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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.
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Approved for Release: 2023/03/28 C03154550 ARMY-FEDAYEEN CLASHES IN JORDAN WEAKEN KING'S POSITION The clash last weekend be- tween Jordanian troops and com- mando elements, coming on the heels of fedayeen charges that Jordan is plotting to kill com- mando leaders, has further eroded King Husayn's position. L\‘\J Saturday's incident was touched off when a small Fatah unit began lobbing shells across the Jordan River near the section of the East Ghor Canal that is now under repair. After the Is- raelis returned fire, Jordanian Army units moved against the fedayeen in an effort to impose a cease-fire. Two Jordanian sol- diers and one commando were re- ported killed. Elements of at least three fedayeen organizations in the area then attacked the Jor- danian troops; in the ensuing fighting, the commandos‘ camps were destroyed and their arms and provisions seized. The Palestine Armed Strug- gle Command (PASC), coordinating body for five of the major fed- ayeen organizations, immediately cited the army's action as fur- ther proof that army leaders are plotting to crush the fedayeen movement. Earlier, one of the commando groups had announced that it had foiled a plot by Sharif Na- sir, the head of the army, to assas- sinate Fatah's Yasir Arafat and George Habbash, leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The PASC called on Jordanian soldiers to resist their commanders and prevent the army from being turned into a "force for the protection of enemy settlements and installa- tions." According to press re- ports, however, commando leaders subsequently held an all—night session with army commanders in an attempt to stave off any new flare—ups. Nevertheless, the incident seems to have confirmed growing suspicions among the fedayeen and their supporters that the regime has been cooperating with the Israelis to keep the cease- fire lines quiet and to extermi- nate the commandos. Much caustic criticism of the King and of Sharif Nasir is apparently be— ginning to circulate throughout the country, and the more radical commando groups are distributing broadsides playing up Sharif Na- sir's assassination plot. < (bX Page 24 WEEKLY SUMMARY 8 May 70 Approved for Release: 2023/03/28 C03154550 (bX1) (bX3
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