CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/11/27

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• Publication Date: November 27, 1959

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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Czechoslovakia extends $46,000,000
credit to India.
Soviet personnel changes announced.
IL ASIA-AFRICA
Yemen--Imam arms loyal tribe
by tribal dissidents.
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foreign policy.
Prospects improving for an anti-Commu-
nist Socialist party in Japan.
III. THE WEST
French assembly preparing for vote of
censure against government's position
on veterans' pensions; majority not
likely to force issue.
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27 November 1959
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Czechoslovakia-India: Czechoslovakia, the second
bloc country to commit itself to aid for India's Third Five-
Year Plan (1961-66), on 24 November extended a $46,0001000
credit for the construction of heavy industrial projects. The
USSR agreed in July to provide an initial credit of $375,000:000
for the third plan. Bloc credits to India since 1955 now total
almost $750,000,000, less than $175,000,000 of which has been
delivered. Most of the aid projects agreed on earlier will be
implemented after the start of the third plan.
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*USSR: Recently announced Soviet personnel changes symp-
tomatic of political maneuvering at the level immediately below
Khrushchev may indicate that other and more decisive shifts
are in the offing--perhaps at the party central committee plenum
scheduled for late December. 'Yam. Kalnberzin� a long-time
party boss in Latvia, was replaced on 25 November; there was
no clarification of his status as a candidate member of the all-
union party presidium. Nikolai Ignatov� a full member of the
all-union party presidium, who apparently has been in some dis-
favor since his appointment in April to the ceremonial job of
titular head of state in the Russian Republic (RSFSR), has been
recalled to full-time party work after only seven months in the
RSFSR post. On the face of it. Ignatov has regained the ground
lost earlier. As is often the case in Soviet politics, other lead-
ers at Ignatov'S level may be blamed for having advocated his
earlier demotion.
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Yemen: The Imam has armed and alerted at least 2,000
loyal tribesmen after learning of a plot aimed at his over-
leader of the clot
is the shec
of the Hashid tribe of northern Yemen, i,
resenting
the Imam's orders to return a subsidy granted him by Badr
last summer, apparently has planned an assassination at-
tempt. He may also be in league with the tribal group which
earlier this _mon hth_smutl.su-t for a revolt against
the Imam.
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Tunisia: Tunisian foreign policy may be moving toward
a more neutral position. The government, which a few weeks
ago claimed it would not accept a resident Czechoslovak am-
bassador, apparently now will accept the Czech nominee and
name a Tunisian ambassador to Prague. Tunisia has also
agreed to the establishment of diplomatic relations with Po-
land, and Bourguiba has declared his intention of "normaliz-
ing relations" with the USSR early in 1960,H
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Japan: Prospects for the development of an effective anti-
Communist Japanese Democratic Socialist party have improved
with the defection on 25 November of .12 more Diet members from
the leftist-dominated Japanese Socialist party. The 12 imme-
diately moved with the moderate Socialist group to Organize the
preparatory committee for the new party, which is to be offi-
cially established in January. The Diet strength of the moderate
Socialist group now totals 45--about one fifth of the Socialists'
strength in the Diet. The new party's staying power will depend
not only on attracting additional Diet members but also on devel-
oping local support organizations.
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� France: A considerable number of French deputies, irked
over the Debra government's high-handed treatment of the Na-
tional Assembly, are using the politically popular issue of vet-
erans' pensions to press the first vote of censure under a provi-
sion of the new constitution. While there is broad sentiment in
favor of the Socialist-sponsored censure motion which comes to
a vote on 27 November, the majority of the deputies are prob-
ably not ready to risk the dissolution of the assembly which
De Gaulle has threatened if the cabinet is censured by the as-
sembly. (Page 4)
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*USSR: At about 2013 EST 26 November 1959 (0113 GMT
27 November) what was probably a test ICBM was launched at
the Tyura Tam Missile Test Range. Preliminary evidence in-
dicates successful flight to the Kamchatka Peninsula impact
area. There is no available evidence that the Sibir-class ships
participated in the countdown.
This is the 20th test vehicle launched at Tyura Tam to im-
pact either on Kamchatka or in the North Pacific.
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
India to Receive at Least $46,000,000 in Czech Credits
An Indo-Czech $46,000,000 loan agreement signed in New
Delhi on 24 November is the Soviet bloc's second contract for
assistance to India's Third Five-Year Plan (1961-66) and raises
total bloc aid committed specifically to the third plan to over
$420,000,000. The Soviet Union's initial $375,000,000 credit
extended for the plan last July and the new Czech loan bring the
total value of bloc credits to India since 1955 to nearly $750,-
000,000. Only $175,000,000 of this has been delivered to New
Delhi, primarily for the Soviet-assisted Bhilai steel mill in
central India. Most of the major bloc projects negotiated pre-
viously will be implemented after the start of the third plan.
Prague's new loan, which is about twice the size of its pre-
vious credits to India, apparently is designed to expand a Czech-
assisted foundry-forge project to be built at Ranchi in Bihar
State primarily as a supply center for a heavy machine tool
plant which the USSR plans to build in the area. The Czechs
will also supply machinery for new heavy industrial projects,
probably in the same area, and have offered to train Indian
technicians in Czechoslovakia as well as to supply equipment
for a technical institute in India.
Most of Czechoslovakia's previous assistance is designed
to cover half the initial cost of the Ranchi foundry-forge project,
for which an agreement was signed in August 1958. Other proj-
ects covered by earlier Czech credits include three sugar plants,
a cement plant, assistance for a thermoelectric power plant,
and a factory to produce electric comnuting maehinps
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Imam Uncovers Tribal Plot
The leader of the Hashid tribe of northern Yemen is fos-
tering a movement to overthrow and possibly assassinate the
Imam.
The previous day, the Imam had issued
orders for the arming of at least 2,000 loyal tribesmen, and he
is probably capable of averting the attempt.
The Hashid tribe was among those granted special sub-
sidies by Badr last summer during his efforts to control in-
ternal affairs in his father's absence. The Imam, seeking to
solve Yemen's financial shortage, has recalled the subsidies.
The tribe is probably in league with the group which earlier this
month asked for British support in its plans to destroy the mon-
archy and establish what it called "an independent and demo-
cratic republic." It is unlikely that British assistance will be
granted. The British governor of Aden--visiting Yemen on
24 November�reportedly gave Badr assurances of British
readiness to "come to an understanding" and had earlier ad-
vised the American consul in den that his government's ool-
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Tunisia Shifts Toward More Neutralist Policy
Tunisia's foreign policy appears to be shifting from Western-
oriented "nonalignment" toward a more neutralist position. An
editorial recently published by the independent daily newspaper
As Sabah, which often advances as trial balloons proposals sub-
sequently advocated by the Neo-Destour party, commented, "We
must inform the world that Tunisian foreign policy is based on
positive neutrality and nonattachment to any bloc."
The American ambassador in Tunis commented that this
editorial was one of the first he had seen using the phrase "pos-
itive neutrality," while the phrase "nonalignment" seemed to be
disappearing from the Tunisian political lexicon. A reformula-
tion of Tunisian foreign policy has been hinted at in other press
articles and in campaign speeches prior to the general elections
on 8 November.
Tunisia also appears to be moving more rapidly toward the
establishment of diplomatic relations with the Soviet bloc. Al-
though a few weeks ago the Czechoslovak Embassy--established
in July�was to have remained indefinitely without a resident
ambassador, Prague now has appointed Emanuel Brazda as am-
bassador to Tunis rather than Frantizek Zachystal, who was to
have resided in Rabat. Tunisia apparently agreed to an exchange
of ambassadors with Warsaw at the time it renewed its commer-
cial agreement with Poland on 7 November. Warsaw has an-
nounced the Tunisian Government's decision, but Tunis has not.
President Bourguiba said at a press conference on 12 November
that relations probably would be established with the USSR in
1960 and that he anticipated sending more delegations to the
USSR.
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III. THE WEST
French Deputies Attempt First Censure Vote Against
Debre Government
Many National Assembly deputies, increasingly annoyed
by the government's high-handed treatment of Parliament,
have seized on the popular issue of veterans' pensions to make
clear their dissatisfaction. Under the Fourth Republic, all
veterans received approximately $30 a year. The 1959 aus-
terity budget, adopted by decree when there was no parliament,
eliminated veterans' pensions except in cases of major dis-
ability. The 1960 budget submitted to Parliament is only
slightly more lenient. The issue is one which cuts across
party lines, and gives the deputies a chance to express their
dissatisfaction over the degree to which the assembly's powers
have been curtailed.
The constitution of the Fifth Republic provides two methods
making the government responsible to Parliament. The pre-
mier may request a confidence vote on a declaration of general
policy--as in the case of De Gaulle's Algerian program--or the
National Assembly may initiate a formal motion of censure.
This method, now undertaken for the first time, requires a
petition signed by at least one tenth of the members, a 48-hour
delay before the vote, and adoption by a majority of the whole
house. If the censure motion is rejected, its sponsors may
not propose another during the same session.
Even though considerable sentiment exists in favor of the
Socialist-sponsored censure motion to be voted upon on 27 No-
vember, there is little reason to believe that the Debrd govern-
ment or the 1960 budget will be repudiated. The majority of the
deputies are not ready to risk the dissolution of the assembly
which, in view of De Gaulle's long-standing warning against the
censure procedure, would probably follow a government crisis
brought about by parliamentary action. Moreover, De Gaulle's
public refusal to make concessions on the veterans' pensions
limits the extent to which the deputies can defy the President
whose Donulari y is still great throughout France.
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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 Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Chairman, Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Special Asistant 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 Secretzry 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
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
The Director
Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
National Security Agency
The Director
National Indications Center
The Director
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