CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1957/04/24

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• Publication Date: April 24, 1957

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OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
No. 134
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CONTENTS
THE JORDANIAN SITUATION
02. MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS IN EGYPT
(page 5).
3. SITUATION IN INDONESIA
) (page 3).
(page 6).
4. SUDAN POSTPONES ACCEPTANCE OF RICHARDS MISSIONS
OFFER (page 7).
5. JARRING REPORTS NO PROGRESS IN KASHMIR MISSION
(page 8).
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1. THE JORDANIAN SITUATION
Comment on:
ine position 01 tne inaiiai caramet ap-
pears very insecure as a result of Wes
Jordanian demands that it resign and oi
an intensive campaign being waged against
it by Egyptian and Syrian propaganda
media. Reports that its members have
actually submitted their resignations,
however, have been officially denied.
In Damascus, former chiefs of staff Nuwar
and Hiyari are reportedly meeting with Syrian leftist leader
Hawrani, according to the American army attache there. The
presence in Damascus of Major General Maayta, who has been
reported as having left his post as chief of the Jordanian secu-
rity force, is unconfirmed. The attache notes, however, that
during a previous stay in Damascus,Maayta was considered a
leftist sympathizer and friend of Syrian army intelligence chief
Sarraj.
King Hussain said he would not call for sup-
port from Iraq unless internal conditions in Jordan worsened,
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but he was grateful to have the support of Iraqi troops avail-
able.
Regarding Israel, Hussain informed Am-
bassador Mallory on 22 April that he believes the Israelis
have "behaved very well." The king wanted to assure the Tel
Aviv authorities that Jordan is not encouraging infiltration
across the border.
The king appeared energetic and self-
assured in his interview with Mallory. According to another
report, Hussain feels the army is in hand, and he now intends
to assert control over the police. The king's attitude, his in-
tended moves, and the cabinet crisis all point to an '
attempt by the king to set up a military government.
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2. MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS IN EGYPT
The military alert instituted in Egypt on
4 April shows some signs of relaxation.
informed units in Sinai that all ranks were
to be permitted leave, though not to exceed
three days and not for more than 1
cent of the forces at any one time,
the armed
forces are now on a "25-percent alert," the
lowest of several levels of alert,
full-scale maneuvers including the army,
navy, and air force will begin on 1 May and
continue for one month. A further report
stated that Nasr believes that any renewed
hostilities will include an attempt on his person and has ordered
the army to prepare defenses which will provide him with max-
imum security. Ground reconnaissance of the Suez Canal zone
by the American army attach�n 18 April indicated continuing
eparations at Suez, Ismailia and Kantara areas.
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3. SITUATION IN INDONESIA
Comment on:
Indonesian government officials appear
to have embarked on a co-ordinated drive
aimed at restoring national unity and car-
rying out President Sukarno's principles.
Prime Minister Djuanda, accompanied by
two cabinet ministers and two military officers, is touring
Central and South Sumatra for talks with provincial adminis-
trators. He undoubtedly hopes these talks will lay the basis
for a reconciliation with Djakarta.
President Sukarno made a major address
in Central Java on 17 April in which he re-emphasized the need
for the early establishment of a national advisory council and
a national planning board to solve Indonesia's problems. Army
chief of staff Nasution will preside at a three-day national con-
ference in Djakarta, beginning on 26 April, which will include
military and civil administrators from the dissident areas who
will "discuss matters relating to the state of war and siege:'
However, provincial officials�particularly
those in Sumatra�show no sign of surrendering to Djakarta.
While Lt. Col. Hussein, who controls Central Sumatra and who
bypassed the last army conference in Djakarta, plans to attend
the 26 April meeting, his chief objective reportedly is to get
in touch with disaffected army leaders in East Indonesia who
will also be present.
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4. SUDAN POSTPONES ACCEPTANCE OF RICH
MISSION'S OFFER
Commeht on:
The Sudanese cabinet's postponement on
21 April of acceptance of the Richards
mission's offer of US aid "pending further
study" is the result of opposition by three
cabinet members who belong to the pro-Egyptian People's
Democratic Party (PDP), The
Umma Party, the other major member of the government
coalition, is reluctant to exert pressure on the PDP members
for fear of breaking up the coalition before the forthcoming
rparliamentary elections.
there is a fair chance that the cabinet will vote accept-
ance later and invite Richards to return.
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50 JARRING REPORTS NO PROGRESS IN KASHMIR MISSION
Comment On:
UN representative Jarring personally
confirmed to US ambassador Lodge on
22 April that he had made no significant
progress toward a settlement of the
Kashmir problem. Nehru had demanded
withdrawal orPakistani troops from Kashmir and the crea-
tion of a proper atmosphere for negotiations before he was
willing to enter into any talks. He had also rejected Jarring's
suggestion that an arbitrator be appointed to determine when
these conditions had been established. Pakistan had reluc-
tantly accepted this proposal. Jarring stated that in his re-
port to the UN Security Council, which he hopes to submit
this week end, he would make no recommendations of any
kind and that the report would neither improve nor worsen
the situation. He would be "quite happy" if the Security
Council took no action on it.
Pakistan apparently believes the Security
Council will be unable to find a satisfactory solution and is pre-
paring to try to take the case to the General Assembly.
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