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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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(b) (3) Approved for Release: 2023/03/28 C03154550 sEeR~E;L WESTERN HEMISPHERE The May Day holiday passed peacefully in most of Latin America, and reaction to President Nixon’s speech on Cambodia has been limited. Communists in Vene- zuela attempted to organize anti-US demonstrations, but there was little trouble. Fidel Castro’s statement on 22 April that Cuba will always be ready to have closer military ties with the USSR and Raul Castro’s prolonged visit to the USSR, where he received an unusually warm reception, underline the continuing improve- ment in Soviet-Cuban relations. in addition, Soviet naval vessels that took part in a recent exercise in the Atlantic may visit Havana over the weekend and then engage in maneuvers in the Caribbean. Delegations from nine countries that claim maritime jurisdictions to a 200-mile limit are scheduled to finish a week of deliberations in Montevideo today. Among the subjects discussed were denuclearization of the seabeds and a Latin American position on the US-USSR proposals for a Law of the Sea convention. The results of the discussions are likely to be incorporated in a “Declaration of Montevideo,” to be issued at the close of the conference. In the Dominican Republic, President Balaguer still appears to be a strong favorite to win re-election in the contest on 16 May. Election-related violence and last—minute threats by some of the opposition parties to withdraw have dominated the headlines, but opposition efforts do not appear to have eroded Balaguer’s strength seriously. The major opposition party, led by Juan Bosch, is still abstaining and refusing to support any candidate. Even Bosch has publicly admitted that his party cannot halt the President’s re-election effort. Bosch is likely to continue to cry “fraud” and claim that the election is a farce, a theme other opposition parties can be expected to pick up. The mutiny by the Haitian Coast Guard last month continues to spark arrests and ousters of middle-level civilian and military personnel, but there has been no widespread purge or bloodbath, as many expected. The government, in fact, has shown some concern for its public image and has officially denied that any executions have taken place. A further shake-up may still occur, but President Duvalier seems satisfied that he can count on the loyalty of the majority of the armed forces. Colombia remains calm, and the curfew restrictions have been further modified in Bogota and removed entirely in other areas. Preliminary returns in the congres~ sional contests suggest that National Front candidate Pastrana will lack a majority and will have to form a coalition if he is to govern effectively. The final recount of the presidential vote may take as long as another month. Presidential inauguration ceremonies will be held today in Costa Rica for Jose Figueres, who previously held office from 1953 to l958. Many foreign delegations are expected to attend, and the possibility of embarrassing demonstrations cannot be ruled out. l l SECREQL Page 27 WEEKLY SUMMARY 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.