CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: September 19, 1970
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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Central Intelligence Bulletin
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19 September 1970
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No. 0225/70
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JORDAN: Government forces seem to be gaining, but
Yedayeen resistance is stiff. (Page 1)
LAOS: The Communists continue to take a hard line
toward negotiations. (Page 5)
SOUTH AFRICA: The government is willing to sign
nonaggression pacts with other African states.
(Page 6)
WEST GERMANY - USSR: Science delegation (Page 7)
SWEDEN: Elections (Page 7)
CAMBODIA: Government drive (Page 9)
CHILE: Confrontations possible (Page 9)
CHILE: Financial panic (Page 9)
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JORDAN: Government forces seem to be gaining
as the heavy fighting continues, but fedayeen re-
sistance is stiff.
In Amman, army units continue their slow ad-
vance into the city. Battle lines between the two
sides are growing increasingly blurred, but the
general areas of conflict apparently remain the
same. The army seems to be deliberately encouraging
the undisciplined fedayeen to expend their ammuni-
tion, which they are doing in large quantities;
commando broadcasts have admitted that ammunition
is short. The army is not attempting a real house-
to-house clearing of areas where the fedayeen are
in physical control.
The US Embassy has come under
tedayeen ire on several occasions, but so far all
personnel are safe.
Jordanians are
making gains in the north. The army is said to be
getting the upper hand in Ramtha, just south of the
Syrian border. Ramtha is a key town, since Jorda-
nian control there would cut off the movement of
fedayeen reinforcements coming in from Syria. At
Irbid, the army is said to be on the outskirts of
the city, with the fedayeen in control within.
According to the Jorda-
nian Government, some 50 tanks were concentrating
on the frontier near Dar'a and some actually crossed
the border and shelled Jordanian positions. The
Syrians claimed, however, in response to remonstra-
tions from the Jordanians, that the tanks remained
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JORDAN: Current Situation
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on Syrian territory. The Jordanians say that, un-
opposed by Iraqi troops who are apparently astride
the road, they have interposed a tank force to block
further Syrian movement. It is by no means clear
that the tanks in question belong to the regular
Syrian Army; they could well belong to the Syrian
contingent of the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA),
technically under the control of the Palestine Libera-
tion Organization (PLO), which has also been re-
ported moving trucks carrying ammunition individual
weapons, and machine guns into Jordan.
Soviet press coverage of the situation, which
has been limited largely to citing Arab and Western
accounts, appears to be leaning toward the Jordanian
Government's position. Pravda gives the impression
that fedayeen attacks on government positions were
responsible for the latest outbreak of fighting.
Both Pravda and Izvestiya have urged that the main
thing is to stop the fighting and "prevent outside
interference." The Soviet charge in Washington
called at the State Department yesterday to express
his government's hope that the US would use its in-
fluence in Tel Aviv to prevent Israel from "exploit-
ing" the situation. The char.ge also said that the
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USSR has urged the leaders of Jordan, :Iraq, Syria,
and Egypt to do their best to end the "fratricidal
clashes" in Jordan and prevent the outbreak of civil
war. The Soviets are apparently also trying to con-
tact the Palestinians.
A spokesman for the Popular Front for the Libera-
tion of Palestine (PFLP) said yesterday that the 54
hostages are "in good condition." A senior PFLP of-
ficial in Beirut told US Embassy officials there that
despite its previous statement, the PFLP was now pre-
pared to negotiate the release of the hostages
through the Red. Cross. They insist, however, that
the negotiations be held in Beirut and quickly, to-
day if possible. The spokesman stressed that, the
proposal was not made from weakness but for humani-
tarian reasons. He claimed that as of yesterday
afternoon a number of the hostages required medical
attention--not because they had been injured in the
fighting, but because of their general health. He
said that the hostages were housed in areas in which
there had been no fighting, but no doctors were avail-
able to treat them.
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LAOS: The Communists are continuing to take
a hard line in the verbal fencing surrounding their
offer to open peace negotiations with Vientiane.
Just before his departure for Europe on 2 Sep-
tember, Prime Minister Souvanna designated Pheng
Phongsavan as his spokesman for any discussions
with the Communists during his absence. At that
point, Pheng was already serving as head of an
18-man delegation that was to represent the gov-
ernment in the anticipated peace talks. The Pathet
Lao rejected Pheng on the grounds that he would
still be speaking for a government they do not
recognize and reiterated their demand that Souvanna
pick a personal plenipotentiary in his capacity
as a prince of the realm, not as head of the Vien-
tiane government.
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government's orces are in a poorer mi i ary posi-
tion than they were at this time last year and
could come under heavy pressure with the opening of
the dry season next month. On the other hand,
Hanoi may be loath to enter into another season of
expensive struggle in Laos when it has more impor-
tant wars to fight elsewhere. It thus may be ready
to give a little to speed the way toward a limited
settlement that would lower the level of its in-
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SOUTH AFRICA: Prime Minister Vorster has an-
nounced in earl ai ment that his country is prepared
to sign nonaggression pacts with other African
states.
Vorster coupled this with an offer to help
combat "terrorism" in any African country that re-
quested such assistance, as some white-ruled neigh-
bors have done in the past. The strongly worded
anti - South Africa pronouncements of the Nonaligned
Conference recently concluded in Lusaka probably
were on Vorster's mind when he added, "Having taken
the initiative, i do hope that the scandalous
stories about South African aims. and objectives
will now come to an end." He also referred to new
talk among black African states about sponsoring
"large-scale terrorist forces," and claimed that if
such groups did in fact invade South Africa, his
government's security forces would pursue them
right back into the countries from which they came.
The vast majority of black African states
would be unwilling to sign a nonaggression pact
with South Africa, primarily because they refuse
to have any official dealings with Pretoria on
any topic. The offer, then, presumably was made
not so much to allay black African fears as to
persuade the Western nations of South Africa's good
intentions toward black Africa. It may also re-
flect growing concern within South Africa over the
mounting international campaign to isolate the coun-
try. The threat to pursue "terrorists" into neigh-
boring countries that harbor them--such as Zambia--
is sim 1 a re etition of previous warnings.
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WEST GERMANY - USSR: The German science dele-
gation headed by Science Minister Leussink currently
visiting the USSR is charged with exploring the
possibilities for information exchanges and joint
projects in numerous scientific and technical
fields. In several areas, such as nuclear energy,
education, and medicine, the Germans are prepared
to make specific proposals. Although the Soviets
have indicated a special interest in discussing
highly advanced computer technology, Bonn has
given assurances that it is well aware of its
obligations as a member of COCOM (Coordinated
Committee on Export Controls) and will avoid
making any commitments in the more sensitive
fields. The visit is an outgrowth of the agree-
ment to expand scientific and technical contacts
that was contained in the nonaggression treaty
signed in August.
SWEDEN: As the Swedish parliamentary elec-
tion campaign winds up, political observers have
decided that the contest is too close to call.
At issue on 20 September are not only the 350
seats in the nation's new unicameral legislature,
but also the thousands of positions in provincial
and local assemblies that previously were chosen
in off-year elections. The main question is
whether Sweden will bring an end to 38 years of
Social Democratic rule, the last year under the
leadership of controversial Prime Minister Olof
Palme. Because of the new electoral rules, the
complete election results may not be known for
at least ten days.
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Current Situation
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Chhnang
Government column prepares push north
Kompong Somo
(Sihanoukville)
Cambodia
Principal city (10,000 or over)
Population over 125 per sq. mi.
Communist-controlled area
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CAMBODIA: Reinforced government troops
apparently are preparing to resume their drive
north toward Kompong Thom. Three fresh Cambodian
Army battalions from Kompong Chhnang city reached
Skoun yesterday, and they reportedly joined the
main body of the stalled government column. The
Kompong Thom task force, which has been blocked
for most of the week on Route 6 some 13 miles
north of Skoun, now consists of nine battalions.
The absence of Communist attacks on the column
yesterday probably was caused by heavy air strikes
on suspected enemy positions near the road.
C CHILE: The heavy concentration of military
units for independence day parades today could
lead to confrontations in the tense postelection
atmosphere. The increasingly intimidating tactics
used by Marxist Salvador Allende's partisans to
assert his claims to the presidency could set off
clashes, particularly among holiday crowds
Santiago.
CHILE: The financial panic that immediately
followed Allende's election victory is having
repercussions in neighboring countries. A large
flight of funds from Chile has strained the for-
eign exchange markets of Argentina and Colombia.
The Argentine Central Bank has requested immediate
shipment of $9 million in US banknotes, reportedly
to satisfy the demands of Chileans for dollars.
Colombian banks were swamped with an inflow of
Chilean escudos, which was stemmed when the banks
decided to accept them only on a consignment basis.
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