CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY - CONGO

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• Case Number: F-2014-02699
• Publication Date: February 2, 1961

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CURRENT
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EEKLY
SUMMARY
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY
2 February 1981
e,eet the Uttod States,Cuba,
the Dominican Republic, and
Peru proposing Joint concili-
ation of "the US-Cuban prob.
len" by the Latin Americans
cling outside the frameworkof
the Organization of American
States or the United Nations,
Chiriboga'S initiative ia a-
rousing little support, in part
because the incumbent Ecua-
dorean Government lacks pres-
tige in the hemisphere.
To a speech on 28 January
s Villas Province, Castro
he first time publicly
lodged the extent of the
rrevolutionary threat
Re claimed that anti-
guerrillas, which he
%aid numbered over 500, in the
Escambray Mountainsare -fenced
In to the point whore they can-
not escape, When these fences
are strong enough, hattaliOns
of militia well and specially
trained will advance on them,"
Castro blamed the counter-
revolutionary activity in Las
Villas on the "bad" revolution-
aries of the "Second Front of
the Eacambray," an independent
group allied with Castro forces
during the latter part Of the
anti-Batista revolution and
then integrated into Castre's
army. Ho amid these "subver-
sives have planted diversionist
The oftQrts of Prosiden
avubu and Colonel Mobutu to
tor the activities of the
0-Communist Gizenga regime
anleyville face a growing
toward fragmentation of
T
CON'
Cast
to el
th
tore ,
of the
cambray,
and a a
Officers ar
ughout this proviane"
waiting' help in their
the US. Therefore,
t on, "We now have
out all our offices in
vines."
o pledged that mill -
tions In the mountains
rges lu provincial
uld convert (#45 Villas
ost revolutionary
of Cuba.' TWo daye be-
e speech, the leader
td Front of the R
y Guiterrez Menoyo,
of other Cuban army
ived in Rey West by
open boat necking asylum.
Che Guevara, erchiteet of
he regime's statist economy
d the official chiefly re -
ponsible for negotiating last
year's economic agreementa with
the bloc, my soon receivea
o
xpocted shortly
id nt of the
the new
ndustries.
c Congo and are hindered by a
shortage of military cuppUo,
Jean Belihango, savubu's
foreation minister and the
der of Equateur Province.
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Congo, has been
groups in
blies of the
nRslo din ue
merger Of terr it
groups lft the Prez
Coogo PoPobtle.
8ollkango robably coo.
is the angta tribo, Which
a a simable part of the
ngo1ee Army. He plans to
A force of tribesmen to
toot Equateur Province and
preached the American ambas-
Sado? oe 28 January for US
ems for this purperne. Such
activitien illuntrate the un-
willlhiteeSs 91 lanai CongOlOse
lenders to Pahmorgo their as-
pirations in order to preserve
uaity.
era.
cool
Congol
participa
herente-
y political
poldville of
--without
mengaqi ad-
officers and
engaged in 41 :iofl Of an
agenda and precedural matters,
Substantive diseuSsiOnS are
expected to take pince at a
later date to gUaabothvitia,
but in view of the coafcrenccO
unrepresentative nature and the
continued disag7eement between
Kasavutou And Katanga President
Tshomba, no significant decisions
are expected. Meanwhile Hasa-
' u has rejected a military
aty with 1Uhanb4 and Kalosji,
der of the South 'Cabal state.
is expected to submit Cowl-
erproposale. Whonbe and
waj1 have agreed to mutual
ognition as autonomous states.
The unitary ettuatton On
frontier of Eauateur and
tL ProvinCe9 rooaieo oh-
o. Kasavuhu has made a
to the United States for
caP*, direct assistance--ang-
ting that Belgian aroma be
t aimilar to those now An
An the Conge--se that the
poldville regime could take
the initia.tive against GiZengs.
Oisenga'a regime, too, 18
art of supplies and has looked
Cairo and the bloc for milt-
- y aid. However, Sudan contin-
to refuwo to allow aid su-
lfa to move aerosS its torrl-
ry.TASS announced on 30 Jane-
that the USSR had asked
naese President Abboud to
t the Soviets to send food
lOine, in 20 trucks
the Sudan to pro Lumumba
of the Congo.
Sudanese officials /ear
unleas there la effective
I Western action, the Congo
tion nay deteriorate to
'int where the Sudan 'mold
ed with a de facto Com-
-Supported goveroneat on
It border. The Sudanese foreign
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2 fehruary le
a et p
raster btad re
oche from tILe Sudan
od the Congo vitS ar
ge
Cizenga's forces
Province have taken
SAYS by launChing az i
of remote nortaoro 'LAZO,
ice. One group reported y
alnliag at Loinalicurg:the ot
ia trying to reach pro -Lumumha
territory le eastern Leopoldville
PrOvinee.
Co
The Clzengn.pprted Mau
tribal state of L.
at NAmo40 ti Eatazg
appears to be developi
sertotle threat to the Katangs
governnent, As thie regime bow
cents entrenched- its provincial
-tra s re-
cs.
-the
tib besmon haa-
t� Tmhombe, to-
g r with Congolese
Aver units loyal to
Staeleyville, ;till no
la a position to isOteh
attACICO againat the
nib; conplox and rsd.1-
roads which tr eanntey-
teeny vital to south.
rn Katanga. On 30Janw
onr7 KAianga AtrOraft
droPPod boMbe, pro!)
ably improvised gaso-
line bombs or gronagesv
on ManOno,
Tahombe4s,
taaga rnRY a,
ing difficul
In his relations
lgion The e -
.has ,Assidedto
the gelgian
tanga armed
e officer.
may use a iajcn-
c'craI inired Bel -
erving with the
to resign and
us military prob-
ate. In addition,
Position opparently
k by his deputy
!Untie.
s the giant
ge eel Cabinet
a lav for.
tizens to
sit for foreign
could lessen overt
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Li beerth itng diff a
colti#$ At1i AtFjCtHI nation*
Implement ttr tbrtc4
troop withdrawal Guinea's 740
troom4.4 have soherhed at *lata01, t
th4WIV600 have boon otrIlftudi
froo EqoatooT Province, MoroceoNoi
3,100 men expect to leave ta ear-
rehrwary, sod Indonsatata )IF
ISO will leave to Mortb_ The
rmlmtng 13.000 troops are constd-
A rivet government
Soon Our re;loo hum boom o
ty th4to11e4 by Communist e
neots in Xteng Knomang town,
strengbold of the Kong La -
Parket Lao fortes. Avoordlog
t. P AattiAhOt LA4 aosomettemeat of
2 rebrmsry, former Premise goo -
vacua Phouna - -noir lo Cambodia--
Watt designated Kameoma
mmerber of him prOrtetga eub -
ne to be aellog premier me
-94V4 "early" return to
Kee-soak Is C assisted
� Ming btA (Wan loom by
her leftist supporters of
ter premtert Qmtnim
appointed niotster of
floaute, sod foreiso
rd 'flee Inseams:1m,
r al mortal atfairm,
tarter. coisim,
ricottas to the
vernmest*
acting in
the rePllke
eget" gov -
sousang had
Stoke to
Meta -coup
ered tde4uJte for
900,000 square niltS of
amormajold
sontbt.i Rthiepta
sod Splitfr3r add
have mo ci.citcd
respooes.
sore Ortt
the peast 1
UN's sonar/.
Com;
vatOtod
Astans.
h e move a
one sated with
.n talks held in n
t ask wheo A high -leveYi
Lam amingAtton hoO40d
longvtebit 'totted hia 00 route
is appeals
1n41a. Iraq,
itiosal trooPs
a favorable
blon is the
Iight or
I.Gb of the .
in the
beiog od
Afro -
m regt
h. ouht
Welt
(mftnan Chtnit'Q Yoretga
Chou VI, mpookIng at
FelFda2 rally om 2 February,
land aid to the "lawful
las s oast" of SCA0V44411
i:t i oemte4.
asIbGU ho requested
ever recogntaed
tly appran0h04
torlal assist -
on of Peiping
est in Xiffta
tb4 Chinese
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