CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/08/29

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
East Germany: The number of East Germans registering
at the West Berlin refugee center during the week ending 23
August was 4,034-1,791 more than during the corresponding
1959 period, and the fifth highest weekly total since 1955.
Since the regime began forced agricultural collectivization
last winter, refugee flow to West Berlin has been consistently
higher than during 1959. Although the peak in defections is
usually reached in late August and September, the present
greatly increased flow of refugees reflects growing popular
fear that further repressive measures may be impencing and
that tighter controls may be imposed on travel to Berlin. Re-
gime pressure during the harvest period may have led many
farmers to flee immediately after selling their last privately
owned crops.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Indonesia: Political tensions are increasing in Indonesia
over the army's ban on 24 August of the Communist party and
its front groups in South Borneo, Although South Borneo is not
an area of Communist strength, the ban is a significant act of
defiance against President Sukarno and is presumably a retalia-
tory move for the President's dissolution on17 August of the anti-
Communist Masjumi and Socialist parties. CS,ukarno is reported
"very angry" over the army's ban and undoubtedly will take some
counteraction, which could lead to a showdown with army chief
of staff General Nasutionl
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Congo: Premier Lumumba's success against the secession-
ist "Mining State" in Kasai Prcrvince may encourage him to plan
an early invasion of neighboring Katanga Province, Katanga
President Tshomb6 has already started defensive military meas-
ures, In an effort to forestall UN intervention, Lumumba may
soon press his demand that UN troops leave the Congo as soon as
Belgian troops Complete their withdrawal--expected in early Sep-
tember.
Secretary General Hammarskjold indicated
26 August that he would regard such a demand by Lumumba as
a "formal request" and would call an emergency session of the
Security Council. He would tell the council that the Congolese
Army could not maintain order and that a UN withdrawal would
lead to foreign intervention. Hammarskjold believes the Congo
crisis will come to a head within the next week. The mood of the
Congolese Army was demonstrated when it made widespread at-
tacks on Europeans--including American and UN personnel--at
Stanleyville on 27 August.
The American ambassador in Leopoldville believes that the
USSR has selected "foodlifts" as an easy way to introduce men
and materials into the Congo without the usual customs inspec-
tion, He reports that "over 100 Caucasians" have arrived in the
Congo via Soviet aircraft since 1 August and expects that a sub-
stantial number will arrive soon aboard 10 large Soviet aircraft
understood to be en route.
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*Laos: Delegations from Savannakhet and Vientiane, led re-
spec-ft-I-77y. by General Phoumi and Souvanna Phouma, are arriv-
ing in the royal capital of Luang Prabang to mediate differences
before a reunited National Assembly in sessions now scheduled
to start on 30 August. Mutual suspicion and personal antagon-
isms are still running high but there is cautious optimism
among American observers that a compromise settlement can
be reached. Although overt military command in Vientiane is
passing increasingly into the hands of Laotian Army commander
General Ouane, Captain Kong Le is apparently still in a position
to influence the formation of the new government.
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*Cuba: Cuba's defiant walkout from the OAS foreign
ministers' meeting on 28 August further isolates the
Castro regime from other hemisphere nations and empha-
sizes to them that the Cuban Government has rejected the
inter-American system in favor of greater dependence on
support from the Sino-Soviet bloc. Cuban Foreign Minister
Roa, whose position was based on the alleged "imminent
threat" of US military intervention, hinted that Cuba may
take its case back to the UN Security Council. His speeches
clearly implied that the Castro regime continues to regard
itself as the vanguard of "the antiimperialist revolution"
that will eventually sweet, the e7tire continent.
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Inereased Political Tensions in Indonesia
Political tensions are increasing in Indonesia over the
army's ban on 24 August of the Communist party and its front
groups in South Borneo. These developments will further ag-
gravate the strain between the army and President Sukarno
and could culminate in a showdown between the two.
(president Sukarno is reported "very angry" over the army's
ban and has questioned army chief of staff General Nasution con-
cerning the local commander's authority to take such action. The
army, however, intends to extend the ban, on a staggered basis,
to South Celebes, South Sumatra, and the Lesser Sundas. The
Communist party has protested to the attorney general's office
that the South Borneo commander has no right to ban the party,
and has asked the War Administration Office, which is headed by
Sukarno, to review his action
The South Borneo commander banned the party within the
broad powers he holds as regional war administrator under the
prevailing state of emergency in most areas of Indonesia. Al-
though the Communist party is active in South Borneo, it is not
an area of Communist strength, and any overt resistance to the
ban can be easily contained. The ban is a significant act of defi-
ance against Sukarno and is presumably a retaliatory move for the
President's dissolution on 17 August of the anti=Comrnunist Mas4-.�'
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The Situation Situation in the Congo
Premier Lumumba's success in capturing the capital of the
secessionist "Mining State" in Kasai Province may encourage him
to plan an early invasion of provincial President Tshombe's rebel-
lious Katanga Province. Tshombe's forces have already begun
preparing defensive installations, and UN Ethiopian troops have
reportedly taken up positions along the Kasai-Katanga border, pre-
sumably to discourage attacks from either side. Lumumba's de-
sire to avoid possible intervention by UN troops in his invasion
plans may cause him to press for rapid compliance with his re-
newed demand of 26 August that UN troops leave the Congo as soon
as Belgian troops complete their withdrawal--now expected within
a week.
IS'ecretary General Hammarskjold,
on 26 August, stated that Lumumba must be "broken." He im-
plied this might be accomplished by discrediting Lumumba in the
UN should the African leader persist in his demand for withdrawal
�of UN troops from the Congo. The secretary general indicated he
would regard this as a "formal request" and would call an emergency
session of the Security Council for instructions. He added that his
intention in this event is to inform the council that the Congolese Ar-
my could under no circumstances maintain peace and order in the
Congo and that a withdrawal of UN troops would undoubtedly lead to
foreign intervention and therefore to a breach of the peact3
Glammarskjold believes the Congo crisis will come to a head
following the end of the current meeting of African leaders in Leo-
poldville�expected on 30 August-- articularly if Lumumba believes
he has the support of these leaders.
The conferees, however, reportedly have advised Lumumba
against taking any move to weaken UN influence in the Congo and
indicated further that any aid given by their countries must be chan-
neled through the UN.
The mood of the Congolese Army was demonstrated on 27 August
when it made widespread attacks on Europeans�including the crew
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of an American transport aircraft as well as Swedish and Cana-
dian members of the local UN headquarters�in the Stanleyville
area. The army has repeatedly used strong-arm tactics against
numerous "white" UN personnel as well as against Caucasian
members of the press throughout the Congo crisis.
Meanwhile the Communist bloc continues to make significant
gains in the Congo. The American ambassador in Leopoldville
reported that "over 100 Caucasians" had arrived on Soviet air-
craft since 1 August and a "substantial number" was expected soon
aboard 10 large Soviet aircraft understood to be en route�osten-
sibly carrying food. The ambassador believes the USSR has se-
lected "foodlifts. . as an easy way to introduce men and materials
with impunity," since these Soviet aircraft are permitted to dis-
pense with normal customs procedures. In addition, an undisclosed
number of bloc technicians arrived in the Congo aboard a Soviet
vessel on 22 August.
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Situation in Laos (b)(3)
tjey members of the two contending political factions in
Laos, headed by General Phoumi and Souvanna Phouma, are
converging on the royal capital of Luang Prabang to resolve
their differences before a reunited National Assembly, now
scheduled to open sessions on 30 August. Phoumi, accompanied
by 22 assembly deputies and other principal supporters, arrived
from Savannakhet on 28 August. Premier-designate Souvanna
and 34 fellow deputies from Vientiane are scheduled to arrive
on 29 August, Both Phoumi and Souvanna are anxious to have
private discussions with King Savang prior to the assembly
deliberations, since his attitude could be a decisive factor
(Spokesmen for both factions claim the loyalty of a majority
of the deputies, but the attitude of manyls open to question
since party affiliations have been severely shaken by the 9 Au-
gust coup. Mutual suspicion and personal antagonisms are still
running high between the principal leaders of the two groups,
but there is cautious optimism among American observers in
Laos that a compromise settlement is in the making. The
assembly apparently will vote again on the motion of nonconfi-
dence in the previous Somsanith government and on the investiture
of the Souvanna cabinet which Phoumi asserts were originally
voted under duress in Vientiane
CFormation of a new government will be influenced by the fact
that Captain Kong Le still retains considerable authority in the
Vientiane area, despite the passing of overt control to General
Ouane, commander of the Laotian Army. Kong Le has relinquished
command of the 2nd Paratroop Battalion to a subordinate officer,
apparently in order to concentrate on his position as Ouane's
deputy)
Most of the paratroops are positioned on strategic approach
routes several miles outside Vientiane where they reportedly
are acting as cadres for irregular forces assisting in the
capital's defense.
Ouane also places the total forces in the
Vientiane area at about 6,000, but the American military attach�
believes this figure is too high, even if police elements are in-
c luded.
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U). uane stated on 27 August that he assumed that the 3,800
arms issued to civilians would not be collected until Phoumits
countercoup forces withdrew or a political agreement was
reached.
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