CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 31, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 29, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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this year, Moscow's efforts will undoubtedly be. furthered by
Khrushchev's planned visit to West Africa this fall, as well as
through offers to extend economic aid and dispatch diplomatic
missions. Since 1958, when the USSR broadcast three hours
a week to Black Africa, the. bloc's radio propaganda output has
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Communist Bloc - Africa: The USSR's prompt recognition
of Togo, like. that accorded Cameroun in January, underscores
the bloc campaign to cultivate the new African nations. At least
five more countries are scheduled to achieve .their independence
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Laos. Conservative candidates continue to pile up leads
of implausible proportions as returns from the National Assembly
elections on 24 April filter in from outlying districts. Negoti-
ations for the new government to be formed after the assembly
convenes on 10 May may be protracted and will probably lead
to new tension between former Premier Phoui's Rally of the
Lao People and the reformist Committee for Defense of Na-
tional Interests.
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lurxey: Martial law nas peen ceciarea in.istanuul an
kara following demonstrations by Istanbul University students
gainst recent repressive actions of the Menderes admininstra-
ion. The students, who called for the resignation of Menderes,
lemonstrated against the po.. er:sgrant Acpril theparlia
entary investigation commission. f split has occurred in t
uling Democratic party ranks over Me powers to be granted
o the committee, which represents for the most part the ex
remist wing of the party. About one fourth of the Democratic
arty deputies do not approve of the wide powers granted the
ommittee, and Menderes' position could be jeopardized if
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u rea: The stu ents, 'who have emerge as 'a stgnifi
cant new force, seem to be exercising restraint and are aiding
in quieting demonstrations throughout the country. Lieutenant
General Song, the army chief of staff, hopes that conditions
will improve sufficiently to permit a quick termination of martial
o law so that. he can return his troops to their primary mission.
Pending new elections, political instability probably will re-
quire the government to rely on some military control to
hese deputies decide to break party unity.]
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to grant it independence shortly before 1 July. This would allow
ON a formally sovereign state to negotiate for union with the
Britain - British Somaliland: CLondon is considering ac-
e eleratingits