SOVIET BLOC HAS MOVED INTO MEDIA FIELD IN EAST AFRICA
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: PARIS
Document date: 12/23/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1 SOVIST BLAX RAN LOAD STONELE INTO MEDIA FILLE IN GASP

AFRICA RY ORTAINIG SOLENTS DO ERODE SOVIET AND CZECH SO% 3.

SERVICES ECLAPRINTER SOO PART DEPRICANS AND OCUTNARROT

TRATNING FOR NERLY CRATED IVY AND TANGANYIKA NEWS AGENCIES

BATTERS OF STATE CONTIA ENDA SERE ACCUISITION AND DISTRISTTIO

IS CLEARLY EMERGING THESE TWO COUNTRIES, WHERE LEPTISTS IN GOOD

POSITION TO PROVIDS PRO SOVIET BLOC: ANTI-ODYOKE SLANT TO

CONTROLLED NESS. REDONIS INDICAP NENSPAPERS RILL BE URACE: •U

FURCHASE AND PRINT NUTS FROM THESE BLOC SUPPORTED AGENCIES. NO BOTT

YET TO EXCLUDE WESTERN NETS SERVICES BUT THEY WILL FIND IT DIFFICULT

TO COMPETE WITH SUBSIDIZED COVT SUN NEWS AGENCIES BACKED BY

POLITICAL PRESSURE. SON: INDICATION OF BLOC INTEREST IN UGANDA

INDIA ALSO.

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AND HE NO DOUBT AKARE TO S AS RESULT HIS RECENT VISIT CAST ATHIA

AT NEXT METING WITH LARGES/ MAQUEBY OFFANBACHY PLICIT LUPO LU'S

SUBJECT AND ATTELET ASCETAIN THAT PLANS OR ID3AS PARVES MAY HAVE

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