CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/10/02

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• Publication Date: October 2, 1959

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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
IL ASIA-AFRICA
Algerian rebel official says reply
to De Gaulle was in defiance of
Nasir.
LIAR favors retention of US bases
In Morocco and urges American aid
to combat Communist-bloc influence
in Guinea.
Indonesia establishes committee to
coordinate efforts to establish sov-
ereignty over New Guinea.
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2 October 1959
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
IL ASIA-AFRICA
Algeria: Mohamed Yazid, minister of information for
the Algerian rebels, told an officer of the US Embassy in
Tunis1 that the rebel reply to De Gaulle was in defiance of
Nasir, whose propaganda has demanded that the rebels re-
ject the French program. Yazid stressed the conciliatory
aspects of the rebel reply, stating that the National Libera-
tion Front (FLN) was prepared to negotiate as individuals
with the French rather than as a government, and that it had
no "firm position" on problems such as the disposition of
Saharan oil or the post-independence administration of the
Saharan departments. Yazid's remarks appear designed to
convince the US of the importance of securing French agree-
ment to talk with the rebels. (Page 1)
UAR -Morocco-Guinea:
the UAR ambassador in Rabat has told Premier
Abdallah Ibrahim that Nasir advised the Moroccan Govern-
ment to enter into closer relations with the United States,
saying that Nasir would have no objection to a new agreement
for retaining American bases in Morocco. This is an abrupt
change in Nasies, past policy of opposing American interests
Early this month the UAR ambas-
sador in Conakry urged the American ambassador to seek
"all-out" American aid to combat Communist-bloc influence
in Guinea.
Cairo probably considers that at present the influence of
the French in North Africa and the effort of the Communist
bloc in Guinea represent the most immediate threat to its own
ambitions in Africa. (Page 2)
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Indonesia: The cabinet has set up a "West Irian Com-
mittee," with Foreign Minister Subandrio as chairman and
heavily weighted with nationalists and leftists, to coordinate
Indonesian efforts to establish sovereignty over Netherlands
New Guinea. For the past year the army has prevented Com-
munist exploitation of the West Irian issue. The appointment
of the Communist-inclined air force chief of staff as vice
chairman of the new West Irian Committee will probably fur-
ther strain the alread deteriorating relations between the air
force and army. (Page 3)
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I. THE-CTM-111UNIST BLOC
IL ASIA-AFRICA
Algerian Rebels Stress Moderation of Their Stand
Mohamed Yazid, minister of information for the Al-
gerian rebels, has emphasized to an American official
the conciliatory aspects of the rebel response to De Gaulle's
self-determination proposals. He described the rebel reply
as being in defiance of UAR President Nasir, whose prop-
aganda has demanded that the rebels reject De Gaulle's pro-
gram. Yazid's remarks appear designed to convince the
United States of the importance of securing French agree-
ment to talk with the rebels.
Yazid stated that the rebel National Liberation Front
(FLN) insists on "some kind of talks" with France, but
added that they need not be formal negotiations and that
rebel leaders are prepared to go to Paris as individuals
rather than as representatives of an Algerian provisional
government. With respect to problems such as preconditions
for independence and the control of Saharan oil, he emphasized
that the rebels have no firm position and that these topics are
proper subjects for discussion.
While in their desire for negotiations the rebels have
assumed a flexible posture, they would probably find it
difficult in any talks to yield to the French on matters such
as control of the Sahara. Even moderate rebel leaders ap-
pear to have misgivings concerning French motives, and
the rank-and-file sentiment among the FLN is probably more
anti-French than that of the leadership.
FLN leaders have rejected a suggestion by
President Bourguiba that they send representatives to Paris
immediately, insisting that they must receive assurances
from De Gaulle on such issues as election conditions and
Saharan oil before opening discussions.
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UAR Expresses Approval of US Bases in Morocco
he UAR ambassadors in Rabat and Conakry have recent-
ly indicated Cairo's approval of American assistance to Mo-
rocco and Guinea, in radical contrast to Cairo's past policy
opposing American influence in Africa.
UAR Ambassador Mahassin in Rabat ad-
vised Premier Abdallah Ibrahim on 26 September that Pres-
ident Nasir recommends closer Moroccan relations with the
United States. Specifically, the UAR would have no
objection if Morocco were to sign an agreement on the reten-
tion of American bases, which would "ameliorate" Morocco's
present economic positio29
Hier in the month, UAR Ambassador Najib in Conakry,
talking with American Ambassador Morrow, urged "all-out"
Western aid, particularly American, to assist President
Sekou Toure in maintaining an "independent policy" and to
combat Communist-bloc influence in Guinea-)
he two recommendations may in part reflect Nasir's
growing confidence in improved UAR-US relations and a de-
sire to effect a balance between Eastern and Western influ-
ence in the area. At the same time, Nasir probably consid-
ers France and the Communist bloc the more immediate
threat to his own ambition to extend his influence in Africa.
Ambassador Mahassin pointed out to Premier Ibrahim that
the UAR believes France is the "real enemy" of North Africa,
and added some critical remarks on the UAR's experience
with the USSR and Communist China. Similarly, Ambassador
Najib made much of the Communist threat in Guinea and the
alleged attempts by bloc representatives to prejudice the
Conakry government against Nasir-D
(Fri addition, the UAR, which has made excessive prom-
ises to furnish economic assistance to various underdeveloped
countries, may hope to garner some small redtLfar
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New Indonesian Committee May Obstruct Army's
Anti-Communist Efforts
The Indonesian cabinet on 28 September established a West
Irian Committee to coordinate efforts to achieve control of
Netherlands New Guinea. Although the committee is headed
by Foreign Minister Subandrio, who has taken a moderate ap-
proach on the West Irian issue, most of its members are de-
termined nationalists or leftists who are likely to press for an
extremist line. President Sukarno, who during the years im-
mediately following independence almost singlehandedly created
the issue of West Irian, would probably encourage an extremist
line himself.
The establishment of the committee probably foreshadows
a decrease in influence or even dissolution of the army-dom-
inated National Front for the Liberation of West Irian. The army
has successfully used this organization for more than a year, not
only to prevent the Communists from exploiting the issue of
West Irian but also to obstruct their activity in several unre-
lated fields including labor, agriculture, and youth.
The committee and its composition appear to be another at-
tempt by President Sukarno to conciliate the Communists and to
restore a balance in the government between the army and left-
ist elements. Sukarno's, address to the Communists' sixth
national congress on 16 September was laudatory and indicated
that he planned to check the recent trend toward the political
isolation of the Communist party.
The appointment of Suryadarma, the leftist-inclined chief
of staff of the air force, as vice chairman of the West Irian
Committee probably will further strain relations between the
army and the air force.
the breach between the
two services is, widening. Suryadarma, who resents the army's
political power, has refused to cooperate fully with General
Nasution, who is defense minister and army chief of staff.
Suryadarma may try to use the committee to increase the air
force's influence with Sukarno at the expense of the army.
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