CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 30, 2003
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• Publication Date: October 5, 1972
• Content Type: REPORT

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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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No. 0239/72
5 October 1972
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INDONESIA-CHINA: Malik preparing public for nor-
malized relations. (Page 1)
FINLAND: Respectable showing by coalition parties
reduces chances of a government crisis. (Page 2)
VIETNAM: Communist harassing attacks (Page 3)
NORTH KOREA: Tougher propaganda (Page 3)
COSTA RICA - COMMON MARKET: Economy in trouble
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INDONESIA-CHINA: Press statements by Indo-
nesian Foreign Minister Malik over the past month
on Indonesian-Chinese relations appear intended to
prepare the public for eventual normalization.-----%j
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A few days ago Malik announced that he had in-
structed Indonesia's UN delegate to attend China's
national day celebration on 1 October. He noted
that the Chinese delegate had appeared at Indonesia's
national celebration in August and stated pointedly
that this exchange was "a good thing for the normali
zation of Indonesian-Chinese relations." In Septem=__
ber, Malik publicly cited the reduced criticism of
Djakarta in Chinese propaganda in recent months.
For the past year and a half, Indonesia has
initiated both indirect and direct probes to deter-
mine China's attitude toward an improvement in rela-
tions, which were suspended in 1967. With its goal
of Southeast Asian leadership, Indonesia cannot af-
ford to be left behind as other nations establish
or resume relations with Peking. Japan's rapidly
paced moves to establish relations, more than any-
thing else, probably led the Indonesian Government
to accelerate its own schedule.
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FINLAND: The four coalition parties made
respectable showings in municipal elections on 2
October, reducing the chances of a government cri-
sis in the near future.
The Social Democrats remained the largest party
in Finland with 27.1 percent of the vote, up 1.3
percent since the national elections in January.
President Kekkonen's Center Party registered the
greatest increase, most of it at the expense of the
badly split, rightist Rural Party, which lost nearly
half of its popular support. The Liberals and the
Swedish Peoples Party held their ground.
Although national issues did not play a dom-
inant role in the local elections, the success of
the Social Democrats was due in part to the respon-
sible role they have played during the past year.
Prime Minister Sorsa's Social Democrats led the
drive in parliament to reduce recently increased
pension legislation to manageable proportions. The
coalition won a vote of confidence on this issue..
last month with a sizable majority. Two parties
that opposed the reduction fared poorly in the
election.
Sorsa probably will view the results as a fur-
ther endorsement of the government which now must
deal with the touchy issues of EC treaty ratifica-
tion and East German recognition. The Communists,
who had led the opposition to Finland's arrangement
with the EC, also slightly increased their showing
at the polls.
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VIETNAM: Enemy sappers and gunners are be-
comi more active in the southern half of the
country. The Communist harassing attacks, which
began to increase early this week in the provinces
around Saigon and in the delta, have been directed
largely against major highways, remote outposts,
and other lightly defended government positions.
While little significant damage or casualties have
been reported, the Communists temporarily cut sev-
eral main roads leading to the capital city. Heavy
rains and Communist efforts to regroup have slowed
the pace of fightinct in_ the northern provinces.
NORTH KOREA: Pyongyang is adopting a tougher
propaganda line on North-South negotiations, prob-
ably as a result of its dissatisfaction with the
recent round of Red Cross talks and its defeat on
the Korean question in the UN. Echoing comments
by Kim Il-sung in a recent interview, Pyongyang now
claims that the South is refusing to implement the
agreement to achieve national unification contained
in the joint communique on 4 July. Sharply worded
editorials in the party paper, domestic and inter-
national broadcasts, and North Korean spokesmen
abroad are alleging that Seoul's military prepared-
ness exercises, its continued reliance on the UN
and US military presence, and the existence of
anti-Communist laws and emergency legislation are
in direct violation of that agreement. Like the
Kim interview, however, the recent propaganda stops
short of threatening to break off the negotiations.
It is, nonetheless, threatening in tone and lays
the groundwork for blaming Seoul for any future
impasse in the discussions.
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COSTA RICA - COMMON MARKET: Evidence of domes-
tic economic dislocation may force President Figueres
to soften his negotiating position on the Common
Market trade impasse. Since Costa Rican trade with
other market members was virtually paralyzed early
last month when San Jose imposed protectionist trade
measures, several Costa Rican industries have been
forced to curtail production and numerous exporting
firms have indicated that a sizable cutback in em-
ployment may be necessary to offset financial losses.
In addition, the US-owned Firestone rubber plant,
which is a highly visible industry, was forced to
cease production on 3 October; its shutdown could
have a snowballing effect on other injured industries.
Thus far, Figueres has enjoyed widespread support on
the Common Market issue, but this support might begin
to weaken if shutdowns become widespread.
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