CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1961/04/29

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• Publication Date: April 29, 1961

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CONTENTS
1. Laos: Pathet Lao forces make new gains east of
Savannakhet. (Page t)
2. Portuguese Africa: Status report on Angola and Por-
tuguese Guinea. (Page tt)
3. Nepal: Katmandu agrees to use of Chinese Communist
troops in border area. (Page tt)
4. India: Nehru reportedly planning mid-May trip to USSR,
France, UK, and US. (Page tt)
5.
UAR: Mobilization exercise scheduled for May
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6. Cuba: Delegations from the bloc and most Latin Amer-
ican countries gather for May Day demonstrations. (Page
7. Dominican Republic: Dissidents reported planning a
move against Trujillo within next two weeks. (Page tit)
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*Laos: A major new enemy drive is reported under way in CI
the Tchepone area east of Savannakhet. General Phoumi has
received field reports stating that Tchepone is encircled and
under heavy attack by enemy forces, and that Muong Phine, IL)
about 20 miles west of Tchepone on the road to Savannakhet--
fell on 27 April. A relief column sent from Savannakhet, con-
sisting of three paratroop companies and a Thai 105-mm. bat-
tery, reportedly was stopped west of Muong Phine by enemy . _
ambush and a blown bridge. Phoumi describes the situation as
"extremely crit eal" and has asked fnr a ITS air strike in the
Tchevone area.
on 25 April Soviet aircraft airdropped supplies to
rebel forces about 25 miles northwest of Tchepone. A MAAG
representative is being sent to evaluate the confused situation
in the Savannakhet area. No major change or activity has been
reported from the other fronts.
Souvanna Phouma, according to a Hanoi broadcast of 28
April, has declared that "only after agreements on military
regulations are signed will the cease-fire order be issued for
all fronts." Souvanna made this remark upon his arrival in
Xieng Khouang on 28 April from Hanoi.
After the Pathet Lao ignored his earlier proposal to meet in
Luang Prabang to arrange a cease-fire, Phoumi called for a
cease-fire meeting under a flag of truce on the morningof
29 April (local time) at the front south of yang Vieng.
tihe Soviet airlift into Laos continues to be scheduled
through 29 April. On 28 April, six Soviet IL-14's flew mis-
sions to Xieng Khouang and returned to Hanoi
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Portuguese AfricaOl'ortuguese government officials ex-
pect unrest in Angola to spread to several cities south of
Luanda, where there have been recent indications of white
separatist sentiment as well as African discontent. In the
northern part of the province, rebels reportedly are able to
move freely in wide areas extending south from the Congo
border. At the same time, reports from Portuguese Guinea
indicate that incursions by native terrorists operating� largely
from the neighboring Republic of Guinea may be imminenq
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Communist China - Nepal:d)eiping and Katmandu have
reportedly agreed on the use of Chinese combat troops to pro-
tect the joint border survey teams now moving into the Mus-
tang border area of Nepal. The new agreement could be used
by Peiping as a precedent for the employment of Chinese
troops in general mop-up operations against Tibetan rebels who
have taken refuge in this and other isolated northern border
regions of Nepal. According to one report, approximately two
thousand armed Tibetans are in the Mustang area alone. Pei-
ping made a similar arrangement in 1960 with Rangoon for the
protection of joint survey teams along the Sino-Burmese bor-
der, and Chinese troops subsequently moved farther into Burma
to play the major role in driving out KMT irregulars. Nepal
apparently agreed to the procedure out of concern for the safety
of the teams in an area over which it has only nominal control
and fears that the Tibetans will in time take to banditry and
looting of the local inhabitants:1
India:liehru reportedly is planning a trip in mid-May which
woulciinclude visits to the Soviet Union and--later, via Paris and '-
London--to the United States. Nehru told President Prasad
ing the week of 17 April that his ambition was to bring about a
disarmament agreement. The Indian prime minister, who has .rt-'
long regarded disarmament as the key to a general reduction'y
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thP laek nf nrogrPss in nuclear, test-ban negotiations at Geneva7:1
UAR: a
mobilization .exercise is planned for next month. The scope
and type of exercise is not clear but is probably connected with
current UAR efforts to unify the forces of both regions. It may
be only a headquarters exercise. However, if large-scale
troop movements take place, Israel may take similar meas-
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Cuba: Delegations trom tile smo-boviet D1OC ana most Latin
American countries are now in Cuba or en route there for May
Day demonstrations which will feature celebrations of the Cas-
tro regime's recent victory. Jesus Soto, Communist leader of
the Cuban labor confederation, is reported in the Cuban press
to have said on 24 April that Cuba would be proclaimed "the
first socialist democratic republic in America" on 1 May.
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*Dominican Republic:Oin attempt to depose Dominican dic-
tator Trujillo is planned for some time within the next two weeks,
according to information given the US Consulate by a knowledge-
able dissident source. The consulate considers the information
accurate, but notes that the opposition has been "historically
long on planners and short on actors." If the plan succeeds, the
consulate believes the US Government may receive an urgent call
for assistance in the form of diplomatic recognition of the new
anthnritiPs and "nnssiblv even military help in keeping order."
a plan, probably related to the revolt attempt, is under way to
assassinate Trujillo between 29 April and 2 May. The dissident
group is not believed to have made adequate plans for controlling
the situation after the dictator's removal, but believes immediate
action is necessary to avoid discovery of the plot. Although oppo-
sition to Trujillo continues to grow in almost all sectors of the
population as police atrocities continue, police surveillance and
terrorism have prevented effective planning by the dissidents
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Situation in Laos
Souvanna has apparently decided to boycott the royal
funeral ceremonies in Luang Prabang to avoid meeting with
leaders of the Boun Oum government.
Souvanna has asked for an audience with Sihanouk in Phnom
Penh on 2 May, apparently to inform the Cambodian leader
of the results of his world tour regarding Laos.
Sihanouk, while considering Souvanna as the only
choice for premier of Laos, is unhappy over Souvanna's
leftward drift which he blames on Western shortsightedness.
Sihanouk doubts that Souvanna is now in a position to prevent
a Communist takeover in Laos, and is deeolv concerned over
the implications to Cambodia's security.
commanders of all combat units to be vigilant in the wake ot
the appeal by the Geneva co-chairmen for a cease-fire in
Laos. All units were directed to send daily reports of the
activities, strength, and location of Vientiane forces to enable
the Plaine des Jarres headquarters to "keep abreast of the
enemy's situation and to ensure the safety of our side during
the negotiations."
a truce
in Laos "will not come easily" and warned against "enemy
trickery and deception."
be prepared to fight at all times and to listen only to orders
from headquarters.
On 28 April Souvanna Phouma, acting as "Premier of
the Kingdom of Laos," signed a joint communiqu�ith North
Vietnam's Premier Pham Van Dong agreeing to the establish-
ment of diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial levels and
the future signing of agreements on economic and cultural co-
operation. In a move perhaps designed to provide legal justifi-
cation for North Vietnamese personnel already in Laos, Souvanna
received Hanoi's commitment to build and repair a number of
communication lines, to help train technicians, and to send
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"specialists" to Laos. The communiqu�harshly critical of
American policy in Laos, also noted Souvanna's full approval
of Hanoi's struggle for "peaceful reunification of Vietnam."
A total of at least 32 Chinese Communist aircraft�pos-
sibly IL-28 jet light bombers--have deployed from North
China to the Hengyang area, probably Leiyang Airfield which
has been recently reactivated, and which is located about 275
miles north of Canton. The first group of 20 aircraft arrived
there on 22 April: a second grout, of 12 arrived on 28 April.
attempt to conceal their deployment to
this area. Although no Chinese Communist bombers have
ever been permanently based south of Shanghai, temporary
deployments to East and South China have been previously
noted. The north China based 10th Air Division deployed to
the Canton area between October 1957 and February 1958.
There are some indications that some of the aircraft currently
involved may be from that unit, now based at Tangshan in
North China.
Whether this deployment represents an extension of the
Chinese Communist bomber force into an area where such
a deployment has long been expected or whether it is related
to events in Southeast Asia cannot yet be determined but in
any case it would be necessary for the aircraft now in the
Hengyang area to move farther to the south before maximum
effectiveness against targets in Southeast Asia could be
achieved. However, such a move is possible and the presence
of IL-28s at a South China base would enhance Chinese Com-
munist offensive capabilities against targets in Southeast Asia
and adjacent waters.
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AFRICA
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Unrest in Portuguese African Territories
Rebel activity in northern Angola reportedly has forced
the Portuguese to evacuate numerous towns in a belt running
from Damba and Lucunga to Quitexe. The Portuguese ap-
parently also expect trouble in cities to the south such as Novo
Redondo and Por o Amboim. and Africans have been arrested
in these areas.
5ortuguese officials are concerned over the increasing
belief among the local white population that Lisbon's efforts
to solve Angola's problems have been unrealistic and ineffec-
a petition from the southern city of Sa da
Bandeira, signed by 181 of the town's inhabitants, asked
Salazar to grant the governor general in Luanda full powers
"in order to resolve correctly our internal problems." L.Ssim-
ilar views are reported in the coastal cities of Lobito,
Benguela. and Mocamedes, and in Luanda itself)
Lisbon expects African terrorits to
launch attacks in Portuguese Guinea in the near future3, Por-
tuguese nervousness on this score was a major factor con=
tributing to the recent decision by the Standard Oil organiza-
tion, which has been drilling for oil in the territory, to evac-
uate all dependents. Evacuees have indicated that local com-
pany officials were following the example set by Portuguese
residents, including military personnel, who have been send-
ing their own dependents home as a result of harrowing tales
told by Angolan refugees en route to Portugal.
The oil company dependents carried new reports of a flow
of several hundred Portuguese Guinean natives into the Re-
public of Guinea and their eventual return after a period of
training in guerrilla tactics. Another recent report indicates
that the infiltration of such elements will be stepped up greatly
as soon as the rainy, season begins next month, and implies that
disturbances can be anticipated about the same time. The
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American ambassador in Dakar believes a similar but more
limited infiltration of anti-Portuguese activists is under way
from southern Senegal. In both cases these elements appear
to be largely adherents of the Front for the Liberation of Por-
tuguese Guinea and Cape Verde, the leader of which, Amilcar
Cabral, has a long history of Communist associations.
T4e governor general of Portuguese Guinea informed
Lisbon I that the local
military command was cooperating in the formation "in all
locations" of militia groups directed by former military of-
ficers or the administrative authorities. He reported that
rifles and ammunition were available and "will be distributed
immediately for this purpose." ad-
ministrators had been given "detailed instructions about ac-
tion to be taken in case of emergency" and urged Lisbon to
press for speedy delivery of telecommunications equipment
already on order.
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May Day Events in Cuba
Cuban government leaders have proclaimed that the May
Day events will constitute Cuba's answer to "American imperi-
alist aggression" and will seek to identify the "peoples" of
other Latin American countries with its hostile stand against
the United States.
Castro first publicly referred to Cuba's "socialist revolu-
tion" in his 16 April speech at the funeral of Cubans killed in
the bombings of Cuban air bases on the previous day. Since
then, there have been references in Cuban radiobroadcasts to
the "proclamation of the socialist revolution" on 1 May. Labor
boss Soto is reported in the press to have explained that the
proclamation of a "socialist republic" could not have been made
last May Day because of "reaction and divisionism" in Cuban la-
bor unions, but he stressed that today "power is in the hands
of the workers and peasants." Up to now, the Castro government,
despite the strong influence of the Communists in it, has avoided
calling itself a Communist regime.
The regime is assured of a large turnout for its May Day
events. The Colombian Embassy in Havana
reported: "It is expected that
the May Day demonstration will be huge, since anyone who does
not attend is threatened with being considered a counterrevolu-
tionary, with the consequences known to you." The Colombian
added that the Cuban clergy believes "all their members will be
expelled from Cuba" on 1 May.
Communist and pro-Castro groups in other Latin American
countries may seize the traditional May Day celebrations to re-
new the anti-US demonstrations which they staged at the time of
the recent landings in Cuba. Com-
munists are planning coordinated anti-US, pro-Castro demonstra-
tions during late April or early May in Mexico, Guatemala, Vene-
zuela, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and other countries in the
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area, although the means for coordination has not been dis=
closed. Costa Rican Communists are
preparing a similar effort.
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
The Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
The Scientific Adviser to the President
The Director of the Budget
The Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
The Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Chairman, Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Director, International Cooperation Administration
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration
The Counselor and Chairman of the Policy Planning Council
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
The Assistant to Secretary of Defense (Special Operations)
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
U.S. Rep., Military Committee and Standing Group, NATO
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Director, The Joint Staff
The Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
The Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of Army
The Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
The Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
The Department of Justice
The Attorney General
The Federal Bureau of Investibation
The Director
The Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
The National Security Agency
The Director
The United States Information Agency
The Director
The National Indications Center
The Director
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