CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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December 18, 1959
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[1 State Department review completed Approved For Ruse 20 75AOQ 00410001-3 } Oo.CUME*T No. Vl NO CHARGE IN CLASS, '6tl CLASS, Cf,.4N,6ii1 To, TS i $ NEXT R..V1PWY lsAtsl O&Ti JUN 198 at YftW$ r~ Oor 18 December 1959 Copy No. 25X1 b5 25X1 -1 TELL16 -1 -1 C .40.1 E.J F Approved For Release 20M P : qSM75A004800410001-3 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO04800410001-3 Next 2 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO04800410001-3 ~oo~o~~~~~\o\\~oo~oooo~ooooo~o~~oo~~o~~~~o~ooo~~~~o~oo~~~~~~~~o~oo~oo~~oo~~ooo~oooo~oo~oooo~~~~~oo~ooo~o~~ooooo~~~oo~~ooooooooo~o~~~~ooo~~~~~oo~ooooo Approved For R e 2003/01/29 :CIA-RDP79T00975 ($00410001-3 25 ;` V 01 25X1 II 04 Israel: Prime Minister Ben-Gurion, whose Mapai party increased its plurality in the 3 November election, has suc- ceeded in organizing a broad coalition, on terms which in- crease his control over the cabinet. The same parties par- ticipated in the previous coalition, and no new policy trends appear likely. The new government's offer of nonaggression pacts to the Arab states and its proposal for regional disarma- ment are certain to be rejected by the Arabs: Morocco: strains between the royal palace and the left- ists wh d ina a Morocco's cabinet have been brought to a head by the suspension earlier this week of the principal left- ist newspaper and arrest of two of its editors for criticizing the police and persons close to King Mohamed V. Efforts will probably be made to avoid a showdown until after President Eisenhower's visit, but Premier Ibrahim, who presumably sanctioned the press campaign against the palace, has been placed in a difficult position 10 25XT` 1011 25X 25X:1 ruary 1960. Further negotiations will probably take lace while King Baudouin is in the Congo. 25X'1 Nepal-Czechoslovakia: Katmandu intends to announce the 25X1 (Page 3) ?--- Belgian Como: Brussels' announced willingness to ac- celerate the formation of a federal Congolese government may provide the basis for a compromise with nationalist leaders who are currently boycotting local elections in the Congo. Lo- cal demands for "immediate" independence, however, have prompted a warning by one group that the lower Congo may at- tempt to secede from the colony on 1 January unless elections for a Congolese assembly are moved up from August to Feb- establishment of diplomatic relations with Czechoslovakia within two weeks, Relations with Malaya will be announced at the same time. The move apparently reflects Prime Mini ter Koirala's policy of expanding Nepal's foreign relations and maintaining a balance between Western and bloc contacts. Until 18 Dec 59 DAILY BRIEF ii ana I ml~ 1110, 1 ~i 1811, MR, 25X1`` Approved For R se 2003/01/29 CIA-RDP79T00975 (00410001-3 \\ g g, "`ilations with Poland were announced on 25 November, Nepal's only bloc ties were with Moscow and Peiping. Re- lations with Czechoslovakia will give the bloc an additional channel for further economic aid to Nepal; F7 I III0 THE WEST NUh *Haiti: The Haitian cabinet resigned on 17 December af- ter a hewed discussion over an internal jurisdictional prob- lem. The resignations have been accepted by President Du- valier. This cabinet crisis is symtomatic of the problems facing the weak regime of dictator Duvalier. There is as et no information on the composition of a new cabinet. is IV. SIGNIFICANT INTELLIGENCE REPORTS AND ESTIMATES A W, SIONE (Available during the preceding week) Prospects for Iraq. SNIE 36,2-5-59, 15 Dec 594 18 Dec 59 DAILY BRIEF Approved For Rele se 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975 004800410001-3 25X1 25 25 25 1 25 25 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO04800410001-3 Approved For Release 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO04800410001-3 25X1 Approved For R1 e c 2003101129 ? CIA-RRP79T009MAO 11. ASIA-AFRICA Coalition Government Organized in Israel The government coalition which Prime Minister Ben- Gurion has presented to the Israeli Knesset, following six weeks of negotiation, includes the five parties in the previous coalition. The left-wing Achdut Haavoda and Mapam parties were included at the last minute after they reached a compro- mise with the prime minister on the issue of collective cab- inet responsibility. Ben-Gurion has resented independent stands taken in the past by these left-wing partners, and last July he dissolved the coalition when Achdut Haavoda and Mapam members refused to resign after opposing the government's decision to sell arms to West Germany. As presented by Ben-Gurion on 16 Decem- ber, the new coalition agreement stipulates that an opposing vote or an abstention on a government motion is tantamount to resignation. This automatic procedure for dealing with defections, to- gether with the coalition's broad base of support, increases the prime minister's control over the cabinet. His government would not necessarily fall even if both left-wing parties should oppose him on an issue; Together they command only 16 of the 86 Knesset members who support the coalition, while the total number of seats in the assembly is 120. Ben-Gurion's moderate Mapai (labor) party increased its plurality from 40 to 47 seats in the 3 November election. No radical change in either domestic or foreign policy is likely. Israel has announced that it plans to propose regional disarmament and substitution of nonaggression treaties for the armistice agreements with its Arab neighbors. The Israeli ro- posals are certain to be rejected by the Arabs. Approved For Release 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO04800410001-3 18 Dec 59 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 2 25X1 Approved For R ase 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975A004 00410001-3 New Political Crisis May Be Imminent in Morocco Strains between the royal palace and leftists in the Moroccan cabinet who are backed by the National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP) have been brought to a head by the arrest of the director and editor of the UNFP's daily news- paper At Tahrir for criticizing the police and persons close to King Mohamed V. The paper has been indefinitely sus- pended, but the UNFP--formed last September as a patriotic movement and not a political party- -apparently is preparing to issue another Arabic-language daily under the name of Er Rai Alam, The press campaign was part of the UNFP leaders' long-standing effort to have army and police forces sub- ordinated to the appropriate ministries. rather than to the palaces an issue underlying the fall of the rightist Balafrej cabinet last year. The campaign presumably was sanctioned by Premier Abdallah Ibrahim, who is strongly supported by the UNFP but whose connections with the organization are not yet clear. UNFP leaders apparently were encouraged last fall when the King did not endorse recommendations of the crown prince, who is also army chief of staff, and other rightist groups that the army be used to suppress the leftists. Having created five battalions of elite troops, which he hopes to have equipped with American.arms, the crown prince asked last week for a clandestine shipment of $600,000 worth of American arms to be distributed to loyal elements of the population. This plea was subsequently strongly endorsed by the King. Efforts will probably be made to avoid a showdown until after President Eisenhower's visit to Casablanca on 22 Decem- ber, but Ibrahim- -whose government was installed a year ago as a stopgap measure--has been placed in a difficult position.] Approved For Release 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO04800410001-3 18 Dec 59 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 3 25X1 25X1 25X1 New Moves in Belgian Congo Political Crisis Brussels' announced willingness in principle to accel- erate the formation of a federal Congo government may pro- vide the basis for a compromise with nationalist leaders on a timetable, for Congolese independence. In Leopoldville, however, a spokesman for the Abako party stated that unless the date of elections for a Congolese assembly is moved up to this coming February, the Abako-dominated Lower Congo area will attempt to secede from the Congo on 1 January. While the threat may represent a bargaining position rather than an ultimatum, it underscores the gulf which remains between Brussels and the nationalists. Tension will con- tinue high unless a compromise is reached, and further vio- lence could result from local elections which are being held over nationalist opposition. Belgium's Congo Minister de Schrijver- -following recent consultations with Congolese leaders- -announced on, 16 Decem- ber several significant shifts from Brussels' earlier declara- tions. He assured Congolese political leaders that they would be included, along with representatives of the Belgian parlia- ment and other Congolese elements, in the round-table confer- ence scheduled for mid-January. The purpose of the confer- ence would be to achieve general agreement on institutional structure, powers of the institutions, and the electoral system at the provincial and national levels. Meanwhile, Belgian concern over the Congo situation is also pointed up by King Baudouin's sudden departure for the Congo on 16 December. He was well received there during a tour in 19559 and Brussels apparently hopes that his pres- ence there now will help ease the tension, at least for the re- mainder of the election period. F7 I Approved For Release 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO04800410001-3 18 Dec 59 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 4 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO04800410001-3 Approved For Release 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO04800410001-3 I Approved For Ruse 2037U1729 : - 00410001-3 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 Director, Gffice of Defense and Civilian Mobilization Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Special Assistant for Security Gperations Coordination Chairman, 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 Secrets ry 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 The Secretary of Commerce Federal Bureau of Investigation The Director Atomic Energy Commission The Chairman National Security Agency The Director National Indications Center The Director 25X1 Approved For Re ease 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T00975A004800 10001-3 25X1 jrhi- x ce~~~ /// l ~ Approved For Rele 20 ~' : 975A0(00410001-3 r Ir- ;Oojr oor