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The CIA's Directorate of Intelligence issued this Weekly Summary, No. 0369/70, on 8 May 1970. It covers events through noon on 7 May. The Far East section deals with the allied operations into Cambodia, Hanoi's cautious response and the government in exile Sihanouk formed in Peking. Other items cover Soviet military aid, the Sino-Soviet talks, Jordan, Dahomey, Guatemala and Brazil, and a special report looks at Cuban support for subversion in Latin America. Many pages are withheld, and the summary contains no UFO material.
Approved for Release: 2023/03/28 C03154550 was pessimistic about the over- all situation. He claimed that the Communists were succeeding in isolating towns and securing a firm hold in rural areas. He asserted that many village and hamlet chiefs in Svay Rieng Prov ince were Communists, and others in Kompong Cham Province who re- mained loyal to the government were being killed by the Com- munists. In an effort to boost mor- ale, the government recently is- sued a communiqué asking its troops to hold on for another te days, after which time the Com- munists, according to the communi- htqué, will be unable to keep fig, 1'1 ing. The message also noted that CHINA FOCUSES ATTENTION This year's May Day cele- brations in Peking were held amidst heightened national atten tion to the latest developments in Cambodia. Party chairman Mao Tse—tung and his designated—heir Lin Piao made public appearances for the first time in over six months, while the featured for- eign guest was Norodom Sihanouk. On the domestic side, the celebrations revealed no major changes in China's ruling line-u but several important leaders failed to show and Peking has offered no explanation for their absence. The most notable absen tee among the politburo members was Peking boss Hsieh Fu—chih, who may be ill or out of the cap Pr aid for Cambodia is coming from everywhere, particularly from ethnic Cambodian troops recently flown into Phnom Penh from South Vietnam. US military operations in Cambodia will almost certainly improve the spirits of the lead— ers in Phnom Penh and help con- vince hard—pressed Cambodian Army units that their situation is far from hopeless. Additionally, in the international sphere, the forthcoming mid—May Asian confer- ence of non—Communist nations on Cambodia should help generate more political support, and pos- sibly some materiel aid, for the Lon Nol government. (bX3 CAMBODIAN DEVELOPMENTS ital on some assignment related to his additional duties as min— ister of public security. Aside from the few puzzling absentees from the top leadership ranks, the most interesting feature of the turnout was the unusually large number of officials in at- tendance who were identified as members of the Peking—based mil- itary, party, and government machinery. Their presence sug— gests that some of the positions in the central departments and ministries that were decimated during the Cultural Revolution are now being filled. For Sihanouk, Peking's May Day festivities were sandwiched between the conclusion of the T§EIiRi¥Il H@e 7 WEEKLYSUMMARY 8 MaY 70 Approved for Release: 2023/03/28 C03154550
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 78 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.