CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY

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• Publication Date: November 5, 1959

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SUMMARY
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
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PART II (continued)
extremist factions and brought the party to the point
of an open break. The present leadership, which has the
support of Moscow inits moderate position on internal
and external issues, probably will be able to contain
the di: .idents by making some concessions.
CEYLON Page 7
Ceylon's Dahanayake government remains in a vulner-
able position despite its survival of a no-confidence
motion in Parliament on 30 October. Cabinet dissension,
the ruling group's dangerously slim parliamentary major-
ity, and charges implicating leading government officials
in the assassination of Bandaranaike make for instability.
Prime Minister Dahanayake's concern over these factors
probably was responsible for the adjournment of Parlia-
ment until 24 November, after only three days in session.
UNREST INCREASING IN BELGIAN CONGO Page 8
Severe rioting in the Belgian Congo interior near
Stanleyville, which cost the lives of about 70 Africans
during the week end of 31 October, marked the first
spread of serious nationalist disorders outside the lower
Congo. The clashes between natives and Belgian troops
followed in the wake of attacks on Belgian policy by sev-
eral nationalist groups. In Brussels the government has
accepted opposition Socialist proposals for round-table
conferences with Congolese leaders in November in an
effort to ensure the holding of the communal and terri-
torial elections in the Congo in December.
FRENCH ALGERIAN PROGRAM
In view of the broad public support De Gaulle has
won for his Algerian program, announced on 16 September,
his current "information" campaign appears primarily
designed to overcome army dissatisfaction. He has felt
it necessary to call for "absolute loyalty and discipline"
in carrying out his policies, and the emphasis being placed
by top military and civilian officials on France's long-
term presence in Algeria seems aimed at army extremists
who fear De Gaulle may "abandon" Algeria. This apparent
hardening of the French position has distressed moderates
who had hoped to see early and fruitful negotiations
between Paris and the rebels.
ITALY MAY GRANT TRADE CONCESSIONS TO USSR
Pressure by Italian industrialists may lead the Segni
government to grant the USSR substantial additional credits
following the forthcoming Italian-Soviet trade talks in
Rome.
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Chinese Communist action
along the Tibetan frontier has
highlighted divisions in the
Indian party along "nationalist"
and "internationalist" lines,
while the failure of the "Kerala
experiment" emphasized the con-
flict between proponents of a
"peaceful, parliamentary" ap-
proach to power and those advo-
cating more aggressive tactics.
Party Secretary Ajoy Ghosh,
caught in the middle, leads a
faction favoring a policy which
in effect compromises differences
between the extreme positions
on both internal and external
questions.
The increasing isolation
of the Communist party in In-
dia, due to its inability to
take an unequivocal stand for
or against Peiping's actions,
has caused a greater upheaval
in Communist ranks than any
previous issue. Alarmed over
the prospect of losing much
popular support, certain "na-
tionalist" Communists, notably
parliamentary party leader '
S. A. Dange, were impelled to
side with the general Indian
reaction against China and pub-
licly air their disagreement
with the official party position.
The moderate leadership
probably will manage to contain
the extremists by making some
concessions to their demands.
The recent renewal of Sino-
Indian border clashes in Ladakh
has left the moderates with no
alternative but to take a more
critical stand against Peiping,
thus narrowing the gap between
them and the "nationalists."
On internal policy, the moderate
leadership probably will appease
the proponents of aggressive
tactics by allowing them to or-
ganize a more extensive under-
ground apparatus in case of future
need, while outwardly the party
maintains the parliamentary ap-
proach.
The present leadership will
be aided in its efforts to keep
the party on a moderate course
by the numerous expressions of
support Ghosh has recently re-
ceived from top Soviet party lead-
ers. Moscow apparently feels
that Communist interests in In-
dia--at least while Nehru is in
power--will be best served by
avoiding either the "nationalist"
or 'internationalist" extremes.
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CEYLON
The Ceylonese Government
is in a vulnerable position de-
spite the defeat on 30 October
of a no-confidence motion by
48 to 43 votes. Serious cabinet
dissension, the ruling party's
dangerously slim parliamentary
majority, and rumors implicating
leading government officials in
the assassination of Prime Min-
ister Bandaranaike cast doubt on
Dahanayake's ability to maintain
the government in power through
the remaining 18 months ofitsterm.
PART II
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During the vote the gov-
ernment rallied its maximum
strength, which had been,re-
duced shortly beforehand by
the dismissal of A Cabibet*mln-
ister inditectly implicated
in the .:assassination :and. by
the reSignation,.oa -gov;-
ernment Worker:.� Tweopposition
members were absent, and two
abstained. The ruling group's
success thus depended on the
continued reluctance of a few
opposition elements to 'force
early elections and--for the
first time since the present
government was elected under
Bandaranaike in April 1956--
on the votes of six nonelected
appointees.
Public awareness of
charges implicating top govern-
ment officials in Bandaranaike's
assassination probably has in-
creased conSiderably since the
relaxation of press censorship
on 20 October. The press has
heaped ridicule and criticism
on Dahanayake and the cabinet,
and has supported opposition
demands that Finance Minister
De Zoyea resign because of his
association with one of several
UNREST INCREASING
Severe rioting in the in-
terior of the Belgian Congo
near Stanleyville, which cost
the lives of about 70 Africans
during the week end of 31 Oc-
tober, marked the first spread
of serious nationalist dis-
orders outside the lower Con-
go. The clashes between na-
tives and Belgian troops, in
the wake of attacks on Belgian
policy by several nationalist
groups, suggest that nation-
suspects and the rumored in-
volvement of his two brothers.
One government member during
the no-confidence debate advo-
cated De Zoysa's expulsion. At
least six cabinet members also
favor such a move, and it seems
unlikely that the government
can avoid dismissing or at least
suspending him pending the out-
come of the investigations.
Dahanayake's concern over
his government's position prob-
ably was responsible for the
adjournment of Parliament un-
til 24 November, after only a
three-day session. In the in-
terim, Dahanayake presumably
will try to consolidate his
position as leader of the rul-
ing party, to mend or at least
suppress the government's rifts,
and possibly to increase his
parliamentary majority by bar-
gaining with moderate opposi-
tion elements. To accomplish
this he would have to prove as
able a tactician as Bandara-
naike and possibly to improve
on Bandaranaike's efforts to
cope with the island's long-
standing -conomie�aild_comi.tInL-La_l_
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IN BELGIAN CONGO
alist 'extremism may. have
reached proportions which will
jeopardize territorial and
communal elections scheduled
for December.
The Stanleyville disturb-
ances were triggered by a meet-
ing of the Congo National Move-
ment (MNC) independence group,
at which Patrice Lumumba, lead-
er of one of its factions,
called for a campaign of civil
PART II
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