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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 ‘STE-GIILEL TRINIDAD FACES A NEW POLITICAL CLIMATE Confidence in the government has been severely shaken by the recent disorders,and cabinet changes will probably soon take place. The government also ap- pears likely to present new legis lation in an attempt to dramatize its awareness of the need for social and economic change. The arrest last weekend of the ringleaders of the army mu- tiny, which erupted on 21 April, finally ended the drawn—out re- volt. The rebellion, coming on the heels of weeks of unrest fo- mented by black power dissidents, had threatened to topple the ad- ministration of Prime Minister Williams. Since the arrests, government spokesmen have re- fused to divulge any of the de- tails surrounding the mutiny, but it appeared to stem primarily from complaints about internal conditions in the regiment. Some of the officers, who are scheduled to stand trial for treason later this month, may also have been sympathetic to the black power cause. Prime Minister Williams, who has held power since 1956, has probably now incurred political liabilities that could shake his party's long—time dominance. Williams‘ personal political stock, upon which the Peoples‘ National Movement (PNM) has been highly dependent, has undoubtedly dropped as a result of his inabil ity to head off the black power movement or to take early deci- sive action against the muti- neers. The resignation of one of his chief ministers, a young cabinet official regarded as a spokesman for the black nation- alist wing of the PNM, has also tarnished the party's image. Williams has tried to re- coup some of his lost political ground by promising a "drastic reconstruction of government" and vowing "to support unequivocally" the claims of blacks to social justice and economic dignity. De- spite the rhetoric, Williams‘ new programs are thus far vague. Ear- lier in the year, he tried to counter the demands of black power advocates by prescribing an additional 5 percent tax on corporations and individuals in high tax brackets and by imme- diately creating 1,600 new jobs. Even these specific efforts had little impact, in part because un- employment, estimated at l5 per- cent of the work force, appears to affect mainly secondary school dropouts who are unwilling to ac- cept the common laboring jobs of- fered. Williams will probably call elections late this year or early in l97l; the current parliamentary term expires next year. The prime ministers‘ difficulties may be complicated by a political opposi- tion that recently has shown new signs of life. Although his foes are still splintered, Williams will have to present some practi- cal programs in coming months if he is to stave off a serious ero- sion of his party's strength. (b \ 7§E€flkEqL_ Page 31 WEEKLY SUMMARY 8 May 70 Approved for Release: 2023/03/28 C03154550 X3)
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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.