CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 23, 2002
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• Publication Date: October 10, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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I. THE. COMMUNIST BLOC
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Khxushchev is s-a'id to have urged that Peiping re-
frain from public statements on the border issue, The Chinese,
who apparently accepted. these recommendations., in fact have
not publicly criticized New Delhi since mid-September, Chou
En-lei's message on 6 October to Nehru playing down the border
issue as- a mere episode in an "age-old friendship" is, the latest
indication that Peiping hopes to create an atmosphere of recon-
ciliation, The Chineseg however, have given no indication of
willingness to accept Nehru's condition for talks by evacuating
their forces from areas claimed. by Nehru to be Indian territory
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Communist China: A recent: article by a leading Chinese
Communist party official contains the regime's most explicit
admission of wides-pread discontent with the party .leadership.
The article seems to be mainly addressed to the lower ranksq
but its warning against. "individualism" on the part of high-
ranking party members may be directed. at some of central
committee and politburo rank. Former Defense Minister Peng
Te-huai and his ex-chief of staff' seem to be particularly vul-
nerable. Bath men were absent from Peiping's 10th anniver-
sar celebration on 1 October and have not a eared since.
Communist China - UARa Peiping apparently does not want
a diplomatic break with Cairo but has warned the UAR to stop
"fabricating rumors and slanders" about Communist China, In
its first public comment since the recent UAR attack--precip-
itated by Syrian- Communist leader Bakdash's speech in Peiping--
the official New China News Agency categorically .denied. Cairo's
press charges on 8 October that the Chinese ambassador had
been recalled and that the UAR ]Embassy in Peiping is being
harassed., Citing the "friendship of the Chinese people to peo-
ple in the UAR," the Chinese broadcast advised UAR newspapers
to stop their anti-Chinese. campaign, While the Chinese apparently
wish to avoid public recriminationsy they are likel to respond
vigorously to anv further UAR press attacks.
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III. THE. WEST
United Nations [Ambassador Lodge estimates "pessimistically'
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Ghana -Soviet B1ocA .Ghana probably influenced in part by
Guinea?s example, appears, to be giving its neutralist policy a
new emphasis by developing mop?e active relations with the Sino-
Soviet bloc. Although the USSR now is the .only bloc country with
a diplomatic mission in Accra serious consideration apparently
is being given to an early exchange of ambassadors- with Peiping.
timated at 80, a figure expected. to increase next year,
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Total bloc personnel in Ghana--including the existing PolishQ
Czech; and East German permanent trade missions--nowt
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Peiping Continues- Campaign Against Domestic Critics,
An article by an alternate member of the Chinese Commu-
nist party's secretariat in the official People's Daily on ~8 ~ep-
tember contains the- regime?s most explicit admixs.ion of wide-
spread. diecontent with the party leaders-hip The article seems
to be addres-s,ed mainly to the lawer ranks but contains a warn-
ing to "high-ranking functionaries," against "individualis.mr"
The writer specifically attacks "unit" leaders who object
to party interference and. attempt to turn their spheres of re-
sponsibility into "independent ki.ngdomsa" These comrades he
continues say that the party should assume only "political and.
ideological" and. not "organizational" lead.ershipa Calling this-
attitude aserious, political mis,take~ the writer states. that the
party must completely expose this point of view and deal those
who espouse it a "determined b],ow4" dome of these charges are
similar to those made in 1954 preceding the purge of two high-
ranking party leaders,
The article concludes with 'the most effusive praise of Ma.o
Tse-tong of the past year, This, strong defense of Mao and. his,
policies--following similar efforts, in the past few months--
points up the widespread, criticism of the leaders,hip9 both within
and. outside the party, which resulted from the "leap forward"
and. commune programso
This- article illustrates, again the intention of Mao and. the
"party-machine" leaders to maintain their domination of the
party by threatening and. punishing their critics-, At the highest
levels of the partyg former Defense Minis-ter Peng Te-huai and
his- ex-chief of staff seem to be particularly vulnerable to the
kind of criticism contained in this- article, Both men were ab-
sent from Peiping's 10th annivers,ar celebration on 1 October
and have not appeared s.incea
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Ghana Expanding Relations, With Bloc
Ghana now appears to be implementing its, long-professed
policy of "positive neutralism and nonalignment" in a more ac-
tive manner as, far as its relations with the Sino-Soviet bloc are
concerned, Motivated apparently by an increasing interest in
exploring the possibilities of bloc economic and technical aid as
well as by a desire not to appea~;? appreciably less "neutra.list"
than Guineas the Nkrumah regime is exhibiting increased recep-
tivity toward bloc efforts to promote contacts, These efforts
have been progressively intensified since late 19580
Although the Soviet Embassy established in August is the
only bloc diplomatic mission in .Accra at present, Prune Min-
ister Nk.rumah has apparently bE,en giving serious consideration
to an early exchange of ambassadors with Communist Chinao An
announcement to this effect may possibly be made in connection
with the current visit to Peiping of a Ghanaian trade and goad-will
missiono :Since its independence. in 195'l9 Ghana leas held that it
!'inherited" recognition of Peiping from Britain and has consistently
voted in the UN against pas.tponement of the Chinese representation
is,sueo GuineaQs decision to establish diplomatic relations with
Communist China was announced on 4 Octobero
Meanwhile the European satellites--especially East Germany9
Czechoslovakia, and. Poland, which have permanent trade missions
in Accra spearhead the bloc?s d~?:ive in Ghanaa Their representa-
tives~ including trade delegates and technicians now account for
over 60 of the estimated 8Q bloc personnel resident in Ghanao
Most of the Communist-bloc countries send periodic special del-
egations, which have offs-red technie~l assistance and conducted
industrial feasibility surveyso The East Germans$ striving for
international recogni,tion9 have been particularly active? Last
month they induced Ghana to sign agreements providing for the
training of 50 Ghanaian students in East German universities,Q
technical schools,, and factorieso
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III. THE WEST
Security Council. Contest May Result in Deadlock
Che close contest between Turkey and Poland for the UN
Security Council seat now occupied by Japan may result in a
deadlock and the emergence of a neutral dark-horse candidate--
probably from the Asian-African bloc. Ambassador Lodge esti-
mates that Poland thus far has atwo-vote lead over Turkey, with
neither having the necessary two-thirds majority. Even with 11
votes which may switch to TurkE~y on the second or third ballot,
Turkey will not have the 54-plus votes needed. Voting is by se-
cret ballot
any UN members, now committed to Poland, might have
supported Turkey if its candidacy had been announced sooner.
In addition to Communist support, Poland has the backing of
many UN members who consider this council seat allocated to
Eastern Europe, .Six Latin American members are supporting
Poland for this reason. Other rriembers claim they do not under-
stand the United States' strong o;position to Poland in view of
the "present detente" between Moscow and Washington
Balloting begins on 12 October, and it is possible that as
many as 30 ballots will be required before the issue is resolved,
In 1955, when a contest occurred between the Philippines and
Yugoslavia, 34 ballots were insufficient to resolve the problem,
and the two countries divided the two-vear term hPt~PPn them ~
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Bolivian President Plans Ultim