CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN <SANITIZED>

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06541055
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: March 16, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 5, 2016
• Case Number: F-2014-02699
• Publication Date: February 7, 1961

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supervises party affairs in the USSR's largest republic. Com-
pared with some other Soviet republics, the RSFSR had a
satisfactory agricultural year in 1960 and there has been no
indication of executive failures on Aristov's part. His demo-
tion appears to be the outcome of a competition for authority
among Khrushchev's lieutenants. His removal from the
RSFSR post, in which he has been replaced by a newcomer
to the central command, appears likely both to strengthen
the grip of Frol Kozlov, as Khrushchevb principal party aide
on the RSFSR party organization and to enhance the position
of Dmitry Polyansky, the RSFSR premier.
Congo: Britain, France, and Belgium have now expressed
reservations concerning Hammarskjold's recent proposals that
the Congolese.Army be neutralized. The British believe that
the military situation in the Congo currently favors Kasavubu
and that his position would be undermined if the troops in the
Leopoldville area were disarmed. French and Belgian rep-
resentatives have also stated that the proposal would be
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detrimental to ICasavubu's legal position, and might result
�in the early restoration to power of Lumumba.
Burma: General Ne Win appears to have staved off a
potential challenge to his control of the Burmese Army. On
3 February, he reportedly accepted the resignation of Brig-
adier Maung Maung, as well as the resignations of several
other senior officers, and ordered five of Burma's 13 bri-
gade commanders to attach�osts abroad. These actions
would eliminate those who have argued most strongly for a
resumption of military government and against Prime Min-
ister Nu's policy of rapprochement with Peiping.
Iran: The Shah is reported to be discouraged by elec-
tion difficulties, problems in Iranian-Soviet relations, and
uncertainty over future American policy toward Iran. The
fear of resurgent nationalists has led him to impose almost
complete control over the current parliamentary elections.
This in turn has brought an increase in antiregime activity
of nationalist groups. While the Shah has given earlier as-
surances to the United States that he would not make any
significant political concessions to the USSR, he has in-
structed his prime minister not to be "totally antagonistic"
toward the USSR but to find out what the Soviet Union would
be willing to do for Iran.
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Congo Situation
A British Foreign Office official has indicated that Brit-
ain has some reservations concerning the recent United
States initiative in the Congo. The American Embassy in
London believes that the British will ask for a further re-
view of the proposals before they are willing to support them.
Representatives of the French and Belgian governments have
also raised questions concerning the plan.
The British believe that the military situation in the
Congo currently favors Kasavubu and that his position would
be compromised by a neutralization of the Congolese forces,
as the United States plan suggests. Moreover, they question
whether Kasavubu will accept the plan and doubt that many
UN members would be willing to make the necessary sacri-
fices to carry it out if it is accepted. They reportedly favor
a more gradual approach to the problem, waiting to bring
forward the proposals at least until the end of February, when
the UN's conciliation commission is scheduled to publish its
report. The commission, which is now completing its inves-
tigations in the Congo, is expected to make a report generally
favorable to Kasavubu and the moderates.
Nehru, in a conversation with the US ambassador in New
Delhi, welcomed the new plan and expressed complete agree-
ment with many of its elements. He reiterated, however, his
belief that political prisoners, including Lumumba, should be
released earlier than new proposals envisage.
Meanwhile, Mobutu appears to be planning a military op-
eration against Gizenga's forces. He stated recently that he
had reports of disaffection among Gizenga's troops in eastern
Kivu Province and that he was ready to move into the area in
the near future. Preparations for the move apparently are be-
ing made with the assistance of Mobutu's Belgian military ad-
visers. However, any operation will be hampered by logistics
difficulties and by the unreliability of Mobutu's troops.
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