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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY
9 November 1962
set a date for self-government. In Southern Rhodesia, Prime
Minister Whitehead seems likely to win elections on 14 December,
but the odds are against his efforts to win mass African support
for his policies. Pressure continues to grow for the eve
dissolution of the Federation. \
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FRENCH NATIONAL ELECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page l7
De Gaulle's opponents have not succeeded in putting upa coalition slate for the 18 November election to the French
National Assembly, but they are confident of eliminating
many Gaullist candidates in the runoff vote a week later.
De Gaulle again assailed "the parties of the past" in his7 November call for "political renovation," but he continuesto avoid any clear iden the Union for a
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REPERCUSSIONS TO THE DEATH OF ITALY'S OIL CHIEF . . . . . Page 19
By an apparent interim appointment, Premier Fanfani hasgained time to work out intraparty differences over who shouldreplace the late Enrico Mattei as head of ENI, the powerfulstate petroleum holding company. A permanent replacement willpresumably be appointed when Mattei's term expires next spring.Meanwhile, the company's domestic political influence may besomewhat reduced and its activities abroad temporarily lessaggressive than in Mattei's day. The government will, however,almost certainly consider it in the national interest to tryto carry on and even expand Mattei's basin folicies at homeand abroad.
WEST GERMANY'S CABINET CRISIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20
Repercussions of the government's action against theweekly newsmagazine Der Spiegel will influence West Germanpolitics for months t5_come. The cabinet crisis precipitatedby the "Spiegel affair" was at least1emporarily resolved on5 November, But relations between the coalition parties nowwill be cooler. Further contention is likely to accompanyinquiries into the substance of Der Spiegel's allegationsabout the unpreparedness of the WE§t German Army for combat.The ublic dis ute about overnme encroachment on civilP P S
liberties will continue.
AUSTRIAN GENERAL ELECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21
In the parliamentary elections of 18 November the People'sParty may increase its slight dominance over the Socialists,with whom it has shared power in a two-party coalition since1945. Both parties basically agree on foreign policy--particu-larly on the need for Austrian association with the EuropeanCommo -- ampaigning largely on personalities.%J"“"‘L"*"”*f
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