CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: November 23, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONTENTS
1. CLOSER SOVIET-AFGHAN RELATIONS PROBABLE
RESULT OF TRIBAL ASSEMBLY (page 3)0
20 EXECUTION OF GEORGIAN POLICE OFFICIALS (page 4)0
30 BRAZILIAN CONGRESS BLOCKS CAFE'S RETURN TO
PRESIDENCY (page 5).
4. BRITAIN PROPOSES NEW FORMULA FOR CYPRUS (page 6)
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
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1. CLOSER SOVIET-AFGHAN:RELATIONS PROBABLE
RESULT OF TRIBAL ASSEMBLY
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ghan prime minister Daud has been
strengthened and has been given con-
iderable freedom in foreign policy by
he Grand Assembly of the Tribes, which
nded in Kabul on 20 November.
he assembly approved Daud's demands
or independence of the Pushtoon areas
of Pakistan and advised the government to strengthen na-
tional defense "by any possible ways and means" with any
material which is "honorably procurable. Since American
military aid to Pakistan was blamed for upsetting the bal-
ance of power between the two countries, approval was im-
plied for Daud to obtain support from the Soviet bloc.
Some assembly objections to receiving
weapons from the Soviet bloc were silenced by references
to arms negotiations with the bloc by Moslem Egypt and the
Saudi Arabian "custodians of the holy places." King Zahir
Shah apparently did not make effective use of President
Eisenhower's letter offering assistance in reconciling Afghan=
Pakistani differences and thus failed to check Daud's Soviet-
oriented proposals.
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Daud may make a inal attempt to bargain
with the West. If not immediately successful, he is.likel
to extend his negotiations with the Soviet bloc.
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2. EXECUTION OF GEORGIAN POLICE OFFICIALS
The execution of six and imprison-
ment of two former security officials
of the Georgian Republic appear to.
be another step in the discrediting of
the extralegal and arbitrary use of police power which
characterized the. Stalin regime and was epitomized by
L. P. Beria. Soviet prosecutormgenerai Rudenko con-
ducted the prosecution, thus lending Kremlin authority
to the proceedings. The accused were charged with help-
ing Beria and using illegal prosecution methods.
Of the eight men involved, the most
prominent were former Georgian security chiefs A. N.
Rapava and N. M. Rukhadze. Rapava appears to have
been a protege of Beria, but Rukhadze has long been con-
sidered one of the leaders of an anti?Beria faction in
Georgia. Rukhadze was removed in June 1952 and Rapava
in July 1953. Thus it would appear that the linking of these
people to Beria was a pretext to try them publicly. The
trial may have been intended only as a warning to the po-
lice and as reassurance to the populace that present.em-
phasis on legality will continue.
On the other hand,, such a trial could have
the effect of reminding Soviet citizens as well as high offi-
cials that individuals found guilty of serious political crimes
will still be executed.
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3. BRAZILIAN CONGRESS BLOCKS CAFE'S RETURN TO
PRESIDENCY
The Brazilian Congress' resolution of
22 November against Joao Cafe Filho's
resumption of office, not made under
the constitutional provision for impeach-
ment, represented the legislature's insistence that the leave
of absence granted the president for reasons of health on
8 November should be continued. Support for the resolution
from two parties which opposed President-elect Kubitschek
in the 3 October election probably, indicates a widespread
desire in Brazil for an end. to the uncertainties which have
surrounded the presidency in the past two weeks
Those opposing the inauguration of
Kubitschek next January may move to contest the consti-
tutionality of Congress' resolution before the Federal
Supreme Court.
reportedly giving only grudging support.
the armed forces, although the navy and the air force are
Congress' insistence on retaining Act-
ing President Nereu Ramos in office has the support of War
Minister General Lott and probably the dominant group in
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4. BRITAIN PROPOSES NEW FORMULA FOR CYPRUS
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.ptance of a new formula for Cyprus
,r which Britain would offer to grant
de measure of self-government now,
and to consider self-determination when self-governing in-
stitutions have been proved. capable of safeguarding .the in-
terests of all sections of the Cypriot community. Britain
has indicated, however, that any ultimate self-determination
would have to take into consideration not only the wishes of
the Cypriots, but the strategic interests of parties to East-
ern Mediterranean defense treaties.
The proposed formula shows. ;the de-
sire of the British. to'r.e-establish, law and order by interest-
ing the Cypriots in self-government. The proposal to post-
pone discussion of the colony's future, however, suggests
that the British see no possibility of an immediate solution
of the dispute. This is in part due to the unwillingness of
the British military to jeopardize further the security of
their Middle East headquarters being established on Cyprus.
London, moreover, is aware that Turkey remains implacably
opposed to any change in the status of Cyprus.
Neither the Greek government nor Cypriot
nationalist leader Archbishop Makarios is likely to agree to
Britain's proposal. Acceptance now would probably lead to
the defeat of the Karamanlis government in the Greek national
elections next spring. Similarly, Makarios would probably
forfeit leadership of the Cypriot enosis movement if he agreed
to any proposal that failed to promise early self-determination.
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(Information as of 1700, 22 November)
New incidents continue to occur on
both the Israeli-Egyptian and Israeli-Jordanian borders
The Israeli radio noted on 21 November that terrorist
attacks, which it called "part of an organized campaign
of guerrilla war," have occurred with "disturbing regu-
larity" since 5 November.
Such a series of incidents has been
followed in the past by an Israeli "retaliatory" raid, and
there is no reason to believe that Israel's policy in this
respect has changed. As yet the massing of Israeli re-
serve forces which usually precedes a raid against Egypt
has not been reported. A -raid against Jordan, however,
might not involve extensive troop movements
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