CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
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• Publication Date: May 24, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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24 May 1960
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
II. ASIA-AFRICA
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Japan: The continuing demonstrations by a small
minority of extremists against Prime Minister Kishi and
the US-Japan security treaty apparently have not, thus far
party presiaent soon alter the Diet adjourns in mid-July.
ority of the ruling Liberal-Democratic party, however, and
o logical successor is in sight. With upper-house approval
f the treaty assured, intensified demands by Kishi's rivals
hat he step down could prompt the holding of an election for
he only conservative leader who has the support of a ma-
ias momentarily weakened his position. [He still remains
ower play in forcing lower-house approval of the treaty
t least, stimulated large-scale public reaction. Kishi's
Cambodia: Prince Sihanouk, in his strongest anti-US
statements in many months, has accused the United States
of following a "blind policy" of tolerating South Vietnamese
and Thai hostility toward Cambodia. At the same time,
Sihanouk has praised Communist China and stated that Com-
munist countries. in contrast to the "free world's hostile atti-
tude,have done nothing against Cambodia:' Further, and
possibly stronger, emphasis on this pro-bloc, anti-US theme
seems certain in the period prior to the 5 June referendum
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him and his detractors.
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Morocco: Following; his
on 20 May, the King announced on 23 May that he personally
would rule for a two=year period and would seek to prepare the
country for a constitutional monarchy. He apparently will ap=
point Crown Prince Moulay Hassan as his deputy premier. This
Nal appointment will almost: certainly provoke increasing opposition
among left-wing political and labor groups, which regard the
Prince with growing disfavor. Ibrahim's ouster followed his re-
cently frequent challengiing of royal authority in regard to the
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control of the police, his dismissal of all French technicians in
the national security establishment, and his rejection of a pro
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