CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 31, 2002
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• Publication Date: April 28, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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While the specific issue was the government's unpopular de-
cision permitting the visit of Italian fleet units in February
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strength of opposition elements following January's arlia-
mentary elections. These elements can be expected to exert
further strong pressure for modification of the American
military base agreement, and King Idriss may soon appoint
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Belgian Congo - USSR: Stepped-up efforts by both bloc
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officials and Belgian Communists to gain a foothold in the Bel-
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threat to the Congo's pro-Western inclination. The consul
eneral in Leopoldville ' observes that Communist contacts with
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n Brussels last February, when numerous Congolese dele-
ates took advantage of invitations to visit the bloc.
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South Korea: Minister of Foreign Affairs Ho Chong, acting
as pres ent, is reported .to have selected most of the members
of his new cabinet, although their appointments have not been an-
nounced, Although Ho is facing difficulties securing men of top
caliber for service in a caretaker cabinet in a .fluid political
situation, Ambassador McConaughy considers the proposed ap-
pointees to be generally reputable figures who would be able to
begin the cleanup the public expects. Ho is worried over whether
the cleanup move will be fast enough to satisfy the high tide of
popular expectations. South, Korean. constitutional authorities have
pointed out that an announcement of a new erection for president
and vice president must. be made by 17 June to meet legal require-
ments. The issue of these elections, however, is being. compli-
cated by the controversy in the National Assembly over demands
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B. l1~io Sino-Soviet bloc. country intends deliberately to
initiate direct military action against US forces
abroad, US allies, or areas peripheral to the orbit
in "the immediate future.
Note: /Although the Chinese Nationalists have show
concern over the possibility of an attack on the
offshore islands, the Chinese Communists do
not appear to intend major offensive military
action in the immediate future. They have,
however, maintained their capabilities to bring
heavy pressure on the Taiwan Strait area and
could initiate an attack on the offshore islands
with little . or no warning]
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ploitation by Soviet/Communist hostile action which could
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Communist Influence in Belgian. Congo - pparent y Increasing
Stepped-up efforts by both. bloc officials and Belgian Com-
munists to gain a. foothold in. the Belgian Congo, which becomes
independent on 30 June, pose a threat to the Congo's pro-West-
ern inclination.
Belgium's policy of isolating its colony from outside polit-
cal influences--successful until 1959--appears to have prevented
the establishment of a. Communist party in the Congo. At the
same time, this enforced isolation produced a group of first-
generation Congolese leaders with little experience in other than
local affairs and little understanding of Communist techniques.
Following the round-table conference in Brussels last Feb-
ruary, which set the date for Congolese independence, numerous
Congolese delegates accepted invitations to visit the Soviet
Union or one or more of the European satellites. A number of
Congolese politicians solicited Communist. financial support
for the legislative election campaign now in progress. One of
the Congo's leading political figures, Patrice Lumumba, is be-
lieved to have. Communist financial backing. Possibly in the
hope of Communist support after independence, a number of
Congolese groups have indicated to.the Belgian. Communist party
that they are in accord with and will follow some of the party's
policies.
Lumumba stated on 19 April that the Congo, when it be
comes independent, will follow a policy of nonalignment and
"positive neutrality." In an apparent bid for recognition. as
the leading Congolese spokesman, he added that "we welcome
all who wish to help our country develop." r
the Soviet Union is will
ing to give the Congolese "all the aid they desire" after in-
dependence. Belgian. officials have indicated that they ex-
pect the USSR to have an ambassador in Leopoldville "on 1
July.
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New South Korean Cabinet
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ho Chong became Acting Pres-
ident of South Korea on 27 April with a cabinet of only two other
members--Yi Ho as home minister and Kwon Sung-yol as justice
minister. Ho, who immediately ordered holdover cabinet min-
isters of the Rhee administration to transfer their powers tem-
porarily to the incumbent vice ministers, is reported now to have
selected most of the men he will appoint to his new cabinet. As
a result of the fluid political situation, Ho is facing difficulties
securing men of top caliber for service in a caretaker cabinet.
Ambassador McConaughy. considers the proposed appointees--
whose names have not been announced publicly--to be generally
reputable figures who should be able to begin the cleanup the pub-
lic expects.
The expected appointees include a respected banker with a
reputation for honesty as finance minister, a qualified agricultural
expert as minister of agriculture, and a prominent Seoul surgeon
as minister of health and social affairs. Kim Chung-yol, minister
of defense in the last Rhee cabinet, is expected to remain in this
post in the. new administration. Kim has been a capable and rela-
tively honest administrator, and he may have received some credit
for the. way the enforcement of martial law has maintained the good
will of the public.
Ho is worried.over.whether he can move fast enough in clean-
ing up and making reforms to satisfy the high tide of public expecta-
tions. Seoul is reported to be returning to normal with students
helping in removing debris, performing traffic duties, and coop-
erating with the martial-law commander. Kyonghyang Sinmun, the
paper closed by Rhee, issued its first edition on 27 April featuring
a front-page picture showing a statue of Rhee being dragged down
the street while people spat on it,
South Korean constitutional authorities have pointed out that. the
announcement of a new election for president and vice president
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must be made. by 17 June to meet legal requirements. Such an
..election would be for full four-year. terms. The issue of a new
election, however, is complicated by a controversy in the Na-
tional. Assembly over demands by some opposition Democrats
that voting for anew assembly should be held before any other
political action is taken. The Democrats are also divided over
whether the assembly should be dissolved before or after the
amendment of the constitution. to provide for a parliamentary sys-
tem of government. One Democratic assemblyman argues that
it is not valid for Liberal party members who were elected through
fraud to participate in changing the constitution.
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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
Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Special Assistant for Security Operations 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 Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State 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
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
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
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
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