WEEKLY SUMMARY

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4 June 1965
OCI No. 0292/65
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WEEKLY SUMMARY
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C O N T E NIT S
(Information as of noon EDT, 3 June 1965)
VIETNAM
As the USSR steps up its supply of weapons to North
Vietnam, Soviet officials continue efforts to influence
US policy by underscoring the seriousness of the Viet-
nam conflict and warning of the danger of a further
deterioration in US-Soviet relations. The Viet Cong's
actions during the past week suggest that their long-
expected offensive in the northern part of South Viet-
nam may have begun. In Saigon, the political impasse
over cabinet appointments between Chief of State Suu
and Premier Quatcontinues unresolved.
The Communist World
LONG-TERM CREDITS IN EAST-WEST TRADE 5
The USSR has not yet taken full advantage of Western
promises of long-term credits, but East European coun-
tries find them increasingly useful to finance imports
of industrial plants.
USSR PLANNING FOR INDUSTRIAL REFORM 6
Party presidium member Podgorny has stated that the
highest party and government levels are working on
reforms in the organization and management of Soviet
industry.
SOVIET TACTICS AT UN DISARMAMENT COMMISSION SESSIONS 7'
Moscow is using the current sessions, now in their fifth
week in New York, to attack US policies around the world
as well as to defer indefinitely a resumption of talks
in Geneva by the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee.
SOVIET NAVAL ACTIVITY IN THE PHILIPPINE SEA 9
Four detachments of submarines and surface ships this
year have apparently combined training with collecting
intelligence on US naval units in the area.
SOVIET DIFFICULTIES WITH AFRICAN STUDENTS 10
Moscow is attributing recent unrest among African stu-
dents in the USSR to "subversive activities" of US Em-
bassy personnel. It hopes thus to avoid difficulties
in its relations with African governments.
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S PROBLEMS WITH ITS YOUTH
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The regime's use of methods and slogans which are more
Western than Communist in conception have set up a
growing appetite for greater freedom of expression.
MAO TSE-TUNG'S HEALTH IN QUESTION
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Although Chinese Communist spokesmen have denied that
he is seriously ill, certain peculiarities about Mao's
current eight-week absence from public view, his age,
and suggestions of past cardiovascular troubles justify
speculation that his health may have declined so sharply
that he is unable to perform even light ceremonial duties.
NASIR ON THE DEFENSIVE
The Egyptian leader's unwillingness to risk a military
collision with Israel has brought him under attack,
particularly from Syrian leaders.
ANTIREGIME PRESSURES BUILDING UP IN GHANA
15
Unalleviated economic problems seem to be creating ex-
plosive domestic pressures against President Nkrumah,
who shows no signs of instituting essential reforms.
AFRICAN MODERATES PRESS POLITICAL OFFENSIVE AGAINST RADICALS
17
Leaders of the more conservative French-speaking regimes
have openly espoused the Leopoldville regime and casti-
gated the government of Ghana.
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CONGO
The Congolese political fronts appear quiet, and Leo-
poldville has resumed the offensive against rebel rem-
nants.
Europe
DE GAULLE AND ERHARD TO MEET NEXT WEEK
Their talks are unlikely to resolve basic differences
on such issues as European political and economic unity
and German reunification, although De Gaulle will prob-
ably be willing to make some gesture suggesting French-
German rapport for the benefit of Erhard's forthcoming
election campaign.
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SITUATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 21
The military situation remains largely unchanged, al-
though rumors of an imminent loyalist offensive are
spreading. Rebel leaders rejected a call by Antonio
Imbert for elections supervised by the Organization of
American States, but other moves are still being made
to break the political deadlock. The OAS seems to be
strengthening its position in the crisis and has stepped
up its peacemaking efforts.
URUGUAY'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL STATE REMAINS UNSTABLE 25
Uruguayan officials continue to evince concern over
reports in the responsible Brazilian press that Argen-
tine and Brazilian leaders have formulated plans to
intervene in Uruguay to forestall Communist and extrem-
ist exploitation of the growing political and economic
deterioration.
BOLIVIA BEGINS MINE REFORM
The junta this week began putting into effect a decree
which, if correctly implemented, will drastically reform
practices in the national mine system which heretofore
have been blatantly favorable to labor and detrimental to
Bolivia's whole economy.
COLOMBIA'S "POSTCRISIS" SITUATION
The imposition of a state of siege on 21 May and the
resignation of the controversial rector of the Univer-
sity of Antioquia seen to have placated for the moment
the spirit of unrest that swept Colombia in the last
two weeks of May.
United. Tations
UNITED NATIONS AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
There has been little support anong UN members for the
US claim that the Organization of American States, rather
than the UN, has primary jurisdiction in the Dominican
crisis.
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The Soviet Union continues
to move military equipment into
North Vietnam.
The Soviet aid package may
include more modern radar
to replace that destroyed by
US bombing raids and to improve
the DRV's air defense capability.
At the same time that the
USSR is stepping up its supply
of weapons, Soviet officials
continue their efforts to influ-
ence US policy by underscoring
the seriousness of the Vietnam
conflict, and by warning of
Moscow's determination to sup-
port North Vietnam at the cost
of further deterioration in US-
Soviet relations. On 27 May,
a ranking Soviet official in the
UN Secretariat told Ambassador
Stevenson that bilateral US-So-
viet deals were no longer pos-
sible. He suggested that "the
next several months would be
crucial," and noted that both
Moscow and Washington are now
"extremely limited" in their free-
dom of action.
Viet Cong Actions
months is probably related to
the developing military sit-
uation in South Vietnam. The
long expected Viet Cong of-
fensive in the northern part of
the country, upon which the
Communists are apparently set-
ting much weight, may have be-
gun. Beginning about 28 May,
the Viet Cong launched a series
of wide-ranging attacks and
ambushes, inflicting heavy
losses on government forces.
A considerable part of this
effort was directed against
district towns and bridges on
north-south land routes, par-
ticularly coastal Route 1. This
road sabotage, in addition to
serving strategic considerations
of isolating central Vietnam and
forcing increased government
reliance on air, may also have
the tactical purpose of hamper-
ing overland government relief
forces and rendering them more
vulnerable to ambush.
Although the bulk of Viet
Cong regular units are still
largely uncommitted, several
actions last week apparently
involved main force and pro-
vincial units. At least ten
actions were of company or
battalion strength. The most
significant of these involved
an estimated five battalions
which on 29 May attacked and
scattered two government com-
panies near Ba. Gia, a govern-
ment headquarters about ten
miles west of the capital of
Quang Ngai Province. Over the
next two days, the Viet Cong
ambushed and severely crippled
The Soviet officials re-
marks concerning the next few
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