DCI BRIEFING FOR EX-PRESIDENT EISENHOWER

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Approved Fo.Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T008?7A000300120002-0 DCI BRIEFING FOR EX-PRESIDENT EISENHOWER 25X1 NATO Do Gaulle's North Vietnam POL Strikes South Vietnam Situation Report--to be updated Thursday The Chinese Communist Leadership Yugoslavia: Party Problems ;% Warsaw Pact ff / Cyprus Indonesia Rhodesia Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79TOO 27A000300120002-0 DCI BRIEFING North Vietnam POL (revised) South Vietnam Situation Report (revised) Chicom Leadership (no change) Yugoslavia (revised) Warsaw Pact (revised) NATO (revised) France: DeGaulle's Trip (no chap e) Cyprus (no change) 14 July JM 1966 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79Q0827A000300120002-0 a 14 July 1966 EISENHOWER BRIEFING Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Approv Wpr Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RD979827A000300120002-0 14 July 1966 Vietnam Situation The overall political picture in South Vietnam today is generally brighter than it was a month or so ago when the Ky government was fighting for its life with the Buddhist but trouble spots have not entirely vanished. Premier Ky has reasserted government authority over, the rebellious northern provinces of I Corps, although there are still occasional murmurs of defiance. A few leaders of the "struggle" movement are still at large. By alternating tactics of toughness toward Buddhist ex- tremists, and conciliation toward the moderates, the gov- ernment has for the present isolated Tri Quang from his sources of potential power, and brought about at least a temporary suspension of Buddhist opposition through the authority of Thich Tam Chau, the more moderate chair- man of the Buddhist Institute. Ky's concessions to Chau do not seriously impair his gov- ernment's freedom of action, but are designed rather to enhance Chau's stature among Buddhist diehards. One concession was the release of low-level prisoners taken by the government during the course of the recent struggle movement. Approved For (Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP71T00827A000300120002-0 Approved ForlRelease 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDPr9yi0827A000300120002-0 More important "struggle" movement leaders, such as the former mayor of Da Nang, Dr. Nguyen Van Man, and those with suspected Viet Cong ties, remain in custody, and will probably stand trial. Disunity is still prevalent at the Institute, however. On July 13, Tam Chau announced he would not be active in Institute affairs for several months. The Ky government has also taken a number of steps de- signed to broaden its representative base and to launch the country toward a semblance of representative govern- ment. In addition to adding 10 civilians to the ruling mili- tary Directorate, the government has established a 79-man Civilian and Military Advisory Council to make recom- mendations on non-military questions. The government is now pretty solidly committed to an eventual representative government chosen by popular election. An election law to govern the selection of a national constitutional assembly on September 11 has been promulgated, and individuals and some groups are now busily filing nominees in order to meet the July 11 deadline for:applications. So far, however, the Buddhists have not withdrawn a decision to boycott the election. VIET-2 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79TQ0827A000300120002-0 ApprovWot Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP '9 O827A000300120002-0 The assembly, to consist of 108 elected delegates and nine others chosen as representatives of the minority tribes, is charged solely with drafting a constitution. A new government may not emerge before mid-1967. Despite its stronger position, the Ky government still faces serious hurdles. One problem is the bickering and rivalries that still persist among the principal leaders themselves. A cabinet reshuffle, frequently delayed because of objec- tions raised by certain Directorate generals, was an- nounced on July 13. A second deputy premiership for cul- tural and social matters was formed under Nguyen Luu Vien, a southern Buddhist, not associated with the Bud- dhist Institute. General Nguyen Bao Tri was named Min- ister of Information and Chiev. Hoi, reportedly to give Ky and Chief of State Thieu some control over the forth- coming election process. Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T0p827A000300120002-0 ApprovWor Felease 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDf'79:T,00827A000300120002-0 The Military Situation in South Vietnam Intensified and sustained allied spoiling operations along the South Vietnam/Cambodia border have thus far delayed or disrupted an anticipated Communist summer monsoon offensive in the central. highlands and north of Saigon. Border surveillance operations in Pleiku and Kontum Prov- inces are particularly indicative of the effectiveness of the US/Vietnamese "preventive action" campaign. Since mid-May, these long-term ground sweeps have resulted in more than 1,100 Communist troops killed and have dis- rupted the north-eastward movement of a North Vietna- mese division into South Vietnam's high plateau region, Similarly, aggressive allied operations against major Communist buildups in the central coastal plain and in the provinces due north of Saigon have denied Viet Cong forces access to sorely-needed rice supplies in Phu Yen Province, and evidently thwarted a planned enemy offen- sive in the Binh Long province area. These and other recent allied successes have forced the Communists to adopt a hit-and-run attack posture, empha- sizing actions against isolated, lightly defended Vietna- mese outposts. VIET-4 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00P27A000300120002-0 ApprovedZpr Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79TQW27A000300120002-0 (P Saravan' SAIG6) a BC SOUTH VIETNAM CURRENT SITUATION 0 25 50 75 0 25 50 75 IT- Kilometer= 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Approv For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T 14 July 1966 NORTH VIETNAM POL FACILITIES BOMBED Attacks on. North Vietnamese petroleum storage facilities have made continued operation of the economy and prosecu- tion of the war in. the south more difficult and costly. Bombing of these facilities has denied North Vietnam: (1) nearly 50 percent of the pre-raid capacity in, princi- pal bulk petroleum storage facilities; (2) the use of cer- tain of the facilities at Haiphong, the only important terminal for receiving oceangoing tankers; (3) the use of the entire Hanoi facility, the country's second-largest petroleum storage center and most important hub for in- ternal distribution; and (4) some 50-60,000 tons of petroleum products. The enemy has sufficient petroleum storage capacity and stocks to permit continuation of both civil and military operations--including infiltration--for more than five months. Additional imports and the reduced use by non- essential consumers could extend this period. The six petroleum storage installations hit on 29 and 30 June had a total capacity of 1.33,000 metric tons of pe- troleum--approximately 80 percent of the estimated national principal bulk storage capacity of 165,000 metric tons. Approved F r Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827 000300120002-0 25X1 Approved Fo Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T008 7 000300120002-0 The execution of .the strikes appears to have been excel- 25X1 lent, with little or no damage done to the civilian popu- lation in the urban areas of North Vietnam. 25X1 It is estimated that Hanoi can. continue to import enough petroleum to keep its fleet of trucks moving adequate quantities of supplies down, the roads to South Vietnam, 25X1 25X1 Approv d For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Hanoi's propaganda reaction to the POL strikes has been to reaffirm its determination. to continue the fight and, in addition., an. ominous new note has been. added--the threat of trial and death sentences for captured US airmen.. The latest word from Hanoi, carried by the official Czech news agency, is that trials may be held on either 20 July-- the anniversary of the 1954 Gen.eva Agreements--or on 4 August--the second anniversary of the Tonkin Gulf in.cident. According to US estimates, at least thirty-five US air- men are in the han.ds of the North Vietn.amese. More than 160 pilots are missing and many of these may have been. captured. 25X1 Approvled For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T008 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Approved, or Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79 0827 t'~ogb?euvr Please return to Presentation Staff 14 July 1966 The Chinese Communist Leadership We believe that China has entered a transition period (Mow Tsuh-dung) even before Mao Tse-tung's final departure. Mao's ab- sences from the public scene are growing longer and longer, sug, ':j_ng recurring illnesses. He has appeared only twice since November. (Mow Tsuh-dung) Mao Tse-tung probably remains the dominant leader, and can probably impose his will, but at least since Novem- ber he has not had the sure sustained control he wants. It is possible, moreover, that ambitious colleagues are pushing Mao to turn over more and more of the party ma- chinery and the authority to make domestic and foreign policy decisions. The relative standing of Mao's immediate lieutenants is far from clear. Disclosures already made point to a (Dung Shyow-Ping) power play by Teng Hsiao-ping, the powerful general se- cretary of the party. Teng has been working with or using (Pyow) Lin Piao, whose place in the army would make him a use- ful ally. Teng probably built the case that led to the recent ouster of Peng Chen, a rival in Mao's inner circle of advisers. Approved Fob- Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T0p827A000300120002-0 Approved ed~F r Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP7 0827A000300120002-0 The situation is still fluid, but not as much as it was a month or two ago. The Peking People?s Daily an- nounced on 1 July that the struggle was over. The paper described recent events as an attempt by "counter- revolutionary" plotters to seize the leadership of the party, army, and the government. If stability has been restored, it may well prove tran- sitory. It is doubtful that the situation will fully stabilize until Mao finally departs and a successor consolidates his position. We do not expect to see abrupt shifts in domestic or foreign policy while the struggle goes on. All the con- tenders for the leadership are hard-line Chinese Com- munists, and quick changes are unlikely. Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T 0827A000300120002-0 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79W827A000300120002-0 COMPOSITION OF THE SECRETARIAT, THE EXECUTIVE ARM OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, AS OF 9 JULY 1966 ? = Under a cloud or removed Name and Last date of Appearance Teng:Hsiao-ping 9 July 1966 ? Peng Chen 29 March 1966 Wang Chia-hsiang October 1965 Tan Chen-lin 9 July 1966 Li Hsueh-feng 9 July 1966 Li Fu-chun 9 July 1966 Li Hsien-nien 9 July 1966 ? Lu Ting-i March 1966 Politburo member; one of Mao Tse-tung's inner circle of advisers; removal as 1st Secretary of Peking Party Committee announced on 3 June 1966 Regional specialist; 1st Secretary of the North China Bureau of the Central Committee; identi- fied as 1st secretary of Peking on 3 June 1966, replacing Peng Chen Alternate politburo member; former director of the propaganda department of the Central C'r,mmittPe. removal revealed 9 July 1966 25X1 Tao Chu 9 July 1966 Yeh Chien-ying 9 July 1966 Liu Lan-too 1 July 1966 ? Yang Shang-kun November 1965 Hu Chiao-mu October 1965 1st Secretary of the Central South Bureau of the Central Committee; appointment to secretariat and as director of the propaganda department of the Central Committee revealed 9 July 1966 Senior military officer; appointment to secretariat revealed 9 July 1966; possible replacement for Lo Jui-ching as Chief of Staff 1st Secretary of the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee Director of the administrative office of the secretariat; Mao Tse-tung's personal aide Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Approve 1uu'Fu,f 'L P79 .00827A00030(j e02 torn to Presentation Staff 14 July 1966 YUGOSLAVIA: PARTY PROBLEMS President Tito has set in motion the most drastic shake- up of the Yugoslav regime since 19540with his 1 July ouster of his heir apparent party secretary Alexander Rankovic (Rank-o-vich). A broad reshuffling of government and party officials is probable as conservative elements who shared the outlook of Rankovic are ousted. Already Koca Popovic (Ko-cha Pop-o-vich) has been elected by a special session of parliament to replace Rankovic as vice president of the republic. Popovic has been serving as chairman of a party commission with foreign relations and prior to this appointment served as foreign minister for twelve years. Tito's action against his long-time colleague and old comrade, apparently taken reluctantly, was most likely the first step in a wide-ranging purge of those who have opposed implementation of economic and social reforms; younger and generally more liberal party officials will probably be brought into authority, Approved For Pelease 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Approve_ dory Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDI179827A000300120002-0 Rankovic's removal was based on charges that he had misused his influence over the secret police to hinder implementation of regime policies and to enhance his power. Tito apparently had become alarmed at some of the activities and methods Rankovic was using. Rankovic seemed to be looking ahead to the day when he would legally replace the 74-year-old dictator and was attempting to ensure an unopposed succession. Any such wide-scale shake-up of the party is likely to exacerbate existing nationality rivalries, particularly between the Serbs and Croats. Rankovic's essentially conservative outlook had backing from his fellow Ser- bian Communists who resented the regime's economic pol- icies that benefited the more developed republics of Croatia and Slovenia. The entire question. of Tito's successor has been thrown into doubt: neither of the two remaining party secre- taries, Kardelj (Kar-Dell) nor Vlahovic (Vla-Ho-vich), ha s a strong power base; other possible successors include Crvenkovski (Sir-ven-Kov-ski), who chaired the party commission that investigated Rankovic, and To- dorovic (To-Dor-o-vich), who has been elevated to re- place Rankovic. Approved ForiRelease 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79Tg0827A000300120002-0 but Approved F T 0827A000 U0 to Presentation Staff 14 July 1966 No new ground seems to have been broken by the partici- pants in the Warsaw Pact meetings; probably none of the participants was entirely satisfied with the outcome. Moscow's main aims were (1) to strengthen and re- organize the pact, and (2) to obtain joint statements on European security and Vietnam. The Rumanians, in particular, and probably some of the other Eastern European countries regarded the Russian intentions concerning the pact as dangerous to their freedom of maneuver and independence in bloc affairs. The final communiqu4`1s brief, vague, and only reference to this issue suggests that it remains unresolved; that at best, the contending parties agreed to disagree. The impression is left that Rumanian opposition to Rus- sian demands may have been successful. Over-all, the pact summit meeting, despite months of pre- paratory discussion and several prior intrabloc consul- tations, would appear to have brought forth a mouse. Approved Folr Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP791j00827A000300120002-0 Approved F?r Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79Tp0827A000300120002-0 The USSR could, however, take satisfaction in obtaining the backing of its European allies for the USSR position on Vietnam. The pact's statement on European security largely reit- erated old bromides. WARPACT-2 Approved For F2elease 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00P27A000300120002-0 Approv*edd , NATO IF08273 -0 1" Please return to 14 > Approved For Re Approvedor 'OPY ~W827XLWIQ a0 Please return is 14 Jury sir ign 5/off v De Gaulle's visit went as predicted in terms of practical accomplishments and non-accomplishments. From De Gaulle's point of view, the trip sought to place France in the forefront of nations seeking a European settlement. He did acknowledge during the trip that US still has a role to play--in what he regards primarily a European matter. On. Vietnam, both sides called_again.for an. end to foreign intervention and a return to the 1954 Geneva accords as the basis for settlement. There is n.o indication, how- ever, that agreement was made to launch a joint French- Soviet "initiative" on. Vietnam. Forms of future French-Soviet contact provided for in the joint declaration issued after the trip are: (1) mutual consultations on bilateral and multilateral relations, no provision, yet for frequency and level; (2) establishment of a Paris-Moscow "hot line"; and (3) creation. of a joint commission to oversee fulfillment of scientific and eco- nomic agreements signed during the visit. Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79TOO827A000300120002-0 Approvedr OT9400A000300120002-0 The scientific agreement provides for space cooperation in the following areas: (1) space research which in- cludes Soviet launching of a French satellite (with "technical" matters still to be negotiated); (2) space meteorology including parallel launching of sounding rockets; (3) space communications envisaging continua- tion of the Moln.iya satellite experiments and (4) visits of French scientists to Soviet Academy institutes. (Brezh-nyef) rez nev, who clearly "led" the Soviet delegation., showed little flexibility on Germany. He said the exist- ence of two German states must be accepted as the basis for any East-West discussions on Germany. The concept of a European Security Conference was raised but not pressed by Brezhnev. The chief gains for each side were: Soviet: Acceptance as a "European. in good standing" and the prospect of some access to Western technology under the bilateral agreements signed. FRANCE-2 25X1 Approved For (Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP791~00827A000300120002-0 ApproveFor Pelease 2004/08/31 :CIA-RDP791W27A000300120002-0 France: A demonstration. that steps toward detente in Europe are possible without the US and without a sell-out of West European.--particularly German--interests which would cost them their preten.tion.s to West European leader- ship. Approved For F2elease 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79Tp0827A000300120002-0 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Next 2 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Approved J Rel?ase 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDPI 9TOQ&7AO003000ffOAtCGinIO a 14 July 1966 Please return to f "_ Presentation Staff Communal tensions on the island have risen. Presi- (Mah-Kah-Ree-os) dent Ma arios continues his efforts to: demoralize the Turkish Cypriot community, and sabotage the Greek- Turkish bilateral talks under way in Vienna. As incidents have multiplied on both sides, Makarios twice has clamped restrictions on the movement of (Ni-Koh-Se-Uh) Turkish Cypriots in Nicosia. Turkish Cypriot reaction to the first ban was a further withdrawal from inter- communal cooperation--a move toward the de facto parti- tion desired by the Turkish Cypriot leadership. Ankara's failure to back up its "ultimatum" on June 23 following the second ban has (1) convinced the Greek Cypriots that Turkey will react militarily only if its basic rights on the island are jeopardized, and (2) possibly undermined the confidence of the Turkish Cypriot community that Ankara really intends to protect Turkish Cypriot rights. Month-long UN mediation efforts have failed to resolve a military confrontation over Greek Cypriot road con- (Tree-Pih-Menee) struction in the Trypimeni a ea,some 20 miles northeast Approved For (Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79TP0827A000300120002-0 Approver RtIease 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP r9TQj27A000300120002-0 Makarios reportedly will accept "demilitarizing" the area. However, the Turkish Cypriots are holding out for a number of observation posts to assure that Greek Cypriots do not resume construction. Both Greece and Turkey seem hopeful of success in the current Cyprus talks, but neither has given any indica- tion that it is willing to make significant concessions, any attempt to impose a solution on Makarios will undoubt- edly result in continued frustration. Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79Tg0827A000300120002-0 Approv .:' ~ I " aps AV d For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827 101 014 2 4 Y ease return to J Presentation Staff d`Z 14---July 1966 INDONESIA (Su-hart-o) Army chief General Sumo?s power was significantly strengthened by action of the Indonesian. Congress which ended 6 July. In contrast President Sukarno's position and prestige. suffered a further decline. The congress: (1) reaffirmed Suharto's special execu- tive powers gran.ted by Sukarno last March, (2) revoked Sukarno's life presidency, (3) gave Suharto a mandate to form anew cabinet by mid-August, (4) reaffirmed Suharto's earlier ban on Indonesian. Communist Party and proscription of "Marxism-Leninism", and (5) decreed that elections be held in two years. Suharto has indicated, that he will head -a new cabinet w rich will include five density first ministers and 24 ministers. In this capacity he will be "first amens equals-'LLand.probably- will he named "deputy prime minister" while Sukarno remains as the figurehead prime minister. (Mahl-lik) (Jog-ja-karta) Malik and Sultan of Jogjakarta--Suharto's major colleagues in present cabinet--will remain but specific capacity as yet undefined. Approvecj For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A00Q300120002-0 Approvefd For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827PI000300120002-0 Suharto has domestic job of controlling Indonesia's op- portunistic political factions. Ultimately he may be forced to retain. some authoritarian. elements of Sukarno?s "guided democracy." Government's most urgent problem is getting bankrupt economy back on sound basis. Bilateral talks with creditor nations are still under way to reschedule payments and get aid. Indonesia is applying for readmission to International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Creditor nations agree that problem of Indonesia's inter national debt ($2.5 billion) should be approached multi- laterally. Meeting may be held this fall, but largest creditor--USSR--cannot be expected to attend. Suharto and his team have been trying to return. Indonesia to a "free an.d active" foreign policy. They have resumed friendly relations with West, they hope to be back in. United Nations by September, and they have disengaged from Sukarno's pro-Peking policy. 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A00P300120002-0 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Approved Foope 8200OCI 00120002-0 RECORD C DP Y Please return to 14 July Phfi$%tjon Staff, Britain and Rhodesia are still at loggerheads. The British seem willing to give Rhodesia legal inde- pendence under minority white rule provided: (1) Rho- desians first return briefly to nominal British sover- eignty and (2) promise steady advances for Africans after, independence. Rhodesia refuses to end rebellion until Britain spells out clearly what kind of concessions are expected toward Rhodesian Africans. Premier Smith and the Rhodesians ap- parently are prepared to make some minor concessions to Africans if the tempo of the advances of the Africans is under control of the Rhodesian whites. Britain thinks a few more months of economic sanctions will soften the Rhodesians' stand. However, sanctions are unlikely to have marked economic effects within that short time. Most of the Rhodesian whites seem ready to live at a lower economic level rather than surrender their power to the African majority in the foreseeable future. Approved Fo( Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00427A000300120002-0 Approved F :)r Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00 I%W Africans will not accept any settlement unless it guaran- tees majority rule before independence. However, neither the Rhodesian Africans nor the other African governments has the power to upset any agreement between Britain and the rebel regime. Other African governments would be extremely bitter toward the West if Britain "sold out" in Rhodesia. Several would probably leave the Commonwealth. Approved For (Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T0082 'A000300120002-0 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0 Next 7 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2004/08/31 : CIA-RDP79T00827A000300120002-0