CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: December 17, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
17 December 1960
DAILY BRIEF
I.. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
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is to visit Mom-radiscio in. the near future`? I
conversation between Abdirascid and the Chinese Communist
ambassador in Cairo. An official Chinese delegation reported
Somali Republic Communist China. Prime Minister
Abdirasc d announced in the Soma i par iament on 14 Decem-
ber that. his government had decided to recognize Communist
China and exchange diplomatic representatives. The decision,
the result of an assiduous campaign by Peiping in competition
with Nationalist ChinaC.reportedly was made following a.recent
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begin parliamentary elections within the next ten. days. He plans
to allow voters a choice between at least two contenders for each
seat and he will personally select the candidates. The.Shah in-
behalf of their favorites. It is unlikely that such an order would
be followed. Public knowledge of the wholesale rigging of last
August's elections forced the Shah to suspend them. A new elec-
tends to order local authorities not to manipulate the voting on
tonal fiasco could cause public disturbances
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*Ethhiopia: Troops loyal to the Emperor have regained al-
most complete : control of Addis Ababa, and the coup attempt
apparently has collapsed. Loyalists have freed the crown
prince and other officials who were being held in the palace.
Most of the dissidents are at large in the Addis Ababa area.
EThe army reportedly has issued orders for the.arrest of the
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ringleaders, including Bodyguard commander General Menghis- / 1 0--
tou, Director of Security Workeneh, and Germami Neway, Men-
ghistou's brother,who reportedly was the behind-the-scenes
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on the afternoon of 16 December, can be expected to im ose
severe punishment on all those involved in the cou
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Italy: Political tensions are rising as the Christian Dem-
ocrats are negotiating for allies outside the four parties sup-
porting the government; only with such alliances will they be
able to govern key cities where the four parties do not have a
majority following the local. elections on. 6 and 7 November.
The Christian Democrats are playing down the national polit-
ical significance of the local collaboration with the Nenni So-
cialists which is urged by the government's moderate left sup-
porters. Opposition by right-wing Christian Democrats and
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Liberals to such collaboration could build up pressures
leading to the fall of Fanfani's government.
Ecuador: Ecuador's pro-Castro anti-US minister of
government--the principal exponent of pro-bloc policies
within the. government in-
formed Ecuadorean Communist leaders on 13 December
that the cabinet had secretly decided to establish relations
with the USSR. Three days earlier Foreign Minister Chiri-
boga.had announced that Ecuador and Czechoslovakia ould
soon exchange diplomatic missions of legation rank. Pres-
ident Velasco told Ambassador Bernbaum on 14 December
that while Ecuador is willing to establish relations with the
USSR, he will neither take the initiative nor yield to domes-
tic pressures for close ties with the bloc or withdrawal from
the Organization of American States.. (OAS).)i
IV. SPECIAL WATCH COMMITTEE CONCLUSIONS
[On the basis of findings of Special Watch Committee
Meeting on 16 December 1960 concerning developments re-
latigg to Laos, the United States Intelligence Board concludes
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IThe recent developments in Laos have undoubtedly forced
the Communists to review their tactics and immediate objec-
tive.
(Such evidence as we have to date regarding Communist in-
tentions is susceptible of two interpretations:
Ca. A decision to rely on the Kong Le/Pathet Lao forces
with such increased assistance as is required in materiel ancdj
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..selected personnel, to prevent the Phoumi - Boun Oum
forces from establishing effective control of Laos;,
lb. A decision to intervene openly with Democratic
Republic of Vietnam or Chinese Communist forces:
CTbe course of action "a" would not only advance
Communist interests in Laos but would also allow full
opportunity for attempting to isolate and discredit the US.
Although the evidence better supports the adoption of
course "a," open intervention under course "b" is not
precluded even though such course might involve sub-
stantial risks to the bloc.
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Iranian Elections Scheduled to Begin Next Week
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hopes to begin parliamentary elections-,.,Nithin the
next ten days. He plans to allow voters a choice between
at least two contenders for each. seat, but will personally
select the candidates, thus ensuring a parliament respon-
sive to his demands. The Shah claims he will not attempt
to assure the victory of any particular individual or party,
and he intends to order local authorities..:not,to:influence
voting on behalf of their favorites. It seems unlikely that
many local officials will refrain from manipulating the
voting, but the Shah may hope to avoid the obvious involve-
ment of central government officials','
remier Sharif -Emami and Interior Minister Alavi-
Moqadam are urging the Shah to,-.,allow an unrestricted
number of independents to stand for election. They be-
lieve that if no party wins a clear majority, their chances
of retaining officb will be increased. Allahyer Saleh, a
prominent independent who is distrusted by the Shah for
his popularity and past association with former Premier
Mossadeq, apparently will be permitted to run. Former
Premier Eqbal, who was forced to resign last August over
election scandals, is actively leading the Melliyun party
in the hope of again becoming premier.
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 The Christian emocra s are now negotiating for new
local allies because the 6-7 November.local elections in
many cities, including Rome, Milan, Genoa, Turin, Venice,
and. Florence, failed to give a majority to either the coalition
supporting the national government- -Christian Democrats,
Social Democrats, Republicans, and Liberals--or to the Nenni
Socialists and Communists. The Christian Democratic party
is pledged not to form municipal governments with the Commu-
nists or.neo-Fascists, and one or the other of its various fac-
tions opposes any nationwide collaboration.with.the Nenni So-
cialists or with the Monarchists;, who have too few city coun-
cil seats to offer important municipal solutions on a large
scale.
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Christian. Democratic party leaders are anxious to play
down the significance of local commitments to the Nenni So-
cialists because of the implications such commitments would
have for the national government. Apprehension on. the part of
the Liberal party lest the. national government rely on Nenni
Socialist parliamentary support led to the collapse of the Segni
government in February 196Q. The extent of Christian Demo-
cratic. collaboration with the Socialists in municipal councils
may therefore determine the life of the Fanfani coalition.
Nenni is stressing the significance of local agreements,
however, in order to convince his own party's left wing that his
policy of independence of the Communists is paying off. Nenni
and his supporters fear that failure to achieve alliances with
the Christian Democrats in important cities would hurt him vis-
a-vis the Socialist left wing at the March party congress. He
has been pressing for collaboration in the Sicilian regional gov-
ernment with the Christian Democrats, who now participate with
the neo-Fascists and Monarchists.
Meanwhile the Communists are attempting to. draw the So-
cialists back into united action by exploiting a series of strikes
in. the railway and industrial sectors. Additional strikes are
threatened by teachers, newsmen, and shopkeepers. The strikes
are based on.economic issues, and not only the Communist-
dominated CGIL but the largely Christian Democratic and Social
Democratic unions have participated in most of them.
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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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