CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1958/04/25

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z /zzz w zrzzzYzz/z � 13)!J FECRET A ""-"d for Release: 2019/08/20 C031 90718 3.5(c) 3.3(h)(2) %WI 25 April 1958 Copy No. 140 CENTRAL iligio113111111111 DOCUMENT NO. NO CI IANGE IN CLA':33. t rj,,-1(2.1_16.!3FILD GHANCii:1) 1: TS r:c.:\PEVI - AFT 11: TOP ET rZi7 Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718WZ/Z/v/WWW/Z 46, Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 16010 111111116. � Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 'rain Approved Crd-Pftrt--- Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 kis 25 APRIL 1958 L THE COMMUNIST BLOC Yugoslav denunciation of Soviet threats lessens chances for recon- ciliation. USSR apparently equipping some new submarines with antidetection coating. IL ASIA-AFRICA Saudi defense Minister asks that US flag no longer be flown at Dhahran. Nasir and Suez Canal Company agree on settlement, resolving issue before UAR president leaves for Moscow 29 April. Indonesia - First bloc arms arrived in Djakarta on 22 April. 0 a forces closing in on Suma- tran dissidents. 0 Ceylon - Government workers' strike increases pressure on Bandaranaike. III. THE WEST Chile - President Ibanez yielding to left-wing pressures on copper issue. 'MD b-Lso Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 -" , \ \ \ Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 ����� %01 � 11-4 4 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 25 April 1958 DAILY BRIEF L THE COMMUNIST BLOC USSR-Yugoslavia: Further developments at the Yugo- slav party congress make remote the possibility of any Yugoslav-Soviet party reconciliation. Yugoslavia's top ideologist, ICardelb, diverged from the relatively mild pre- pared version of his speech to the congress to reiterate Yugoslav rejection of Soviet threats to read his country out of the Communist world. He declared, along with several other pointed remarks, that "we do not need a Marxist. and Leninist certificate issued by others" to practice Commu- nism. Soviet submarines: Two new Soviet Submarine constru.c- ton projects in the Far East are being supplied with a ma- terial which may be intended to prevent detection by anti- submarine devices. These projects are being shipped large quantities of "coating rubber" which appears to be designed to absorb and attenuate active sonar signals. The USSR has, conducted extensive experiments in antsonar coating since World War IL (Page 1) IL ASIA-AFRICA Dhahran Airfield: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Fahad has asked that the American flag no longer be flown over the United States' military installation at Dhahran. This request is in line with the recent Saudi public statement outlining a olicy of "positive neutrality" opposing pacts with non-Arab states, and specifically denvina that Dhahran is an American "base." (Page 2) TOPS ET ,,,,Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718k\\N, s\.\\\ Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 Ar TOP RET Suez Canal compensation: Egypt and the old Suez Canal Company have reached agreement on compensation; it may take two months to work out the details. The terms are close to Nasir's recent offer of about $65,000,000 for the company's nationalized property, payable in installments, plus some $14,000,000 which the company would retain from canal tolls it collected after nationalization. Nasir has wanted a quick settlement, and the British have pressed the company to re- solve this issue before Nasir's departure for Moscow sched- uled for 29 April. *Indonesia: The military situation in Sumatra is essen- tially unchanged, with central government troops rapidly closing in from several directions on the Bukittinggi area. The Indonesian chief of staff, Nasution, has publicly demanded the unconditional surrender of the dissident leaders, possibly in response to reported dissident offers to discuss peace. Former Vice President Hatta is reported pessimistic as to the possibility of any compromise agreement between the dis- sidents and the central government. The Soviet vessel Ismail, carrying the first known ship- nt of bloc military equipment purchased by an Indonesian arms mission, arrived at Djakarta on 22 April. (Page 3) (Map) Watch Committee conclusion -- Indonesia: There is no evidence of Sino-Soviet intention to become militarily in- volved in Indonesia. Developments continue to favor local Communist and Sino-Soviet bloc exploitation of the situation. j 0 A military defeat of the dissidents would not resolve the basic issues which led to the revolt. Ceylon: Strikes by railway, postal, and port workers are placing considerable new pressure on Prime Minister Bandaranaike, whose government is already plagued by agitation over recognition of Tamil as an official language. Should the strikes spread to other government workers and 25 Apr 58 DAILY BRIEF 11 TOP RET Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 \ \\\ ' \ \`Z� \ \\k\\Z�:\:\\\%.\ \ \ \ \ \ Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 L.:ilk...IA.1:d I employees in private industry, they would, as did those of last November, result in economic disruption throughout the island. Governor General Goonetilleke has called on the army and navy to run essential services. Two days be- fore the strike, he held that conditions were approaching crisis proportions, and that a general election could lead to the coming to power of Trotskyite N. M. Perera. Bandara- naike has successfully weathered similar crises before, how- ever, and a serious threat to his government has not vet de- veloped. / Chile: President Ibanez plans to ask the Chilean con- gress to repeal the law which bans the Communist party and may also support the proposal of left-wing presidential can- didate Allende to increase appreciably the tax burden on US- owned copper companies. Both moves would be in response to the recent rise in leftist and anti-US sentiment occasioned by the copper question. (Page 5) 25 Apr 58 DAILY BRIEF 111 Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 1 L THE COMMUNIST BLOC New Soviet Submarines Apparently Being Equipped With Antisonar Coating annual requirement for 120 tons of "coating rubber" for submarines of two new projects under construction at the Komsomolsk shipyard in the Soviet Far East. This ma- terial could be used on submarine hulls to absorb the ac- tive sonar signals of antisubmarine forces and reduce their effectiveness. Extensive tests were conducted by the USSR in this field from 1948 through at least 1953. It is not stated how many hulls of each project, identi- fied as 629 and 641, are included in the requirement. In- asmuch as an exterior coating would probably be applied in the last stages of construction, at least one unit of each project may be available for delivery to the Soviet Navy this year. Since the USSR has practically stopped building con- ventional attack submarines, construction of classes of more advanced design, including missile-launching units and those equipped with nuclear propulsion, may be ex- pected. Because Komsomolsk, since World War II, has consistently been the last yard to participate in new major building programs, construction of these new classes at Komsomolsk suggests that series production may also be in progress at other Soviet yards. TO9EC�I: 2 5 An r 58 Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C031907184 Page 1 Approved f�or�R�elease: 2019/08/20 C03190718 kw" 10� IL ASIA-AFRICA Saudis Ask That United States Flag Not Be Flown at bhahran Airfield The request by the Saudi defense minister on 16 April that the United States discontinue flying its flag over the American military installation at Dhahran Airfield reflects Crown Prince Faysars effort to implement the Saudi Gov- ernment's recently announced policy of "positive neutrality." The Saudi request is also in line with the specific declara- tion in Faysal's foreign policy statement of 18 April that Dhahran is not an American base, but a Saudi base at which the United States enjoys certain transit and servicing facili- ties. Faysal apparently wants to establish a basis for recon- ciliation with Nasir� whose propaganda has accused the Saudi dynasty of yielding sovereignty to alien interests. The Saudi request is based on the contention that for- eign flags should not fly on Saudisoil. The American com- mander at Dhahran explained to Defense Minister Prince Fahad that the present King's father had permitted the Amer- ican flag to be flown as long as it remained imbedded in a concrete block above ground and was not actually in Saudi soil. The precedent may not be upheld, however, since the objection to flying the flag is underst7d to be shared by Faysal. 1CONFID IAL 25 Apr 58 r"rwrrn Al IkITEI I 1"EklirE DI III GTIAI Doge 2 Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 " Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 Ask Amitw --SIMEULUE Topa kftm n , ;NIAS Padang SiOmpua EiukMi Poriam Painan CAMBODIA SOUTH VIETNAM HAI AND -1 ;IN NORTH ! BRUNEI BORNEO -I ,..,("M A ALY A AO NAtN A4414..w.K /Siontar _ �L , � c.�). P �� .., .. -- * .- _a... -,... .1 \) ___ u� ,..- a Tenga I; - BP691ga k nki c'nlgi \S c . - Rumbai / V.,-,I. '7.7".."- Pakanbaru _ ,t CENTRAk 'SUMATRA P Singkarak \ � 141 'NETHERLANDS NEW GUINEA. (04 ol�,rwr AUSTRA, A I -+- RaMoad Swamp --- Road 'Lir Tunnel -- Pipeline Bridge t;TATUTE MILES 24943 MALAYA INGAPORE Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 - V Situation in Indonesia In North Sumatra, where the dissidents appear to have put up stiffer resistance than in Central Sumatra, a central government battalion reported on 22 April that it had withdrawn from Kota Tengah to more defen- sible positions outside the town in anticipation of a dis- sident attack. The unit requested air support beginning 23 April. In Tapanuli, however, central government forces are continuing to advance, apturing Sibolga on 24 April. Djakarta has lifted its naval blockade of Central Sumatra, thus permitting the Sumatrans to resume their barter trade with Singapore. This step apparently reflects the central government's judgment that, with the dispersal of the main dissident forces, the time has come to conciliate the local population in order to draw away mass support from dissident guerrillas remaining in the field. Dissident representatives in Singapore on 20 April were reported to have told an agent representing himself as speaking for high military officers in Djakarta that if the army proved itself capable of acting independently of President Sukarno and the Communists, the dissidents would "consider" a rapprochement with the central government. The dissidents would want a military junta to run the government and would demand complete am- nesty. A Djakarta newspaper also has stated that dis- sident leaders want peace talks to begin. Army Chief of Staff Nasution's reported reiteration on 24 April of a de- mand for the unconditional surrender of the dissidents indicates, however, that for the present there is almost 110 basis for compromise. This is supported by the views regardless of what tvve of former Vinci Pracitiont Hata, who saw little hope for compromise of government might evolve in Djakarta. SECET 25 Apr 58 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 3 Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 ?irCKL I 74k equipment purchased by an Indonesian arms mission earlier this year. that the vessel carried 2,700 tons of military equipment, in- cluding military communications vehicles, 25 "workshops," and large crates, possibly containing aircraft. BASTE) Egyptian President Nasir has agreed to sell Indonesia Soviet surplus arms, in Cairo. While the amount of arms allegedly to be sold-- $112,000,000 in value�seems excessive, it is possible that Nasir has carried out a long-standing promise to Sukarno to make available some arms to Indonesia. TOP �ET 25 Apr 58 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 4 Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 Ouifimf LI .110 III. THE WEST Chilean Left Benefits From Anti-US Feeling on Copper Question Chilean President Ibanez may support the proposal of the left-wing Communist-supported presidential candidate Salvador Allende to increase the tax burdens on the US- owned copper companies whose investments total over $500,000,000. The proposal would also divest the US com- panies of control over the sale of their products. This action would be in response to increasing leftist sentiment occasioned largely by irritation against the United States on the copper question. This sentiment may also lead him to propose to Congress the repeal of the law which since 1947 has banned the Communist party. Chile, which receives 65 percent of its foreign ex- change from copper, has been hard hit by the drop in the price of copper from 46 cents in 1956 to its present 25 cents per pound. These developments, added to the en- franchisement of Communist party members, are expected to greatly strengthen Allende's already good chances in the 4 September presidential elections. , 25 Apr 58 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 5 Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 4 CONFjDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION THE PRESIDENT The Vice President Executive Offices of the White House Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Scientific Adviser to the President Director of the Budget Office of Defense Mobilization Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination Operations Coordinating Board Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities Special Assistant for Foreign Economic Policy The Treasury Department The Secretary of the Treasury The Department of State The Secretary of State The Under Secretary of State The Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs The Deputy Under Secretary for Administration The Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs The Counselor Director, International Cooperation Administration Director of Intelligence and Research The Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense The Deputy Secretary of Defense 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 Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy Chief of Staff, United States Air Force Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Deputy Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Army Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force Supreme Allied Commander, Europe Commander in Chief, Pacific Federal Bureau of Investigation The Director Atomic Energy Commission The Chairman National Security Agency The Director National Indications Center The Director United States Information Agency The Director CONTIJENTIAL Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718 "f'ff Approved for_ReLeat:29:19/.08/20 C03190718 NNW \ \ \ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 25 April 1958 DAILY BRIEF L THE COMMUNIST BLOC USSR-Yugoslavia: Further developments at the Yugo- slav party congress make remote the possibility of any Yugoslav-Soviet party reconciliation. Yugoslavia's top ideologist, ICardelj,, diverged from the relatively mild pre- pared version of his speech to the congress to reiterate Yugoslav rejection of Soviet threats to read his country out of the Communist world. He declared, along with several other pointed remarks, that "we do not need a Marxist and Leninist certificate issued by others" to practice Commu- nism. Soviet submarines: Two new Soviet submarine construc- tion projects in the Far East are being supplied with a ma- terial which may be intended to prevent detection by anti- submarine devices. These projects are being shipped large quantities of "coating rubber" which appears to be designed to absorb and attenuate active sonar signals. The USSR has, conducted extensive experiments in antisonarcoatinl since (P e 1 WRIWWW1 W OW' - n Indonesiat�Vhere isii� ev ence o Sib-Soviet intention to become militarily in- volved in Indonesia. Developments continue to favor local Communist and Sino-Soviet bloc exploitation of the situation. A military defeat of the dissidents would not resolve the basic issues which 1pd tn the revolt. Ceylon: Strikes by railway, postal, and port workers are placing considerable new pressure on Prime Minister Bandaranaike, whose government is already plagued by it t* nition o - e. react toot roverment vagker.g, private industry, they wouict, as Mu tilUbe last November, result in economic disruption throughout the island. Governor General Goonetilleke has called on the army and navy to run essential services. Two clays be- fore the strike, he held that conditions were approaching crisis proportions, and that a general election could lead to the coming to power of Trotskyite N. M. Perera. Bandara- naike has successfully weathered similar crises before, how- ever, and a seriatim thrAat tn him renvprnmAnt has not yet de- Approved for Release: 2019/08/20 C03190718