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OCR Page 1 of 3OCUNCI
SYSTEM II
91217
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINCTON
SEGRET
December 10, 1984
12
National Security
Study Directive 8-84
U.S. Policy Towards Malta 191.11
Long-term trends in Malta may push this fragile democracy in a
direction that could be detrimental to the strategic interests of
the U.S. and our NATO Allies. A concerted Soviet effort over the
last five years to increase Soviet presence and acquire influence
in the Mediterranean has produced tangible results: a Soviet
Embassy established in 1981, a fuel-bunkering agreement the same
year, an active cultural exchange program, and an agreement to
increase trade. In addition, Malta, under Prime Minister
Mintoff, has expanded ties with Libya, the PLO, and East European
countries. (s)
5 USC
552
b) (1)
15)
tie need a more thorough analysis of the problem and its implica-
tions, addressing the following issues:
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What are our basic interests in Malta, and how important are
these?
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552
(b) (1) --
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Partially Declassified
under provisions of E.O. 12356
bed on 1-13-2015
By J. Saunders, National Security Council
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