LATIN AMERICAN WEEXLY BRIEFS (NOFORN IN SLANTS) Loe | 1. MRXICO-CURA. MEXICO MEPORTEDLY HAS AGHEND TO SELL 178 KOTIMR 1969 WHRAT SURPLUS OF 275,000 TONS TO SILVIO TRICRRAI, IKE THE LOCAL ° | PURCHASING AGKWT FOR THE BLOC. TRICERRI, A PERONIST ARGE“TIXE NOW | OPERATING OUT OF SVITZERLAMD, HAS PREVIOUSLY EESHENT BOUGHT FOOD In.” 7  NKEICO FoR CASTRO, AND THE PROPOSED WHEAT PURCHASE MAY AL80 BE FoR CUBA. THE GALE PRICE 18 ABOVE THE WORLD-MARKET PRICE BUT SLOW THER HIGH DOMESTIC PRICE PAID TO MEXICAN GROWERS GY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT PUR- CHASING AGENCY. (CONT) | 2. COSTA RICA: THE US DECISION TO SELL WHEAT TO THE SOVIET UNION _ 38 CAUSING BABY COSTA RICANS TO FAVOR RECONSIDERATION OF THEIR COUNPEY'S FEGATIVE ATTITODS YOUARD TRADE WITH COMMUNIST HATIORS, ACCORDING TO @® iiskaiee “‘oompanaaen IN SAK JOSE. 4 BRCENT EDITORIAL IN LA REPUBLICA, WHICH USUALLY SLFLECTS THE OPINION OF THE INCUMURNT RATIONAL LIBERATION PARTY. ADYOCATED REVISING THE COUNTEY'S TRADE POLICY IN THIS RESPECT. ALSO. OF COSTA RICA'S CHRONIC ECONOMIC DIFPICULTIES GOULD EXCOURAGE A SHIFT -f AST Hy e. ba SECRET Ls
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Taras - oACE ~Se a y : WS sO6 . PRRSTORETIAL ELECTION GBT POR MEXT MAY, THE CHIARI GOVERNAENT '§ RAISING od OF THE CAMAL EONE PROALEN AT THIS Trim sREns INTRRDED AS AN EFFORT TO | KREP THE INITIATIVE AWAY PROS ITS OPPONENTS on THIS HIGHLY EMOTIONAL 1sees- BCLS ADMITTED As OCH BY SAYING THAT THE OPENING OF NEGO. TIATIOHS WOULD "KEEP THE PARAMANIAN PUBLIC QUIET.“ (CONF) ; $. BOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CONTINUING POLITICAL ISOLATION AND BR. o __| Rene? COVFTRROOW PLOTTING BY DOT 17S OPPONENTS AND SOME AvOMRD SUP. . PORTERS AEB MAXING THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S FUTURE INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN. TRIVMVIRATE LEADER EMILIO DE LOS SANTOS IS REPORTED TO BE amxrous FO RESIGN ALLEGEDLY BECAUSE OF HIS DISGUST Wrty “SORDID AC. TIVIVIES OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES PARTICIPATING YN Tre REGIME. * CIVILIAN © Lines AND NTLITARY BACKERS op THE NEW GOVERONeE rT ARE REFUSING TO ERLZUQUIGH THEIR POWER ro JUAN CABASROVAS, PRES] DENT OF THE DISSOLVED SENATE AND THIRD IN PRRSIDENTIAL SUCCESSION UNDER THE ABROGATED COR- START} O¥. WHO CLAIMS THAT A RECERT QUORUM OF TEE DEPOSED CONGRESS | SRCESTGLY RLECTED 1119 PRESTDEMT. TR SAS OBEN SEEKIN7 “EMTSPERIC gE. | RRR COGHI TION BS TOR CoUSTITUTIONAL PRESIDEKT. 7. BCUADOB TE: BCUADOREAN AREY CFFICERS pK TAKING A 75-pay COGRAE 18 7SRAEL ON ACRICULTURAL APLINSTAATION THe ECUADORRARS ¥IL;
CO mNpex (1 NO INDEX Li Fie IM CS FILE NO. prom: DIRECTOR CONF: ROUTINE PAGE whe OF 8B CITE OR 7S 506 MRYORTEDLY APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE THEY GAIN TO THE AGRARIAN ERPORM PROGRAM CONTEMPLATED BY THE GOVEWHING JUNTA. SINCE ISRAEL AND ECUADOR SIGNED A SHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGHERMEINT IN FEBRUARY, THE YOUR HAS PRO- VIDED WTLOGT EXE 49 4 WleDIGN to E DAO mae OF STIMGLATING ECUADOREAN AGRICULTUNE AD TEDUSTEY. (CONF) 8. ECUADOR: EE ACTING EDEN DIRECTOR OF THE POWERFUL COREENTA. TIVE PARTY HAS EXIYERATED THE PARTY'S INTENTION TO HITHDRAW ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERWING MILITARY JUNTA. HE ADVOCATES THE EVENTUAL ENTAGLIGN- MEW? GF A BICTATORERIP, EITHER CIVILIAN O8 MILITARY. IN THIS COMNECTION, . HE MENTIONED THE HAME OF THE AMBITIOUS DRYENSE MINISTER, GENERAL ADEELIO MARANSO, WHO HAS BEEN CLOSE TO THE CONSERVATIVES. (COMP) 9. VEMEXUELA: THE MINSSTER OF DRYENSE FORESEES A BURTHER I5- CAs IN TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. EE IFTIRATES TO THE US AMBASSZADGE CA ® OCTOS@ER THAT SHE ARMY IS HAVING TROUELE SUPPECGSING VIGLI LARLY BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PAST LAXNESS. HE WAS GLOOMY ABOUT THE FUTUME AND CRITICAL OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S LACK OF COOPERATION. (COMI) 10, BOLIVIA. THE POLITICAL FORTUNES OF PEESIDENT VICTOR PAZ ESTENSSORO, WHO VILL ARRIVE ON 22 OCTOBER FOR A TWO-DAY WASHINGTON VISIT, HAVE IN SSCENT MONTHS STRADILY IMPROVED, AND HIS POSITION [8 NOW PROGASLY we PETS “FS "gas . SOF i po -—~_ oe Tr ‘ Recs ep treme eemmate | . biey ode oe AgTBENTICATINE 2ecCcRr 8 fT ro orvices Mech aS ee Leela RESROD UC ST BY TTR ER TSAR Tren cout Grerlt oo PR OMIBITER, Cop, Ha
14-00000 STRONGER THAN AT ANY TIME SINCE HIS ELECTION IN 1960. SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, HE HAS SCORED GAINS AT THE EXPENSE OF HIS PRINCIPAL OP- PONENTS. THE MOST POWERFUL OF WHOM STAND WELL TO THE LEFT OF HIS AD- Mi NUSTRATTION AND HAS SO FAR MANAGED TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY IN HIS POLICIES 1) BRAZIL //PRESIDENT GOULART HAS SUFFERED TWO SERIOUS SETBACKS GUAQENNNN.THE OVENWEELMING GPPOSITION Ge HIS REQUEST FOR A STATE OF SYEGE WHICH FORCED HIM TO WITHDRAW CIS REQUEST AND THE CONGRESSIONAL VOTE EKEXEREH AGAINST HIS AGRARTAN REFORM CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. GOULART’S BACKTRACKING IN THE FACE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL OP- POSIT) OH TO HIS BEQUEST FOR A STATE OF SIEGE REPRESENTS A SERIOUS PLOW TO HIS RELATYONS WITH CONGRESS. THE FLOOR LEADER OF HIS OWN LABOR PARTY YS PRING REPLACED AS A BESULT OF FIS OPEN OPPOSITION TO THE ERQUEST pemnchesic-base iS Am SC 2 MEET. ON 44. ‘acrorgR To tyscuss mae _ MEU RMER GREK Bie COAT ONE TT Lididieiaeiememsiamiaal PORE SARE ADKLAL AD ABPORS AUEMDMENT | no EeuASsY hie COMMENTS THAT CONGRESSIONAL SENTIMENT FOR 8&BC RE T
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14-00000 Soe oes a er ae oa ieee > : | 4. ree neers crea VOSOG 12. BRAZIL. Sfean TRIAGO DANTAS, A MAJOR ERAZILIAN POLITICAL ricoRs, HAS TOLD TS AMBASSADOR GORDON THAT HE I8 MORE PESSIMISTIC ABOUT BRAZIL THAN AT ANY TIME SENCE GOULART CAME TO POWER TWO YEARS AGO. PARTAS NHO WAS DOTH FORRIGH AND FINANCE MINISTER IN GOULART'S: | | CABINET, SA3D THAT WHILE PLEASED WITH THE 8 WITHDRAWAL OP THE STATE oF SIBGE REQUEST. EE FELT THAT THE EPISODE MAS FURTHER DNDRRMINED Con. GIVERCE 1K THE VIABILITY OF THE xNErErr INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE COUNTRY. HE ERLIEVES 'T HAS LAID THE BASIS FOR FURTHER POLARIZATION OF POLITICAL OPINION | - BARTAS THIRKS THAT THE PRINCIPAL REASON GOULART WITHDREW THE REQUEST WAS THE MASSIVE OPPOSITION FRow THE ° OF SIEGE MIGHT BE CSED TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THEN. (auc) // 13. YocoipAvi, — LATIN AMBRIcA — NORALIGHED STATES: //MEMEERS OF TIY¥S ENTOURAGE CONSIDER THAT AIS RECENT VISITS TO BRAZIL . CrILE, 4D BOLIVIA WERE FAILURES. ACCORDING TO A USUALLY RELI ABLE CLARTR STINE SOURCE. THEY WEIE E0TREMELY BLEASED cY AS EREEXE MEEKXET RECEPTION > MEXICO, HOWEVER. APPARENTLY GECAUSE OP THE CONSIDSRADLY Lacks PUEL IC TURNOUT. T1TO REPORTEDL: CAUSED SOME CONBTERNATION AMONG DELEGATES SECRET
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