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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 ROMANIA COURTS THE ARABS The Romanians have made a strong bid in recent months to improve their poor relations with the Arab world. Middle East — Africa THE WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE ISRAEL PROCEEDS CAUTIOUSLY WITH SOVIETS IN EGYPT Israeli officials have been restating their concern over the Soviet presence in Egypt, underlining the caution with which they view the risks of a confron- tation and urging a strong stand by the US toward Soviet en¢r<>a¢hmen't in the Middle East. NASIR ISSUES APPEAL AND WARNING TO US In a lengthy May Day speech Nasir appealed to the US to order Israel to withdraw from the occupied ter- ritories for the cause of peace and warned against any further US aid to Israel. ARMY—FEDAYEEN CLASHES IN JORDAN WEAKEN KING'S POSITION Fighting last weekend between Jordanian troops and commandos has reinforced earlier fedayeen charges that the regime is plotting to assassinate commando leaders, thus further eroding King Husayn‘s already shaky position. CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT INSTALLED IN DAHOMEY NEW A new government of "national union"——headed by the country's three key civilian politicians, with north- erner Hubert Maga as "first among equals"——has little chance of bringing long—term stability to this trou- bled West African state. TENSIONS IN US-SOMALI RELATIONS The expulsion of five members of the US Embassy in Mogadiscio on trumped—up charges has quickened the downward drift in US—Somali relations. K . Page iii WEEKLY SUMMARY 8 May 70 Approved for Release: 2023/03/28 C03154550
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