WEATHERt VATER Fair + Charlie 11 t e 0aeft U. S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Phone 9-5247 Thursday Date May,18, 1967 Radio (1340) TV (Ch. 8) US Ambassador Reassures Latins Thant Sees Danger WASHINGTON (AP) SOL. N. OWITZ, U.S. Representative the Organization of Amer In Middle East States, told a group o Venezuelan personalities UNITED NATIONS (AP) SECRETARY-GENERAL U THANT cancelled his terday that the United St trip to London and Brussels because of what he described to is concerned over the im reporters as a "potentially very grave," situation in the Mid- which the regulation of dle East. use of fuel oil will hav He said he had received an urgent communication from the their country. Arab Republic over its position Linowitz said that what ever on the status of the 3,400-man legislation the government nec- Poll Says Nix U.N. emergency force (UNEF) in comends to Congress, has been the area. produced only after "car eful o Bid Reports from Cairo said the consideration which will m ini- LONDON (AP) A POLL PUB- United Arab Republic had re- mize the impact on Venezu ela, LISHED IN today's London E\en- quested that UNEF withdraw im- consistant with our respo nsi- ing Standardsaid that British mediately from the Egyptian- bilities as a government." public opinion had swung Israeli armistice area to avoid Such legislation is u under against membership of the Com- danger of becoming involved in discussion in connection with mon Market. means of decreasing air po llu- A sample of voters, asked if tion in major U.S. cities. they we re for or against, re- The U.S. official also com pl ied 115 percent against and 37 mented on claims that econ omic interests dictate current for- per cent did not know. The eign policy of this coun try. figures for June last year Linowitz told the group, were: for, 66; against 20; do which is here on a two week not know, 13. seminar sponsored by the North "The explanation, almost American Association of V ene- certainly, is the shock re- zuela, that such a charg e is velation that entry wouldan "totally inconsistant" with steep increases in prices of the support that Washin gton certain basic foods," said has given the Latin Amer ican the news 'paper. Common Market. He said that The poll also claimed that (continued on page ?) the popularity of the Labor (Con't on page 2) Chile Gets $25 Million military action. WASHINGTON (AP) A A U.A.R. source said the re- CHILEAN STEEL plant, quest was to withdraw from "our Compania Acero del Eastern border," but he would Pacifico (CAP),yestrday not elaborate. The force is completed negotiations stationed along the Israeli- for $25 million in Egyptian armistice line in the credit from the U.S. Gaza strip, and at Sharm el Government's export- Sheikh at the Gulf of Arabia.1 import Bank. This There was speculation that a brought to more than withdrawal from the line in the $110 million the total Gaza Strip was what the U.A.1. of loans received by had in mind. the company from the Thant summoned to his office the U.N. representatives of the __ bank. The Art Of Helping Flavian Levine, nations that contribute men to (Con't on page 2) Through Peace (Con't on page 2) PAGE 2 THURSDAY MAY 18, 1967 GITMO GAZETTE WASHINGTON (Con't fm page 1) the visitors, WASHINGION (Con't fm page 1) President of who include seven congressmen, should under- CAP, said Chile is now almost self sufficient stand that there is much opposition in the in steel production, but even more economic U.S. Congress to the Region Trade Pact because groups havesparked increased demand for steel various export items will be affected. in the country. "We are going to hurt our own short term in- "The purpose of the new credit is to aid--is terests but we believe that your prosperity to enable us to keep up with the expanding de- and rapid development are in our own long-term mand." interest," he told the Venzuelans. "This is an important credit, therefore, and Linowitz also reassured the visitors regard- one which we hope will be explained later. We ing U.S. support for Venezuela in any action have had most excellent cooperation from the that it may take in the OAS to condemn contin- export-import bank, and this of course re- ued Cuban agression against their country. flects continuing confidence in Chile." He denied that economic pressure groups were He said CAP now produces annually 650,000 influencing the U.S. towards a softer policy tons of semi-finished steel, in the form of toward Cuba and said that the Venezuelan gov- ingots, and 500,000 tons of finished steel. ernmeat should not be in any way concerned re- "In four years, we hope to reach a pro- garding U.S. cooperation. duction of one million tons of finished steel The Venezuelan group left for New York yes- a year," Levine said. terday afterrn and were the guest at a recep- Harold F. Linder, President, signed the loan 'tion yesterday evening given by the Venezuelan contract yesterday for the bank. delagation to the United Nations. For today, Levine said CAP opperates as a privatecar- a program of interviews with leading business- poration, with the Chilean government's devel- men and communications executives in New Yorkis opment Agencyoarmento, owning one-third. scheduled. The group will return to Caracas The present expansion program, costing a on Sunday. total of $130 million, will be financed I largely from the firm's resources, from * LONDON (Con't fm page 1)Government had fal- Chilean financial institutions, and a loan len six per cent behind the opposition Conser- from European sources. In an announcement of vative party. This would not be a result of the granting of credit last March 10th the the Common Market application as the Conser- bank virtually assured CAP that further vatives are overwelmingly in favor of mem- credits would be available as the expansion bership. program proceeds. UNITED NATIONS (Con't fin page 1) the force, BUENOS AIRES (By Vittor L. Griffeth) PRINCE Brazil, Canada, Denmark, India, Norway, Sweden AKIHITO AND Princess Michiko of Japan viewed and Yugoslavia to give them his assessment of the delta of the Rio Tigre, in the second day the situation. of their visit to-Argentina. In a statement through a spokesman Thant The trip, of four hours, was aboard the said that (UNEF) is stationed on Egyptian Presidential yacht, just before the beginning Territory in Gaza and Sinai with the consent of ansopera in the Colony theatre. of the Government of President Gamal Abdel Earlier the Prince made two speeches, one to Nasser, and he added: "as a peacekeeping force renew the Japanese-Argentine association, and it could not remain if that consent were with- the other at the dedication of a Japanese gar- drawn, or if the conditions under which it op- din in the Park of Palermo. perates were so qualified that the force was unable to function effectively." WASHINGTON (AP) THE U.S. DEPARTMENT of Com- Since its establishment after the 1956 Suez merce yesterday announced a grant of $764,500 crisis the force has been effective in pre- to Puerto Rico to finance half of the indus- venting border incursions that have sparked a trial parks expansion program. I new Egyptian-Israeli conflict. But it is not The funds will help Puerto Rican Industrial equipped with the manpower or arms to act in Development Company (PRIDCO) to develop 72 the event of large-scale military action. new industrial sites in Augadillo, Catano, Loiza and Ponce. SAIGON (UPI) NORTH VIETNAMESE FORCES using The project is part of a long range plan by heavy mortars and Soviet-built rockets launtbed the commonwealth government to provide indus- coordinated attacks early this morning on a trial space and services on the island for string of American bases just south of the de- job-generating companies. Each project in- militarized zone. volves the clearing of land, construction of The U.S. Marine Headquarters at Fong Ha took access roads and installation of water, sewer its heaviest pounding of the war. Military and drainage systems. -spokesman said the North Vietnamese hit the base with 200 rounds of huge 5.6-inch rockets. LISTEN TO ARMED FORCES A.M. & F.M. Fong Ha is the control center for Marine RADIO FOR THE BEST IN MUSICAL ENTERTAIN- operations in the DMZ area. MENT 24 HOURS A DAY. GITMO GAZETTE THURSDAY MAY 18,1967 PAGE 3 LONDON (AP) BRITISH NEWSPAPERS YESTERDAY The only incident on the march was a brief backed Prime Minister Harold Wilson's reported scuffle between parade monitors and a group of resolve to press ahead with his bid for Common pro-Chinese French Communists. Market membership despite President Charles de Meanwhile, in most of the country there was Gaulle's new brushoff. no electricity, little or no public transport There was no official comment on de Gaulle's and no mail. About 10 million were idled by the new rebuff at his news conference Tuesday. strike. But high officials said they were not particu- The strike and the demonstrators were aimed larly surprised and that Wilson was determined at the government's request to the newly to go ahead with his campaign to get Britain elected National Assembly for power to rule by into the European Economic Community. declaration on economic and social matters London newspapers termed de Gaulle's state- until November 1st.