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This is the Central Intelligence Agency's Current Intelligence Weekly Summary of 23 March 1962, a secret digest from the Office of Current Intelligence covering world events. It reviews Soviet foreign policy on Berlin, the Berlin air corridors, disarmament and a nuclear test ban. It also covers Algeria, Argentina's elections, the Congo, Laos, South Vietnam, Guatemala, food rationing in Cuba and Middle East tensions. Special articles assess Brazil under Goulart and Turkey's economic prospects. It contains no UFO material.
Approved for Release: 2026/03/06 C03176167 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY preferences in the EEC. On the other hand, West Germany and the Netherlands--supported by the United States--contend that the preferential system is out- moded, distorts the economic development of Africa, and raises major problems for competing areas, such as Latin America, which lack equal access to the European market. Although this gap has in the past appeared unbridgeable, a compromise now may be taking shape. In meetings since early March, France has agreed to a reduction in the level of pref- erence accorded the associated states, provided they are com- pensated by increased develop- mental aid. West Germany and the Netherlands have in turn agreed to a "transitional" provided it is terminated as soon as alternative arrangements ' KTNMNQA can be agreed on. Among these alternatives would be the US proposals for global agreements to eliminate tariffs on certain tropical products, stabilize their prices, and provide pro- ducers with compensating aid. Other major problems still to be solved are joint EEC- African institutional arrange- ments, the future level of developmental aid to the Africans, and the apportionment of the burden among the EEC countries. All six present members are committed to continue EEC aid at least at the previous level-—i.e., $581,000,000 over a five-year period. Some in- crease in this aid is anticipated by all the member countries, but France, perhaps with the future needs of Algeria in mind, reportedly contemplates an in- crease to $1.1 billion for the next five years. Agreement on any amount close to this appears doubtful--especially if France ’ appears to be_asking its EEC partners to pick\up part of the tab for the French—Algerian settlement. §\. §"\ FINLAND SWEDEN Q) % NET_H. rRELAND 1) §A5T\ POLAND- szaamu fly“/B L :51‘ LUX FRANCE HUMAN! "E BUL. fl R V) ‘($15 G. ,_v_ U |TAL_Y PORTUGAL I .“< TUNISIA TURKEY hi Monocco -., I LIEYA UAR REPUBL C * OF THE [:1 European Common Market (EEO CONGO Pr:/$332] [:1 African areas assocrated with EEC in 1957 RHODES! A ND ASALAN SOUTH MALAGASY \ AFRICA 32332 \v 1&2’ k“\- O 1 Ea .2 1 U K oENMA€2$g\,,_,_ I UQSR £1‘? ' ‘ M V SPANIISH g SAHARA sAuur ARABIA MAURHYANIA €\ MALI EENEGAL SUDAN \ /“ME'A FPE rr=.sovr. POR‘_1GUESE V°'~T* PA"‘°ME" GUINEA J NIGERIA S\ERPA LEONE K \ cznr‘ a ETHIOPIA A H\CA RFP. \ LIEERM GHANA TOGO CAMEROON SOMALIp . — V UGANDA REPUBLICsystem with reduced preferences, fim,tr° I jmwm/ ANGOLA MCZAMUIQUE (I \ ECH REPUBLIC —WEST 5 ~ & I to R (b)(?f) Further consideration of these issues is expected at a ministerial meeting on 2 April. Most observers agree that the present association arrangements have important advantages for the Africans and that further development of the Eurafrican partnership would be a major gain for the West. However, there will be serious reserva- tions over the contemplated continuation of preferential trading arrangements between the two areas—-especially so since the area of preference will prob- ably be extended. Britain has repeatedly stated that it can enter the EEC only if African Commonwealth members get the same treatment as other African states. \ \ 23 Mar 62 WEEKLY REVIEW Page 22 of 22 Approved for Release: 2026/03/06 C03176167 (b)(3)
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