CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/12/05

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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR, through contacts at UN, offers
Bolivia substantial economic assistance. 0
II. ASIA-AFRICA
South Vietnamese President, concerned
over reports of planned North Vietnamese
aggression,decides to mobilize additional
forces.
Sudanese regime moves toward closer
ties with UAR and neutrality between East
and West following Nasir visit. 0
Laos--Phoumi's troops reportedly gaining
advantage over Kong Le's Vientiane forces;
proposed National Assembly meeting un-
likely to be held in near future. 0
Congo�Lumumba's followers in Stanley-
ville move toward "secession" of Orien-
tale Province; apparently hope to extend
their influence further in Congo inLerior
with help of "foreign powers."
III. THE WEST
0 West German cabinet sharply divided on
question of handling trade negotiations
with East Germany.
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5 December 1960
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR-Bolivia: jviet. UN delegate Zorin has informed
the Bolivian delegation that he is authorized to negotiate a
Soviet offer of economic aid and that Moscow is ready to-pro-
vide a $100,000,000 credit "if the recent US $10,000,000 loan
is considered insufficient," according to Bolivian permanent
UN representative Tamayo. Zorin also said that if Bolivian
reluctance to send a mission to Moscow for aid talks is based
on a feeling that previous Soviet offers were too small, "this
could be taken care of." Hoping to exploit pressure within
Bolivia on President Paz to accept a Soviet offer to build a
tin smelter, Moscow probably would like to conclude a broad-
er economic aid agreement with La Paz and to arrange an ex-
change of diplomatic missions
IL ASIA-AFRICA
South Vietnam: President Diem
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is concerned
over reports that North-Vietnam may be planning aggressive DA-ed--4)
action in early. December and that he has decided on the im- j _
mediate mobilization of additional forces. He professed to X-er2 4-4--
regard the reports as of unauestioned validity. IP 1
little
credence to reports of unusual North Vietnamese troop- move-
ments, - lor-
mal operations. The Viet Cong, however, has the continuing
capability to mount large-scale guerrilla attacks. Diem may
be taking advantage of the reports to emphasize the need for a
previously requested increase in the troop ceiling of South Viet-
namese forces. (Page 1)
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Sudan: Nasir's state visit to the Sudan from 15 to 25 No-
vember has resulted in further moves by the Abboud military
regime toward closer ties with the UAR and neutrality between
East and West. Soviet propaganda has recently made a special
point of commenting favorably on the Abboud government, and
on 27 November the Soviet ambassador to Khartoum reportedly
offered a $50,000,000 line of credit. The regime is said to be
seriously considering this offer but may act cautiously in order
to avoid provoking a possible coup attempt by conservative
Sudanese political and military elements. (Page 2)
Laos: EReports of the fighting between Vientiane forces
and those of General Phoumi in the Ca Dinh River area are con-
fused. Despite indications of considerable demoralization in "e,t,I,L0
the Vientiane ranks, Phoumi does not appear to have pressed
his advantage north of the Ca Dinh;
the reoccupation
of the village of Pak Ca Dinh after the withdrawal of advance
Phoumi elements. Propaganda of the Pathet Lao in the past of /7' .2...
� few days has emphasized their alleged military successes in P
� the Luang Prabang area, suggesting the Communist-dominated
�insurgent movement may be planning an early attack on the
royal capital in conjunction with elements of the Vientiane force
which recently moved northward. In Vientiane, leftist agitators
seem to have intimidated government officials and assembly
deputies, and the proposed National Assembly meeting
Prabane is unlikely to be held in the immediate future.
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� Congo: The arrest of Lumumba has triggered a movement
among his followers in Orientale Province to "secede" from
the Congo
The statement by one pro- Lumumba spokesman that unidenti-
fied "foreign powers" have promised aid suggests that certain
of Lumumba's followers in Stanleyville still hope to extend their
influence further in the Congo interior. Representatives of the
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Stanleyville Lumumbists apparently have made at least two
trips to the Soviet bloc in search of aid during October and
November.
CSeveral African states have ext3ressed apprehension re-
garding the circumstances of Lumumba's arrest, and are
concerned that he may face summary execution. Mobutu's
statement that he plans to extend the tenure of his interim
government for an indefinite period beyond his self -impoSed
31 December deadline will aro�st. riclifinnal criticism from
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IIL THE WEST
West Germany - East Germajwahe West German cab-
inet, while authorizing the initial trade talks with East Germany rl
(which took place on 2 December), is reported to have divided
sharply on the question of the extent to which Bonn should in-
sist that East Germany its harassments on access to West 'c
Berlin before renewing the interzonal trade pact. Adenauer 7.?
was absent from the 30 November meeting because of illness
and instructed the cabinet to reach no final decision on the is-
sue, but indicated a willingness to be flexible on the level of
the negotiations if East Germany would informally pledge to
lift its restrictions on Berlin access. Erhard, apparently sup-
ported by most of the cabinet, asked immecUate reinstatement
of the interzonal trade agreement with no strings attached, in
the hope that East Germany would not demand higher level talks
and would not retaliate with additional harassments on freight
traffic between West Germany and West Berlin)
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South Vietnamese President Diem Concerned Over
Rumors of Early Communist Offensive
President Diem is professing concern over reports
passed through high-level sources--stemming principally
from speculations by the French delegate general in Hanoi--
that the North Vietnamese may be preparing overt aggres-
sion against South Vietnam in early December. Die
has or-
dered immediate mobilization of additional forces by calling
up reservists. There is no reliable evidence available either
to Western observers
Hanoi is preparing a military attack against South Vietnam
or Laos.
Diem may be taking advantage of the reports of unusual
troop movements to emphasize his determination to raise
the troop ceiling of South Vietnamese forces; his actions may
also reflect an intention to put off needed political and social
reforms by playing up the security problem. Some of the
troop movements reported in and around Hanoi may be move-
ments of North Vietnamese units to and from field training
areas. In addition, North Vietnam is apparently preparing
this year for its first nationwide annual conscription program;
reports indicate that as many as 80,000 may be inducted from
an estimated 125,000 reaching conscription age.
Having had considerable success with guerrilla operations
in South Vietnam, Hanoi is expected to continue, and probably
Intensify, this mode of warfare rather than launch an attack
across the demarcation line which would risk SEATO interven-
tion. The Communist guerrillas have shown continued capabil-
ity to mount large-scale attacks� in the southernmost provinces
while simultaneously stepping tin activity in the central moun-
tain regions north of Saigon.
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Sudanese Military Government Considering New Soviet
Aid Offer
The Soviet ambassador, who met with Sudanese Prime
� Minister Abboud on 27 November, offered a $50,000,000 line
of credit, Earlier
in November the Sudan received its first bloc aid when the
USSR presented a gift of five armored personnel carriers. Ab-
boud promptly announced that 25 more would be bought. Nego-
tiations are near completion for Sudanese purchase of 100,000
tons of Soviet wheat. Soviet propaganda has recently made a
point of commenting favorably on the Abboud regime, despite
the regime's consistent efforts to harass and repress the local
Communist party.
The influence on Abboud of UAR President Nasir appears
to be leading the Sudanese Government not only toward closer
ties with the.UAR but also toward a position of complete neu-
trality between East and West. Nasir's methods of governing,
some of his policy ideas, and his success in obtaining aid from
both the bloc and the free world clearly made a strong impres-
sion on the Sudanese leader both during his July visit to the UAR
and during Nasir's return visit to the Sudan from 15 to 25 No-
vember.
The Abboud regime is reported to be seriously considering
the new Soviet offer but may act cautiously in order to avoid
provoking possible civil disturbances or even a coup attempt by
conservative political and military elements. The leader of the
large and influential Ansar religious sect, which has many adher-
ents in the army itself, is one of 18 prominent opposition leaders
who are insisting on a return to civilian government. The regime
has officially ignored their petition containing this demand and
has banned all press comment; they are reported to have respond-
ed by printing thousands of copies to be distributed all over, the
country. The Abboud regime is maintaining strong security pre-
cautions, is soliciting statements of support from the citizenry-,3
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-to try to assure continued loyalty of the forces of all five of
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The Situation in Laos
LReports of the fighting between Vientiane forces and
those of General Phoumi in the Ca Dinh River area, about
120 miles east of Vientiane, are confused. Despite indi-
cations of demoralization in the ranks of the Vientiane
forces�apparently caused mainly rby 105-mm. artillery
fire--Phoumi does not appear to have pressed his advan-
tage north of the Ca Dinh3
khe reoccupation of the village of Pak Ca
Dinh following the withdrawal of advance Phoumi elements.
/Vientiane has reinforced its garrison at
Pak Sane--about 40 miles west of the present fighting and
the point where Captain Kong Le, who seems to be direct-
ing the Vientiane forces' operations, is likely to make his
main stand should the Phoumi forces resume their advance'`.t
Pathet Lao radio has claimed that Pathet guerrillas were
collaborating with Kong Le's forces against Phoumi in the Ca
Dinh area, an assertion which Premier Souvanna Phouma has
denied and which does not appear to be borne out by reports
On the fighting. *cording to the Vientiane Ministry of Na-
tional Defense, there are about 500 Pathet Lao troops scat-
tered throughout the area, but there is no evidence that they
have as yet participated in the fighting:1 Propaganda of the
Pathet Lao has also dwelt on their alleged military successes
in the Luang Prabang area, suggesting the Communist-dom-
inated insurgents may move on the royal capital in a diver-
sionary movement, possibly in conjunction with Vientiane
elements which late last month began to move northward to-
ward Luang Prabang. iThe capabilities of the Vientiane force
have been substantially reduced, however, by the defection,
with two companies, of the nominal task force commander,
Captain Southep. Southep is reportedly now at Phoumi's head-
quarters in Savannakhef.`i
Preparations for the proposed National Assembly session
in Luang Prabang, agreed to last week by Phoumi and an as-
sembly delegation from Vientiane, appear at a standstill follow-
ing a leftist-agitated demonstration outside the National Assembly
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building on 1 December. The deputies adjourned their
meeting without voting approval of the Luang Prabang
session; it will probably be held only if enough of the
deputies can slip out of Vientiane to form a quorum with
the 20 pro-Savannakhet deputies who were already out-
side Vientiane and now are in Luang Prabang in an-
ticipation of the meeting. LThe intimidating influence of
leftist extremists and their supporters in the Vientiane
garrison the seven deputies
responsible for the agreement for a Luang Prabang ses-
sion are hiding out in Souva.nna's off ices
Phoumi meanwhile has not responded to Souvanna's
invitation to send a delegation to Vientiane to continue the
search for a political settlement. He is unlikely to agree
to the proposal, particularly so long as the military situa-
tion continues in his favor.
The USSR has begun delivery of its promised petroleum
supplies to Souvanna Phouma. Five IL-14s will shuttle be-
tween Hanoi and Vientiane to deliver the supplies. Although
Vientiane is not short of gasoline and other petroleum prod-
ucts now, the Soviet stocks will provide Souvanna with a
reserve against the possibility that Thailand mieht reim-
pose its economic blockade.
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West Gernian Cabinet Reported Divided on Interzonal
Trade Talks
L-The West German cabinet, while authorizing the ini-
tial trade talks with East Germany which took place on
2 December, is reported to have divided sharply on the
question of how strongly Bonn should insist that East Ger-
many lift its harassments on access to West Berlin before
renewing. the intervnna 1 trade pact,
the cabinet meeting which
discussed this issue on 30 November was chaired by Vice
Chancellor and Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard, since
Adenauer was ill, and was attended by representatives of
the West Berlin government and the opposition Social Dem-
ocratic party (SPD)
(Adenauer earlier instructed the cabinet to reach no
final decision and said Bonn should try to extract at least
an informal commitment from East Germany not to inter-
fere with access to Berlin. Adenauer indicated willingness
to be flexible on the level of negotiations in return for such
a pledge. Erhard said he had always opposed cancellation
of the interzonal trade agreement, and urged reinstatement
of the agreement with no strings attached, in the hope that
East Germany would not demand higher level negotiations.
Most of the other cabinet members appeared to agree in this
view. However, the SPD deputy chairman, Herbert Wehner,
said that his party would oppose renegotiating the agreement
without conditions on Berlin access-.
East German officials on
17 vovember incutcatea informally to a Bonn Economics Minis-
try official a willingness to have the provisions of the pres-
ent interzonal trade agreement continue in operation until
spring 1961. At that time, East Germany would reportedly
demand two separate agreements--one with Bonn and one with
West Berlin instead of the old single agreement with the West
German "currency area." East Germany, however, is not-5
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but said that
the atmosphere of the meeting was fairly good and that he
had urged that East Germany repeal its 8 September de-
cree restricting travel to West Berlin. His next meeting
is scheduled for 6 December;:s
yCurrent negotiations in Bonn over a new Soviet - West
German trade agreement also mirror West Germany's
difficulties over Berlin. Moscow refused to have the new
agreement cover both the Federal Republic and West Ber-
lin, and the West German negotiators apparently decided
not to insist on the point. Mayor Brandt,
thought Bonn's next
steps were not at all clear:
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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
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Executive Secretary, National Security Council
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The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration
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Director, International Cooperation Administration
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The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
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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
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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
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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