CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: January 20, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
20 January 1960
DAILY BRIEF
I, THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR-Cubaq ~In an effort to focus increased attention on
the opening of the Soviet exposition in Havana on 30 January,
Moscow plans to send Deputy Premier Mikoyan to the inaugu-
.xaton._ceremony and is arranging a number of performances
by prominent Soviet artists, The American ambassador in
Mexico reports close liaison there between the Cuban and So-
viet embassies, with renewal of di lomatic relations a nossi-
.I I, ASIA-AFRI
southeast Asiae Malayan Prime Minister Abdul Rahrnan
is pushing for a meeting this year of Southeast Asia's political
leaders in an effort to organize formally his proposed Southeast
scan Friendship and Economic Treaty Organization- (SEAFET),
terest in Malaya's proposals has been expressed by the Philip-
, pines, ,South Vietnam, Thailand
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enthusiastic, Rahman is thinking in terms of a nonpolitical and
nonmilitary grouping with economic and. cultural aims
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IsraelQ Israel has decided that it must step up its pur-
chase of arms and military equipment during the current year
in-order to "maintain the balance of power in the Middle East
in view of the continuous arms flow to Arab countries:' While
an Israeli Foreign Ministry source refused to say what types
of arms will be sought or which sources the Israelis consider
l~ most promising9 he did indicate that Israel would. renew its
~N requests for US arms, Foreign Minister Meir has been in
Paris9 where she may have sought new Frerirh military aid
commitmentsa
Tunisian The Tunisian Government plans to send a mission
to Czechoslovakia and Poland to study the possibilities of tech-
nical cooperation. It also approached the USSR for technical
and economic aid during renegotiation in Tunis last week;of the Tu-
nisian-Soviet commercial agreementp President Bourguiba on
~~ 20 December--in a public statement critical of America's eco-
. nomic aid--paved the way for Soviet bloc economic and technical
assistance, Despite his interest in such agreements with the
bloc, Bourguiba probably intends to maintain a polic of Western-
oriented nonengagementa
Algerian The Algerian rebel Revolutionar. y Gouncil9 meet-
ing in Tripolis has announced a .reshuffling of the rebel provi-
sional government together with the creation of a three-man
"war cabinet;' Although the influence of leftist militants is in-
creased notably9 the moderate Ferhat Abhas continues as pre-
mien and the changes appear to have been prompted more by
ff considerations of efficiency than of ideology, Announcement of
C. the reorganization has been followed by a statement keeping open
it
the possibility of cease-fire negotiations with the French, but
emphasizing the rebels' willingness to continue the war indef-
initely if necessaryo ~he rebels may plan to transfer some of
their supply operations from Tunisia. to Morocco9 where the
Ibrahim government seems to be more s mpathetic to the Al-
gerians than is President Bourguiba~
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Malayan Praposals for Southeast Asian Friendship
And Economic Treaty
Malayan Prime Minister Abdul Rahman is going ahead
with his plans to call :an: early meeting of Southeast Asia`s
political leaders in an effort to organize formally .his pro-
posal for a Southeast Asian Friendship and Economic Treaty
(SEAFET).
Malaya's interest in the new grouping stems in part from
its marked distrust of the larger Afro-Asian schemes which
it sees being exploited by both Communists and Arab extrem-
ists. Malayan leaders hope that SEAFET can become an effec-
tive counter by limiting its membership strictly to Southeast
Asia and by restricting itself tp practical economic and cul-
tural activity. The proposals carefully avoid. any hint.... of : po-
litical and military entanglements and stress instead consulta-
tions to promote interregional trade and economic developmen s
including common facilities for transportation. and for commod-
ity distribution, educational and technical exchanges, and sim-
ilar relatively noncontroversial matters.
Rahman apparently anticipates close cooperation from Pres-
ident Garcia of the Philippines and Premier Sarit of Thailand,
who have themselves voiced similar ideas. South Vietnam9
Laosg and Burma also have unofficially indicated considerable
interest in the Malayan proposals9 but Burma's position may be
altered by general elections now scheduled far 6 Februs,ry. - Rah-
mana who is reportedly very anxious to encourage Burmese
rnembership~ may postpone proposing a firm date for the first
SEAFET meeting until after the new government is formed and
can be consulted. Cambodia and Indonesia have apparently re-
jected the proposals although Rahman is hopeful the Indonesians
will join once the organization is establish
Rahman originally proposed SEAFET during a visit to the
Philippines in January 1959, Malayan action on the proposal
dragged however: during the extended state and federal elec-
tion campaigns and the subsequent governmental reorganization.
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 Tunisian Government Seeks Technical Assistance From
Soviet Bloc
The Tunisian Government plans to send a mission to
Czechoslovakia and Poland to sound out possibilities for
technical cooperation, according to the semiofficial daily
pressa The Tunisians also approached the USSR for tech-
nical and economic assistance during the renegotiation last
week.. of the Tunisian-Soviet commercial agreement con-
cluded on 17 Januaryo The chief Soviet negotiator informed
the Tunisian press that this approach would be transmitted
to the Soviet Governmento
President Bourguiba on 10 December, in a public state-
ment critical of American economic assistance, paved the
way for overtures for- bloc assistance, He had told a press
conference on 12 November that he intended to .establish diplo-
matic relations with the USSR in 1960, a subject which also
may have been discussed last weeke During commercial nego-
tiations last summer and fall, Tunisia agreed to exchange am-
bassadors with Czechoslovakia and Po~lando
Bourguiba's approaches to the Soviet bloc will to some
extent meet the criticism of strongly nationalistic Tunisian
officials who have advised that Tunisian national interests
suffered as a result of Bourguiba's pro-Western policyo He
is also motivated by the need to provide full employment to
the chronically underemployed Tunisian labor force and may
hope that Western nations will be prodded by these approaches
to the bloc to increase economic assistanceo Although he ap-
parently has -taken the initiative in seeking bloc economic aid,
Bourguiba probably intends to maintain his policy of Western-
oriented nonengagement o
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Algerian Rebels Announce Changes in Government
The Algerian Revolutianary Council, meeting in Tripoli,
has announced a reshuffling of the rebel provisional govern-
ment and the creation of a three-man "war cabineto' The re-
organization removes from the cabinet Foreign Minister Lamine-
Debaghine, Minister of Culture Madani, and Minister of a~zpply
Cherif. -The first two have -long been unpopular with their col-
leagues for their pro-Nasir views, while Cherif is generally
held responsible for the severe supply shortages recently ex-
perienced by-rebel forces in Algeria.
Although the changes--especially the staffing of the war
cabinet--increase notably the influence of leftist militants$ they
appear to have been prompted more by considerations of effi-
ciency than of ideology. The three-man "interministerial war
committee" will probably play a major role in the supervision
of rebel military operationsa All three of its members includ-
ing Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Belkacem Krm9 were
formerly military commanders in Algeria.
Announcement of the reorganization has been f ol,lowed by a
statement keeping open the possibility of cease-fire negotiations
with the French but emphasizing the rebels' willingness to con-
tinue the war indefinitely if necessary. here are also indica-~1
tians the rebels plan the transfer of certain supply operations
from Tunisia to Morocco, where the Ibrahim government appears
more sympathetic to the Algerians than Tunisian President Bo~.r-
guiba and French barrier barriers are less imposing than along
the Algeria-Tunisia bordex.
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