CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/03/09

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• Publication Date: March 9, 1959

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
9 March 1959
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR: an a recent talk with an American official, the
counselor of the Soviet Embassy in Paris remarked that 1959
will be the year of conferences. He said a foreign ministers'
conference must be followed by a summit meeting and that
these will lead to an East-West compromise. The only "real
solution" he saw, however; was for President Eisenhower,
who enjoys enormous prestige in the USSR, to invite Khru-
shchev to the United States. According to the Soviet coun-
selor, bilateral talks between the two leaders could produce
friendly relations lasting for ten years. He said no future
American President would command such prestige in the
USSR and suggested that the President could later _visit Mos-
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Rumania-Israel: Probably in deference to Arab protests/
the number of documents submitted to the Israeli Legation in
Bucharest for visas has been sharply reduced since 25 Febru-
ary, when the Rumanian Government issued a statement deny-
ing any "large-scale" emigration. New applications for emi-
gration, however, continue to be processed, and Israeli officials
in Bucharest claim that they see no indication of an imminent
halt. The UAR Government notified its posts abroad on 4 March
that it had accepted assurances from the bloc countries that there
would be no large-scale exodus.
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*Iraq (Information as of 0430 EST): The revolt of anti-
Communist army elements which seized the northern Iraqi city
of Mosul on the night of 7-8 March is not yet reported to have
spread to other parts of the country. Coup plans calling for the
assassination of Prime Minister Qasim apparently aborted. The
rebels may be able to maintain their hold on Mosul--a center of
anti-Qasim sentiment--for some time, especially with the as-
sistance in men and materiel being given them by the UAR, but
unless other army units join them to bring pressure on Baghdad
itself, their chances of overthrowing the regime are remote.
Baghdad radio claims that the rebellion has been crushed and
its leader killed have not been confirmed, and appear intended
to discourage new defections to the rebels. The rebel radio,
meanwhile, has denied Baghdad's ronirns and hag ripriared the
intention to move on the capital.
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III. THE WEST
France-NATO: Paris' note of 6 March to NATO states
that the French Mediterranean fleet will be under exclusively
national control in wartime, but will cooperate with Allied
naval units provided there is no conflict with its "principal
mission" of defending France's North African interests. Both
the note itself and Foreign Minister Couve de Murville's com-
ments to US Charge Lyon attribute this move to France's con-
cern over the Algerian situation, and the note pointedly refers
to "the absence of any real solidarity" in NATO on Algeria.
The French rejection of an agreed obligation is likely to arouse
strong feelings among other NATO membeug
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Jewish Emigration From Rumania Slowing Down
Since 25 February, Rumanian authorities have sharply re-
duced the number of exit documents being submitted to the Israeli
Legation for visas, according to Israeli officials in Bucharest.
As of 24 February, two to three hundred visas were being issued
daily. The next clay, the Rumanian Government issued a state-
ment that some Jews were being allowed to join their families
in Israel "for humanitarian reasons" but that no "large-scale"
emigration had taken place and that only a small percentage of
Rumania's 146,000 Jews would be allowed to leave. Approxi-
mately 17,000 have already arrived in Israel from Rumania since
May 1958.
Despite the reduction, Israeli Legation officials deny a ru-
mor that applications for emigration are no longer being ac-
cepted by Rumanian authorities, and claim to see no indication
of an imminent halt.
Recent Arab protests to bloc countries probably caused the
slow-down. An early March meeting of the Arab League Counci
had the Jewish exodus from Eastern Europe as the main item on
its agenda-1 The UAR
: it had accepted the assurances of Rumania, Hungary,
and the USSR that there would be no large-scale exodus, and con-
sidered that Israel had "persistently inflated" its reports of immi-
gration. The UARis major concern now is in stopping financial aid
to Israel from abroad, especially from the United States,
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
The Iraqi Situation
On the night of 7-8 March dissident anti-Communist Iraqi
Army forces seized control of Mosul, a city 200 miles north
of Baghdad. This action, evidently part of a larger plot to as-
sassinate Prime Minister Qasim and seize control of the gov-
ernment, has led the rebels to proclaim that they are now the
rightful government of Iraq. The rebel radio in Mosul has broad-
cast a communiqu�ccusing Qasim of attempting to set himself
up as "another God' persecuting patriotic army officers, and
"handing the country over" to the Communists.
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receiving active support from the UAR, including the shipment
of a radio transmitter and arms, as well as plans to send 200
"technicians" to bolster the rebel forces. These "technicians"
are likely to be terrorist and sabotage experts.
Baghdad radio claims that the rebellion has been crushed
and its leader, Mosul garrison commander Col. Abd al-Wahhab
al-Shawwaf, killed, have not been confirmed, and appear in-
tended to discourage new defections to the rebels. The rebel
radio, meanwhile, has denied Baghdad's claims and has de-
clared the intention to move on the capital.
One Communist newspaper accused Qasim of being too lenient
with the leaders of the former royal regime. The paper ominously
added that if those responsible for the "killing of Partisans of
Peace" in Mosul on 6 March were not arrested, the Iraqi "masses
would take the law into their own hands:' This threat could result
in incidents involving Westerners. Baghdad has ordered stringent
security measures throughout the remainder of the country and
has closed all airports.
There are no indications that the revolt has spread to other
garrisons, which may be waiting to see "how the wind blows" be-
fore committing themselves. This was what occurred at the time
of the 14 July revolution. Unless other army units join the rebel
cause or bring pressure on Baghdad, the rehPlct ehnnres nf mrpr-
throwing the Qasim regime are remote.
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III. THE WEST
France Withdraws Its Mediter
irance's 6 March note to NATO states that it is resuming
national control "in time of war" over its naval forces in the
Mediterranean. The fleet has been under French control in
peace-time, but "earmarked" for NATO command in war. The
6 March note states the fleet will "cooperate" with Allied units
in war "if this does not conflict with the fleet's principal mis-
sion," defined as the defense of the French and North African
shores and the communications betweerij.
be note explains that the fleet's mission in either war or
peace must "on a priority basis" be an exclusively national mis-
sion, "especially in the absence of any real solidarity" on the
problems of Algeria and North Africa generally. Foreign Min-
ister Couve de Murville underlined this aspect of the note by
telling US Charge Lyon that the move was motivated entirely
by the Algerian situatiolg
he French have repeatedly expressed the view that their
allies did not fully appreciate the contribution France was mak-
ing to the alliance by its effort in Algeria, which they conceive
as defending NATO from being outflanked to the south and hence
as vital to the whole Western world. To obtain NATO backing of
French policies in Africa and the retention of French military
and naval bases there, De Gaulle has reportedly considered pro-
posing that NATO expand its area of responsibility to include the
Saharg
cThis French move climaxes other recent French obstruc-
tionit s tactics in NATO aimed at safeguarding national preroga-
tives. Paris' opposition to the projects for an atomic stockpile
and integrated air defense have drawn sharp Allied criticism.
The French rejection of an agreed obligation is likely to arouse
strong feelings among other NATO memberq
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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
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 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
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
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Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
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Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
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The Department of the Interior
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