CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1961/06/15

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15 June 1961
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CONTENTS
1. Laos. (Page t)
15 June 1961
2. Congo: American ambassador reports signs that some
Belgian industrial interests beginning to favor rapproche-
ment between ICatanga and Leopoldville. (Page t)
3. USSR: New class ship, possibly�new version of missile-
launching destroyer, in series production in Leningrad.
(Page tt)
4. Arab League: King Husayn assesses proposed "General
Headquarters of Arab Armies" as contrary to Jordan's
interest. (Page it)
5. United Nations: African states and Nationalist China
headed for confrontation over admission of Mauritania
and Mongolia. (Page ttt)
6. Zanzibar: Security situation now under control; resent-
ment still strong between Africans and Arabs. (Page itt)
7.
USSR: Soviet ICBM test this morning successful.
(Age itt)
8. Watch Committee Conclusions. (Page iv)
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DAILY BRIEF
Laos: Both in the speeches of its foreign minister at
Geneva and in editorial comment on the conference, Commu-
nist China is denouncing formulations that would provide for
any international supervision over the manner in which Laos
would practice neutrality. Peiping clearly wants no form of
international scrutiny that might inhibit Pathet Lao activities
in the event of a Laotian settlement.
The Pathet Lao, in line with the general Communist ef-
fort to limit the present and future role of the ICC in Laos,
has launched a strong drive to exclude the ICC observers
from sessions of the Namone peace talks. No new reports
of fighting in Laos have been received.
Bloc airlift operations continue to be scheduled through
15 June. ) (Backup, Page 1) (Map)
[The Watch Committee at its meeting on 14 June reached
the following conclusion on Laos:
[The Communist forces in Laos will continue their efforts
to eliminate pro-government forces operating in Communist-
dominated areas, and to improve their already strong mili-
tary position. At Geneva, the Communists continue to de-
lay implementation of an effective cease-fire. They ap-
parently believe that these tactics will eventually result in
the establishment of a "neutral" Laotian government satis-
factor to them.
Belgium-Congo: Ambassador MacArthur at Brussels
reports lie is somewhat encouraged by recent discussions
with the directors of various Belgian firms having interests
in the Congo, particularly ICatanga. From his discussions,
the ambassador got the impression that these firms, which
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? implementation of Israel's Jordan River diversion project.3
(Backup, Page 3)
United Nations: Mauritania, whose application for UN
membership was vetoed last December by the USSR in a move
which tied its admission to that of Mongolia, is now supported
by 11 former French African states. They have generally
maintained that if Mauritania fails to gain admission because
of an anticipated veto by Nationalist China of Mongolia's ap-
plication, they will break relations with Taipei and vote for
Peiping's admission to the UN. [While aware of these threats,
Nationalist China's foreign minister has said Taipei is deter-
mined to prevent Mongolia's admission "no matter what the
cost.1 (Backup, Page 5)
Zanzibar: [The security situation in Zanzibar is now under
control, but the British Resident believes that suspicion and
resentment between the African and Arab groups will remain
and for a long time pose a substantial security problem. He ak.
considers that it will be necessary to retain a battalion of
troops or police in the protectorate until all trials and other
legal actions arising from the recent disorders have been com-
pleted. Thereafter, one company will be required as a perma-
nent garrison until the local police have built up an adequate
striking force. The opposition Afro-Shirazi party, which draws
its membership from Zanzibar's African element (some 80 per-
cent of the population), has decided to boycott the legislature
and has warned that the party "can no longer be held responsi-
ble for whatever repercussions take, nlare. 7;7
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to the Kamchatka impact area at about 0545 GMT (0145 EDT)
this morning.
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This is the 16th Soviet ICBM launch this year six of which
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WATCH COMMITTEE CONCLUSIONS
[On the basis of findings by its Watch Committee,
States Intelligence Board concludes that:
Ek. No change from last week.]
--E13. No change from last weekj
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The Laotian Situation
The French draft protocol proposing a strong ICC function
in Laos was condemned by Peiping's People's Daily on 14 June
as an attempt to infringe on the sovereignty of Laos. Echoing
the theme of Foreign Minister Chen Yi's 12 June speech at the
conference, People's Daily stated that the Laotians should su-
pervise their own neutrality--"there are many countries in the
world pursuing a peaceful and neutral policy which have differ-
ent political forces internally. This, however, does not put them
in need of international control." While People's Daily declared
flatly that the "socialist countries" are not going to accept any
supervised neutrality in Laos, the Chinese are portraying them-
selves as businesslike and reasonable--both Chen Yi and People's
Daily avoided vindictive language and expressed cautious opti-
mism that"there are all the conditions for our conference to
reach an agreement."
At the 14 June session of the Namone talks, discussions inthe political committee degenerated into a dispute over whether
the ICC should be represented at future meetings. The govern-
ment denied that it had assented last week to a Pathet Lao motion
excluding ICC observers from the Namone talks and insisted that
representatives of the ICC be seated as in the past. No ICC rep-
resentative was present. In the military subcommittee, where
the ICC was represented by Indian General Singh, the Pathet Lao
took the position that the ICC should be allowed to inspect only
the forward positions of the opposing forces on Route 13 south
of yang Vieng and not such "liberated areas" as Pa Dong. When
Singh asked each side to name a point the ICC could visit on 16
June, the Pathet Lao challenged his right to speak at sessions
of the subcommitteej
Souvanna Phouma, in a speech to the Geneva conference on
14 June, also sought to downgrade the role of the ICC. He stated
that the cease-fire should be regulated by a committee of the three
major forces in Laos--his group, the Pathet Lao, and the Boun
Oum government--with recourse to the ICC being limited only
to "difficult questions." Souvanna said that the commission's
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main functions should be to supervise withdrawal of foreign
troops and check on the shipment of arms into Laos; he spe-
cifically excluded French troops, who would be allowed to
stay under the terms of the 1954 Geneva agreement. He added
that the ICC might be called upon to supervise the next elec-
tion in Laos, but in any event, the ICC should "act in agree-
ment with local authorities in the respect of our sovereignty."
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King Husayn and the Arab League's Palestine Proposals
Lime approaching implementation of Israel's Jordan River
diversion project--the Israelis say the first stage will be com-
pleted in 1963--has prompted .a series of attempts to develop a
coordinated Arab policy toward Israel. The Arab League Coun-
cil considered the problem at its February meeting in Baghdad
and decided to refer various military questions to the Arab
states' army chiefs of staff. The latter conferred in Cairo in
April.. In late May and early June an Arab League "Palestine
Experts Committee" also met in Cairo and by majority vote rec-
ommended the reinstitution of the old "Palestine Government"
which was formed in Cairo in 1949, following the Arab-Israeli
war, but which was never effectivej
ELike the proposal for a "General Headquarters of the Arab
Armies," the revival of a Palestine political entity poses an im-
plied threat to King Husayn's regime. It appeals to the Pales-
tinian majority of Jordan's population, over 600,000 of whom are
refugees from what is now Israel, and by inference the proposed
"Palestine Government" would at least aspire to having jurisdic-
tion over the West Bank area of Jordan. The West Bank, the
largest remaining Arab-controlled portion of the old Palestine
mandate, was annexed by Jordan in 1950)
Husayn believes the "Palestine Government" proposal, as
wel as the projected unified Arab army command, is part of. a
new program Nasir has instituted to weaken and gain control of
Jordan. The King now feels that the recent exchange of letters
he initiated with Nasir has placed him at a disadvantage in at-
tempting to cope with the courses of action Nasir may follow.
Husayn expects the UAR President to present a facade of mod-
eration toward Jordan in conjunction with subversive activity
designed to exploit any relaxation of internal security measures
in Jordan or any uncertainty among the Jordanian people. Th_e3
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CKing has decided to postpone a decision on the nature and timing
of Jordanian elections until the issue of reviving the "Palestine
Government" is "clarified."3
.1.1:1usayn's suspicions reflect a fundamental problem of his re-
gime: it remains dependent on the economic and political support
of Britain and the United States, whom all Arabs regard as sup-
porters of Israel. As Ambassador Macomber points out, this
makes the King, in Arab eyes, "the friend of the Arabs' most
bitter enemy." Husayn's predicament, on the other hand, is al-
leviated by Israel's tacit approval of his regime so long as it is
free of control by NasirD
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Developments on Admission of Mauritania and Mongolia to UN
The USSR's veto of Mauritania was an attempt to curry fa-
vor'with Morocco at a time when Moscow was negotiating an
arms deal with Rabat. Morocco claims the former French ter-
ritory and attempted to delay its independence. The USSR has
repeatedly proposed Mongolia for UN membership and has
linked its admission to the admission of other countries. After
the veto, the 15th General Assembly passed a resolution spon-
sored by the 11 African states endorsing both Mauritania and
Mongolia for UN membership. The Security Council will prob-
ably meet on this question shortly before the opening of the 16th
General Assembly next September.
Nationalist China considers Mongolia a part of China. In
1955, despite numerous representations from its Western
allies, Taipei vetoed Mongolia's admission, thereby precipi-
tating the Soviet veto of Japan and causing considerable resent-
ment among UN members.
Taipei's sensitivity about this issue and its awareness of
the gloomy prospects for maintaining the General Assembly
moratorium on Chinese representation seem to have hardened
attitudes in the Foreign Ministry. Mie foreign minister indi-
cated to the US ambassador on 5 June that the Mongolia prob-
lem--particularly the US decision to investigate the feasibility
of establishing diplomatic relations with Ulan Bator--and other
developments are propelling the Nationalist leadership psycho-
logically toward a decision to leave the United Nations despite
the advantages of UN membership:3
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Counsel to the President
The Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
The Scientific Adviser to the President
The Director of the Budget
The Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
The Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Chairman, Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Director, International Cooperation Administration
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration
The Counselor and Chairman of the Policy Planning Council
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Under Secretary of the Treasury
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 Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
The Assistant to Secretary of Defense (Special Operations)
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
U.S. Rep., Military Committee and Standing Group, NATO
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Director, The Joint Staff
The Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
The Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of Army
The Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
The Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
The Department of Justice
The Attorney General
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
The Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
The National Security Agency
The Director
The United States Information Agency
The Director
The National Indications Center
The Director
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