CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: January 29, 1968

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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
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Central Intellkence Bulletin
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The CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN is produced by the
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current intelligence bearing on issues of national security to the President,
the National Security Council, and other senior government officials. It
is produced in consultation with the Departments of State and Defense.
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Title 18, Sections 793, 794, and 798.
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CONTENTS
South Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
Cuba: Party members purged at central committee
meeting yesterday. (Page 4)
France: Stipulations in US overflight program
(Page 5)
Jordan-Israel: Husayn discourages terrorism
(Page 5)
USSR: Economic performance (Page 5)
The Netherlands: Anti-Vietnam sentiment grow-
ing (Page 6)
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Bulgaria: Rumors of economic restrictions (Page 6)
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*South Vietnam: The tempo of enemy military ac-
tivity has not been reduced significantly since the be-
ginning of the Viet Cong - announced cease-fire pe-
riod three days ago.
Numerous attacks, including both shellings and
ground assaults, were staged by the Communists over
the weekend. A total of 150 North Vietnamese were
killed during a fierce battle which developed after a
US Marine patrol was hit just north of Camp Carroll
in northernmost Quang Tri :Province. American cas-
ualties totaled 109 in this encounter. Sporadic bar-
rages of mortar, rocket, and artillery fire were di-
rected at US positions throughout the northern prov-
inces including the posts at Khe Sanh, Dong Ha, Gio
Linh, and Chu Lai.
Battle preparations are being completed by North
Vietnamese main force units in the western highlands
of Pleiku and Kontum provinces and there are indica-
tions in communications intelligence that the begin-
ning of a well-coordinated series of large-scale at-
tacks may be imminent. Intercepted enemy tactical
messages indicate the often mentioned "N-Day" may
be set for as soon as 30 January.
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Cuba: The three-day meeting of the Central Com-
mittee of the Cuban Communist Party ended yesterday
with the announcement that 11 members of the party
had been purged.
According to Radio Havana, those purged opposed
Fidel Castro's guerrilla warfare policies and were
part of a "microfaction" opposed to the ideology of the
Cuban revolution. Two of the dissidents, Ramon
Calcines and Jose Matar, were dismissed from the
central committee. All apparently have been expelled
from the party and have been turned over to revolution-
ary tribunals for trial.
The Castro doctrine of "armed struggle" was
again endorsed by the central committee members,
and a statement of support and solidarity with North
Vietnam was issued. At the conclusion of the plenum,
in a gesture underlining the importance of this doctrine,
all participants observed a minute in silence in mem-
ory of Cubans "who have fallen in the fulfillment of
their internationalist duties in the struggle against im-
perialism."
The central committee meeting also ratified an
earlier decision by the political bureau not to send a
delegation to the scheduled international Communist
conference at Budapest, and pledged to conserve fuel
and construction materials so that the country's eco-
nomic development can continue. /
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France: LThe French Government has served no-
tice that it may not allow US military overflights in
some cases. A note approving the 1968 US program
for overflights of France stipulates for the first time
that in "exceptional circumstances" France may sus-
pend authorization of US flights to and from Spain,
North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. The
note provides that where suspension would seriously
affect US interests, the US may seek a solution through 3.5(c)
diplomatic discussions.
Jordan-Israel: icing Husayn will attemp to con-
vince Iraqi President Arif that Iraq should abandon
its encouragement of terrorism against Israel and
urge Arif to withdraw the Iraqi forces stationed in
Jordan. Members of the Iraqi forces there have been
giving aid to terrorists, and only last week Jordanian
forces intercepted an Iraqi Army truck filled with
terrorists. Husayn's prospects for a withdrawal ap-
pear limited, since the troops in Jordan are an
ith-
portant symbol of Iraqi solidarity with the Arabs
against Israel. Arif also has strong feelings against
Israel and the troops' presence in Jordan bolsters
his image.
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USSR: Final figures released by Moscow on eco-
nomic performance in 1967 indicate that industrial
output in the fourth quarter failed to maintain the mod-
erate rate of acceleration noted during the first nine
months of the year. As a result, industrial produc-
tion last year grew at about the same rate as in 1966.
Because of less favorable weather, the output of farm
products was below the record 1966 level, but the grain
harvest was large enough to meet domestic needs and
to provide for a modest export surplus.1
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The Netherlands: [The sharpest confrontation
yet over Vietnam between the Dutch government and
the second chamber of parliament is likely to oc-
cur during the foreign affairs debate scheduled to
begin on 6 February. Popular antiwar sentiment is
growing and members of the second chamber are
under great pressure to support a motion calling on
the government to request the US to stop the bomb-
ing of North Vietnam. If such a motion carried,
Prime Minister De Jong and Foreign Minister Luns
say the cabinet would resign.
Bulgaria: Recurrent rumors of a currency ex-
change and restrictions on bank withdrawals have
increased the irritation of the public, already dis-
gruntled by the 1 January hike in consumer prices.
The regime reportedly strengthened the militia
when it sanctioned new price schedules, and is
clearly willing to risk alienating the populace in
order to improve its ailing economy. The Bul-
garian finance minister announced on 24 January
that savings accounts would not be frozen, but this
will probably not appease the populace whose dis-
satisfaction reportedly has taken the form of work
slowdowns and boycotts of certain products.
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