CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/12/13

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13 DECEMBER 1960
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Moslem demonstrations in Algeria bring
strong repressive measures from French
Army.
Congo--Nehru resists pressure for with-
drawal of Indian units from UN Congo op-
eration; Mobutu's delay in initiating mil-
itary action against pro- Lumumbists in
Orientale Province brings criticism from
Leopoldville commissioners.
Laotian King Savang ousts Souvanna Phou-
ma government and turns powers over to
General Phoumi's Savannakhet Revolution-
ary Committee; USSR steps up delivery of
military supplies to Vientiane.
III. THE WEST
Castro regime, faced with growing re-
sistance inside Cuba, taking stronger
measures to suppress it.
Ecuador to exchange diplomatic missions
with Czechoslovakia.
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13 December 1960
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
IL ASIA-AFRICA
Algeria-France: Violent Moslem demonstrations, which --
entered their third day on 12 December, have brought strong
repressive measures from the French Army. De Gaulle's de- 0-
cision to return to Paris a day earlier than planned may have
been based on his view that his continued presence in Algeria
would only encourage further Moslem-European clashes. Re-
ports of an imminent emergency �nt miwatincr 1owever,
suggest new moves from Paris. (Page 1)
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� Congo: [Despite the position taken by Yugoslavia, Indo-
nesia, Morocco, Guinea, and the UAR to withdraw their troops -
from the Congo, Prime Minister Nehru is firmly resisting pressure -4-'1"
from most of his cabinet and other influential Indians for a z
withdrawal of Indian officials and military units from the UN _to,t-ee
Congo operation. He remains convinced that the UN offers the p 3 ;
only hope for preventing "another Korea," and feels its present,, Tp
untenable position must be strengthened immediately. New
Delhi has instructed its embassy in Cairo to protest against
UAR press criticism of the alleged partisan attitude of Indian
representatives in the Congo-0!
The situation in the Sta-nleyville area remains tense, and
Mobutu's delay in initiating military operations against pro-
Lumumba forces there has aroused criticism from the com-
missioners general in Leopoldville who have been handling gov-
ernment affairs as technicians on an interim basis. The com-
missioners are reported also concerned over the condition of
some government troops who lack sufficient ammunition, food.
and transportation.
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*The Situation in L Savang in Luang Prabang
signed on 12 December a royal or-
dinance ousting the Souvanna Phouma government and tempo-
rarily transferring all powers to General Phoumi's Savanna-
khet Revolutionary Committee. This action followed a National
Assembly vote of no confidence against Souvanna, taken at a
meeting in Savannakhet; it appears that the deputies will soon
o to Luang Prabang, where the King has convoked a special
ession of the assembly to deal with the formation of a new
overnment. The most likely choice to be the new premier is
rince Boun Oum, co-leader with Phoumi of the Revolutionary
ommittee. Phoumi himself will probably be assigned major
ortfolios, including in all likelihood that of defense.;)
(-Meanwhile, reports of increased Pathet Lao military pre-
sure in the Luang Prabang area may indicate an intent to harassafAit
or capture the royal capital. On 12 December, the "Supreme
Command of the Pathet Lao armed forces" broadcast an order
which, in addition to calling for expanded guerrilla warfare
throughout Laos and for cooperation in the defense of Vientiane,
directed Pathet Lao units to join in a move to "rescue the King
and liberate Luang Prabang." Three columns of Pathet Lao are
reported to be advancing northward toward Luang Prabang and
may now be only 20 miles or so away. Other Pathet Lao elements
are believed to be located to the north and northeast of Luang Pra-
bang. The pro-Phoumi garrison at Luang Prabang has been weak-
ened by the withdrawal of three companies of paratroopers for use
in the Vientiane arei.:\
The buildup of both Kong Lie's and PhoumPs forces in and
around Vientiane is continuing. Soviet IL-14s reportedly deliv-
ered from four to six 120-mm. mortars for Kong Le on 12 De-
cember. in addition to thp howit7prq hrniloh in the day before.
four 90-mm, anti-
aircraft guns nave also been brought in; a minimum of two howitzers
and all of the antiaircraft guns are said to be in olnee alnnv thcl Pk
Sane road and at the Vientiane airfield.
Hanoi may be augmented.-.),
the Soviet airmt capacity t7om
uinim Pholsena, self-styled head of the Vientiane government,
is seeking through various avenues a truce between the Kong Le and
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Phoumi forces. I-Tn2 - _ad, however, that the USSR was prepared
to send in additional n- :le', if needed, and ,,varned that he would
give orders to bomb:,...-a Thailand, if Phoumi's troops
fired on Vientiane.
Hanoi, ceizi__L c,, arms request as a pretext, may be-
come much more oi7:�,-2 1.1 the Pathet Lao and in attempting
to strengthen the Ist -position in the two northern provinces
of Phong Se.ly and While a 12 December North
Vietnamese -appeal to C:-?._�.:Ala Convention pztrticipants for measures
to stop foreign intervnn,..,-:n and support Souvanna Phouma may be
used to justify such 'n.nce, it may also be part of a bloc effort
to bring the Laotion sti1on before an international forum.
on 10 December that the primary
purpose of his trip to 'Ise was to gather m...terial for pre-,
rt:ntinr charges in thr-.- .3erity Council of 11,13 interference in
Lava.
III. 'ME WEST
Cuba: The Cat'..ro .1-eg faced with growing but still
undoordinated Cuba, is taking ever stronger
suree to suppreziL; t. Ch Cuevara, speaking in Moscow
Cin 10 December, decL..2�: th_�. "counterrevolutionary terror
111 be met by equal tc,::*" ani implied that 'the great ma-
Ir-YritY of Cuba' 4 Eify)fr.".':" tnc e ofg:znized into a single po=
lit cat party. Wage 4)
�reign Minister Chiriboga has
c.n.f.c,�unccci that a Czech atioiwlll be opened in Quito shortly (.-
t..;;;J that Ecuador will establish a diplomatic mission of the sarrio
ratitt iri Praf.;:ue next kary. The former Ponce regime or-
rod the closure in Cnmb,3r 1.957 of the. Czech legation.-the
c:ly bloc tni.t5sion in severing relatiorffl,i but
crztted accreditatioli to th6Cechtiiiiiister inkrazil few'
ti-cct5 befo-re te ntv adminIstratit5n .was ina.ugurated & I Sep-.
terr. The leftist E-crivloT:eaa_minister of educatfori recently.
raturrld from Prrztc-z VihYte- o6titlred into a preliminary ag,ree,
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(and received a Czech offer to provide a $10,000,000 loan. Al-
though the repoening of the Czech mission in Quito may be a nor-
mal outgrowth of these recent economic and diplomatic moves,
it appears timed to reinforce the threats of President Velasco,
Chiriboga, and other top officials to turn to the bloc and Cuba to
win support for Ecuador's concerted campaign to nullify the Rio
Protocol. The protocol provides for the definitive settlement of
the long-standing boundary dispute with Peru and grants a favor-
able territorial award to the latter-.1
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The Algerian Situation
Moslem demonstrations in Algiers entered their third day
on 12 December as French troops fired on a mob attempting to
leave the Moslem quarter, killing at least six. Moslem civil-
ians in the city are becoming more open in their support of the
rebel National Revolutionary Front (FLN), The vehemence of
the Moslem demonstrations undercuts the settler claim that the
Moslems want to remain French, and the efforts of the colons
to retain a privileged position are likely to become more des-
perate.
De Gaulle's decision to return to Paris on 13 December--a
day early--may have been based on a view that his continued
presence in Algeria would only encourage further clashes be-
tween Moslems and Europeans and lead to further setbacks to
his program for an amicable settlement on the basis of an "Al-
gerian Algeria." Reports of an emergency cabinet meeting on
his return suggest possible new moves from Paris. The Moslem-
European clashes, absent in both the 1958 and January 1960 Alge-
rian upheavals, will sharply increase left and center pressure in
France for an accommodation with Moslem Algerians. However,
the clashes may already have rendered a solution based on co-
operative communities of Europeans and Moslems almost impos-
sible.
CThe disturbances in Algeria are taking place at a moment when
leaders of the FLN's military forces reportedly are planning a
period of reduced activity in Algeria in order to familiarize their
troops in Tunisia and Morocco with arms received from the Sino-
Soviet bloc. In an effort to acquire greater respectability on the
"day of victory," the rebels reportedly are also planning the cre-
ation of a tightly disciplined 2,000-man contingent which would be
withheld from the present loosely organized guerrilla bands and
would serve as a nucleus for an army of an independent Algeria
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Nehru Resists Pressure for Indian Withdrawal
from Congo
l_Prime Minister Nehru is being subjected to growing
pressure from most of his cabinet colleagues to withdraw
Indian officials and military units from the UN Congo opera-
tion. He remains convinced, however, that the UN offers
the only hope for preventing "another Korea" and that India
must continue its supporting role in the Congo. The four
senior cabinet ministers reportedly have argued that the In-
dian military and medical missions, as well as UN Repre-
sentative Dayal, should be withdrawn because their pre-
ence implies support for Lumumba's authority and conse-
quently may antagonize the incoming US administration. Other
influential Indians reason that Lumumba is on the way out and
continued UN and Indian presence in the Congo can only per-
petuate a regime identified strongly with the Western powers.)
(Nehru reportedly has refused to change his stand, per-
haps in part as a result of UN delegation leader Krishna
Me non's urgent recommendation against withdrawal. Referring
to the decisions of other nations to withdraw their forces--now
including Yugoslavia, Indonesia, Morocco, Guinea, and the UAR--
the prime minister stated on 12 December that a UN withdrawal
from the Congo would lead to "complete chaos and perhaps a
major war in Africa, and accordingly India will not pull out."
Nehru warned Ambassador Bunker on 8 December, �however,
that the UN would have to get out of the Congo if its present weak
position were not strengthened immediately. Further incidents
involving Indian nationals would make it far more difficult for
Nehru to resist pressure for withdrawal. I
CNew Delhi recently instructed its embassy in Cairo to
protest against UAR press criticism of the allegedly partisan
attitude of Indian representatives in the Congo. The Ceylonese
Government has announced that it will reconsider its decision
to withdraw the small Ceylonese administrative contingent so
long as the UN continues to uphold the legal authority of thel
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(Lumumba government. The Indonesian Government declared
on 10 December that it would recall its 1,150-man force be-
cause Djakarta feels the UN is unable to carry out its assigned
task, although the Indonesian foreign minister has privately
indicated that this decision is subject to change.i
CThe long-awaited visit of the UN's Conciliation Commis-
sion to the Congo is about to occur, although present plans
call for an advance party of only three officers, led by Ni-
geria's representative Wachuku, to depart for Leopoldville
on 13 December. The remaining members of the commission
are to proceed only when so advised by Wachuku,i
In Leopoldville Colonel Mobutu reportedly was criticized
at a recent meeting of the commissioners, who are con-
cerned over the low morale and generally bad situation of
the Congolese National Army. The commissioners are wor-
ried over the condition of the troops in Luluabourg and Stan-
leyville, where there reportedly is not enough ammunition,
food, or transport. Morale in the regular army is bad be-
cause of Mobutu's special attention to organizing a paratroop
force. The Leopoldville commissioners are also dissatisfied
with the delay in military operations against Stanleyville. An
uneasy peace prevails in Stanleyville, but at any time the pro-
Lumumba leaders and troops may engage in further harass-
ment of Europeans. Within the past few days Ethiopian troops
of the UN command have helped evacuate some 35 Europeans
from the hintPrlanel nf Orin tale Province.
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Castro Regime Reacts to C.: �
sistance
The Castro regime, jt". eeed te.,:li growing but still unco-
ordinated resistance insle - Cube., is increasing its measures
to combat it. Six Cuban e t eee executed on 10 December on
counterrevolutionary charges and more executions are expect-
ed. The civilian militia, i:e.cetgh not invariably reliable, now
. rivals the regular armed ferees as an instrument in suppress-
ing dissident activity. IL 1, :e)re osed largely of the oweeqt
Income groups, where let - to Castro is strongest.
daily acts of
sabotage and terrorism by opposition groups throughout the
Island. Militiamen in particular are frequently victims of the
dissidents' terror tactics. Anti.-Castro guerrilla operations
have recently been subject to security action in at least three
arate locations T:W1and Pinar del Ricinrovinces.
Fidel
cactro was personally directing operations against a guerrilla
band on the north coast ef Las Villas. Many of the guerrillas
are deserters from Castro's army, some of whom have de-
fected with arms.
The purging of the leaders of the electrical workers' un-
ion on 12 December will at least temporarily suppress the
revolt of that union against domination by the Communist-
controlled Confederation of Cuban Workers. The electrical
workers' protest march on the Presidential Palace on 9 De-
cember was a rare show of defiance against Communist con-
trol,and resentment will continue to smolder among organized
workers. Members of the electrical workers' union were evi-
dently responsible for the bombings in Havana electrical in-
stallations late last month.
� Che Guevara, speaking in Moscow on 10 December, de-
clared that "counterrevolutionary terror will be met with equal
terror." In saying "we are not yet united and organized into a
single party," he implied that the regime will shortly seek to
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fulfill this project. Lt. c7rriA out, this device would serve
further to strengthen police st7..te controls and increase the
scope of Communist entinehnic.-.nt. At present, the Commu-
nists have the only orgnr.71�;;ed party in the country
Meanwhile,
conclusion of a contract for ten
Coviet AN-2 aircraft for r riVr:ry to Cuba in the first quarter
of nerl year. These snail plantes, used in the Soviet Union for
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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
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Atomic Energy Commission
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