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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) Bucharest 1807 June 10 Czechoslovak Chargé Komarek has told our DCM in Bucharest that during the May 14-18 visit to Romania of de Gaulle, a Czech Deputy Foreign Minister had come to Bucharest to initial a new Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Aid. Komarek said negotiations presented no difficulty and the Romanians accepted inclusion of a special clause on the invalidity of the Munich Pact ab initio. The new accord reportedly provides for consultation on important developments but says nothing about adoption of common positions. The Czech Chargé has indicated to the French Embassy that Czech Foreign Minister Hajek will visit Bucharest in late June. FBIS Daily Report 10 June p. F 2 Radio Bucharest announced June 7 that RCP Permanent Presidium Member Emil Bodnaras had made a "friendly visit" to Hungary from June 1 to 7. Bodnaras had "an exchange of opinions" with Hungarian Politburo Member Komocsin on "current problems of relations between the two fraternal parties and countries, the communist and workers' movement, and the international situation." Bodnaras's talks were held in a "frank, cordial and comradely atmosphere." INR COMMENT: Romania's initialing of a new treaty with the Czechs is the first positive step forward we have heard in its efforts to up-date new treaties with the USSR and communist East European countries. We have not determined whether the new Romanian-Soviet accord has been initialed, but negotiations on it have reportedly ended, and it is expected to be signed soon. Czech Foreign Minister Hajek's visit this month may relate to signing of the Romanian-Czech treaty, and the momentum of progress on this accord may spur the Soviets to move more rapidly toward signing their new treaty with Romania. Romanian-Czech friendship, clearly on the upswing since the advent of Dubcek and his new course in Czechoslovakia, contrasts with the continuing cool but correct relationship between Bucharest and Budapest--as evidenced in the terse statement on Bodnaras's "frank" talks in Hungary. Bodnaras may have discussed the long delayed up-dating/the Romanian-Hungarian mutual aid treaty preparations for a Kadar visit to Romania, problems concerning the November communist "unity" gathering in Moscow, and Czechoslovak developments. INR OFFICE RSE BRIEFER RHFrowick EXTENSION 3803 CONFIDENTIAL WD934087 DocId:33061196 Page 26 (Classification)
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