CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: October 13, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

13 October 1959
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13 October 1959
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Indonesia: The major political parties are opposed to the
government's recent decree limiting the autonomy of regional
governments. They apparently hope to use it as a test case
during the present parliamentary session to define parliamentary
versus executive powers under the new constitution. The gov-
ernment is taking steps to limit criticism of the decree.
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Belgium: A serious treasury crisis and growing uncer-
tainty over the viability of the Congo program have aggravated
the precarious position of Prime Minister Eyskens' coalition,
The governments faced. with mounting financial difficulties in the
Congo, for the first time in history has found it necessary to sub-
sidize the Congo budget in the face of Belgium's weak financial
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position. Moreover, there are increasing indications of native
hostility to the territorial elections scheduled for December.
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Cyprus: Archbishop Makarios and General Grivas have con-
cluded their three-day talks on the island, of Rhodes with a com-
muniqud consisting largely of vague generalities which soft-
edaled their differences. In promoting the talks., Grivas saw
he chance to enhance his political prestige in Greece. Makarios
robably has been able to avoid any commitments to Grivas which
ould seriously limit his freedom of action. However issues
hich separate the two men apparently persist.
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 II. ASIA-AFRICA
Indonesian Political Parties Oppose Sukarno Decree
All major Indonesian political parties, with the Communists
in the forefront, oppose a presidential decree of 7 September lim-
iting local autonomy. In addition to opposing the substance of the
decree, the parties apparently also hope to use it as a test case
during the present parliamentary session to define parliamentary
versus executive powers under the changed constitution. Commu-
nist labor leaders are reported considering a nationwide protest
strike, even though such action would be illegal and. would provoke
army retaliation]
The decree abolishes most of the local autonomy extended by
parliamentary law in 1957 and restores to the central government
direct responsibility for the provinces through the county level.
These changes, if effected in December as planned, would further
diminish party influence which has already been reduced at the
national level by the return to the 1945 constitution last July.
Parliament reconvened on 1. October, and, despite a cabinet
announcement that the decree will not be submitted to parliament
for approval, will probably debate the measure. Party leaders
fear the development of a constitutional interpretation by which
parliament would lose substantial authority over legislation and be
subordinated to the executive. Unless parliament can seriously
embarrass the cabinet on the decree, however, and. thereby induce
government concessions, its protests are unlikely to be effective.
The interior minister has stated that the present parliament
is not competent to debate a presidential decree, apparently hint-
ing that significant bills will be submitted to the legislature only
after the formation of the People's Congress--the legislative body
provided for under the 1945 constitution, The Congress, on which
the cabinet has promised. "early" action, apparently will be com-
posed of some members of the present elected parliament plus
functional and regional representatives appointed by Sukarno.
Meanwhile, the army has taken some steps, such as canceling a
national conference of regional government officials, to limit crit-
icism of the decree outside parliament.
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financial and Congo Problems Shake Belgian Coalition
A serious treasury cris.i;. and growing uncertainty over the
viability of its. Congo program have aggravated the precarious po-
sition of Belgian Prime Minister Eyskens' coalition, If the So-
cialists succeed in calling an extraordinary session of parliament
on Congo policy this. week, the resulting debate could bring down
the government. In any case, American Embassy observers- in
Brussels consider it problematical how much longer the Social
Christian - Liberal coalition can survive its "internal contradic-
tionsa"
At a cabinet session on 7 October, the government left un-
resolved Belgium's long-term financial problems in the Congo, but
decided to underwrite the 1959 Congo budget to the extent of
$100,0002000. This is the first time in Belgian history that a
subsidy has been required for the Congo. It will aggravate the
existing Belgian deficit, which :is expected to lead, to a major
treasury crisis before the end of the year. The Liberals are
committed to deserting the coalition rather than voting the taxes
needed. to meet the crisis.
Another complication facing the coalition is the evidence of
increased Congolese hostility toward the program of accelerated
political development announced by Brussels last January, Prom-
inent Congolese nationalists have already denounced as undemocrat-
ic the elections for the proposed territorial councils scheduled. for
December.
Congo Minister de Schrijve:r is expected to issue a "clarifica-
tion" of the Congo political program later this week. If this fails
to satisfy the Congolese as well as domestic critics of the program,
he will probably be in serious trouble only a little over a month
after taking office. Although the Socialist opposition is still sup-
porting a nonpartisan policy on the Congo, it is anxious to estab-
lish a position of confidence with the Congolese in the event the
present coalition should fall,
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Cyprus
The recent meetings on Rhodes between Archbishop Ma-
karios and former EOKA leader General Grivas appear to have
resulted in a victory for Makarios and added prestige for Grivas,
The communique issued. at the end of the three-day conference
called for renewed unity and. cooperation in the establishment of
an independent Cypriot :republic,, but failed to mention specific
issues which have increasingly separated the two men.
The Archbishop thus returns to Cyprus with enhanced prestige
in the Greek Cypriot community for having re-established outward
unity. Grivas' full acceptance of the London Agreements---even
though he had previously "dissociated" himself from them--will
do much to destroy the position of the hard-core Greek Cypriot
nationalists who have consistently refused to accept anything less
than "enosis"--union with Greece.
Grivas' major benefits appear to stem from acceptance by
Makarios of his right to be consulted on important issues involv-
ing Cyprus, implied by the holding of the meeting itself, and the
political prestige which he has secured through publicity connected
with the meeting.
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
Scientific Adviser to the President
Director of the Budget
Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Special Assistant for Foreign Economic Policy
Executive Secretary, National Security Council
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Administration
The Counselor
Director, International Cooperation Administration
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of Defense
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
The Director, The Joint Staff
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of Army
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Department of Commerce
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Atomic Energy Commission
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