CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: March 14, 1973
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No. 0063/73
14 March 1973
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
ARGENTINA: Campdra's government will emphize
state control of economy, and nationalism,` (Page 1)
ASPAC: Regional grouping`hear/final collapse.
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LAOS: Pathet Lao protest /JS rkconnaissance flights
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JAPAN-INDONESIA: Big /rice hike for Indonesian oil
Page 6)
TURKEY: Balloting/continues for presidency (Page 7)
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ARGENTINA: President-elect Hector Campora's
government of "national conciliation" will lean
toward increased state control of the economy with
a heavy accent on nationalism.
In initial public statements following his
election victory, Campora has adopted a moderate
approach. He told the press that his government
would include political leaders from outside Peron-
ist ranks, although he claimed that he has no spe-
cific cabinet members in mind.
Campora owes his current position entirely to
Juan Peron, and there is no doubt that his approach
to government will reflect Peron's. He has assured
the nation that Peron will be present for the in-
auguration on 25 May and that he will faithfully
carry out Peron's programs. It is by no means as-
sured, however, that the former dictator will choose
to remain on the scene and be responsible for Cam-
pora's success or failure. Peron is more likely
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to assume the role of elder statesman--perhaps re-
turning to Spain--as the new government begins to
wrestle with economic and political problems and
Campora begins to assert some independence.
Peron's influence will be apparent, however,
in a tightening up of state controls on foreign
investment and in basic sectors of the economy.
His hand will also be seen in the traditional Peron-
ist mistrust of the inter-American system--especially
the Organization of American States--and in the new
government's effort to orient Argentina away from
the.United States toward greater cooperation with
Western Europe. Relations with Brazil are also
likely to cool as Argentina strives for a leader-
ship position in Latii~ Amprina and moves to re
relations with Cuba.
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ASPAC: The Asian and Pacific Council (ASPAC)
is near f al collapse following a poorly attended
standing committee meeting.
ASPAC was formed in 1966 as an anti-Communist,
non-military regional grouping including Japan,
Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Taiwan, South
Korea, South Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
It provided a forum for discussion of regional de-
velopments but was never particularly successful
in arriving at a consensus on any important issue.
The end of the Vietnam war and the moves of a number
of ASPAC states toward relations with Peking have
combined to undercut the organization's viability.
Nationalist Chinese membership is an embarrassment
to several members, but recent efforts to persuade
Taipei to withdraw have not been successful.
Australia and Malaysia were absent from yes-
terday's ambassadorial-level session in Bangkok,
and both Japan and New Zealand sent only token rep-
resentation. Malaysia announced its withdrawal
from ASPAC the day before the meeting, and Canberra,
which has publicly referred to ASPAC as an anachro-
nism, may soon do so.
The session failed to announce a date for a
meeting of foreign ministers that earlier had been
tentatively set for May. Japan, in particular,
sees its membership in ASPAC as out of harmony with
its new diplomatic ties with Peking and is not in-
clined to attend such a meeting. Since only South
Korea and Taiwan strongly support ASPAC's continued
existence, the organization may now be allowed to
expire quietly without the benefit of any further
high-level sessions.
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LAOS: In a speech recently rebroadcast by
Radio Pathet Lao, chief Communist negotiator Phoumi
Vongvidhit claimed that US reconnaissance flights
are in direct violation of the Vientiane peace
agreement. Communist news commentators have ac-
cused the US of flying reconnaissance and bombing
missions in violation of the agreement, but this
is the first authoritative statement on recent US
air activity. Phoumi's statement could be the
opening shot in a major propaganda campaign, and
the Communists could also be preparing to use the
issue as another excuse to dela im lementation
of the Vientiane agreement .
JAPAN-INDONESIA: Japanese oil buyers have
agreed to a price hike of over 26 percent for Indo-
nesian crude oil to $3.73 a barrel. Japan buys
almost three quarters of Indonesia's crude oil ex-
ports, much of it valuable low-sulfur crude. Indo-
nesian crude constitutes approximately 10 percent
of Japanese requirements. The price rise reflects
the adjustment for the increased cost of Middle
Eastern oil and the strong demand for Indonesia's
low-sulfur crude, as well as recent monetary ad-
justments. The Jakarta agreement could lead to
a resumption of Sino-Japanese oil negotiations
which have been suspended over the price issue.
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TURKEY: Parliament recessed early today after
casting four ballots and failing to elect a presi-
dent; voting will resume this afternoon. Senate
President Tekin Ariburun, a candidate of the Justice
Party, had a wide lead over Faruk Gurler and a
third candidate throughout the balloting, although
Ariburun's vote declined on the fourth ballot and
Gurler picked up support. Gurler, former chief of
the general staff and the candidate of the military
high command, went into the election as the front-
runner, but Suleyman Demirel's Justice Party appears
thus far to have demonstrated a high degree of co-
hesion in opposition to Gurler. On the fourth bal-
lot, Ariburun received 276 votes, Gurler 200, and
Democratic party leader Ferruh Bozbeyli 48. The
Republican Peoples Party, with more than 100 members
in the legislature, caucused before the balloting
and decided to abstain from voting. A majority of
parliament, 318 votes, is required for election.
The outcome of the election is still uncertain, but
should Gurler fail to win the presidency, a move by
the military against parliament cannot be ruled out.
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