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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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DEPARTMENT OF STATE INR BRIEFING NOTE TO: The Director, INR DATE: June 11, 1965 TIME: early am COMMENTS CONTAINED IN INR BRIEFING NOTES ARE INITIAL AND TENTATIVE. SOURCE(S) Reuters June 10 from London, Uncl. LIMDIS - BACKGROUND USE ONLY Lagos 9836, June 10, CONF/LIM DIS British hope that meeting will give FMG opportunity to lobby for resuming peace talks and will concentrate British public attention on FMG efforts promote peace rather than letting opposition concentrate on arms supply issue. London 9723, June 10, CONF/NO YORK/LE. DIS Discussing plan to meet with Biafran rep with FMG’s Enahoro, Lord Shepherd emphasized mounting parliamentary and newspaper pressures on British govt to halt arms supply to FMG, recent Dutch embargo on arms traffic to Nigeria, plus fact parliament resumes business June 11 after Whitsun recess -- all of which sharpening British dilemma. Also stressed need for FMG to improve public image. London 9724, June 10, UAE. Embassy Comment: Labor left and church groups are giving British govt little respite in efforts to halt supply of British arms to FMG. British officials are worried about pressures building up on ministers; they do not believe pressures strong enough to force suspension arms shipments, but, particularly since Dutch took this action, they are reluctant to make predictions. Believe best way to divert criticism is to be able point to continuing efforts being about negotiated settlement. As long as there hope of peace talks, British can argue arms shipments give them leverage on FMG that it would be folly to throw away. Given disposition within British govt to continue arms shipments, and in view renewed efforts to get talks started, we think govt can resist pressures for while longer. If prospect for talks disappears and FMG begins campaign in Ibo heartland, however, Wilson govt will have real difficulty sticking to its present policy. RAF COMMENT None of this activity seems likely to temper determination in Lagos to press forward against Biafran forces until Biafra abandons secession. As some UK officials have pointed out in the past, in defending the UK’s policy of selling unsophisticated arms to Nigeria, there are plenty of other sources of arms in the world. Nigeria would not hesitate to turn to them; in fact, is using them now.
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