CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 2, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONTENTS
, 1. RESTRICTIONS ON FIRING GIVEN CHINESE NATIONALIST
ARTILLERY ON QUEMOYS
(~r) 3. FRANCE SEEN STEPPING UP TEMPO OF ALGERIAN
OPERATIONS
4. FRENCH-TUNISIAN RELATIONS
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1. RESTRICTIONS ON FIRING GIVEN CHINESE
NATIONALIST ARTILLERY ON QUEMOYS
American officials comment that if the heavy Communist
firing of 24 June was for the purpose of discouraging indis-
criminate Nationalist firing at fishing boats, merchant ships,
and villages, it has apparently had this effect.
Artillery fire in the Quemoy area has
slackened. Since 27 June, Nationalist artillery has not fired
and the Communists have fired only afew rounds, most of
them propaganda leaflet shells.
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3_. FRANCE SEEN STEPPING UP TEMPO OF
ALGERIAN OPERATIONS
Comment
The heavy support the French Socialist
Party has just voted for a continuation of
the strong policy in Algeria will encourage Bourges-Maunoury's
emphasis on pacification prior to a political settlement. A new
drive has been begun to clear rebel influence from the moun-
tainous region north of Constantine so that a "pilot zone" can
be established to permit political reforms at the local level.
Bourges-Mauanoury'Q- aim is to hold local erection .nd to work
out a new statute for Algeria which would permit some local
autonomy. The government has no intention, however, of re-
linquishing control over the area.
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4 FRENCH-TUNISIAN RELATIONS
The French decision last week to with-
draw a substantial number of troops
from Tunisia should contribute to the
detente which has been developing in
French-Tunisian relations since mid
June. Tunisian premier Bourghiba now
may be willing to take stronger measures
against Algerian militants in Tunisia, and
if new incidents between the French and Tunisians can be
avoided, French credits may again become available to Tunis
in the near future.
Paris has, decided to shift a division of
between 10,000 and 15,000 French troops to the Algerian side
of the Tunisian frontier and to regroup at the Bizerte base
and five other points the remainder of its 25,000 ground forces
in. Tunisia, as well as 10,000 naval and air force personnel.
The American embassy in Tunis believes the movements con-
templated will reduce but not eliminate the danger of further
clashes between French troops and armed Tunisians. The
French action apparently falls considerably short of Bourghiba's
demand that all French forces in Tunisia be concentrated in the
Bizerte area--a condition which still must be met, he indicated
on 27 June, before he will enter into negotiations with France
for a common defense arrangement.
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5. BURMA TO EXTEND CONTRACTS OF SOVIET
AGRICULTURAL TECHNICIANS
The Burmese government decided in mid-
June to extend all Soviet agricultural tee
nical assistance projects until 1960, u
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government as already extended for one year the contracts
of the 22 Soviet agricultural experts, which would have ex
pired in November, and Soviet-developed agricultural projects
have been assigned top priority under Prime Minister Nu's re-
vised four-year plan.
Burma is reported highly pleased with the
over-all performance of Soviet technicians, as projects under
their supervision are moving satisfactorily.
Comment The Soviet agricultural team's main ef-
forts seem to be concentrated on the con-
struction of a complex of dams for irrigation of arid sections
of upper Burma. At least one of the projects in this program
has been judged impracticable by American engineers.
The completion of the Soviet program will
fulfill an important agricultural need in Burma, and will go far
toward making up for Burma's earlier dissatisfaction over its
barter trade with the USSR. In addition, the Soviets seem to
have made a good impression with some of their other projects,
notably the technological institute which they will soon complete
in Rangoon.
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