CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/11/04

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AUTN; NE 70-2 '7 f DATE; SETIEWEDi J TOP SECRET 4 November 1960 uopy NO. U 75 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN DOCUMENT NO. NO OCIANDE IN CLASS. A-74-4-6.16.1.411" DEZLASS:FIEU CLASS, GlIalfiED TO; T$ $ NEXT :UVIL1,1/ BATE; ela I I _ IZZZ7M WW/Z/7/ "AA pproved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805VMMWMM Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 � \Or ftilr Em � Nim -.AM* Ank Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 TOP SECRET 4 NOVEMBER 1960 I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC Soviet desire to avoid resuming disarma- ment negotiations at this time again indi- cated by remarks of Soviet UN delegate. 0 East Germans harass truck traffic from West Berlin, in effect claiming right to decide what West Berlin can produce for export without violating four-power agree- ments against military production. Chinese Communists discuss arrange- ments with UAR for transit of Chinese military aid to Algerian rebels. II. ASIA-AFRICA Nehru minimizes possibility of any early settlement of Sino-Indian border prob- lem. Communist guerrilla attacks in South Vietnam now spread to area previously quiescent. Cambodia's Prince Sihanouk orders gov- ernment to extend recognition to Mon- golia. Situation in Laos. 1�*41111. / / , III. THE WEST �Castro regime reportedly supplying Guatemalan leftists with money, with arms aid planned; "Havana represent- ative" of movement said to be former Guatemalan President Arbenz. LATE ITEM �Early departure for Moscow of at least four bloc delegations suggests that inter- party discussions of Sino-Soviet dispute will precede October Revolution anni- versary celebrations beginning 6 Novem- ber. TOP SECPET Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 V 4 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 Awi�T-09P�SEeRET� vie CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN � 4 November 1960 DAILY BRIEF I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC USSR-UN:Gpviet UN delegate Zorin's negative stand in his recent private exchange with Ambassador Wadsworth provides further evidence that the USSR is not interested in resuming disarmament negotiations, at least not until after a new United States administration is installed. Moscow's present objective is to induce the uncommitted nations to bring pressure on the West to accept Soviet disarmament proposals as the basis for negotiations. Efforts by neutral- ist delegations, led by India, to work out a compromise UN !resolution have created a situation which makes it difficult and embarrassing at this stage for the bloc delegates to car- ry out Khrushchev's threat to walk out of the UN disarmament debate if Soviet proposals are not accepted as the basis for discussion Soviet official has indicated to a member of the US delegation in New York that the bloc will seek to amend the draft resolution being circulated by India to include provi- sions for establishing a new 15-nation committee and spe- cific directives for the committee to work out a treaty on complete and general disarmament. He warned that if these amendments are not accepted, the bloc will withdraw from the debate:23 (Page 1) Berlin: The East Germans are attempting to assert a right to determine arbitrarily what types of materials can be shipped from West Berlin, and thereby indirectly claim- ing the right to decide what exports can be manufactured in West Berlin without violation of four-power agreements pro- hibiting military production in the city. The East Germans have instituted a campaign of harassment against trucks en route from West Berlin to West Germany with electrical and electronic equipment--one of West Berlin's most important TOP SECRET , Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805r ZZA J%Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 /. - 41 #1111k TOP SECRET / exports--claiming that this is "war material." At least four trucks have recently been detained at the Babelsberg checkpoint outside West Berlin; the cargoes of two were confiscated and one other was allowed to proceed only af- ter payment of a fine. East German authorities subjected officials of one firm to long interrogations and demanded to inspect the records of the firrp's shipments over the past six months. Communist China - Algeria: jiie Chifiege- troth-hi-blasts have been discussing with UAR authorities arrangements for Chinese military aid to the Algerian rebels to pass through UAR territory, Cairo is not entirely pleased over the prospect of increased Chinese in- fluence among the Algerian rebels, but feels compelled to cooperate because of its own support for them. Peiping is eager to assist Algerian rebel efforts to obtain international support and reportedly promised rebel Premier Ferhat Abbas, during his visit to China last month, "total and unconditional aid?" (Page 2) ) /1 II. ASIA-AFRICA / India-China:) 4 Nov 60 DAILY BRIEF ii TOP SECRET _Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 F Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 TOP---SEGRE-T ) (Page 3) South Vietnam: A series of recent attacks by Commu- nist guerrillas on government installations in the central highlands region of South Vietnam indicate that the guerril- las now are striking in considerable force in this previously (1-cr-v- C quiescent area. Sketchy reports suggest that the strikes were made by bands of up to 300 mountain tribesmen from the Lao- tian border area under cadres infiltrated into South Vietnam through Laos from Communist North Vietnam. The spread of guerrilla warfare in South Vietnam, which was sharply in- tensified earlier this year in the southern delta provinces, will add to the rnility and political pressures on the Diem government. L (Page 4) (Map) Cambodia-Mongolia: Cambodian Chief of State Prince Sihanouk, currently in France, has directed his govern- ment to extend recognition to M,onolia before he pays a state visit there in December. Sihanouk has proposed that either the Cambodian ambassador in Peiping or the one ----)4,0-1 in Moscow also be accredited to Ulan Bator. Mongolia has tried hard in recent years to erase the impression that it is nothing more than a Soviet colony, and has been particularly anxious to gain foreign recognition. The only other free world countries now recognizing Mongolia are Burma, Guinea, India, and Indonesia. (Page 5) Laos: Premier Souvanna is reported to have taken fresh steps to induce Prince Souphannouvong, leader of the Neo Lao Hak Sat, the Pathet Lao's political front, to come to Vientiane for peace talks. This action may have been prompted by the recently formed Committee for Neutrality and National Unity, 4 Nov 60 DAILY BRIEF ill (r) k- / --T-OP--SECREX //Approved for ReleaS'ez: 20207037176152977805 'V"'"r/V;-",/, / /;:/' " "/ Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 - , , /141- 41-4. TOP SECRET Vi with which both Souvanna and Souphannouvong are asso- ciated. Souvanna may feel that he and Souphannouvong can come to terms on the broad outline of a unification agreement that will guide the negotiatine teams mpptina in Vientiane. III. THE WEST Cuba-Guatemala: (The Castro regime is giving fi- nancial assistance and ntends to provide weapons to the Guatemalan Communist party an � Guatemal uevara, with the approval of Fidel and Raul Castro, is said to have given the Guatemalan groups $15,000 last month on the condition that the Guatemalan Communists play the leading role in the revolution. Former Guatemalan Pres- ident Arbenz, now in Cuba, is to be the "Havana represent- ative" of the movement. The goal is the destruction of the Guatemalan Army and the arming of the "masses," as in Cuba. REPORTS AND ESTIMATES (Available during the preceding two weeks) Outlook for India Over Next Few Years: Likely Political and Economic Developments, Military CapabilitiesandFor.. eign Relations. ME 51-60. 25 October 1960. Outlook for Iraq Stability of the Qasim Regime in View of Qasim's Failure to Solve Political and Economic Problems; Weakness of the Opposition; and' Foreign Policies. NIE 36-2.60. 1 November 1960. Problems Affecting the North Atlantic Alliance: Factors Likely to Challenge Basic Concepts and Arrangements of NATO During the 1960s and Concepts Most Likely to Be Challenged. ME 20-60. 1 November 1960. 4 Nov 60 DAILY BRIEF iv TOP SECRET for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805v z ri ATIT=rafzTar SIMISESSTAT LATE ITEM *Communist Bloc: The departure for Moscow of at least four top-leve1 bloc delegations by 3 NoYembrk0o- gether with indications that Ithrushchey returned from his vacation on 3 November, suggests that a round of party discussions on the Sino-Soviet dispute will precede the October Revolution anniversary celebrations which be on 6 November. Bilateral talks were held by Khru- shchev with various bloc delegations prior to the fortieth anniversary celebrations in November 1957, and again be- fore last February's major meeting of bloc leaders in Mos- cow. Soviet presidium member :Polyansky has indicated that as of 29 October the Soviet leadership had not decided to hold a full-scale meeting of the bloc delegations, although all bloc parties had been invited to send representatives to the anniversary celebrations. The Chinese have not vpt iii- dicated how high ranking a delegation they will send. 4 Nov 60 DAILY BRIEF Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 gook ma, Soviet Disarmament Tactics I oviet UN Delegate Zorin's negative stand in his private exchange with Ambassador Wadsworth on 1 November pro- vides further evidence that the USSR is not interested in re- suming disarmament negotiations, at least not until after the new United States administration is installed, and that Mos- cow's present objective is to induce the uncommitted nations to press the West to accept Soviet disarmament proposals as the basis for discussions. Zorin termed Wadsworth's state- ment on American policy "unfortunate and discouraging" and insisted that the USSR's plan for complete and general dis- armament offered the only way to solve real problems. He said the US proposal to terminate the production of nuclear weapons would only create false illusions and could not lead to progress. t ,Efforts by Afro-Asian neutralist delegations, led by India, to work out a compromise disarmament resolution have cre- ated a situation which makes it difficult and embarrassing at this stage for bloc delegations to carry out Khrushchev's threat to walk out of the UN disarmament debate if the Soviet position is not accepted as the basis for discussion. A member of the Soviet UN delegation has indicated pri- vately that the Indian draft resolution offers the only possible hope for agreement and that the bloc will seek to amend it to include provisions for establishing a 15-nation committee and specific directives for the committee to work out a treaty on complete and general disarmament. He warned that if these amendments are not accepted, or if the Indian resolution with Soviet amendments fails, the bloc will withdraw from the debate and wait for a special session of the General Assembly to re- consider disarmament next spring. In a recent talk with Am- bassador Thompson, First Deputy Premier Kosygin insisted that this proposal for a special session was not a propaganda maneuver but a serious bid to "give a push" to disarmament negotiations. 4 Nov 60 _SECRET-- r�Ck111.11 A V IL 14111 I la"1"..1A 1%i 1 11.11.I Page 1 '-'-''Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 A.pprc2ved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 Peiping Exploi Possibilities of Extending MI, wary Aid To Algerian Rebels Communist China has been discussing with the UAR means ,of sending military assistance to the Algerian rebels across UAR territory, the UAR, although disturbed over the prospect of increased Chinese influence among the rebels, feels compelled to cooperate because of its own support for ithe AlgeriansjEU_AR fears are shared by the Moroccan and !Tunisian governments,which, according to officials of these governments, have been asked to facilitate passage of materiel and some personnel. oderate rebel Premier Abbas, although reported personally reluctant to accept Communist aid, attended Peiping's National Day celebrations last month to impress the West that the rebels were determined to take aid from any source. The Algerians now seem firmly committed to accept Communist assistance, which Abbas claims "can significantly alter the context" of the struggle. The Chinese desire to expand their influence in the rebel move- ment, and Mao Tse-tung is said to have promised Abbas "total and unconditional" aid. the USSR was sending military assistance to the reb- els through gypt across Libya. This statement followed the USSR's recent shift from a cautious attitude toward the Algerian rebellion to a pro-insurgent position involving de facto recogni- tion and statements by Khrushchev promising "all possible, as-- sistance." � Previous assistance to the Algerian rebels from Communist bloc countries has apparently been limited to $5,000,000 worth of assistance from Communist China in January 1959 in the form of funds and possibly small amounts of military equipment and an undetermined amount of aid from Czechoslovakia in the form of World War II surplus arms. In addition, the USSR and East Euro- pean countries have supplied rebel refugees in Morocco and Tunisia with relief supplies, given scholarships to Algerian students, and provided hospitalization for small numbers of wounded rebel per- sonnel. -TOP-SEeRET 4 Nov 60 CENTD A I IMTPI I inpkirr 121111 =T1k1 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 Page 2 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 SECRET $ Nehru Rejects U Nuts Offer to Help Resolve Sino- Indian Dispute Prime Minister Nehru reportedly has rejected an offer by Burmese Premier U Nu to assist in bringing about a solu- tion of India's border dispute with Communist China. The Indian leader, however, welcomed Nu's planned visit to New Delhi on 11 November. Nehru, in explaining his action, min- imized the possibility of an early settlement of the Sino-Indian border question, stressing that the problem is not as simple as Rangoon's dispute with Peiping was and emphasizing that Indian public opinion will not support any territorial conces- sions to China. He observed that he does not expect the issue to be resolved during his lifetime. Nuis offer of assistance is said to have been contained in a letter to Nehru written shortly after the Burmese premier had returned from a trip to Peiping where he signed an agree- ment resolving the long-standing Sino-Burmese border dispute. He attributed to Chou En-lai a statement of China's desire to see the dispute with India settled. Peiping probably hopes that U Nufs satisfaction with the Sino-Burmese compromise will make him an effective advocate of some compromise solution of the disputed Sino-Indian border area. Nehru's private remarks to Nu are consistent with recent public statements designed to prepare Indian public opinion for a long struggle. Indian and Chinese border experts will arrive in Rangoon during the next few days for their third and final round of meetings to write their report detailing each other's border claims and documentation. Little is expected to come of these sessions, and it is doubtful that either side will press for higher level discussions before early 1961. SECRET 4 Nov 60 rrk prn � I Ilk vnea I ir,h.lom ni II I .1.111.1 '-'Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 Page 3 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 SECRET � \ Sisophon ks I QUAN KONIUM Y - c..._ � /0:10entik:n-,( iy? i i BINH '�'0'''"; � i. DINH /41 LIKU . \ ,;Q�ul Nh� Battambang C A M ODIA 9.4.,.Song au \....-- . ' _ A , r --, � To.sh.t: 1---'4'.. .SOUTH .9 ,,,,, Kompong Thom Pursato , 0 Kratie .4) �Ban. Me r ( Thuot ,Chhn'alig. 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Al- though details are sketchy, a number of attacks apparently were made between 20 and 25 October against military outposts and road construction camps in Kontum and Pleiku provinces near the Laotian border, with diversionary actions occurring in Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh provinces to the east. The guerril- las, who were driven off by local militias reinforced by reg- ular army and paratroop battalions, reportedly were operating in bands of up to 300, consisting chiefly of mountain tribesmen from the border region. They are believed to have operated under cadres infiltrated through Laos from North Vietnam. There is no evidence, however, to substantiate initial re- ports from some South Vietnamese officials that the attacks were a large-scale incursion by regular North Vietnamese forces crossing Laos. The Diem government may have exag- gerated evidence of North Vietnamese involvement in the hope of charging Hanoi with violations of the1954 truce agreement and justifying its position that military needs to meet the Com- munist guerrilla threat require the postponement of political and social reforms. The North Vietnamese have clearly shown in the past few months that they intend to increase both violence and political agitation in the South. Hanoi, however, has denied Saigon's claim that North Vietnamese troops entered the South from Laos, charging that this "Western fabrication" was in- tended as an excuse for South Vietnamese intervention in Laos. The spread of guerrilla activity to central Vietnam places an increasing burden on local security forces as well as on the army, which has over the past year been partially diverted from border defense to meet the stepped-up Communist war- fare in the southern delta provinces near Saigon. Deteriorating security may also be taken by Diem as evidence of the need for maintaining authoritarian control, thus adding to growing dis- satisfaction with his regime. -SECRET 4 Nov 60 CENTRAI INTFI J IrzPkIr"P RI III -1.1k1 Page 4 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 Tp13-rOVed-fl:Trik�e-le�aTe: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 '1001 None Cambodia to Recognize Mongolia Prince Sihanouk, Cambodian chief of state who is visit- ing Ulan Bator from 5 to 8 December, has instructed his ent to recognize the Mongolian Peonle Sihanouk desires that the Mongolian Government be informed of the recognition before his arrival there en route from Mos- cow to Peiping. He has proposed that either the Cambodian ambassador in Peiping or the ambassador in Moscow be ac- credited to Ulan Bator but has stated that he would prefer the Moscow ambassador, Khim Tit, who is concurrently the Cam- bodian minister, to Poland. From the Cambodian point of view, recognition of Mongolia at this time is merely a housekeeping detail intended to clarify relations prior to Sihanouk's visit. At this time Phnom Penh exchanges diplomatic representatives with four bloc countries-- the Soviet Union, Communist China, Czechoslovakia, and Po- land. Cambodia will become the fifth free-world nation to recog- nize Mongolia, joining India, Indonesia, Burma, and Guinea. Mongolia was virtually a Soviet colony during Stalin's lifetime, but in recent years has moved toward greater independence in bloc and world affairs. The Mongolians have been particularly anxious to acquire diplomatic recognition from non-Communist countries as a status symbol of independence. Like the other Asian satellites and Communist China, the Mongolians are con- centrating their effort on the new African republics and the Asian neutrals who might be expected to support a bid for mem- bership in the United Nations. Cuba, which has recognized all the Asian Communist regimes except Mongolia, probably will add Ulan Bator to its list in the not-too-distant future. TOP SECRET 4 Nov 60 CENTDAI IKITFI I 10.PKICF RI II I PTIM Page 5 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 � NI 1 *use 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 Departn-tent 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 CONFIDENTIAL Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 vTOP SECRET fzzzzwrztzzzzrz/zrzzzzrzzzzzzzzzrzzzzz, izrzzr. izzz/z/z/ Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805 Noe /Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 CO2977805,*