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This is a final response to yout ' Freedoln of Information Act

(FOIA) request, received in the office of ths mrormatlon and Privacy Coordinator on
10 November 2009, for information regarding Bruno Busic, born October 6, 1939 in
Yugoslavia, died on 16 October 1978 in Paris France. We have assigned your request the
reference number above. Please use this number when corresponding so that we can
identify it easily.

In an effort to assist you, we conducted a search of our database of previously

released records and located the two enclosed documents, totaling 15 pages, which we
believe is responsive to your request. Please be advised that these documents were
released as part of another release program.

With regard to any other information concerning the subject of your request, please
be advised that in accordance with section 3.6(a) of Executive Order 12958, as amended,
the CIA can neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of records responsive
to your request. The fact ofthe existence or nonexistence ofrequested records is currently
and properly classified and is intelligence sources and methods information that is
protected from disclosure by section 6 of the CIA Act of 1949, as amended. Therefore,
your request has been denied pursuant to FOIA exemptions (bxl) and (b)(3). I have
enclosed an explanation of these exemptions for your reference and retention. You may
appeal my decision to the Agency Release Panel, in my care, within 45 days from the date
of this letter. Please include the basis of your appeal.

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2L Sept l.972

New Trials Point Finqer At CIA

fn Yuqoslavia Ma

Three men went on trial in Zagreb on lB September, charged

';ith working for an unspecified foreign inteltigence service.
Bruno Busic, a former editor of the Croatian national-ist
journal Hrvatski Tjednik is accused of being in the service
5t an in@izatj-on as far back as 1969. Busic
reportedly served his foreign masters by passing them infor-
mation and by writing articles in Tjednik belittling Yugo-
slavia's post-war development. Although CIA is not mentioned
by name, the implication is clear that Busic had ties to
emigres in the US.
The other two defendants are historian Dr. Franjo Tudj man 25X1
and o1d age pensioner Dragutin Scukanec. In neither of the se
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INDIA-PAKTSTAN: Situation reperu . (page l )

YUGgsi,AVrA: Arrests on croatian

accompany crach-down
nat,ionalists. (page 6 )
cosrA RrcA: Figrieres determined to override opposi-

Sg.t Papadopoulos nay appoint more military of-

ficers to civil service posts. (page g)
gltrNA - srERIlA_LEoflE: petcing has offereci econo.nic
anE mlffiy ETil-[naee e )

r itlili tary service may be shurrtened (page l0 )

PE!1IIUM

SUDAN-r-HINA: Sudanese delegation (page f0)

URLTJUAY: Measures to cornbat balance of payments
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spokesman claimed yesterday that Indian forces
would have Dacca under siege within 4g hours.
Senior Pakistani officers ieportedly thought the
attacks on the city migh.t begin even sooner. New
Delhi claims Lhat its main force, which is approach-
ing Dacca from the nor.bheast, has reached thi- Iast
river crossing some six miles from the capital.
However, the Indians have reportedly been meeting
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other Indian column is approaching the Liey from
the north and has reportedly reached the town of
.Taydebpur, about, 12 miles from the capital. Both
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not yet been able to cross the Meghna River at
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On the western f rontr rr€ither side has made

K any :',mportant gains in the past few days. The pak-
istarris, however, may be preprasl"n to attempt a nelf
offensive irr the Chhamb sector. Western corresp<-lnd-
ents have report,ed seeing heavy Pakistani military
traffic moving toward the front; j.n that area on tZ
December. The Indians, meanwhile, are moving up
reinforcements in order to prevent ttre Pakistanis
from advancinq eastward from Chhamb into the Kash-
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25X1 C e Pakistanis hotd Chhamb but, have
nbFbeen aEfe to push across a river that Indian
tuoops have been defending immediately east of the
town. The Indians are anxious to keep the Pakistanis
from advancing to Akhnur some 18 miles east of
Chhamb, where thel' cotrld cut the highway thats serves
as a key transportation and supply route between
northern Ind,ia and Kashmir,
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Indian criticism of the US is increasingl. Mrs.

Gandhi, speaking in Nevr Delhi on L2 December, was
strongly critical of the US in all but name. She
expressed irritation at a ''f ar -away country which
says to keep quiet about Bangla Deshrr and at reports
"that some country says it has some agreement or
treaty with Pakistan. " US officials in Calcutta
reporl that the tempo and virulence of anti-American
demonstrations there have increased markedly in the
past few days and that this trend is likely t'o con-
tinue. In Islamabad, meanwhile, some 2r000 Paki-
stanis gathered at the airport on 11 December and
jeered at Soviet ci'tizens being evacuated from the
ci)Untry.
At the UN last night, the Soviet Union, BS ex-
pected, vetoed the cease-fire - withdrawal resolution
proposed by the US. The UK and France abstained
as they had last weeJ< in the r/otes on*similar Pro'-
posals. (SECRET No FORETGN DISSEM) J

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Yr-IGOSLAVIA: Zagreb police arrested approxi-

mately 30 people over the weekend in tjre wake of
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disturbances arising from the current crackdown on

Croatian nat,ionallsts .

Fourteen students were ar:ested Saturday and

charged with instigating "the uncon.litional over-
throw of soeial arrd state order and of representa-
+-ive bodies " for their part in the recencly ended
Zagreb student strike. Another 14 were arrested
Sunday in the aftermath of several incidents at
the city'rs main square and at youth hostels where
ttre Yugoslav news media report there \'rere public
calls for a strike agalnst the university and for
demonstrations in the street.
Croatian officials also have adnitted the
arrest of a journalist, Brund Ante tsusi-d, whose
articles in Hrvatski Tiednilc (mouthpiece of Croa-
uran nacronaiffirnffieE na"ronli nacred and
discord among our peopIes." Elsewhere in Crcatia,
party organJ.zations have wasted little time de-
nouncing the alleged nationalist excesses of cer-
tain leaders and in the coastal city of Zadar four
ofr.-icials resigned late Sunday, joining ttre Croat
RepubJ.ic party chief and her three close associates
who quit earl j.er that day in d,ef erence to Tito ! s
caLl for a purge of the party leadership. No re-
placements as yet have been announced.
Zagreb authorities, determined to nse all
means necessary to prevent the situation from get-
ting out of hand, have anirounced that they will
intervene in all cases of disturbances of public
order. It remains to be seen whether the authori-
ties vrill be able to prevent furiher outbursts.
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COSTA RICA: President Figueres is determined

to ov6TTiE--ffiosition to the opening of a Soviet
embassy in Costa Rica.
In a televised speech on 9 Decemberl Figueres
defended his decision of bwo weeks ago to accreriit
two Soviet diplomats, replying point by point to
the sharp criticism that has followed. Figueres
repeated many of his old arguments, including Costa
Ricars need to deal with ttre Communis; world in
this "era of neEotiations, " but his naJor argument
focuse'J on the economic advantages that diplomatic
reLations would bring. .

He announced plans to manufacture aluminum in

Costa Rica using Soviet hydroelectric polrrer equip-
rnent that would be fLnanced by coffee exports. The
deal, which would take care of coffee surpluses for
the "next five or six years, tt hinges on "nornraLi zing"
relations between the two countries, according to
Figueres. The aluminum plant scheme is an oid one
that is still far from realizationl btrt it is pos-
sible that some small purchases of Soviet equipment
have been negotiated that could lead to early corfee
sales.
Figueres said he vras willing to incLude ttre
issue of a Soviet presence .in a plebiscite cove.ring
other questions, but on.ly after reLations with the
USSR are normalized.

A demonstration held on 1I December to pcotest

the establishment of diplomatic reLations was peace-
ful. A scheduled counter demonstration by Communists
and other supporters of ttre Figueres move was post-
poned until today, thus avoiding possible clashes
betneen the trvo groups.
AJ-though protests by conservatives r anti-rjom-
munists, and opposition politicians have been strongr
they have not yet reached the levef that forced
Figueres to back off from a similar plan last JuIy.
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GR,IIJECE: Prime Minisr:er Papadopoulos may turn

incre*ffi'!-1'y to the rnilitary to- fill civil service
posts in the months ahea,i.
Regime efforts to bring ex-politicians into
the government have failed so far,* Iargely because
rnost of them st,itl refuse to support ttre regime
ftrlIy. Papad.opoulos has replaced several civilian
officials of uncert,ain loyalty with military men
in the past two 1'ears.
Although the changes have improved bureaucratic
efficiency, civilian employees, particularly in ttre
Foreign Ministry, are concerned about their careers.
$ome have asked Deputy Foreign Minister Palamas, a
civilian, to intervene on their behalf. Palamas
reportedly has ttrreateneif to resign over the r-ssue
and a final decision on military appointments will
not be made before ttre prime minister delivers a
nrr..1rrf speech on saturday. In any case, Papadopoulos'
a seemlngJy astute judge of his colleagues, will
probably continue his juggling act between civilian
and military personnel. The prime minister will be
stroncly influenced by the fact that the military
is his prirnary source of supporL.,
In ad.dition, it, is rumored that Papadopoulos
may be considering changing the government from a
constitutional monarchy to a republic. A statement
apparently ma.de by Papadopoulos that tle elimination
of the monarchy would be rr€cBgsdry before elections
could be held w:.rs leaked by the regimers press spokes-
man in mid-Nov€rnber. PapadopoulosI reported plan is
said to have the support of the irnportant military
Leaders who have long opposerS the return of King
Constantine. The rurnors , however, ma.y be designed,
to test public opinion. {sEcRET NO FOREIGN DTSSEM)

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---CHINAandSIERRA LEONE: peking offerecl economic

assrst,ance a timited amr unt of miritary aid dr..ring
the visit to China last summer by a Sierra Leon:an
deregation, luhen recognition was announced, according
to recent information.
A fin*:rce official in Freetown said that the
Chinese offered $40 miLlion in economic aid to be
repaid cver a SO-year perioi,. In addition, the Chi-
nese wiLi extend $1.7 mirlion in credits, one half
of which is to be used for road repairs. At lea*qt
35 chinese agriculturar technician3 wilL be
in the country by January, probably on rice worki-ng
producl
tion projects. These technLcians witL partiiLly
replace the Nationalist Chinese who left after Free-
town recognized Peking last surlmer.
Tfe pregident of Si.erra Leone reportedly has
said that china also rvould provide several h-elicopters
and gunboats free of charge. A small shipmeut of-
arms and ammunition, which arrived in rreetown last
rygnth, probably was ccvered by the same agreement.
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BELGIUM: The two political part,ies engaged

in foifriLiffi
governmentl foJ.towin] tasr monfhis
national elections, have agreed in principle to a
reduction in the period of military servile. Tlre
Socialists, who are negotiating a government pro-
gram with the more powerful Social Christiansl cam-
;,tr
paignad for an eventual six-month tour. Currrrrrc
d,iscussions focus on a reduction from 15 to L2 months
if served in Beigium., and 12 Lo I0 if served in West
Germany. Defense expenditures do not command broad
public support,; Belgium was the only NATO member
that failed this year 'bo make its fuIl contribution
to the European Defense Inprovement prograrn. (CON-
TIDENTIAL)

presiffiiitl-bEfenseA delegation headed by Vice

SUDAN-CHINA:
Minister Khalid tta-san Abbas
is en route to Peking f or an of f icial visi'L. The
Sudanese may seek military assistance in ad,lition
to the generous economic aid already extended by
,.T Peking in part t,c colnpensate fc,r the apparent dra-
clit:e in Soviet miliEary aid following the coup
last July. China's arms production capabilities,
its own defense requirements, and its other foreign
arms commitments, however, will restrict the scope
of any new military aid agreement. The net effect
may be to create opportunities for Khartoum to re-
turn to its traditional Wester:n .sour.',rss r a tendency
that had been evident in the economi: fieLd even
before last sunmer. (CONFIDENTIAL)

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URUGUAY: With elections over, the government

j.s trfiii!-F the deteriorating baiance of
combat
payments situation. Although Uruguay is still un-
willing to devalue the peso formally, most, foreign
transactlons are now being made at various depre-
ciated rates. Beef exporis, for example, are being
encouraged by the use of a rate 50 percent above
the off:Lcial rate, while most import,s are being dis-
couraged by a rate double the of ficial on{r. fiie
governnent has further tightened import controls by
increasing surcharges and prepayment requirements
and by extending the total ban on capital goods
imports untiL 3l March. The higtrer tost af imported
goods wiLl be refLected in further increases in the
cost of livinq index, which even before the new
restrictions was expected to rise near 60 percent
next year. (CONTIDENTTAL)

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