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 BRIEFING NOTE TO: The Director, INR DATE: June 9, 1968 TIME: 1500 SOURCE(S) Bonn 13042 Cong. CLASS./CONTROL(S) Embassy Bonn has discussed German concern that Finland may be moving toward recognition of both Germanies with Fonoff Finnish desk officer. He said there are certain danger signals, but no danger of immediate trouble on the issue. Fonoff sufficiently concerned that it has instructed its mission in Helsinki to reiterate FRG position and to warn that FRG will not agree to establishment of diplomatic relations if Finland establishes them with East Germany. FRG does not, however, plan to withdraw its mission from Helsinki in such case. REU Comment (Secret). While we agree that there is considerable pressure in Finland for the recognition of both Germanies, the present policy of nonrecognition while maintaining trade relations with both has served Finland's interests well, and we have seen no indications of any intention to change the present policy on the part of those responsible for Finland's foreign policy. Finland is protected against possible Soviet pressures by its 1947 World War II peace treaty which binds it to recognize the Germany recognized by all the former allied powers. Of great importance, however, is the FRG's attitude. Indications that the FRG would not take countermeasures in the case of Finnish recognition of East Germany could make it more difficult for President Kekkonen to continue his present cautious policy on Germany. Research Memorandum REU 34 of June 7, 1968, "Finland and the Two Germanies" discusses the question of Finland's relations with Germany in some detail. Finnish President Kekkonen is scheduled to visit the USSR for a "vacation" June 13-20. Such visits by Kekkonen are routine, and there is no reason to believe that the prime purpose of the visit is Soviet pressure for East German recognition, although the subject will probably be raised. INR ICE BRIEFER Casteel/Deary EXTENSION 5789
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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.