Cuban Troops Stay in Africa Amid Angola War
U S intelligence says about 13 500 Cuban troops remain in Angola to keep pro Marxist forces in line with no major redeployments to Rhodesia. They reportedly control key ports and an air base near Luanda as Kissinger travels in Africa. Brezhnev returns to public view after 46 days away at Lenin birthday celebration in Moscow.
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Kissinger warns Cuba against Africa missions amid Rhodesian tensions
At a news briefing Kissinger warned Cuba against military ventures with white supremacist regimes in Africa and hinted at Cuban links to the Soviet Union. Intelligence notes put fewer than 100 Cubans in Mozambique, a base area for Rhodesian guerrillas, as Rhodesian insurgents show limited activity. Kissinger plans Tanzania and Zambia visits, with Tanzania emerging as a training and supply hub for Rhodesian nationalists. China reportedly aiding Rhodesian fighters with 18 advisers in Tanzania. Zambia allows guerrillas to operate from its territory as a safe haven.
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Soviet ships spy on USS Saratoga near Crete in Mediterranean
U S officers report at least five Soviet navy ships shadowing the aircraft carrier Saratoga as it maneuvers east of Crete. A Soviet intelligence ship closed to 300 yards, while a destroyer appeared on the horizon. Rear Adm. Carroll cites a Turkish joint exercise as context amid Lebanon tensions.
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Bergman May Move Headquarters to United States
Film director Ingmar Bergman, in self exile from Sweden over tax troubles, plans a Sunday flight to New York to discuss basing his operations in the United States with producer Dino De Laurentiis. He would then meet his American agent Paul Cohner in Hollywood. others say France or Italy are also possible bases.
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100 Killed in Lebanese Fighting Shatters Cease Fire
In Beirut and surrounding districts, more than 100 people died and over 200 were wounded in heavy shelling between Muslim and Christian factions. The outbreak undermines a fragile cease fire as Abu Iyad links the violence to Lebanon's political stalemate and Suleiman Franjieh's refusal to back a constitutional amendment.
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Indonesia plans annexation of East Timor by August
Foreign Minister Adam Malik said Indonesia will annex East Timor by August. He noted the East Timor regional council would decide on integrating the eastern half with Indonesian western Timor. Malik added East Timorese may participate in Indonesia’s 1977 general election.
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Italian Christian Democrats tied to Lockheed payoffs
alleged links center on a 1965 1968 premier among three CD leaders Giovanni Leone Aldo Moro and Mariano Rumor as parliamentary probes detail a 1.6 million bribe for Italian Air Force C130 Hercules purchases. Observers warn the scandal could dent CD fortunes and aid the Communist Party. Former British PM Harold Wilson to receive Knight of the Garter.
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