Documents / FOIA release
This is a compilation of Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) briefing notes to the Director of INR, mostly dated June 12, 1968, with some from June 6, 1968. The notes cover world events, including student riots in Paris, East German passport and visa rules for West Germans, a UN resolution on South West Africa, a change of Komsomol leadership, Sino-Nepalese relations, and the Colombian presidential resignation crisis. Unrest in Senegal and Somalia is also covered. None of the notes discuss UFOs.
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SOURCE(S) CLASS./CONTROL(S) Bogota 4280 6/12/68 Unclas. Bogota Radio Cadena Nacional broadcast the Senate session considering Pres. Carlos Lleras Restrepo's resignation. A motion to accept Lleras' resignation was defeated 74 - 31. A subsequent motion to effect resignation be rejected was passed by same vote. FBIS 27 Bogota Radio Cadena Nacional 0903Z BJ/JB Unclas. FBIS 25 AFP LIMA 0539 OUO FBIS 17 FYI p/X In his speech to the nation preceding the vote Lleras blamed 5 or 6 Liberal Senators (he is a Liberal) for causing the crisis and asserted that Senate would have to pass constitutional reform measures if it rejected his resignation. He said the GOC would not tolerate any violence. Mass rally in favor of Lleras only drew about 25,000 - 30,000 instead of the 100,000 sought. Bogota was excited, there was some violence and 25 people reportedly were arrested. Some Liberal Senators said they would support Lleras but still insist on freedom to vote as they pleased on reform provisions which are the point of the crisis. INR OFFICE BRIEFER EXTENSION RAR Watson 1976 FORM DS-1118 6-66 NW 31097 DocId:33061196 Page 11
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 132 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.