D classified in Part Sanitized Copy Appfoved for Release 2015 07 24 The Pravda 22 Daily Brief W15 january 1969 1 I 50x1 23 Declassified in Par - Sanitized Copy Approved for Rel ase 2015 07 24 Deciassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015 07 24 5 Soviet Union 60 peru Soyuz 5 lifted off early this morn-- ing as expected that it has achieved a ren ezvous with Soyuzl4 Docking has not been attempted yet With three men in-Soyuz_5 and only one in Soyuz 4 it Seems plausible that -an attempt will be made to transfer per SOnnel from one Spacecraft tthhe other We do not anticipate Velasco's political demise in the near future although our embassy believes he is becoming more and more isolated from che mainstream of Pe_ruv1an opinion _ As long as he is in power more antim US sound and fury is like1y_to be heard r0m Lima MM 50X1K1 50x1 50x1 50x1 Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015 07 24