in personnel will further strengthen
the sition of party and state chief Ceausescu.
(Page 4)
Chile: The recent clash between police and squatters
:i developing eveloping into a major issue. (Page 5)
Jamaica: Violence against foreigners has been build-
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ing up, and the life of the US ambassador has now
been threatened. (Page 6)
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South Vietnam: The military situation in
South Vietnam was relatively quiet during the past
24 hours.
There was a marked decline in Communist-ini-
tiated activity in all sections of the country ex-
cept: the IV Corps area. There the Communists
launched scattered mortar and rocket attacks against
various urban centers and fought sharp ground ac-
tions with allied units in Dinh Tuong and Phong
Dinh provinces.
Elsewhere in South Vietnam, the level of
shelling fell off and there were no major infantry
clashes reported. The situation in Saigon Hue,
and Da Nang apparently was calm. (Map)
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Jaaan: Prime Minister Sato is still trying
to hold open his negotiating options on the status
of US bases in Okinawa after the Ryukyus revert
to Japan, but counterpressures are rising.
Sato has tried to correct press distortions
of remarks he made in the Diet earlier this week.
The press reported that he now favors bringing
the Okinawan bases under the same restrictions
that apply to bases in Japan proper. These re-
strictions bar nuclear weapons and require prior
consultations on deployments of major forces. The
tone of Sato's speech suggested that he intends to
work toward a nuclear-free Okinawa, but he did not
commit himself to this position.
Sato probably has strong reservations about
his ability to persuade the Japanese public to ac-
cept nuclear weapons in Okinawa following reversion,
and the current publicity presumably has reinforced
his doubts. Additionally, there is serious dis-
sension over the issue within the ruling Liberal
Democratic Party. These considerations ultimately
may force Sato to negotiate for the reversion of
the R uk us without nuclear weapons,
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West Germany: Bonn is planning diplomatic
moves to eadooft any further East German actions
against its access to West Berlin.
Foreign Ministry Executive Secretary Gerhard
Ritzel told US Embassy officials on 11 March that
the immediate West: German objective is to prevent
or further limit East German restrictions on freight
shipments to or from West Berlin. There have been
several instances of East Germans halting trucks
which they charged were carrying military goods.
Ritzel added that over the longer run, Bonn
hopes to pursue further with the USSR the line--
taken earlier by Foreign Minister Brandt and Chan-
cellor Kiesinger--that the West Germans are willing
to make concessions on political aspects of their
ties with West Berlin if in return the Communists,
accept the fact that Bonn has legitimate economic
relations with the city and ease access conditions.
The relative restraint shown by the Communists in
responding to the presidential election has led
West German leaders to hope, perhaps overoptimis-
tically, that the way is open for further develop-
ment of their Eastern contacts.
Moscow, for its part, acknowledges that eco-
nomic links between Bonn and Berlin are proper,
and probably would welcome an indication that West
Germany is again willing to bargain over access ar-
rangements. A Soviet diplomat said last week that
Moscow anticipated such a move and would suggest
that Bonn take up the matter with East Germany.
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Rumania: Party and state chief Ceausescu has
announced some minor shifts in personnel that will
serve to further strengthen his position.
A central committee plenum on 11 March moved
to increase from six to seven the number of deputy
premiers in the Council of Ministers and from three
to four the number of vice presidents in the Coun-
cil of State. Among the appointments announced
were those of D. Popescu and M. Manescu to the
Council of State, which Ceausescu has headed since
late 1967. Each is a party secretary and a strong
supporter of Ceausescu. Manescu recently headed
an economic delegation to Moscow for talks on CEMA.
other changes include the removal of Gaston-
Maris from the Council of Ministers. His career
has seemingly suffered an almost steady decline
since early 1965. Also, Leonte Rautu was "kicked
upstairs" to a deputy premiership, in which post
he will be more than ever a "de-fanged" dogmatist.
Rautu's previous position of party secretary will
be filled by a stronger but as vet unnamed Ceausescu
supporter.
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Chile: The clash last Sunday between police
forces and illegal squatters on government land
is developing into a major political issue.
Only the conservative National Party has sup-
ported the government's action in the Puerto Montt
incident, which left eight persons dead and scores
injured. The Communists, Socialists, and Radicals
issued statements blaming the affair on the "re-
pressive" policy of Interior Minister Perez Zujovic.
The Christian Democratic Youth and the Student
Federation of the University of Chile echoed these
sentiments. The Christian Democratic Party has
since disavowed the youth group's statement and
suspended the group's leadership. Some leftist
Christian Democrats, however, have dissociated
themselves from the government's action.
The government has declared the existence of
"threats of subversion" and has alerted all security
forces. Students at the University of Chile clashed
with police on 10 March as the students seized the
faculty of economics in downtown Santiago. The
minister of interior reportedly expects additional
violence.
The incident in Puerto Montt is a convenient
issue for the Communists and Socialists to use in
their attempts to polarize Chilean politics into a
confrontation between o ular forces" and a "re-
pressive government."
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%,famaica: Violence against US and other for-
eign personnel has been building up, and the life
of US Ambassador Tobriner has now been threatened.
Two Americans have been shot by unknown as-
sailants in the past few weeks, the wife of an im-
portant British official was severely beaten on
8 March, and the home of the Venezuelan ambassador
was robbed on 10 March.
It is not clear whether white foreigners are
deliberate targets; at least two recent attacks in-
volved prominent Jamaicans. The possibility never-
theless exists that some persons are being stirred
up by black power advocates or other radicals.
Black power and racist groups have become increas-
ingly active in Jamaica during the past year and
appear to have contributed to a rise of antiwhite
sentiment.
The Jamaican Government has mounted police
and military raids in an effort to cope with dete-
riorating security conditions. The US Embassy is
also taking special precautions to protect official
personnel.
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