CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/09/07

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• Publication Date: September 7, 1959

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7 September 1959
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7 SEPTEMBER 1959
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
American officials in Hong Kong
feel basic Communist motive in
Sino-Indian border and Laotian sit-
uations is to reverse setbacks of
the past year.
Soviet ambassador returning to
Tehran; USSR may have decided
to relax propaganda pressure on
Iran. (TOP SECRET DAUNT)
USSR--Tyura Tam Missile Test
Range activity on 6 Sentember.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Laos--Communist pressure in-
creasing in Sam Neua and Phong
Saly provinces; South Vietnam and
Thailand not yet prepared to inter-
vene openly in Laos.
no Chinese
Communist border intrusions since
26 August (TOP SECRET DAUNT);
Dalai Lama may go to UN.
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Japan--Kishi fears effects of visit
to Peiping by former Prime Minister
Ishibashi.
UAR propaganda charges Moscow
with interference in UAR internal
affairs.
Algerian rebels investigating pos-
sibility of hospitalizing their wounded
in the US
III. THE WEST
Belgian Government weakened by dis-
pute over Congo independence issue.
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Communist China: American officials in Hong Kong specu-
late that a basic motive of the Communists in the Sino-Indian
border and Laotian situations is to reverse setbacks in the past
year which were greater than they are willing to accept. In-
creased Chinese military activity on the Sino-Indian border
stems in part from a determination to consolidate Communist
control over Tibet--an intention particularly evident in mop-up
operations against Khamba rebels north of Assam. Communist
activity in the Laotian situation, the officials feel, is an effort
to restore losses sustained at the time of Vientiane's expulsion
of the Pathet Lao from the government.
The officials discount the possibilities that the current
tension in Asia is (1) part of a bloc effort to provide Ichrushchev
with a bargaining lever in his talks with President Eisenhower,
(2) a deliberate Chinese move to embarrass the USSR because of
China's opposition to an East-West rapprochement, or (3) a
Chinese-sponsored external diversion for domestic purposes.
USSR-Iran: Khrushchev's remarks to the Iranian ambassa-
dor may indicate that the USSR has decided to
relax the intensive propaganda pressure against the Iranian Gov-
ernment which followed the break-off of the Soviet-Iranian talks
on a nonaggression pact last February.
lihrushchev said Soviet Ambassador
Pegov--a6sent from his post since 20 March--"must return to
Iran at once." Soviet officials previously had insisted that Tehran
must take the initiative toward improving relations. The Iranian
ambassador, who will return home to report directly to the Shah
on his talk, recommended that nothing be done about confirming
the 1927 Soviet-Iranian treaty until Pegov returns and Soviet
propaganda attacks are halted�
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USSR: the
Soviet Union proaamy attemptea to launch a space vehicle
from the Tyura Tam Missile Test Range on 6 September 1959,
with an intended time of launch of about 0100 GMT (2100 EDT,
5 September). The operations were abruptly canceled for un-
determined reasons some two to three hours prior to scheduled
launch.
The intended time of launch coincided with the time esti-
mated to be optimum for launching a lunar probe vehicle. The
next few days are still considered to be within the acceptable
period for the USSR to make a new attempt. The time of at-
tempted launch and the optimum time for launching a lunar probe
may have been only coincidental, and the possibility of other
types of space ventures should not be excluded.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Laos: There are continuing reports that Communist pres-
sure is increasing in both Sam Neua and Phong Saly provinces.
(South Vietnamese and Thai officials have indicated that neither
is prepared at this time to intervene openly in Laos without US
backing, but their views may change if the situation continues
to worsen. Saigon, however, probably would like to intro-
duce some forces and materiel into southern Laos covertly.
Vientiane is holding in abeyance appeals to SEATO and the US
for active military support, in case its request for UN interven-
tion fails) The chief of the North Vietnamese Foreign Ministry's
Information Department stated on 5 September that Vientiane's
request for a UN Emergency Force is an "American move to in-
terfere more deeply in Laos and prepare war against the Demo-
cratic Republic of Vietnam."
India - Communist China: (There are press reports that the
people of Ladakh and Sikkim are becoming panicky. An Indian
message of 3 September, however; states that there have been)
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Cno Chinese Communist military intrusions into Indian ter 1-
tory,since 26 August)
(In an apparently CunemaLury move (Amara Nepal, Peiping
has invited representatives to Lhasa to discuss continuance of
traditional trade. Peiping appears anxious to minimize the
seriousness of the frontier situation. The staff of a Hong Kong
newspaper reportedly has been told that publication of any
stories on India's northeast frontier must await a formal state-
ment from Peiping; tension over Sikkim and Bhutan was an
� "unfortunate mix-up" and not a prelude to hostilities7)
he bloc's first extensive comment on the situation is a
Prague broadcast of 4 September which denies Indian charges
of Chinese "territorial expansionism" and states that Premier
Chou En-lai views negotiations as the "only means" for solv-
ing border questions)
(The Indian Parliament on 4 September turned down a res-
olution suggesting that India raise the Tibetan issue in the United
Nations. The Dalai Lama, who is still seeking a sponsors has
indicated that he will go to New York personally to plead his cause
if necessary. Although the Dalai Lama cannot officially present
a case in the UN, he probnim7 rrii1rI "" fficial hearing as
a world religious leader.)
Japan Cmbassador MacArthur reports that Prime Minister
Kishi is clearly worried over the proposed trip to Peiping by for-
mer Prime Minister Ishibashi�particularly its effect on Japanese
policy toward Communist China. Since the visit is primarily to
"make headlines;' Kishi is virtually certain that Ishibashi, on his
return, will make harmful proposals urging closer economic and
cultural ties with Peiping. He also fears that Ishibashi� who is in
bad health, will be easily ManirliOnt hr fha (iOmmunists)
UAR-USSR: The controlled UAR press and radio have ac-
cused Pravda and Moscow radio of a "flagrant intervention" in
the internal affairs of the UAR. These charges, stem from recent
Moscow rebroadcasts of anti-UAR articles in the Iraqi Commu-
nist press. Damascus radio threatened to retaliate by republish-
ing Ehrushchey's "eloquent and fluent admissions of crimes com-
mitted against humanity" during the Stalin regime�apparently a
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� reference to Khrushchev's secret speech at the 20th party
congress in February 1956. UAR propaganda has also ac-
cused the Soviet Union of an attempt to isolate Iraq from the
other Arab countries and of encouraging Communist agents
in the Arab world. These renewed public recriminations,
the first since last March, apparently have been brought about
by Communist �tiim nf thy, TTA 's continuing anti-Commu-
nist campaign.
Algeria: The Algerian rebels are investigating the pos-
sibility of sending seriously wounded soldiers to the United
States for hospitalization, according to an intercepted rebel
message, The Algerian spokesman at the UN has reportedly
been contacted by a representative of "an American veterans'
organization" who would assist in obtaining hospitalization in
either the United States or Western Europe. The European
satellites and more recently the USSR have accepted groups
of Algerian wounded; similar action by the US however.. would
be strongly opposed by France.
III. THE WEST
Belgium: The resignation of Congo Minister van Hemelrijck,
which followed the refusal of the cabinet to approve his plan for a
rapid evolution of self-government in the Belgian Congo, has fur-
ther weakened the shaky Social Christian-Liberal party coalition
of Premier Eyskens. Friction within the coalition over various
issues has been growing since its formation in November 1958,
and Eyskens adjourned Parliament in early July to avert a coali-
tion crisis. The opposition Socialist party, which favors a more
liberal Congo policy, is trying to exploit the resimation and may
decide to push for new parliamentary elections. (
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The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
Scientific Adviser to the President
Director of the Budget
off ice of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
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 Economic Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary 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
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
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
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Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
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Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
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The Department of Commerce
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National Security Agency
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