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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A writer with contacts in leftist circles, reported that members of the committed to free Venezuelan Communist Party leader, Gustavo Machado, were received by President Raul Leoni on May 21, the day on which Machado was released from prison. The President reportedly told the commission that the government was not opposed to Machado's return to political life and stated that he could run for president. Leoni stated that his government does not intend to place obstacles in the political paths of the machados or any one else who shows that he is not a partisan of armed insurrection against the government of Venezuela. He observed that although the Party is still illegal the communists now have the Union for Advancement "which is almost the same thing." The Minister of Interior also told Party members the same thing. INR/RAR Comment: This reflects pretty much the GOV's policy of separating the less violence oriented PCV leaders from the Castroit insurgency movement. The Cubans have angrily denounced the PCV's abandonment of revolutionary warfare and their attempt to participate in the electoral process. Leoni may also be paying off some debts as there has been some suspicion that the PCV has supplied the Government with information which has led to the capture or killing of guerrilla members. The GOV is also intent on renewing diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and may be prepared to allow some communist activity as a sign of its "good faith."
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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.