CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1958/12/30

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• Publication Date: December 30, 1958

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30 DECEMBER 1958
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Iraq - UAR message says trial of
Arif has begun.
Afghan foreign minister's visit to
Moscow may lead to new military
aid agreement.
Yemen regime has arrested number
of plotters.
Imam seen alive in Taiz on 26 De-
cember.
THE WEST
Cuba - Indications are that rebels
may declare a provisional govern-
ment at any time; they will demand
dominant role if Batista falls.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
30 December 1958
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
II. ASIA-AFRICA
*Iraq: The trial of Col. Aril, self-appointed leader of
pro-11AR elements in Iran. began on 27 December.
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, titular leader
of the recent UAR-backed plot against the Qasim regime, also
has been tried and condemned to death. If this information is
confirmed, it would appear that Qasim is reacting to Nasies
indirect campaign against him by moving quickly to liquidate
popular personalities around whom the opposition might rally.
This would, in turn, make Qasim even more dependent on the
Communists.
Akhanistan-USSR: Foreign Minister Naim's forthcoming
visit to Moscow may lead to the signing of a new military aid
agreement with the USSR. Since the advent of the Ayub regime
in Karachi, Afghanistan has felt that Its relations with Pakistan
have deteriorated. (Page 1)
Yemen: A number of officials and army officers suspected
of conspiring to overthrow the Yemeni Qovernment have been
arrested,
The arrests apparently follow a warning received by the Imam
on 15 December of a new plot against him.
Despite earlier rumors of his death. on 26 December
the Imam was seen alive in Taiz. (Page
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*Cuba:
the Castro movement will demand a dominant role in any
new government if the Batista regime falls.
rebel representatives in Havana to "keep the
workers' units on the alert in prder to unleash a general
strike" if Manuel Urrutia, Castro's choice for president of
the rebel-dominated "free territory of Cuba," is not placed
in power. There are indications that the rebels may declare
a provisional government at any time.
Meanwhile, the government's military high command is
reported to be dividing into factions, with open dissension
among ranking officers; demoralization continues to spread
throughout the armed forces.
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
New Afghan-Soviet Military Assistance Agreement May
Be Concluded
Afghan-Foreign Minister Naim, who left on 29 Decem-
ber for Moscow, apparently intends to conclude anew agree,-
ment to expand the Soviet military assistance program in
Afghanistan. The Afghan Government may regard such a
move as a calculated risk necessary to strengthen its posi-
tion against what it regards as an increasingly unfavorable
Western attitude toward Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has been slow in training its troops to use
Soviet weapons which have already been delivered. Any new
military assistance agreement will therefore probably include
an expanded training program, involving the use of additional
Soviet military instructors. It would also provide for addition-
al Soviet weapons, including heavy arms and more modern air-
craft,
The new agreement for a reported $50,000,000 would prob-
ably be financed by a long-term Soviet loan, ending the year-
old Afghan policy of refusing to accept further loans in favor of
grant aid. Because of discount prices, Afghanistan has apparent-
ly received bloc arms worth about $75,000,000 under the $25,000,-
000 Soviet arms-assistance agreement signed in 1956 and the$7,-
000,000 Czech arms agreement of 1954.
Kabul has expressed strong concern over what it considers
the deterioration of relations with Pakistan since the new mili-
tary regime was established there on 7 October. The Afghan
royal family apparently feels it now must deal with a tougher
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Pakistani Government indifferent to Afghanistan's support of
autonomy for "Pushtoonistan." On 2 December, Afghan
Prime Minister Daud attacked the United States' bilateral
negotiations with Pakistan and Iran as upsetting the local
balance of power and thereby imposing economic burdens
on other countries which must build up their own armed
forces as a result.
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Developments in Yemen
A series of arrests of individuals suspected of conspiring
to overthrow the Imam appears under way in Yemen
Persons arrested reportedly include
high government officials and army officers. Yemeni authori-
ties apparently also fear a tribal uprising
The arrests presumably were prompted by a
warning received by the Imam on 15 December from
that there were many
rumors regarding the outbreak of a revolution "this month,"
which probably had some "basis of truth,"
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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
Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Special Assistant for Foreign Economic Policy
Special Adviser to the President
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 Secretary 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
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 the Army
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Department of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
National Security Agency
The Director
National Indications Center
The Director
United States Information Agency
The Director
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