CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: January 23, 1961
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CONTENTS
THE COMMUNIST BLOC
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2. Chinese Communists map steps to combat eco-
nomic difficulties. (Backup, Page 2)
ASIA-AFRICA
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ASIA-AFRICA
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Belgian defense officials apparently aiding Tshomb496
government. (No Backup)
5, Situation in South Vietnam, (No Backup) (Map)
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6. Brazilian ambassador in Mexico expresses misgiv-
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ings over attitude of new Brazilian Government to.
ward Castro regime, (No Backup)
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THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Communist China: Following the Chinese Communist
central committee plenum held from 14 to 18 January, Pei-
ping announced a series of moves designed to overcome the
present economic difficulties, bolster popular morale, and
silence critics within the country who are blaming the regime
for China's current difficulties. According to the communique
issued at the end of the plenum, agricultural production will
receive primary stress in 1961, capital construction will be
cut back, and quality will be emphasized in industrial pro-
duction. In addition, free markets are to be encouraged at
the village level. Politically, Peiping has inaugurated a
mass campaign against both "bad elements" who oppose and
are sabotaging. the regime's policies and "well-intentioned"
cadres which. have "misunderstood" those policies. The cam-
paign--to be carried out with great publicity--will provide
the regime with scapegoats for its own mismanagement as
well as discourage further criticism from the population.
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Congo-Belgium: COfficials of the Belgian Defense Minis-
try appear to be aiding Tshombe's Katanga government without
the knowledge of the Belgian Foreign Ministry. A Foreign Min-
istry official told the American ambassador on 19 January that
his office had just learned that Defense Ministry personnel had h
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mintary pincer naa statea a e glum was willing to sell the equip-
ment then at Kamina base to Tshombd for a token payment; in
addition, the officer reportedly had recommended that equip-
ment and training fora aracommando battalion be provided by
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from Belgian units in Ruanda-Urundi are now serving with the
Katangan forces, The military activities apparently conflict]
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with policies develop ; We heads of other ministries, whose
representatives have told American officials that although Bel-
glu wi !i d to send aid, It would defer to its major NATO al-
-Iles.
' auth Vic tv m: The survival of the Diem government In
thVietinam Vietnam tinues to be threatened by the operations of
=.. e g ated. 7,000 Co moist guerrillas directed by North
r ~m ar x the rserally deteriorating situation. In the
n ;, : era vhcy are concentrated, the
ULqiq now e- erc se control in many rural areas despite
! d sec 'tty s rs C,- b by units of Diem's 150,000-man ar-
? .t< g l ar7 fr ? - o. T Cc awunt to have also shown
zre in force in the northern plateau region and
r c i - ,~z oxtG! e Laigon. In addition to the guerrilla
7or4L Viet mere rre conducting a major prop-
ca-4r,~`;n designed to promote a united front'that would
the ~4 _ eral dis :ctisfaction with the Diem regime's so-
d p L'tical control-a.
-e increased Cow-: list threat has reinforced Diem's
cu cation with security men. ores at the expense of eco-
$Ic_ development pr qr ^_ ss. His failure to counter Com-
ni&'t influences by rel'or; of his rigid and highly centralized
er ent is encouraging further plotting by frustrated pol-
Iticiams and restiveness tit'n the military.. Diem survived
attexnl,cd coup by paratroop elements in November 1980
became the rest of the army remained loyal to him.
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ril-Cuba: The Brazilian ambassador in Mexico has
-7;^ caiicern,to the US bansy -ver the probable at--'
r of the new Brat an Government toward the Castro re-
e In Cuba. Be said that President-elect Janio.Quadros, who
be Ina rated on 31 January,, has a number of pro-Cuban
scrs. Quadros visited Castro last March in an effort to re-
fu=te Communist charges that he. Is a "Wall Street lackey" and
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subsequently made a number of statements favorable to Cas-
tro. In his only postelection press conference last October,
Quadros refused to comment on the Cuban situation and has
not issued any policy statements on any subject since. Quadros
has been holding himself virtually inaccessible in Europe for
the past three months and upon his return to Brazil on 20 Jan-
uary brushed aside queries as to his cabinet choices. It seems
unlikely that he will take any precipitate action either for or
against Castro and he may make an effort to mediate between
Cuba and the anti-Castro governments In the hemisphere.
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Chinese Communist Central Committee
Announces Retrenchment
The first plenary session of the Chinese Communist party
central committee to be held in 17 months, meeting in Peiping
from 14 to 18 January, decided on a series of moves designed
to bolster the Chinese economy and silence domestic critics
who are blaming the regime for the current difficulties.
The communique issued by the plenum acknowledges a sec-
ond year of bad harvests in China and makes an appeal for every
effort to bring in a better harvest in 1961.
to comprehend the. difference between socialism and Communism
and not giving enough stress to. the workers' need for material
incentives, Peiping is thus blaming these cadres for implement-
ing policies advocated by the leadership itself just a short time
ago.
food" and "down with Communism" have been reported in Dairen,
Hainan Island, and Peiping The central committee communique
takes cognizance of this opposition, while claiming that over 90
percent of the population wholeheartedly stands behind the regime.
It admits that a ? "small minority of unreformed landlord and
bourgeois elements" have taken advantage of the present prob-
lems to.carry out sabotage, and in. some cases have infiltrated
party ranks and economic organizations on. the lower level. The
communique also asserts that a few "well-intentioned" cadres
have misunderstood the party's fundamental policies and therefore
have erred in their work. These cadres are accused of failing
Lpposition. to the regime's. economic policies is known to
ave flared into the open recently, and posters reading "more
To silence the opposition and provide scapegoats for its own
mismanagement, the central committee has announced amass cam-
paign .to be carried out with maximum publicity against the "bad
elements" and to raise the ideological level of those "well-inten-
tioned" cadres which erred. This rectification campaign will
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probably, last for several months and result in some widely
publicized purges at the' provincial or lower levels. The
references to opposition of only a "few elements". in, the par-
ty and government, however, suggest that any purge will
affect only a small minority of the cadres; there is no indi-
cation .that it will reach into the top leadership.
In citing overfulfillment in advance of production goals
originally scheduled for 1.962, the communique puts the. best
face possible on industrial performance. in 1960, but failure
.to meet 1960's "leap forward" goals is apparent. The com-
munique suggests that the value of industrial output increased
by only. 14 percent in 1960, less than half the 29 percent sched-
uled. The. guidelines for 1961, as spelled out in .the communi-
que, comprise mainly a .further.-effort. to boost agricultural
production, . stopgap measures to tide.light industry over con-
tinued shortages of raw materials, and a reduction in the rate
of growth in. heavy industry. Investment in capital construc-
tion is to be. reduced, and. the emphasis in industry is to be on
"consolidating, filling out, and raising of standards;' No pro-
duction .goals are announced for 1961,. but the tone of the com-
munique is a, clear admission that Peiping's "great leap forward"
has spent its. force.
The communique. also announces that the central committee
plans to establish six regional bureaus to strengthen leadership
over the municipal, and provincial party committees. The six
regional committees are identical with the form of party organ-
izations in. force .before June 1954. They were dissolved at that
time in the aftermath of the purge of two regional. leaders who
were charged with., attempting' to set up, "independent kingdoms:'
The: current reorganization points up the lack. of qualified :lead-
ership at the intermediary level, which. apparently is severe
enough to force.-Peiping to run the danger of allowing regional-
ism to develop once again.
The plenum also passed a resolution on. the Moscow meet-
ing of Communist parties held in November 1960, affirming
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Peiping's satisfaction with the results of the conference and its
intention. to adhere to the. declaration produced by the conference.
The resolution is similar to the Soviet party central. committee's
resolution of 18 January.. The language of the Chinese resolution
at several points implies that the Chinese party will continue to
advocate a more militant strategy than Moscow currently favors,
but the emphasis on the importance of Sino=Soviet "unity"= -dem
Glared to be in the "fundamental interests" of the two countries-
suggests that Peiping will refrain, for. a time at least, from
polemics. with Moscow.
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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
Chairman, Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Executive Secretary, National Security Council
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 Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of Defense
Assistant Secretary of Defense (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 (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
Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
National Security Agency
The Director
National Indications Center
The Director
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