CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A004700330001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 8, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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t3 October 1959
DAILY E-RIEF
Ip%'IjHE COMMUNIST BLOC
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Cambodiap Prince Sihanouk has called on Cambodians
to "choose between" his own leadership and rebel leaders
Sam Sary and Son Ngoc Thanh whop he charges, are sup-
ported by "certain foreign powers" and advocate alignment
with SEATOa Sihanouk said that if he wins the as yet un-
scheduled referendums any nation which continues to sup-
port the rebel leaders "will be considered a nation hostile
to the Cambodian people?" The announcement follows a pub-
lic trial of supporters of the ak>ortive coup last spring by Dap
Chhuons in which both- Sam Sary and Son Ngoc Thanh were in-
volved, Sihanouk had also accused Thailand and South Viet-
nam of supporting the coup, The public revival of these charges
threatens to renew dissension Toetween Cambodia and, its neigh-
Laosn Rebel harassment and propaganda activities con-
tinued in widespread areas of ]Laos during the past few daysa
;Skirmishes and concentrations of rebel groups are reported in
l~ southern Laosa Aircraft on a resupply mission to Lao troops
surrounded at Muong Son in western Sam Neua Frovince were
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sub?ected to rebel mortar fire on 5 October,
Watch Committee conclusion--Laos Dissident activity
has remained at a low levelA 'The dissidents however with
probable North- Vietnamese as;yistance, continue to have the
objective of establishing themselves in a strong position which
they .could use as the basis for political bar ainin or-for the
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Ceylon: Prime Minister Da~hanayake, in hip first official
conversation with the American ambassador on 6 Octoberp made
a bid for American supportp Dahanayake commented critically on
certain Communist-bloc actions .and. said he wished, to work cTgsely
with the West, He also felt it a mistake for Ceylon to have taken
over British military bases on the island, and said he hoped he
could find a way to undo the effects of this error, Da,hanayake,
who is not yet assured of a working majority in Parliament, will
probably move slowly, however9 in makin an than es in order
not to ante onize nationalistic elements,
*Lebanon: President Shihab, succumbing to pressures from
religious sects not represented in the former four-man cabinet,
on 7 October reshuffled and doubled the size of the cabineto Again
headed by Prime Minister Ka.rami, the new cabinet includes rep-
resentatives of several additional religious groups, Shihab will
probably be unable to keep the tight control he formerly exercised
over the cabinet,
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The attempted assassination of Qasim has resulted m intensified
security measures and may be f~allowed by numerous arrests of
Watch Committee conclusion--Middle East Situations sus
ceptib e of direct exploitation by Sino-Soviet bloc action which
would jeopardize US interests exist in the Middle East particu-
larly in Iraq and Iran. The situation in Iraq continues to be tens
suspected antiregime elements. .Although efforts are being made
to maintain order, further attempts against Qasim are possible
and factional strife may break out. In these circumstancesp di~
rect UAR involvement in Iraq, with a consequent increase in the
danger of broader hostilities in 'the area, is possible
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Cambodian Leader Proclaims Referendum
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Cambodian Premier Sihanouk has, proclaimed. a people's
referendum to choose between his- leadership, based on a policy
of neutrality, and that of dissident leaders, .Sam Sary and. Son
Ngoc Thanh, "who advocate Ca:mbodia's membership in SEATOa'
Sihanouk has announced he will resign in favor of a "neutral"
premier during the as yet unde~yignated referendum period, and
has promised. to go into exile or submit to trial if the vote goes
against him Victory is a foregone conclusion, and Sihanouk, in
a move to forestall charges, of a rigged. vote, proposes that the
referendum be organized. under the supervision of the Interna-
tional Control Commission (ICC:) and. of observers from "those
foreign powers which have supported Sam Sary and. Son Ngoc
Thanh q"
The referendum announcerrient follows a recent public trial
of accomplices of dissident General Dap Chhuon, who lost his,
life in an abortive coup against Sihanouk last spring, The trial,
which resulted. in 16 death verdicts including in absentia sentences
for .Sam Sary and ,Son Ngoc Thanh, rehashed evidence of support
of the coup by South Vietnam and, to a lesser extent, Thailand.,
Aside from the referendum's inherent. advantages of rallying
further popular support, Sihano~u,k's primary aim apparently is to
stigmatize external support of the dissident "Free Cambodia"
movemento He has warned that if he wins, any nation which con-
tinues- to abet the treasonable activities of Sam ;Sary and Son Ngoc
Thanh "will lose the friendship of the people of Cambodia,'' Sihanouk
apparently is convinced that South Vietnam has not only continued
to support the Cambodian dissidents but has recently stepped up its
intrigues to a dangerous, level, Sihanouk's course is likely to an-
tagonize South Vietnam and. couldbring a revival of dissension between
Cambodia and its neighbors, which the Communists could again ex-
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continuing small-scale
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clashes in wi e y sca ere are;~.s. an o.Communist efforts., par-
ticularly in southern Laosx to build. a potential for guerrilla
warfare through recruitment of new personnel and. the occasional
seizure of arms, The Laotian Government is concerned espe-
cially over reports of concentrations of rebel forces in Cham-
passak9 Attopeu~ and Saravane provinces because the area is
only lightly held and the army cannot spare units, now employed.
in the north ~
Sam Neua Province, Communist elements which for some
weeks have been in the vicinity of the government post at Nluong
San are reported to have begun attacking the post on 5-6 Octoberp
Aircraft on a resupply mission to Lao troops surrounded at Muong
Son were subjected to rebel mortar fire on 5 Octobero In the
northeastern part of the provin