CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/04/30

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7/11 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 440, -TOP-SECRET- ) 3.5(c) T "_ 3.3(h)(2) 30 April 1960 Are Copy No. C CENTRAL b 8 TELLIGENCE BULLETIN 3 rOCUltikNT NO. �.0' A NO rtheilIGE ill CLASS. .F4 El DECLASSIFIED CLASS, CKHOED TD I S 0 NEXT FILVIEW DAM a 9( 0 i�Gliit HO 70.2 9 JUN 1980 OATS REVIEWIni � TOP SECRET pp rov ed for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870/APMMMZ/ZZI%, Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 ow' NNW ore% ea dr. Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 'Approved 787 fierlYZ: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 30 APRIL 1960 I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC USSR may attempt another space-vehicle launch before summit meeting; next op- timum period for lunar-related launch is 7-14 May. Chou En-lai's visit to Nepal marked by efforts to increase Peiping's influence in Nepal and make India appear intransigent on border issue. ASIA-AFRICA South Korea�Acting chief of state indi- cates he will rely heavily on US support in overhauling police system and normal-, izing relations with Japan. Turkey--Student rioting spreads; Pre- mier Menderes calls for swift punish- ment of instigators. 0 Indonesian Army encouragement of anti- Sukarno political activities prompts Act- ing President to advise Sukarno to recon- sider plan to install appointed parliament() I qi Government releases imprisoned /et rmy officers of former royal regime in move which will hearten anti-Communist 0 circles. Moroccan Government apparently intends to use Voice of America facilities to broadcast programs to Algeria. III. THE WEST � May Day rally in Cuba will probably be occasion for concerted attack on the US and on remaining private enterprise in Cuba. ApProved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 11:3tia"bE-U-441474� %ow NNW' CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 30 April 1960 DAILY BRIEF I. TILE COMMUNIST BLOC V 611,"- Soviet Space Vehicles: Doviet intentions to launch another � vehicle soon, probably a space vehicle, are indicated by re- curring practice exercises on the Tyura Tam Missile Test Range following the lunar-related failures on 15 and 1.6 April, The next optimum period for a lunar-associated launch is be- tween 7 and 14 May, although the USSR also has the capability to launch a lunar vehicle at other less favorable times. Al- most two years have elapsed since the launching of Sputnik III, and, with the summit conference approaching, the USSR 0 would probably consider it advantageous to have a recently launched scientific space vehicle in evidence. Although the specific nature and purpose of the next vehicle cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty, an Instrumented lunar satellite or an unmanned lunar "soft land- ing" seem most likely. It is also possible that the USSR may launch a major scientific earth satellite, perhaps with a re- coverable package. The optimum periods for probes toward Mars and Venus do not recur until the fall of 1960 and early 1961 resoectivelv:i c.;ommunist unina - unou lett isatmanctuon 29 April after a three-day visit during which he took every opportunity�including denial of any claim to the southern slopes of Everest--to increase Peiping's influence in Nepal and to make India appear intransigent in the border negotiations. De- spite his efforts, the resultant treaty of peace and friendship with Nepal omits any prohibition on defense arrangements with third countries. (Page 1) Em TOP SECRET Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 TO II. ASIA-AFRICA South Korea: [South Korean acting chief of state Ho Chong has given Ambassador McConaughy the impression that he will lean heavily on the United States for support to strengthelthis position. Ho particularly desires American assistance in mak- ing a complete overhaul of the police system and in normalizing relations with Japanj (Page 2) Turkey: Student rioting has now occurred in at least eight Turkish cities following suppression of a student dem- onstration in Istanbul on 28 April. has termed the present situation critical and believes the government will be forced to resigl) Premier Menderes, however, gave no indication that he contemplates resigning and in a 29 April speech warned that "party fanatics" responsible for the demonstrations--an apparent reference to leaders of the Republican People% party--will receive swift punishment. (Page 4) (Map) Indonesia: army encouragement of anti-Sukarno political vie lactivities, covertly instigated, reportedly has caused Acting .9 President Djuanda to advise President Sukarno--now on a wor1( trip--to reconsider his plan to install the recently appointed parliament this June:- (Page 6) Iraq: In a move which will hearten anti-Communist circles, the Qasim regime has released from prison a number of former royial,,areginVe army officers whose death sentences were com- muted last month. One was the popular Maj. Gen. Daghistani, 14. former deputy chief of staff. There are rumors that former V Foreign Minister Fadhil Jamali, who is seriously ill, and several other former royal regime politicians will be released shortly. Morocco: Ellie Moroccan Government radio apparently 9 intends t9 use Voice of America facilities to broadcast week-, ly programs prepared in conjunction with the Algerian rebel.0 30 Apr 60 DAILY BRIEF Page ii N k\o. 7Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 [provisional government and addressed to "eastern Algeria." Early this year, Paris protested that granting Rabat time on VOA facilities�one of the concessions accorded Morocco during negotiations extending VOA operations until the end of 1963 --would enable the Moroccans to expand broadcasting to Algeria and the east and consequently make trouble for � France,...) (Page 8) III. THE WEST Cuba: The massive May Day rally in Havana seems cer- tain to be primarily a concentrated attack on the US and on what remains of private enterprise in. Cuba. Developments which the American Embassy considers likely include announce- ments of the nationalization of public services and of the re- organization of the labor movement under strict government control, statements that there must be some change in the status of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, and calls for Puerto Rican freedom and Panamanian control of the Panama Canal. (Page 9) 30 Apr 60 DAILY BRIEF Page iii N TQE,�,g,F,RET, t� N;43provea' Tor 'Kelease: '-2020/03/13 CO206687O \\: II Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 atl,IIE low"' I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC Chou En-lard Visit to Nepal. Communist China's Premier Chou En-lai left Katmandu on 29 April after a three-day visit during which he took every opportunity to increase Peiping's influence in Nepal. Stress- ing the advantages of closer economic cooperation, Chou-char- acterized both Nepal and Communist China as "poor" nations which must help each other--"the Chinese Government is will- ing to give support within its capability for the construction of Nepal." Chinese aid, now totaling $33,600,000, is "sincere, without any condition attached," Chou said. He proposed that some of these grant funds be used to build a road linking Tibet and Nepal. Chou stressed that the Sino-Nepalese border problem could easily be settled in a manner "satisfactory to both sides." This attempt to make it appear that Nehru was the intransigent part- ner to the recent unsuccessful border talks in New Delhi was highlighted by Chou's denial that Communist China had any intention of claiming the southern slopes of Mount Everest. Just before leaving Katmandu, Chou and Nepal's Prime Minister Koirala signed a treaty of peace and friendship omit- ting the clause on military nonalignment reportedly sought by the Chinese. The joint communiqu�however, did include expressions of sympathy and support for Afro-Asian national- ist movements. Reportedly, Chou had attempted to get Nehru to do this in the joint Sino-Indian communiqu�igned on 25 April, but the Indian prime minister refused. Chou, who in- tends these statements to make it appear that Peiping is lin- ing up support for national liberation, also tried unsuccessfully to get Nehru to join him in a recommendation for an Afro-Asian conferencej Chou's irritation with the lack of progress in the Sino-In- dian talks was reflected in his charge on 29 April that Nehru had been "unfriendly" when he told the Indian Parliament on 26 April that China had committed aggression in Ladakh. - 30 Apr 60 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 1 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 �Stettrr II. ASIA-AFRICA Acting South Korean Chief of State Indicates Heavy Reliance on US __outh Korean acting chief of state Ho Chong has given Ambas- sador McConaughy the impression that he will lean heavily on the United States for support to strengthen his position. Ho assured the ambassador on 28 April that he hoped to promote the closest possible relations between the two countries and requested a public statement of support for his caretaker cabinett--to aid in "calming down the situationD Lo particularly requested American assistance in making a com- plete overhaul of the police system. In response to public demands that the police be politically neutralized, the home minister has an- nounced that most provincial police chiefs will be dismissed and that college graduates would be hired as the first step toward reforming the National Police force, policemen charged with atrocities are being arrested and investigated. ao also emphasized that he wanted to normalize relations with Japan. He indicated, however, that before this could be done he would need American assistance in persuading Tokyo to end the re- patriation of Koreans in Japan to North Korea. The resignation of South Korea's ambassador. to Japan, Yu Tae-ha, lends further hope for improved relations with Tokyo. Yu's machinations have been a major deterrent to any settlement of outstanding differencest? ilapanese Prime Minister Kishi, impressed by Ho's recognition of the urgency of a settlement between the two countries, had his foreign minister issue a statement promising Japan would do the utmost to promote friendly relations. The Japanese Foreign Minis- try is cautiously optimistic that a new era in Tokyo-Seoul rela- tions is possib1,23 setting a date for new presidential and vice-presidential elections is a prerequisite for the establishment of orderly government 111) SECRET -so, Apr 60 CEKITPAI INTFI I inFm-F RI III FTIKI Page 2 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 �Ste/MT v4INIF South Korea, even if a subse4uent constitutional amendment estab- lishing a parliamentary form of government eliminates the vice presidency. Authorities plan to arrest former Home Minister Choe In-kyu and four other leading members of Rhee's Liberal party be- lieved primarily responsible for the fraudulent elections on 15 March. Additional Liberal assemblymen are likely to be expelled from the legislature.) -SE-Gig-ET 30 Apr 60 rpkITI1 Al IkITGI I it-�ekir'c DI II I CTIkl """Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Page 3 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 e02066870 -isTANiDs ANKARA* TURKEY * LOCATION OP REPORTED STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS Op 10� NAUTICAL MILES sp l0 200 STATUTE PAINS 0 SO 190 290 AILOMETEPS SAMSUN* r ADANA* BANON ISRAEL / 0 'TRABZON* SIVAS* ERZURUM* SYRIA I R A \ 17. NAU DI-AR AB IA 4) 004 29 2 71206 f'flA44. 14-144-ra Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 �SEC�HEW Student Demonstrations Spread in� Turkey Student rioting spread on 29 April to at least seven other cities after originating in Istanbul on the preceding day. Some of the most serious rioting occurred in the capital, Ankara, where several students were reported killed. Reports in Ankara indicate that Erzurum in eastern Turkey, site of Ataturk University, was also the scene of serious demonstrations. Other cities affected by the student demonstrations against the repressive policies of the Menderes government are Izmir, Adana, Trabzon, Sivas, and Sam- sun. Martial law, applied in Istanbul and Ankara on 28 April, may soon be imposed on the entire nation. Thus far, there has been no evidence that the riots have assumed an anti-American character. Reports indicate that the demonstrators have been almost ex- clusively, students, with the general public taking no active part in the rioting. The police have been the special target of the students, while detachments of soldiers sent to assist the police have usually been greeted as potential allies against the government. There have been no reports, however, of troops joining with the students. Premier Menderes addressed the nation and called for calm on 29 April. He also denounced the "party fanatics" who have insti- gated the demonstrations= an apparent reference to the leaders of the opposition Republican People's party (RPP). The premier prom- ised swift punishment for those responsible for the riots and stated his government's intention to preserve peace and tranquillity. A Ministry of Interior statement on the same day specifically blamed the �RPP for instigating the demonstrations in Istanbul on the 28th. the situation is critical and believes that the only solution Is the resignation of the present government and the appointment of a new cabinet. 70 percent of the military through- out Turkey, now is sympathetic to the RPP.) [While there is no evidence at this time that Menderes is.con- templating resignation, there is known to exist a faction within his 30 Apr 60 CE/-111% Al Ikll I le�ffkle.ff 111 II I rTlkl Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Page 4 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 ant.,rtE, awn Democratic party which opposes the government's recent re pressive moves. Continued deterioration of the situation in the nation might lead to initiatives on behalf of this group for estab- lishing some form of cooperation with the RP19 SECRET 30 Apr 60 CE'A r:p�p�ro'v'ed 7o7eieanse7g10/Oilii "6"020i66870 Page 5 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Noe Pressures Mount in Indonesia Lrrgssures by the army ana anti-communist political par- ties in Indonesia to prevent installation of President Sukarno's appointed parliament have reached the point of provoking ex- changes between Djakarta and Sukarno, now midway on a two- month global tour. The 261-member parliament is approxi- mately 25-percent Communist and was appointed by Sukarno in late March to replace the elected body he had dissolved earlier the same monthg cting President Djuanda reportedly has advised Sukarno to reconsider his plan to install the parliament in June. the President remains deter- mined to install and maintain the new parliament until elections are held in 1962. Sukarno has reportedly sent back orders that "no principal measure" is to be taken before his return and that newspapers which are criticizing his policies should be banned. While the dailies have not been banned, Army Chief of Staff Nasution, who is concurrently security minister, ordered the papers to cease criticism of Sukarno but continue antiparliamentary articles. Recent issues of the newspapers concerned tend to substanti- ate these report19 {Army leadership has insisted that the recently formed coali- tion, the Democratic League, and the newspapers which sup- port the league must take the initiative in opposing Sukarno. The league now is attempting to create regional opposition to the parliament. Army support of these activities, although covert, has become an open secret. Should pressures by the army and political parties prove insufficient to keep Sukarno from installing parliament in June, the President, in retali- ation for army opposition, might further reduce Nasution's power or even dismiss him/ [-Although reports continue that the army will attempt a coup during Sukarno's absence or shortly after his return )4._1:',/ SECRET 30 Apr 60 CA�p-prov�ed Tor ReFea�se-: -25F07.037:13-66-2Y6-68-73 TIN Page 6 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 SE-C=1" Learly June, army activities still appear primarily directed toward the limited parliamentary goal and toward preventing Sukarno from including Communists in a revised cabinet. ; SECRET 30 Apr 60 CFT Al /"G DI II I ETIlkl Page 7 Approved fkorrITTel. e 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 CO HD 'INITIAL Moroccans Apparently Plan to Use VOA Facilities on Behalf Of Algerian Rebels dhe director of Radio Maroc, the Moroccan Uovernment's broadcasting facility, has informed an American newspaper re- porter that his network will shortly begin to broadcast programs prepared in conjunction with the Algerian rebels' provisional gov- ernment. These programs would total 21 hours weekly and be addressed to "eastern Algeria." Apparently these broadcasts are to emanate from the Voice of America's Tangier. installation. Un- der the agreement of 31 December 1959 extending VOA relay opera- tions in Morocco until the end of 1963, the Moroccan Government can use up to 80 hours of broadcast time weekly from the Tangier facilities; Moroccan broadcasts from VOA transmitters are ex- pected to begin on 30 April:7 [Last January, the French Foreign Ministry protested the con- clusion of the VOA operations agreement, pointing out that facil- ities accorded the Moroccans would enable them to expand broad- casting to Algeria and the east and thereby cause trouble for France.- DENTIAL 30 Apr 60 rrklyn A I IkITMI I le.01.1/" G DI II I CTIkl '-"Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Page 8 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Neree' *quer III. THE WEST Prospects for Cuban May. Day. Rally The mammoth May. Day rally, planned to demonstrate over- whelming support for Fidel Castro, seems certain to be primarily a concentrated attack on the United States and on what remains of private enterprise in Cuba. Developmentswhich the US Embassy considers likely include announcements of the nationalization of public services and of the reorganization of the labor movement under strict government control, statements that there must be some change in the status of the US Naval Base at Guatanamo Bay, and calls for puerto Rican freedom� and Panamanian control of the Panama Canal. Castro is expected to condemn strongly alleged US intervention in Cuba through political and economic pressures and "bombings." Castro may also try a political gambit, such as setting a date to hold elections in order to deflect criticism of his dictatorial gov- ernment. An announcement on May. Day that diplomatic relations with the USSR will be resumed is considered by the embassy to be unlikely, tiut reports that an "Important" Cuban-Soviet announcement is planned for 8 IVlayj The US service attaches report that the Castro government for the first time is having to use strong-arm methods and threats to ensure large attendance at the rally. Government controlled Radio Mambi is haranguing its listeners to be present to show the world that there "is a small nation ready to face up to the colossus of imperialism." Organizers of a simultaneous large demonstration in Santiago, capital of western Oriente Province, have not yet stressed the anti- US campaign. However, the principle speaker at Santiago will be SECRET 30 Apr 60 CENTRAI IKITFI I ir,FkurF 111111 FTIKI Page 9 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Nee Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 SECRET "ftle Communist-oriented National Bank President Ernesto Che Guevara, who can be expected to attack the US. Since unrest in Oriente is re- ported to be increasing markedly because a the serious economic decline there, Guevara may announce some spectacular palliative or diversionary measures. 30 Apr 60 CENTRAI INTFI I inFisirF RIII I FTIN Page 10 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 444ie THE PRESIDENT The Vice President Executive Offices of the White House Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Scientific Adviser to the President Director of the Budget Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination Chairman, Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities Special Assistant for Foreign Economic Policy Executive Secretary, National Security Council The Treasury Department The Secretary of the Treasury The Department of State The Secretary of State The Under Secretary.of State The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration The Counselor Director, International Cooperation Administration The Director of Intelligence and Research The Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense The Deputy Secretary of Defense Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs The Secretary of the Army The Secretary of the Navy The Secretary of the Air Force The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff The Director, The Joint Staff Chief of Staff, United States Army Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy Chief of Staff, United States Air Force Commandant, United States Marine Corps Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of Army Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force Supreme Allied Commander, Europe Commander in Chief, Pacific The Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce Federal Bureau of Investigation The Director Atomic Energy Commission The Chairman National Security Agency The Director National Indications Center The Director eva�-� T IVIrr r AU Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 VZ/dr/Z/ZZ.,////////"....(//4"/Z1."/Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz# Ar4F-gr, Approved for Release: 2020703T13 CO2066870 � 'WI � eV SIM MOP NI �TOP�SECRET� A/A/WM/A OrZ, /7/M1 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2066870 //d