DEVELOPMENTS IN COUNTRIES ON THE COUNTERINSURGENCY LIST

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• Publication Date: February 10, 1965
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10 February 1965
OCI No. 0550/65
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INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
DEVELOPMENTS IN COUNTRIES ON THE COUNTERINSURGENCY LIST
DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE
Office of Current Intelligence
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OCI No, 0550/65
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Current Intelligence
10 February 1965
Developments in Countries on the
Counterinsurgency List
Non-Communist political parties--led by
the Ansar religious brotherhood--are making plans
to.force the reorganization of the Communist-domi-
nated transitional government in Khartoum. Their
demands for a reduction of Communist representation
in the cabinet have been answered thus far only by
a government statement flatly condemning all party
activity, and the parties are now determined to
resort to violence if necessary, Although hastily
organized progovernment demonstrations had earlier
threatened to provoke an immediate Ansar move, the
parties have now reportedly agreed to hold off un-
til after Queen Elizabeth's four-day state visit,
which ends on 11 February.
The Ansar believes that it can effect a
take-over by passive resistance. Should street
fighting with Communist and pro-Communist elements
develop, however, the parties expect that the army
,would support their move"
3. The pa.rties--Ansar, National Union party,
and the Muslim Brotherhood--reportedly plan to
organize a new coalition interim government and
then delay the parliamentary elections until the
constitutional status of the southern Negroid prov-
inces has been determined. The parties agree with
the Communists that elections must be country-wide.
Negotiations between northern and southern leaders
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are still scheduled to begin on 12 February. Even
if the meeting takes place, however, the talks will
almost certainly break down before any compromise
can be reached.
2. Mozambique
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During his lengthy tour of Africa, Cuba s
Ernesto Che Guevara several times expressed his
country's support of the "liberation movement" in
Mozambique.
3. Congo
The oft-delayed push to the northeast border
has started. A combined mercenary-ANC force left
Stanleyville on 6 February, moving toward Paulis,
where it expects to join up with the garrison there
and acquire additional vehicles and air support
before pushing eastward As of 8 February, the
Stanleyville column was halfway to Paulis and had
encountered stiff resistance--including numerous
elephant-type traps for vehicles.
The operation will probably face its
biggest test as it approaches the Sudan border.
I Ia major concentra-
tion o some - rebels is located in the
Faradje-Aba=.Aru triangle.. There now is in-
creasing evidence that Congolese rebel supplies are
moving through Uganda and entering the Congo at
Aru. Southern Sudanese dissidents have cut the
Juba-Aba road and have possibly acquired some ship-
ments intended for Congolese rebels.
Farther east, the rebels have reportedly
withdrawn from the Bunia-Mahagi area, although they
still control a small town between Mahagi and Lake
Albert. Government units halfway to Watsa on the
Bunia-Watsa road reportedly also enjoy freedom of
movement with the assistance of friendly local
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tribes. Across the Ugandan border, four aircraft,
DC-3 size or smaller and bearing no markings, are
based at Arua, Uganda,
some
Ugandan regulars have operated with tne rebels.
The rebels themselves are wearing U andan Army uni-
forms have used English ammunition
in recent skirmishes, and are also using
better combat techniques.
The Stanleyville security situation remains
relatively quiet. Another barge convoy carrying
food and fuel reached the city over the week end.
West of Stanleyville, the rebels operating between
the city and Boende are reportedly concentrated in
and directed out of Djolu, 200 miles from Stanley-
Ville.
ANC fortunes continue to improve in the area
around Kindu, capital of Maniema Province. Many
rebels are refusing to fight, their food supplies
are dwindling, and a local sorceress has now
hexed them.
The military situation around Fizi, 60 miles
south of Uvira near Lake Tanganyika, remains
basically unchanged.
as of 1 February six inese instructors
Peiping's apparent increased interest in
subversion in Thailand was reflected in a 4 February
New China News Agency note on the formation of
the Thailand Patriotic Front. The NCNA broadcast
repeated without comment the six-point program of
the new front calling for the overthrow of the
Thanom government and the withdrawal of US forces
from Thailand. The Patriotic Front was first
surfaced on 23 January by a Communist-operated
clandestine radio located in the North Vietnam -
Laos border area. Peiping had earlier announced
the formation of the Thai Independence Movement.
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The Thai government's security sweep in
Nakhon Phanom Province which began on 3 February is
almost over. Official reports on the operation are
not available, but Bangkok press reports indicate
that at least 56 "'subversives" were taken into
custody.
5. Laos
Vientiane is quiet following last week's
showdown between rival rightist military factions.
In that confrontation, forces under Fifth Military
Region commander General Kouprasith crushed rebel
forces under Generals Siho and Phoumi, forcing the
latter two officers to flee to Thailand. Although
Kouprasith's principal antagonists are now out of
the country, the rightist military is still far from
united. Several key regional commanders, including
Vang Pao, Khamkhong,and Phasouk, are opposed to the
increasing power wielded by General Kouprasith.
The neutralist military chief, Kong Le, also has
expressed his concern over Kouprasith's enhanced
position.
There has been no significant Communist
action which we can attribute to an effort to ex-
ploit the disruption associated with the Phoumi-
Siho coup attempt. Communist activity south of
Thakhek, begun prior to the coup effort, appears
to be relatively small-scale harassment. However,
the Pathet Lao have destroyed three small bridges
on Route 13. This action could be preparatory to
more extensive operations. The Pathet Lao also
apparently intend to press their efforts against
Meo and Laotian Army positions in northern Laos.
A recent intensive build-up of AA posi-
tions and weapons in the Muong Phine area, near
the junction of 'routes 9 and 23, probably accounts
for at least some of the heavy southbound truck
traffic on Route 23 in recent weeks. These
defenses also suggest that the area continues
to be an important logistic base for support of
Communist operations.
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6. Colombia
Three policemen and a civil servant were killed
when eight armed men attacked a village in Santander
Department, according to an army communiqud'of -6 Feb-
ruary. The newly su:faced Army of National Liberation
(ELN), whose leader has Cuban ties, raided the village
0:1 S~_macota on 7 January in this same department.
Several small bombs were exploded in Bucara-
manga and Cucuta, in the same general area, on the
night of 6 February. One person was injured and
damage was slight. Two suspects who confessed to
membership in the ELN reportedly were found in
Bucaramanga, as were leaflets attributed to the ELN.
Since the meeting of Latin American Communists
in Havana in November, the Guatemalan Communist party
(PGT) and the guerrillas under Yon Sosa have apparently
made progress in settling their differences and
coordinating their plans against the Peralta govern-
On 9 February a bullet fired at close range,
presumably by a terrorist, barely missed the US Army
Mission chief in Guatemala City.
8. Venezuela
Guerrillas and army troops clashed on 5
February in northwestern Venezuela, Press reports
list one officer and two guerrillas wounded.
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In the east, police arrested five men in-
cluding one police officer as suspects in last week's
pipeline explosion. Explosives and arms were found
in a raid on the policeman's home.
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9. Peru
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MIR plans may again be disrupted by a current police
roundup of leftists in connection with the 30 January
arson attempt against the US Army Mission headquar-
ters in Lima.
10. Ecuador
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11. No significant developments of a counter-
insurgency nature have been reported regarding
Congo (Brazzaville), Burundi, Tanzania, Ethiopia,
Somalia, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia,
Cambodia, Bolivia, or Brazil.
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