CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY

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• Publication Date: April 13, 1961

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 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY
The Yugoslavs charged
Czechoslovakia on 7 April with
using "Albanian methods" against
Yugoslav diplomats in Prague.
On 10 April, Belgrade complained
that a counselor of its embassy
in Prague had been the victim
of "criminal attacks in extreme-
ly suspicious circumstances";
he had allegedly been adminis-
tered narcotics.
Moscow still publicly favors
tions with Yugoslavia.
The Viet Cong (Communist)
guerrilla organization in South
Vietnam has probably suffered
no serious setback either from
President Diem's resounding
electoral victory or from the
series of relatively large-scale
engagements with government for-
ces during the weeks preceding
the election.
The Communists apparently
believe that they can bring abou
Diem's downfall through a proG-
ess.. of erosion, fostering the
growth of political discontent
and weakening the government's
control through guerrilla har-
assment. The Communists can be
expected to intensify these
efforts over the coming months.
Although the Diem govern-
ment issued exaggerated reports
over both the size of Communist
bands and the extent of casual-
ties inflicted on the guerrillas
in the recent clashes, the
seriousness of the Communist
threat was acknowledged by the
.President for the first time
in a recent press conference.
The Communists have demonstrated
steadily during the past year
their capability to increase
their numbers and expand the,
area of their operations de-.-
President Diem has argued
that the internal Communist
threat precludes the relaxation
of political controls in South
Vietnam demanded by his non-
Communist opponents. He may
use his sweeping electoral vic-
tory to justify further stalling
on administrative reforms. Re-
ports of increased restiveness
among middle- and junior-level
army officers, many of whom
doubt Diem's intention to make
any basic changes, indicate
that he may face the renewed
danger of non-Communist action
against him which could be
readily exploited by the Cc:mmu
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the Czechs also will
soon conclude an a-
greement with Iraqi
airline officials
now, in. Prague.
Although the
other satellites have
been less active in
the bloc's interna-
tional civil air ex-
roles are increasing,
and their.capabi:li-
ties will be enhanced
by the new equipment
now on order from. the
Soviet Union. Hun-
gary is the only bloc
country with landing
rights in West Ger-
many. Budapest re-
cently concluded a
bilateral agreement
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to gain some concessions. The
government airline, Interf lug,
has been participating in spe-.
cial flights from the Scandina-
vian countries and Austria
during . theLeipzig fairs, and
it has acquired landing privi-
leges at Athens for the tourist
flights it makes to. the Middle
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with Baghdad, and plans to im-
plement its agreement with, the
UAR when it receives Soviet
IL-18s.
East Germany, which has
had little success in estab-
lishing air routes outside the
bloc, has nevertheless managed
COMMUNIST TERRORISM IN SOUTH VIETNAM
Communist terrorism in
South Vietnam, a chronic
problem for the Diem govern-
ment, has assumed serious pro-
portions in recent months in,the
southern and southwestern prov
inces. The growing aggressive-
ness of well-armed Communist
guerrilla bands is pointed up
by recent depredations in the
Saigon area, including the pil
lagi.ng of a, hospital and.. the
overrunning of a Vietnamese
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militia post. President Diem is
convinced that the Communists,
bolstered :by additional person-
nel infiltrated from North Viet-
nam, havebegun a phase of all
out guerrilla war which will
last a long time.
In contrast to the former
pattern of small-scale terrorist
action against remote villages
and other undefended targets,
Communist guerrillas since last
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fail have been operating in
bands of up to several hundred
strong and have concentrated
attacks on Vietnamese security
patrols and installations.
The Diem
regime-retains firm control in
the larger towns, however.
The tacit cooperation of
the local populace has been a
factor in recent Communist guer-
rilla successes. A persistent
Communist campaign of subver-
sion and intimidation over the
past several years,. including
the assassination of..several
hundred local officials, has
undermined the confidence of the
peasants in the government's
ability to..protect them. Present
Communist tactics, particularly
the attacks on security forces',
appear aimed at accelerating
this trend and lowering the mil
itary's morale.
In addition, the
arbitrary police-state
measures of many pro-
vincial authorities
have strained the loy-
alty of the people.
A case in point is the
forced-draft approach
by overzealous pro-
vincial chiefs in im-
plementing the govern-
ment's new program in
the southern provinces
of regrouping farmers
from outlying areas
in centralized settle-
ments, known as "agro-
villes," for greater
protection against
terrorists. This has
engendered so much
popular resentment
that the government
has ordered a slow-
down in the program.
Many highly placed offi-
cials in Saigon acknowlege that
political reforms are a prereq-
uisite for real improvement in
internal security, Vice Presi-'
dent Tho, for example, years ago
.forecast the steady growth of
Communist influence among the
populace unless the government
took. steps to broaden its popu
lar support. Tho reportedly now
fears that the Communists. will
have completed their subversive
work "at the roots" within the
next six months unless. effective
countermeasures are immediately
taken.
President Diem, however,
apparently.is still thinking
more in terms of military con-
solidation to meet thespresent
emergency. He is urging a
20,000-man increase in the pres-
ent support level of 150,000 for
the armed forces, the creation
of an elite commando force of
10,000 to 20,000 men, and addi-
tional military equipment partic-
ularly suited for waging counter-
guerrilla operations.
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