CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1957/06/26

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• Publication Date: June 26, 1957

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CONTENTS
\7z0JAPANESE PRESS COOL TO KISHI TALKS
(page 3).
2. CHINESE NATIONALISTS SHAKE UP
(page 4).
/63. KING SAUD THREATENS TO CLOSE DAMASCUS EMBASSY
(page 5).
. TITO CONDEMNS ANTI-YUGOSLAV CRITICISM IN THE
SOVIET BLOC page 6).
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THE TAIWAN STRAIT
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1. JAPANESE PRESS COOL TO KISHI TALKS
Reference:
The Japanese reaction to the Commu-
nique issued at the conclusion of Prime
Minister Kishi's talks in Washington has
been unenthusiastic. The American em-
bassy in Tokyo no es that although Kishi had repeatedly warned
the Japanese not to expect much, these warnings apparently
had little effect, and editorial comment was quick to criticize
what were considered the meager results of the talks.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry, in at-
tempting to counter this criticism, is playing up the agree-
ment to establish an intergovernmental committee on the se-
curity treaty, the planned withdrawal of American ground
forces, the reaffirmation of Japan's residual sovereignty over
the Ryukyus, and the promise to consider Kishi's plan for South-
east Asian economic development.
Socialist critics have declared that Kishits
visit has resulted in Japan's inclusion in the new atomic strategy
of the United States and have denounced his failure to obtain
abrogation of the security treaty. The most hostile press com-
ment appeared in the major newspaper Asahi, which accused
Kishi of "bungling diplomacy and of being taken in by the Amer-
icans,"
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2. CHINESE NATIONALISTS SHAKE UP HIGH COMMAND
President Chiang Kai-shek has ordered
a reshuffling of his top military com-
manders. The former commander in
chief of the air force, General Wang
Shu-ming, has been appointed to replace General Peng Meng-
chi as chief of staff of the Ministry of National Defense, the
top military post. General Feng will step down to become
army commander. The former army commander, General
Huang Chieh, will become personal chief of staff to the pres-
ident.
Comment These shifts appear to be routine, since
the terms of the military commanders
expired last June but were extended for an additional year by
executive order of the president.
The appointment of General Wang, who
is reported to be close to the generalissimo's son, Chiang
Ching-kuo, suggests that Chiang's influence has not been im-
paired by the 24 May riots. This is also suggested by the re-
tention of a high military post by General Peng, also friendly
to Chiang, who reportedly angered the president because of his
failure to take prompt action to suppress the riots. These po-
sitions take their significance, regardless of title, in accord-
ance with the way the generalissimo determines to use them.
Reports suggest that several civilian offi-
cials, including the premier and deputy vice premier, are also
to be replaced in the near future.
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3. KING SAUD THREATENS TO CLOSE DAMASCUS EMBASSY
The denunciation of the joint Saudi-
Jordanian communique by Syrian min-
ister of state Khalid Azm has brought
Saudi Arabia close to breaking diplo-
matic relations with Syria.
Comment The Syrian and Egyptian regimes have
been carrying on an active propaganda
campaign to discredit Saud and other Arab leaders who have
taken a position opposed to Nasr. They have accused Saudi
Arabia, Jordan and Iraq of subservience to the West and of
negotiating with Israel for settlement of the Arab refugees on
Israeli terms.
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4. TITO CONDEMNS ANTI-YUGOSLAV CRITICISM IN
THE SOVIET BLOC
Reference:
President Tito's strong condemnation
n 25 June of Soviet bloc criticism of
the Yugoslav system, coupled with the
abrupt cancellation in mid-June of the
scheduled visit of Czech premier Siroky
to Yugoslavia, suggests that the Moscow-
Belgrade dispute continues in spite of
Tito's remarks last month that differences
had diminished.
In opening the first congress of the Work-
ers' Councils of Yugoslavia, Tito said it is impossible to speak
of good relations between Yugoslavia and some members of the
Soviet bloc in which only lip service is paid to good relations
while party members and the masses are instructed that "Yugo-
slavia is seething with revisionism, is not socialistic, that it
co-operates with the imperialists to the detriment of the social-
ist countries, and so forth." Pointing specifically to the mali-
ciousness of criticism in connection with the Yugoslav system
of "workers' self-management," Tito insisted that "the truth be
written" about Yugoslavia.
Recently Pravda published Czech state-
ments implicitly critical of Tito's policies, and an authorita-
tive Soviet journal condemned the Yugoslav concept of workers'
councils. Khrushchev's desire to have a "private talk with Tito,"
suggests he may still hope to reach some understanding with
Tito on how to deal with the fundamental differences plaguing
Yugoslav-Soviet relations.
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SUMMARY
13 June - 25 June 1957
THE TAIWAN STRAIT
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Report of the IAC Current Intelligence Group
for the Taiwan Strait Problem
1. Artillery fire by both Communists and Nationalists in
the Quemoy area, which has been sporadic during the spring, has
greatly increased. The Chinese Communists fired 1,641 rounds
on 22 June and more than 9,000 rounds on 24 June, mostly at Little
Quemoy.
No clear explanation for the Communist shelling is yet
available, but it probably stems from one or more of the following
factors:
a. Retaliation against increased Chinese Nationalist fire
and aggressive Nationalist naval activity in the area probably
accounts in large measure for the Communist shelling.
b. A Peiping decision to contest Nationalist assertions
that forces on Quemoy will maintain closure of the port at
Amoy.
c. Communist reaction to the American decision to mod-
ernize forces in Korea.
Despite continued Communist broadcasts charging the US and
Chinese Nationalists with increasing tension in the Taiwan Strait area,
there is no information indicating a Communist intention for an early
invasion of the Quemoys.
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TAIWAN STRAIT
CHINESE COMMUNIST AIRFIELD LEGEND: 25 JUNE 1957
DESIGNATIONS
PRIMARY AIRFIELD
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GENERALLY 5000 FEET OR LONGER.
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AUXILIARY OR EMERGENCY BASES
OR FIELDS OF LESSER IMPORTANCE.
RUNWAYS GENERALLY LESS THAN
5000 FEET.
ACTIVE BASE FOR MILITARY & CIVILIAN AIR-
CRAFT. SOME BASES USED BY PISTON TYPES
MAY BE USABLE BY JETS
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CORRECTION TO ITEM 5, PAGE 7, OF CURRENT INTELLI-
GENCE BULLETIN DATED 25 JUNE 1957
The second sentence of the first paragraph
should read: "If the Shah refuses to 'reign instead of rule,' the
group will create a republic."
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