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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DEPARTMENT OF STATE INR BRIEFING NOTE TO: The Director, INR DATE: 6-12-68 TIME: Reg Morning SOURCE(S) Reuters 6-12 Times Post CLASS./CONTROL(S) Unclassified Student rioting in Paris appears to have achieved a new pitch of violence according to press accounts this morning. Last night violence followed in the wake of twordeaths yesterday—a student drowned in Seine while trying to evade police questioning and a worker was shot in a clash with riot police outside a Citroen assembly plant at Sochaux. Highlights of latest development: Communist CGT and later the CFDT and FO trade union federations issued a call for a one-hour work stoppage today in response to the death of the Citroen worker yesterday. Communist CGT refused to respond to call by student organization to join in yesterday's demonstration. However the Catholic CFDT did issue a statement officially supporting the students. Reports of last night riots indicate increasing professionalization of student violence e.g. use of the long pointed poles to punch mix holes in auto gas tanks to obtain the ingredients for molotov cocktails, the construction of more elaborate barracades, the first widescale systematic use of molotov cocktails. Times account notes the emergence of a city guerilla fighter replete with unofficial uniform of motorcycle helmet, heavy gloves, armed with iron pipe and construction bolts, pockets stuffed with lemon-soaked cotton for treatment of tear gasburns with a surgical mask around the neck. Student tactics are to d fend each barricade until last minute then set it afire to hold off police charge, then retreat to next barricade etc. Interior Minister today announced that all demonstrations in Paris are banned until further notice. More decisions expected from cabinet meeting today. INR Comment: It is not clear what effect the total ban on demonstrations will have. It could presumably be implemented in such a way as to permit riot police to break up gatherings of individuals even as they begin to congregate. In any case it can be doubted that students are in any mood to heed any mere verbal ban on demonstrations. On the strike front the principal holdouts yesterday were auto workers, some acft workers, Paris Taxis, seamen and longshoremen. However some of those are reported to have settled and to be returning to work today.
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