CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1958/05/30

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• Publication Date: May 30, 1958

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
30 May 1958
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DAILY BRIEF
Lebanon: Political maneuvering continues, with
extremist opposition leaders still insisting on the gov-
ernment's virtual capitulation. Sporadic fighting among
political factions erupted again in the Moslem quarter of
Beirut on 29 May, but the security situation otherwise
appears substantially unchanged, with General 51iihab
not making full use of the army against the rebels. Gov-
ernment authorities report seizures of additional quanti-
ties of arms, including mortars and antitank grenades,
supplied to the rebels from Syria. General
Shihab, meanwhile, has been approached y an emissary
believed to be in Egyptian pay with a proposal which
would eliminate pro-Western government in Lebanon
in several stages over the next few months.
Tunisia: Tunisian and French troops on 29 May
waged a five-hour battle at Remada, the second clash
within a week at this remote southern desert outpost.
President Bourguiba has instructed his UN delegation
to demand an immediate Security Council meeting to hear
Tunisia's 'complaint against France. Meanwhile, Bour-
guiba appears to have abandoned hope that the United States
will either supply the arms he has requested or make a
firm declaration of support for his government. Tunisian
government and Neo-Destour party officials at all levels
demand that Bourguiba make determined preparatipns to
counter any French attack. In his speech on 27 May be-
fore 100,000 demonstrators clamoring for arms, Bour-
guiba pointedly refrained from calling for support from the
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United States or the free world and expressed confidence
that Tunisia would "win, if necessary, alone."
Al eria: The immediate private reaction among
Frenc m lary leaders in Algeria to the 29 May develop-
ments in Paris which apparently cleared De Gaulle's way
to power is almost certainly one of immense relief that
their virtual insurrection has, in effect, been "legitimized"
and that further force will not be required. Throughout
North Africa, French army leaders now will probably at-
tempt to tighten discipline and avoid, at least in the im-
mediate future, involvement in further incidents likely
to have international repercussions. The Moslem na-
tionalist rebels, while apparently somewhat hopeful that
a De Gaulle government will be willing to reach an ac-
commodation with them, can be expected to continue
their guerrilla war until their "right to independence" is
recognized.
*France: General de Gaulle's assumption of office
appears to await only the formality of. investiture with
the Socialists apparently ready to give him some two
thirds of their votes in the National Assembly. Such a
Socialist split, however, may end Mollet's control of
the party and leave the minority increasingly susceptible
to Communist popular-front overtures. Other groups such
as the Democratic Resistance Union are also swinging to
acceptance of De Gaulle in the face of the explicit threats
of the Algerian junta to invade France if necessary. The
Communists continpe to press for demonstrations, and
a general strike is a possibility, but the likelihood of
widespread violence is discounted by a Ministry of In-
terior official. Police and National Security forces ap-
pear ready add more than willing to move quickly against
any leftist-sponsored violence.
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