CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/07/14

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• Publication Date: July 14, 1960

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14 JULY 1960
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
East German officials concerned over
growing peasant Mforement to leave 71-
lectivized farms.
Chinese Communists, in strong protest
note to Indonesia, demand "open apology"
for killings of two Overseas Chinese.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Congo situation becoming more critical;
food shortage in Leopoldville could lead
to civilian rioting.
India�Government workers' response to
strike call spotty, but violence and
sabotage increasing; unions reportedly
plan long siege.
Somali Republic--Naming of premier-
designate apparently has ended political
stalemate.
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14 July 1960
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
� East Germany: Top East German Communist officials
are concerned over a growing movement among the peasants
to leave newly collectivized farms--a move which threatens
agricultural production--and a campaign of persuasion and
coercion to maintain control is being initiated in the country-
side. The main center of unrest appears to be in the north-
central cart of the country.
the
movement is spreading. Party headquarters in one district
reported to the central committee on 8 July that farmers
are saying: "In the fall, if we stand together, we shall once
razain_beffome the farmers we were before."
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Communist China - Indonesia: Peiping has sent a strong
C< note to Indonesia demanding an "open apology" for-the recent
killing of two Overseas Chinese and immediate steps to prevent
,the occurrence of incidents similar to those which in the past
have "seriously affected" Sino-Indonesian relations. The
AA Chinese Communists apparently feel that Djakarta's embar-
ei`i. rassment over the :incident has strengthened their position
/.)1,4 in demanding an end to forced removals of Overseas Chinese
;11 from rural areas. (Page 2)
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
Republic of the Congo: The situation in Leopoldville
Province--the scene of sporadic fighting between Belgian
,paratroops and mutinous units of the Force Publique�ap-
pears critical. The American Embassy reports that an
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imminent food shortage in Leopoldville, together with the
failure of many Congolese to receive salaries from employers
who have fled, could lead to civilian rioting. Belgian rein-
forcements totaling about 350 paratroops occupied Leopoldville
on 13 July, after other Belgian troops had been repulsed by
mutineers at the port of Matadi the previous da.y.
Premier Lumumba has renewed demands for the removal
of Belgian forces, apparently on the assumption that a UN
police force willultimately be dispatched to restore order.
In ICatanga Province, provincial premier Moise Tshombe has
hedged on his 11 July announcement of an "independent" ICatanga,
and in the absence of Belgian recognition may be prepared to
"rejoin" the Cong ' nteed a sufficient measure of in-
ternal autonomy.
*Moscow% statement of 13 July accusing the five Western
powers of seeking to "liquidate" the new Congo state through
direct military action and under Cover of the United Nations
� is apparently designed to encourage Lumumba to resist any out-
side intervention, as well as further the Soviet pose as the pro-
tprtnr of the newly indenenclent African states
India: The respoffse anvIT0701) government
workers to the 12 July strike call by socialist and Communist
labor leaders continues spotty, but incidents of violence and
sabotage are reported increasing. Non-strikers, supervisors,
/and army reservists are maintaining most of the essential
services in such seriously affected areas as Bombay and Cal-
cutta. /The unions are reported planning for a long siege, andl
they nPay be aided by a 24-hour sympathy strike threatened
by Communist and socialist unions in nongovernment fields.
Their capability to hold out is limited, however, especially
in the face of an apparently unyielding attitude on the part of
the government
Somali Republic The selectioll of Abdirascid All Scennarche
as premier-designate of the newly independent Somali Republic
appears to reflect tribal realignments and to have ended the politi-
cal stalemate. Each of the main regions--former British Somali-
land and the Italian-administered trust territory of Somalia--
now has received a major political office in the government.
The premier-designate, reportedly a devout Moslem 'opposed
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policies and seek to delay Somali acceptance of recent So-
viet offers of diplomatic representation and economic assist-
ance. (Page 3)
III. WATCH COADLITTEE CONCLUSIONS
With respect to the question of Sino- Soviet bloc intentions to
initiate hostilities, the Watch Committee Conclusions remain
negative.
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East German ...gime Campaigns to Halt Withd....wals From
Collective Farms
East German peasants who were forced into collectives
during the all-out drive last winter now are withdrawing in
increasingly large numbers.
As a pretext the peasants are using the re-
gime's reiterated assertion that the collectivization was "vol-
untary." Some of them are reported to have said: "The col-
lectives are merely temporary affairs... in joining, we have
lost all interest in work... formerly we were farmers and now
we are only hired hands."
The main center of unrest appears to be in the north-cen-
tral part of the country,
there has also been trouble in the extreme south. On .2 July
Gerhard Grueneberg, central committee secretary in charge
of agricultural affairs, berated party leaders in Neubrandenburg
district for failing to correct what he termed the "critical
situation" and said that the movement was spreading to neigh-
boring districts. control has not
yet been re-established in Neubrandenburg, that Grueneberg
is greatly concerned over the adverse effect of the withdrawals
on agricultural production, and that the SED central committee--
probably scheduled to meet on 19 July�plans to take a "hard
and clear line" to correct matters.
In Potsdam district, the situation appears to be deteriorat-
ing. On 8 July the SED first secretary reported that many
peasants had announced they would leave collectives and, in
one area near West Berlin, there were "countless withdrawal
declarations," Peasants were said to be threatening: "In the
fall, if we stand together, we shall once again become the
farmers we were before."
The top SED leadership is taking measures on the eve of
the harvest to halt withdrawals and to organize farm work.
The central committee is dispatching activists to trouble
spots, and local officials are being subjected to a mounting
barrage of criticism and threats. Grueneberg described
one local broadcast as "a catastrophe" in that it revealed
numerous defections, resistance by farmers, and local in-
efficiency.
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Communist China Demands Redress From Indonesia for
Deaths of Chinese
Peiping on 11 July sent a strong note to Djakarta demand-
ing an "open apology" for the fatal shooting on 3 July of two
Overseas Chinese who resisted Indonesian Army efforts to
carry out the forced removal of Chinese residents of Tjimahi,
West Java. Peiping demanded that steps be taken "at once" to
prevent further incidents similar to those which have "seri-
ously affected" Sino-Indonesian relations.
The Chinese Communist Embassy is believed to have organ-
ized the resistance, inasmuch as,
local Chinese "stopped complying" with resettlement
measures after the visit of emb ssy personnel the day before
the incident.
The Chinese Communists apparently feel that Djakarta's
embarrassment over the incident has placed them in a strong
position for demanding an end to forced removals of Overseas
Chinese from rural areas. If the Indonesian reply to the Chi-
nese note is unsatisfactory, the Chinese Embassy may order
the closing of Chinese-run shops throughout Indonesia, which
If carried out could seriously curtail the retail trade. On em-
bassy orders, all Chinese shops in the neighboring city of
Bandung closed for one day after the Tjimahi incident.
Indonesian police have been 9rdered to be on th7
alert to head off any widespread closings.
An Indonesian Army spokesman announced immediately
after the incident on 4 July that the cabinet was taking steps
toward a "proper settlement," including an expression of re-
gret. Foreign Minister Subandrio has so far responded to
China's second protest note only by stating that his government
plans to review the Overseas Chinese issue within the frame-
work of Sino-Indonesian friendship. Although Indonesia is
adopting a conciliatory attitude in this one case, it shows no
sign of abandoning measures aimed at abolishing Chinese re-
tail trade in rural areas. The Tjimahi affair, however, may
induce Indonesia to be more flexible in its implementation of
these measures.
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Somali Political Stalemate Eases
The selection of Abdirascid All Scermarche as premier-
designate of the newly independent Somali Republic appears
to reflect tribal realignments and to have ended the political
stalemate there. The National Assembly is expected to give
him a vote of confidence when he presents his government
within the next 30 days, as required by the constitution.
The new state is composed of the former British pro-
tectorate of Somaliland and the former Italian= administered
trust territory of Somalia. Since the nation achieved inde-
pendence on 1 July, there has been tension between political
leaders of the two areas--including threats of secession--
over issues such as distribution of the top political posts and
the early integration of the British-trained security force from
Somaliland into the republic's army. Disagreements have been
heightened by tribal animosities.
Abdirascid, who is considered pro-Western and is report-
edly a devout Moslem opposed to Communist penetration,[is
expected to delay, any acceptance of recent Soviet offers to ex-
change diplomatic representatives and to furnish economic
assistancej However, he is relatively inexperienced; he did
not hold a ministerial position in the previous government; and
his inflexibility in dealing with politicians may create early dif-
ficulties for him in view of Somalia's reputation for venal, per-
sonal politics and former Premier of Somalia Abdullahi Issa's
expected efforts to regain power.
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Director of the Budget
Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Chairman, Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
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Executive Secretary, National Security Council
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The Counselor
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The Department of Defense
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The Secretary of the Army
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