MIDDLE EAST AFRICA BRIEF 125-75.4

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: August 12, 1975
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MIDDLE EAST AFRICA BRIEF 125-75.Y
1. INDIA: THE SUPREME COURT 'S DECISION TO RULE ON THE
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF LAST WEEK'S AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN
CONSTITUTION THAT PLACED ELECTION OF THE Pik ti1E I'IINISTER
ABOVE CHALLENGE. IN THE COURTS UIi ' DELAY, BUT IS UNLIKELY
_ ALTER, A FINAL OUTCOi1E FAVORING PRIME MINISTER GANDHI?'i'
THE COURT HAS AGREED T c; HEAR A CHALLENGE TO THE
AMENDMENT ON THE GROUNDS T!!..T IT VIOLATES A 1973 DECISION
THAT THE "BASIC STRUCTURE" 0+= : HE CONSTITUTION CANNOT
BE CHANGED BY AMENDMENT. THE D i SPUTED AMEi`JD!'!ENT--RI.iSHED
THROUGH PA'LIAMENT, RATIFIED '3Y A MAJORITY OF THE STATES,
AND IMMEDIATELY SIGNED INTO LAW B`( THE PRESIDENT--PROVIDES
THAT THE ELECTION OF THE P'.I.1F MINISTER, AIONG OTHERS,
IS OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS. Y
EARLIER, GANDHI' S LA':JYERS HAD ARGUED UNSUCCESSFULLY
THAT THE Ai1ENDMENT1 J~;LCH IS ;ET')~CTIVE , H.:D AL;'EADY
ERASED THE GUILTY 'In~TC HANDED !, 1\1 IN ;P)` i I'!IL
PRIME i1'IN.7-S T ER FOR E`11_T=.GI"IG IN IL.I_IG..4L CAMP,~IGN .\C'i.T'JI
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FOUR OF THE FIVE JUSTICES ON THE SUPI'EME COURT PANEL
THAT 'JI_L_L BEGIN HEARING ARGUMENTS ON THE CASE ON AUGUST ?5
HAVE 3IEiN1 DESCRIBED BY THE US EMBASSY AS THE ":1,AMOST
COMMI T T-D^ TO GANDHI 711'E .1~1 ON 'i HE COURT. 1 7;,,).,-.1r,
ICI HER FAVOR, THEREFORE, IS ;QUITE POSSIBLE-4'
EVEN IF GANDHI 'ERr?E TO LOSE THE CURRENT BATTLE", THE
COURT" NIGHT VOID THE LOWER COURT'S DECISION AGAINST HER
THE VIOLATIONS FOR WHICH SHE WAS CONVICTED IN JUNE HAVE
SINCE 3r EN DELETED FROM THE ELEC70RAL LAW HY ;a;A,RLTAMEN T
THAT LEGISLATION ALSO IS RETROACTIVE.Y
FINALLY, IF THE COURT FAILS HER, GANDHI CAN USE HER
0VER'JHELM Till G rIAJORI T Y IN PARLIA!1ENT TO ASSIST HER--POSSIBLY
THROUGH CREATION OF A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY TO MAKE BASIC
CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION. -[CONFIDENTIAL}4'
ANGOLA 9_GANl TO 'J T HDRA1WI ITS LAST MILITARY CONTINGENT FROi1
LUANDA ON MONDAY.';
!;"ITHDRA1jAL, aR' AINGED BY PORTUGUESE NTL?JIT.\:~?
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OFFICIALS, APPARENTLY IS A TRADE-OFF FOR AN AGREEMENT BY
THE POPULA.Z MOVEMENT FOR THE LIBERATION OF ANGOLA TO
WITHDRAW FROM NOVA LISBOA, ANGOLA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY-Y
'i H=` F)PIJLAR f10'`lEii .;~ 1 AND THE PORTUGUESE '.J LL :HAVE THE
ONLY MTL.ITARY FORCES IN LUANDA WHEN THE WITHDRAWAL IS
COMPLETE- THE FRONT'S :Ci1Fli'i1,AATION MINISTER IS STAYING
BEHIND TO REPRESENT HIS O;;GA- iIZA', ION IN ANY FUTURE
NEGOTIATIONS-Y
?IOW THAT SIGNIFICANT WITHDRAWALS HAVE BEEN MADE BY
BOTH GROUPS, A PERIOD OF POLITICAL REASSE:3SS1MENT MAY BE
IN THE OFFING- SPORADIC FIGHTING IS LIKELY T7 CO11IIN'JE'
IN THE COUiN T RYSIDE BI U T i;ILI T ARY PRESSURE ON LUANDA
PROBABLY JILL EASE FOR T 'E CTME BEING-Y
IF, HOWEVER, THE POPULAR i1OVEMEN T OR THE. PORTUGUESE
ARE UNIJIL LING TO ALL!)J, TH iA T ~:O`IAL FRONT TO EST:;BL"I'S H
AT I F.AS i 'i_ i S POLITICAL f~A;IIZA T IO`I IN LU aN).\, A RCSUM -11 0M
0` HEAVY i"IGH T I~NG SEEi;S ,'SSURED ? ::OMFIDENT,-..;L'.
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EAST >IA BRIEF 125-75.'x'
]?//LAOS: THE COMMUNISTS ARE PLANNING THREE TO FIVE DAYS OF
DEMON SI,TRATIONS IN VIENTIANE THIS WEEP SUPPORTING CHANGES
IN 71,E CITY'S FORMAL i iEUTRAL STATUS ? `1//Y
//PARADES AND OTHER RALLIES ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN
THROUGHOUT THE CITY ON AUGUST 12 URGING CHANGES IN THE
1973 PEACE ACCORDS, IJHICH SPECIFY JOINT COMMUNIST AND
NON-COMMUNIST CONTROL OF LOCAL SECURITY AND OTHER FUNCTIONS-
ONCE THE CITY'S STATUS IS CHANGED UNILATERALLY BY THE COMMUNISTS,
THEY WILL ASSUME DIRECT CONTROL, ABOLISH JOINT GOVERNING
9ODIES, AND CHANGE LOCAL OFFICIALS- COMMUNIST CADRE HAVE SEEN
VISITING LAO RESIDENTIAL AREAS FOR EIGHT WEEKS TO ORGANIZE
SUPPORT FOR THESE DEMONSTRATIONS- THE ORGANIZERS CLAIM THAT
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY
THESE CHANGES IN VTENTIANE'S ADMINISTRATION-'J//Y
//ANTI-US AND ANTI-THAI DEMONSTRATIONS MAY BE STAGED AS
OFFSHOOTS OF THE MAIN EFFORT. ALL DEMONSTRATIONS ARE SUPPOSED
TO BE PEACEFUL- SMALL ANTI-THAI DEMONSTRATIONS TOOK PLACE ON
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AUGUST B TO PROTEST THE EXPULSION OF TIJO LAO DIPLOMATS FRGil
BANGKOK. THE THAI SENT THE LAO HOME IN RETALIATION FOR TH"
ARREST AND DETENTION L'ITHOU T CHARGE OF T'.J0 THAI MILITARY
ATTACH S ;, l V.I N T I;ANIE L,) i HEEK ? /, '~
//THE CHANGE IN THE' C.J'TY ADi1:IN S T RATION 1a.I.LL ALHOS T
CERTAINLY BE FOLLOIJED BY STRICTER CONTROLS ON THE LOCAL PEOPLE
AND, POSSIBLY, ON THE 0'F'I ~N COI1i1U~1I T Y ? "! HE VIENT.LAN :
MILITARY COMMAND, ALREADY i...iH' ROLLED BY THE COi1NU N T STS -,
ISSUED AN ORDER FOR INCREASE ? !SECURITY ON MY', Ji ST 1UJ
CLAIMING 'CHAT THE U? IN "COLLUSION WITH TH. THAI, HAS
INFILTRATED AGENTS TO DESTROY PUBLIC ORDE't "//Y
//DEMONS T P.A T IONS MAY F ;'.Oi1PT ADDITIONAL ')EP AR T IJRE' FROM THE
CITY, INCLUDING SOME OF THE .`E-NAINING NON-COMMUNIST I70!.'I I;I.~=IAH:
MINISTER OF DEFENSE PHEN; PHO JGSAVA1N, FOP, EXAMPLE, 1..Y
IS M A K NG i 1NIAL PREPA?,a l ION.) F0? PLIGHT ? PHENG `S ASSOIA.T= S
BELIEVE HE IS AFRA t. THAT _ CE THE C- TY :LS "L ric,1':i" E-1)
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2. CAMBODIA!: PRINCE SIHANOUK REPORTEDLY IS HAVING SECOND
THOUGHTS ABOUT RETURNING TO CAMBODIA AT THIS TIME.Y
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FAIRLY RELIABLE, THE PRINCE IN MID-JULY RECEIVED A NEW
INVITATION FROM THE COMMUNIST LEADERS IN PHNOM PENH
SUGGESTING THAT HE RETURN TO CAMBODIA AT A CONVENIENT
TIME AFTER AUGUST 1- CITING DIPLOMATIC SOURCES,
~ 1C SAYT'SIHANOUK PLANS 70 LEAVE NORTH KOREA, WHERE
HE HAS BEEN SINCE MID-MAY, AND GO TO CHINA IN LATE
AUGUST. HE WILL CONSULT WITH CHINESE LEADERS BEFORE
MAKING A FINAL DECISION ABOUT RETURNING TO CAMBODIA-Y
SIHANOUK'S HESITANCY NO DOUBT REFLECTS HIS CONCERN
WITH THE CONDITIONS HE MAY FIND IN CAMBODIA AND HIS WARINESS
AT PLACING HIMSELF EVEN TEMPORARILY UNDER IRE PHYSICAL
CONTROL OF PHNOM PENHA'S COMMUNIST AUTHORITIES. THE CAMBODIAN
COMMUNISTS DO HAVE SOME OLD SCORES TO SETTLE WITH SIIHANOUK,
BUT THEY PROBABLY VIEW HIS INTERNATIONAL PRESTIGE. AS
A ' USEFUL SYMBOL OF LEGITIMACY AND MAY WANT TO CONTINUE TO
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USE HIS FOREIGN CONTACTS. PEKING'S DESIRE TO MAINTAIN GOOD
RELATIONS WITH THE KHMER COMMUNISTS PROBABLY WOULD PRECLUDE
ANY CHINESE EFFORT TO SECURE PLEDGES FROM PHNOM PENH TN
REGARD ~i O SIHANOUK , S SAFETY O? FUTURE ;'OLE IN CA 19ODi
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WESTERN HEMISPHERE BRIEF 125-?S?Y
I. ARGENTINA-4 THE CHANGE OF THE ARGENTINE CABINET ON AUGUST
11--THE THIRD WITHIN A MONTH--IS AN EFFORT TO CREATE A GOVERNMENT
TEAR WITH WHICH LABOR AND THE MILITARY, WHO SHARE POWER UNEASILY
CAN LIVE COMFORTABLY?V
(ONLY THE DEFENSE AND JUSTICE MINISTERS FROM THE PREVIOUS CABINET
RETAIIIED THEIR JOBS- THE GOVERNMENT HAS YET TO FIND ANYONE WILLING
TO TAKE THE DIFFICULT POST OF MINISTER OF ECONOMY?Y
COVERNnENT SPOKESMEN PLAYED DOWN THE POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE
CABINET CHANCL BY 7IAIWTAIl4ING THAT IT WAS AN EFFORT TO GIVE PRESIDENT
"ARIA ESTELA PERON A FREE HAND IN.CHAOSING NEW OFFICALS TO DEAL WAITH
SEVERE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS. IM THE PROCESS, THE REMAINING MINISTERS
WITH LINKS TO FORMER STItONGf1AR1 LOPEZ REGA WERE OUSEED ? Y
THE PILITARY BACKED LABOR IN ITS SUCCESSFUL DEFIANCE OF LOPEZ
REGAv A!CII OF GOVERNMENT ATTEtiPTS TO IMPOSE ECONOMIC AUSTERITY', OUT
DID SO IN THE RACE OF A COMMON EUE91Y--LOPEZ KEGA--AND NOT BECAUSE OF
ANY BASIC COMPATIBILITY OF TATERESTS? INDEED. THE OFFICERS HAVE
APPARENTLY BECOME STEAOTLY MORE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH LABOR'S CONTINUING
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ASSERTTUENESS? THE ElZLITAKY WILL RE REPRLa.:UTCD :fhi THE: C.i:?Z;IET
DY AN ARiiY COLOINEL F~-HO WILL 14CAO T11E I4PoRTA,,,1T I14TF110'i: 1'SINXSTRY?Y
T;! LfiCK OF ANY STRO:,oG PERSONALITIES 1N TiI,E. lit_'~ CAcr-4ET -'--I AN
I?1DICATIO 1 T4AT THE PO i< GROJPj'S WA? T PEOPLE T.?1EY Cats C0ijT'0L -, Of', ',;:0
ARE AT -LCAST CONSIDERED TO FE It1 3OCUOUS, AT Tl1E: TOP LEVELS of C,OVrR ; -
hE`yT? (CONFI DENTIAL}Y
2-//PERU: T14E ARREST AiiD DEPORTATIOid LAST !JEEr,, OF rEY Pr i::IJXAP:
OPPOSITION FIGURES A4V T11E CLOSING OF A LEFTIST 1AGAZIMK" DC119 . TR4TE
THE GOVERNMENT'S D; TERMINATIR!'i TO ALL,IN NO DISSENT.//V
//LTMA' S MOVE TO EXILE THE LEADERSHIP OF TOE AAEI ICAO POPULAR
REVOLUTI09ARY ALLIANCI CAUGHT THE: OPP:`SITION OFF GUARD, AFTE11
PRESIDENT VELASCO' S INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS ON JULY t-!8 IN WHICH INE
CALLED FOR AN OPE?d AND DENOCR1t 'IC CO"1TE'ST WITH POLITICAL ADV%::SARIE`;?
REVOLUTIO' ARY ALLIANCE LEADERS HAD TAKEN VELASCO AT HIS UORD 410
WERE APPARENTLY PLANNING TO PUBLISH A RESPONSE TO I4IS SPEECH THIS
WEEK-//Y
//THE GOVERNMENT'S HOVE JAS PROBIDLV DESIGNED NOT GNLY TO PRCVEl4T,
THE PARTY FROM PUBLISHING ITS RESPONSE, OUT ALSO TO HALT ITS APPROACHES
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TO THE MILITARY ESTASLISHME4T. O5JE OF THE DEPORTED LEADERS AND
SUCCESSFULLY EXPANDED THE PARTY'S FQILITAKY CONTACTS BEYOND LX'X:i UIT~t
DISSIDENT NAVY ELEMENTS.//Y
//THE MOVE AG ;I 4ST THE REVOLUTIOINARY ALLIA?',ITeZ: A! Tii's CLvSU.UFE
OF A LEFTIST OIUEEI,LY FOR PUBLISHING ANTI-C I.tLE STA'r"Fiir: TS ALSO -ZEFLE
THE 6OVERNH, NT'S DESIRE TO flAINTAIN STAE+ILITY DURING TI4E CO'NFtre;C CE
OF NONALIGNED NATIONS, SCIIEDULED TO MEET tk' LIlA LATE THIS w:O':TN.
SOME OPPOSITION GROUPS MERE APPAITE' TLY PLAN:JI TO EMBARRASS TAIEE
GOVERNMENT-//Y
//TOP PERUVIAN OFFICIALS ALSO PR0a3A2LY FELT THE CRACKDOL~,'-, 3OULD
HELP THE GOVERNMENT IN ITS EFFORT TO BUILD ITS OWN POLITICAL 4R0 411A
TTON.//V
//THE REPRESSIVE PtWASURES, AOi:IEVER, ARE MORE LIKELY TO HARDEN
OPPOSITION TO THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANNED POLITICAL O.~GAUIZATIc3i4. AL--
READY, A NUMBER Of LAMO1 GROUPS HALE CALLED FOR STRIKES TO PROTEST
THE DEPORTATIONS AND OTHER: MOVES AGAINST LEFTIST AND LESS RADICAL
GROUPS- {CONFIDENTIAL 00 FORE161i DISSEMI//'d
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3 CHILE: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CHILE APPEARS TO BE TAKING A
STRONGER STAND 04 HUMAN"-RIGHTS ISSUES, RECENT ITATE"ENTS BY CHURCH
LEAAERS SUGGEST THEY ARE SUSPICIONS OP' THE MILITARY GOVERUIENT'I
COMPLICITY IN THE POSSIBLE DEATH AND DISAPPEARANCE Or, CHILEAN
EXTREMISTS, ACCOUNTS OP UHICH HAVE RECEIVED WIDE COVERAGE IN THE SOUTUU
AMERICAN PRESS- V/
THE OTSIOP OF SANTIAGO CELEBRATED A MASS LAST WEEK FOR THE
FAMILIES OF 334 PERSONS. MOSTLY I10IRERS Of THE ROVEMENT OP THE REVOLU-
TIONARY LEFT UHO ALLEGEDLY HAVE BEEN KILLED OR MOUNDED BY GOVERIrnEHT
FORCES OR BEEN REPORTED MISSING ABROAD UNDER MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
THE MASS ?REN AN OVERPLON CROVD % AND THE BISHOP'S VOR)S ABOUT THE
NEED PON CHILEANS TO OVERCOME "FEAR AND INSECURITY" LEFT NO DOUBT
AMONG "IS LISTENERS THAT HE UAS DENOUNCING THE JUNTA'S HANDLING Of
THE MATTER?Y
CHILE'S PRESS SAYS THAT A NUHSER OF THE CHILEAN EXTREMISTS
WERE KILLED IN GUN BATTLES WIT" ARGENTINE POLICE AND THAT OTHERS
WEIW KILLED IN A PURGE DY THE MOVEMENT OP THE REVOLUTIONARY LEFT. THE
INTERDENOMINATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR PEACE IN SANTIAGO BELIEVES THAT
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THESE STORIES NE%E ORIGINALLY CIRCULATED BY CHILEAN SECURITY FORCES TO
ACCOUNT fOR THE DIYAPPEARANCES?Y
THE COMMITTEE'S THESIS TS THAT THE 119 WERE DETAINED BY THE
fILITARY GOVERNMENT, DIED IN CUSTODY. AND WERE DISPOSED OF IN CHILE-
RIGHT-WING ARGENTINES '.INKED TO THE ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT MAY HAVE
COLLABORATED WITH CHILEAN INTELLIGENCE FORCES TO PLANT REPORTS ON
THE ALLEGED CLASHES IN ARGENTXNA?V
PRESIDENT PINOCHET PLEDGED IN A MEETING KITH CARDINAL SILVA
SEVERAL NELKS A60 THAT THE GOVERNMENT MOULD LOOK If*TO THE DISAPPEARANCES,
BUT CHURCH WOURCES DO NOT BELIEVE THE CARDINAL'S ENTREATY IlADE MUCH
OF AN IMPACT ON P,[NOCHET. SHORTLY AFTER THE MEETING, CARDINAL SILVA
GAVE THE FIRST HINT THAT THE CHURCH WAS RISING PATIENCE KITH THE
GOVERNPENT; HE THEN APPEALED FOR A CRUSADE FOR MUTUAL RESPECT AND
TOLERANCE?V
IN A RECENT PRESS STAVEMEUT, THE CARDINAL SAI9 HE HAD NO OBJECTION
EO PUBLICATION OF THE PEACE COR"ITTEE'S FINDINGS ON THE HISSING
EXTREMISTS, THEREBY IMPLICITY ENCOURAGING ITS PROBE?Y
THE US EMBASSY ASSUMES THAT CARDINAL SILVA ALSO AU AORI!ED--OR
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AT LEAST WAS AWARE OF--THE MASS OFFERED LAST OIEEK FOR THE FAMILIES
OF THE MISSIPIG PERSONS- THE CHILEAN CHURCH'S VIEWS RAVE BEEN ECHOED
BY TMC PAPAL NUNCIO, UNO EXPRESSED SHOCK AND THE "DISQUIET OF
AMBASSADORS ACCREDITED IH SANTIAGO" OVER THE FATE OF-THE MISSTIG
CFIILEA NS - V
WHILE THE CHURCH IS NOT LIKELY TO TRADE CHARGES OPENLY UITH THE
GOVERNMCNT+ ITS SPOKESMEN WILL PROBABLY FOCUS ATTENTION ON TWO
PRINCIPAL AREAS:
- THE FAILURE OF OFFICIAi,S TO EXPLAIN SATISFACTORILY THE
DISAPPEARANCE Of PERSONS PRESUMABLY DETAINED BY SECURITY FORCES-V
- CO iTIMUED X )ICATIOHS THAT THE REGIME IS NOT ABIDING BY NEW
NATIONAL SECURITY LAWS THAT PLACE RESTRICTIONS ON ILLEGAL ?FTENTIOH
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EUROPEAN BRIEF 125-75?Y
1. PORTUGAL, THE CONCILIATORY TONE OF PORTUGUESE COMMUNIST
LEADER CUNHAL'S STATEMENT ON SUNDAY TO THE PA %T'( CENTRAL COi?IMITTEE
SHOWS A G~:;OWING CONCE'1l1 ,'30UT TH'IE MOUN i .1 N6, VwGL-NC!~ N
NORTHERN PORTUGAL AND THE INCREASING POLITICAL ISOLATION O
THE COMMUNISTS ? `r
CUNHAL CALLED FOR CII,~i~t:-S IN THE GOVERNMENT TO A.ROADEN
ITS SUPPORT AND IMPROVE ITS 9.IFFICIENCY? HE ALSO STRESSED A
NEED TO OVERCOME WIDENING IRIFIS 3E I WEED! CIVILIAN ORGANIZATIONS
AND WITHIN THE MILITARY- THE COMMUNIST LEADI R APPEARED TO
BACK AWAY FROM HIS PREVIOUS TOUGH POSITIONS, RENEWING AN
EARLIER COMMUNIST THEME THAT HIS PARTY IS !IJILLING TO WORK'
WITH ALL GROUPS THAT "COO E1 A i'E WITH THE GOALS OF THE i\;EVOL'3 T.TON ?"
CUNHAL ALSO MENTION -D THE NEE'',) r= OR POR'fl..)GAI_ TO
RELAT_0NS WITH CA'! TALI ,T CNIJiiT --`SPEC.itV.-LY f-1 0.2. IN cJ_ ;.C
A SOr T Ei,]INNIG F THE C.01I1`1:' S T L'Iii7 IS E'l.% ? _iJ . I aL
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PORTUGUESE SOCIALISTS HARSHLY, BUT IN REPORTING ON A RECENT
MEETING BETWEEN SOVIET AND ITALIAN COMMUNIST DELEGATIONS
PRAVDA NOTED THAT BOTH SIDES "ADVOCATED UNITY OF ACTION"
BY ALL FORCES OF THE LEFT, INCLUDING THE SOCIALISTS - Y
CUNHAL'S REMARKS HAVE HAD NO IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON
ANTI-COMMUNIST ACTIVITY IN NORTHERN PORTUGAL. IN BRAGA,
VIOLENCE CONTINUED FOR A .;ECOND DAY. DEMONSTRATORS THERE
HAVE BURNED DOWN THE PARTY'S HEADQUARTERS AND DESTROYED THE
OFFICES OF THE COMMUNIST-DOMINATED PORTUGUESE DEMOCRATIC
MOVEMENT AND THE COMMUNIST --CONTROLLED LABOR CONFEDERATION.`
GENERr' PINTO SOARES HAS RESIGNED FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY
COUNCIL AND FROM HIS POST AS HEAD OF THE MILITARY ACADEMY TO
PROTEST THE WAY DECISIONS ARE MADE IN THE ARMED FORCES
MOVEMENT AND THE CONTINI;ING RADICALIZATION OF THE MILITARY.
HE VOICED EVEN STRONGER OPPOSITION TO THE i)ISSIDE:I T S'
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COUNCIL FOR CIRCULATING THE ANTIREGIME DOCUMENT REPORTEDLY
HAVE DECIDED NOT TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER TO REPORT TO THEIR
RESPECTIVE GENERAL STAFFS FOR REASSIGNMENT. ANTUNES NOW
RREPORT'EDLY CLAIMS THAT 85 TO 90 PERCENT OF THE ARMED FORCES
SUPPORT THE VIEWS SET FORTH BY THE DISSIDENT OFFICERS?U
THE DISSIDENTS MAY BE OVERESTIMATING THEIR SUPPORT, HOWEVER,
BECAUSE THE MEN HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO CONSIDERABLE
COMMUNIST AND EXTREME LEFT-WING PROPAGANDAPY
GONCALVES IS UNLIKELY TO RELINQUISH POWER WITHOUT A STRUGGLE,
AND HE STILL HAS CONSIDERABLE BACKING- DESPITE CUNHAL'S MORE
CONCILIATORY TONE, COMMUNI STS3 IN THE UNIONS AND THE MEDIA WOULD
PROBABLY LEND THEIR SUPPORT TO AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN GONCALVES
IN OFFICE. {CONFIDENTIALrY
2. CYPRUS:ITHE TRANSFER OF TURKISH CYPRIOTS FROM THE
GREEK SECTOR TO THE TURKISH SECTOR BEGAN ON AUGUST 9 WITHOUT
INCIDENT?Y
AGREEMENT TO ALLOW THE TURKISH CYPRIOTS TO MOVE NORTH
WAS REACHED DUitING THE LAST ROUND OF THE INTERCOMMUNAL TALKS
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