WEEKLY SUMMARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00927A004800120001-8
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• Document Page Count: 29
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 25, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 30, 1965
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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THE COMMUNIST WORLD (continued)
PEIPING'S TRADE WITH EASTERN EUROP] TO EXPAND
All China's recently signed 1965 trade pacts with East-
ern European countries except the one with Bulgaria
call for significant increases in trade.
COMMUNIST STATES EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL AIR ROUTES
The USSR still is the most active Communist state in
this field, but several East European countries have
begun service to the Middle East and Africa. Communist
China is negotiating bilateral agreements with the UAR
and Afghanistan that will permit it to establish air
routes in the area eventually.
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INDIA AND PAKISTAN CLASH IN RANN OF KUTCH 7
Strenuous diplomatic efforts are under way to promote
a cease-fire in the desolate salt marsh where Indian
and Pakistani troops have engaged in their heaviest
fighting in 17 years.
MALAYSIAN-INDONESIAN SUMMIT MEETING REMAINS UNCERTAIN 8
Sukarno has agreed "in princip7Le"" to meet with Rahman
but, contrary to the position of the Malaysian prime
minister, still insists on bringing the Philippines
into any peace talks. Meanwhile, a step-up in fight-
ing along the Borneo border may be in prospect.
POLITICAL RIVALRY BETWEEN CONGOLESE PREMIER AND PRESIDENT 8
While sporadic military activity against the rebels con-
tinues in the northeast Congo, a political storm is brew-
ing in Leopoldville between President Kasavubu and Pre-
mier Tshombe over the presidency, the constitutional
locus of power.
NEW "THIRD FORCE" GOVERNMENT FORMED IN YEMEN
The cabinet of Ahmed Numan is predominantly anti-Egyp-
tian, but Nasir may hope that it will provide a means
to withdraw his troops without loss of face.
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(Information as of 1200 EDT, 29 April 1965)
VIETNAM
The North Vietnamese are apparently trying to maintain
a middle ground between the Chinese and Soviet positions
on Vietnam, probably hoping to extract maximum aid from
each side in defending themselves against the air strikes.
Hanoi now is displaying a more sober view of Communist
prospects in South Vietnam but still no sign of any fur-
ther give in its terms for a settlement of the war. In
South Vietnam last week, the pace of Communist-initiated
actions remained low, probably reflecting preparations
for a major effort coinciding with the rainy season which
begins early in May.
THE COMMUNIST WORLD
SOVIET ECONOMY STILL SLUGGISH
Despite the USSR's claim of a 9-percent increase in in-
dustrial growth in the first quarter of 1965, analysis
of the official announcement of economic plan results
shows that actual growth was about the same as the six
percent estimated for the first quarter last year.
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WESTERN HEMISPHERE (continued)
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INSURRECTION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The situation remains fluid as on noon 29 April. Well-
armed mobs, controlled by Communists, are strongly en-
trenched in the heart of Santo Domingo. This situation
led to the 28 April appeal by the head of the military
junta for US help to restore order.
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EUROPE (continued)
MORO GOVERNMENT IN ITALY FACES NEW LABOR AGITATION
Premier Moro's recent US visit has enhanced his person-
al stature, but this advantage may soon be diminished by
the number of economic problems plaguing his government.
OSLO CONCERNED ABOUT SOVIET ACTIVITIES IN NORTHERN NORWAY 11
The Norwegian Government is concerned about the suscep-
tibility of the isolated population of northern Norway
to the increasingly blatant activities of the Norwegian-
Soviet Friendship Society.
EURATOM AND EUROPE'S NUCLEAR REACTOR INDUSTRY
Following a symposium this month in Venice of European
industrialists and national nuclear energy agency offi-
cials, the EURATOM Commission will begin drawing up
guidelines for development of Europe's nuclear power
industry under EURATOM auspices. As in any matter af-
fecting the European community, the success of such a
plan depends heavily on positions to be taken by France.
DE GAULLE STRESSES FRANCE'S NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE 13
Determination to assert France's freedom of action was
the core of De Gaulle's 27 April television address. A
curiously defensive note was apparent, however, in his
insistence that he has not isolated France from its allies.
DISSENSION IN JAGAN'S PARTY IN BRITISH GUIANA
This year's annual conference of ex-premier Jagan's
Communist-dominated opposition party was marked by
bitter dissension over policy and leadership which,
at best, was only papered over,
BANKING CRISIS INCREASES URUGUAY'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
A bank run has forced the country's second largest pri-
vate bank to close and now threatens several others.
The economic and political repercussions of further
closures might completely destroy the public's already
shaken confidence in Uruguay's cumbersome nine-man
collegial-type government.
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Hanoi is apparently attempt-
ing to maintain a middle ground
between the Chinese and Soviet
positions on Vietnam, probably
hoping to extract the maximum
amount of assistance from each
party in defending itself against
US and South Vietnamese air at-
tacks. In South Vietnam, the
pace of Communist-initiated ac-
tions remained low during the
past week, probably reflecting
preparations for a major new
military effort which may be
timed to coincide with the rainy
season beginning in May.
DRV Political Developments
High-level discussions be-
tween DRV and Chinese Communist
leaders in Peiping ended last
week. Although neither side has
commented on their nature or re-
sults, the talks almost certainly
included the question of Chinese
and Soviet assistance to the DRV
and the Viet Cong, and on the
prospects for the Communist in-
surgency in view of the increas-
ing, direct US involvement in
the war.
anoi now expects the air attacks
against the DRV will be intensi-
fied and expanded to the indus-
trial centers in the North.Pl
It appears that the
North Vietnamese have begun to
g:Lrd for the long pull in de-
fending against the air strikes.
Despite the DRV's more
sober view of the Communist
prospects in Vietnam, there was
no indication during the week
of any further give in its terms
for a settlement of the war.
Regime propaganda continued to
reiterate the formula set forth
by Premier Pham Van Dong several
weeks ago, which includes a
cessation of attacks on the DRV
and a withdrawal of US forces
from Vietnam. These proposals
are labeled by Hanoi as the
"basis" for the "soundest" set-
tlement, words apparently intro-
duced to indicate some degree
of flexibility.
This formulation was first
broached shortly before the
joint Soviet-DRV talks in Moscow,
and may have represented a Hanoi
effort to appear responsive to
Moscow's more moderate position
on the Vietnam question. Last
week, North Vietnamese propa-
ganda continued to maintain a
relatively balanced coverage of
Chinese and Soviet pronouncements
on the war; until recently, DRV
media had heavily emphasized
Chinese views on Vietnam.
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DRV Military Developments
US and South Vietnamese
aircraft kept up the dail
pace of air strikes
allel. Makeshift bridges,rK+-
reminiscent of the Korean war,
are appearing on roads in both
North Vietnam and Laos. Some
supplies are apparently still
getting through however
position apparently stemmed
from conversations in Djakarta
with Chou En-la.i who, accord-
ing to Sihanouk, stated that
the Chinese would not attend
a meeting on Cambodia, if the
US attempted to exploit it for 25X1
discussions of Vietnam. On 29
April in Peiping, Chou declared
that China fully supported the
Cambodian position that the
conference could not be used
to discuss the Vietna.m ques -
tiLon .
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the surface-to-air
missile site southeast of Hanoi
is still under construction,
but the essential elements--
six launcher revetments and a
guidance area revetment--now
are completed. There is still
no evidence of the arrival of
Soviet equipment, however. This
equipment is probably en route
by rail through China.
The Cambodian Conference
Prince Sihanouk suddenly
developed "reservations" con-
cerning his proposed Geneva
conference on Cambodia last
week. In speeches on 23 and
24 April, he declared that US
and South Vietnamese partici-
pation in such a session was
"unnecessary." His change in
It is clear that the Chi-
nese are intent on sabotaging
the scheme despite their prompt
endorsement of the idea on 18
March. The Chinese may be
fearful that informal conver-
sations connected with a new
Geneva meeting might undercut
Peiping's efforts to ensure
continuation of the war in
Vietnam.
The Chinese now have pub-
licly rebuffed several propos-
als for a negotiated settlement
of the war. On 22 April, they
denounced the Belgrade appeal
for peace talks as "completely
catering to the interests of
US imperialism." On 25 April,
Chou En-la.i warned that "fail-
ing" a. US withdrawal from South
Vietnam, there can be no talk
about a peaceful settlement.
On 27 April, NCNA assailed
Indian President Radhakrishnah's
proposal for a cease-fire and
an Afro-Asian force to police
the boundary between North and
South Vietnam.
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