CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: April 24, 1961
• Content Type: REPORT

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24 April 1961
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. French military insurgent control spreading. (Page t)
2. Situation in the Congo. (Page it)
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
24 April1961
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*France,. (Information as of 0430 EST) French military'
insufg'ent control has been extended to most of Algeria and
government fears that the insurrection will spread to metro
politan France have increased. a relatively small insurgent'
to the army De Gaulle's widespread popular backing. Never
vanize public sentiment against the insurrection and demonstr
from Algeria was imminent and its arming.of some civilian
volunteer defenders were probably intended primarily to gal
government's claim on 23 April that a paratroop attack on Pai~j
doubt that regular security and police forces in France could)
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force could seize the centers of power in Paris and there is
theless, an early army move. against Paris remains possibl
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Congo: In the follow-up constitutional talks which are
scheMle-9-to begin today at Coquilhatville in Equateur Prov-
ince, President Kasavubu and Congolese factions represented
in the Leopoldville government appear determined to press
Tshombd to agree to a tighter federal structure for the Congo
than envisaged at Tananarive. ' shombd's personal position
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has weakened significantly since the March conference, and
he is also under increasing pressure from Brussels to adopt
a less provocative attitude toward the UN3 Representatives
of the Stanleyville regime are not expected to attend the
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French Military Revolt Spreads
All regular communications with Algeria were out 22-
23 April, but a member of Debrd's personal staff admitted
on 23 April that only two enclaves near Oran--an army base
at Tlemcen and the large naval base at Mers-el-kebir--re-
main outside insurgent. control. Admiral Querville, French
naval commander in the Mediterranean, is reported to be in
sympathy with the insurgent leaders, but he is not thought to
have turned the Mers-el-kebir base over to them. The list
of units which the insurgents claim as actively adhering to the
revolt total about a quarter of total army strength in Algeria
and appears to include practically all the units which have been
engaged in active operations
Several ' key military personnel in Algeria including the
Air Force Commander General Bigot have apparently joined
the revolt. Army General Jean-Marie Gouraud, the Constan-
tine Army Corps commander, is quoted by Algiers radio as
having turned all units under his command over to the in-
surgents. General Andre Petit, deputy Saharan commander,
is reported openly participating on the side of the insurgents.
Some of the colonels who participated in previous extremist
activity against the government slipped back to Algeria in time
to join the rising. General Salan, the only one of the four
coup leaders not in Algeria .when it was first launched, has
reportedly reached Algiers from Spain.
There is. at present no specific evidence of political in-
volvement in the insurrection.
Challe and the other military leaders claim that they want
only to force De Gaulle to modify his Algerian policy but,
if forced to depose him, would install a government com-
posed of rightist political figures. Most often mentioned for
high government posts are former Gaullist Jacques Soustelle,
ex-Premier Georges Bidault, and several rightist Socialist
leaders who favor French retention of Algeria. The military
reportedly would limit themselves to a few key cabinet posts,
In France, a number of high ranking officers are reported
in sympathy with the insurgents, but at present none has openly
identified himself with Algiers. Both General Olie, the Chief
of Staff for National Defense and Louis Joxe, Minister for Al-
gerian Affairs, have reportedly urged De Gaulle to move
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and the government has reportedly started planning a block-
cautiously against the revolt as a result of their brief visit to
Algeria. De Gaulle, however, appears determined to main-
tain his uncompromising stand against the insurgent leaders
Immediate concern in Paris, however, has focused on the
possibility of a paratroop invasion from Algeria, where there
de of Al eria.
is probably sufficient air transport for this purpose.
It was probably to guard against such a rapid takeover,
as well as for psychological reasons, that the Ministry of
Interior announced the issuing of arms to civilian volunteers.
The volunteers were urged to ready themselves for action
against a paratroop attack. Representatives of nearly all
major parties rallied to the government although Interior
officials reportedly tried to limit arms distribution to known
members of the Gaullist Union for the New Republic. The
apparent success of these first attempts by De Gaulle to con-
solidate his vast but amorphous public support probably more
than offsets the risks inherent in the creation of a "citizen's
army. "
Meanwhile communist leaders have issued calls to other
leftist groups urging unity of action in. demonstrations against
the insurrection. The free trade unions have thus far, however,
been reluctant to do more than make similar, but separate,
strike calls. A one-hour stoppage throughout France has been
called by the major unions for 11 EST today.
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870
INDIA
300
TUNISIA
3.200
NIGERIA
400
INDONESIA
280
MOBUTU
7,200
LIBERIA
230
ETHIOPIA
500
INDIA
2 540
TSHOMBE
7,000
IRELAND
650
MOBUTU
3,400
EQUATEUI
Coquilhatville
Boende
Scattered Forces
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KALONJI
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MALAYA
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ETHIOPIA
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Bukavu
NIGERIA
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SWEDEN
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Approximate area nominally controlled by:
Gizenga
Kalonji
Selected road not included)
Selected railroad
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Situation in the Congo
CKatanga's President Tshombe is showing increasing
anxiety over the official Belgian attitude toward his regime
as the new government of the Social Christian (Catholic) and
Socialist parties prepares to take over in Brussels, prob-
ably this week. Long unhappy over Belgium's failure to give
him unqualified backing, he now apparently fears that Brus-
sels is moving toward closer support of the Leopoldville gov-
ernment at Katanga's expense
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Tshombe
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of full diplomatic relations with the central government. Dis-
cussions on this matter now are in an advanced stage and, ac-
cording to the Belgian counselor in Washington, will probably
bear fruit before mid-June. Tshombe in effect accused Brus-
sels of planning to "stab him in the back" and threatened to
follow the advice of anti-Belgian members of his regime, some
of whom reportedly are pressing for the replacement of Belgian
advisers with French nationals')
the new government headed by Prime
minister a evre wou attempt to nudge Tshombe toward closer
alignment with Leopoldville while supporting longterm policies
designed.to enable the central government ultimately to exercise
its authority over Katanga. At the same time, Brussels will
try to avoid precipitating Tshombe's downfall since Belgian of-
ficials are convinced that chaos and disorder would result.
Early measures being contemplated include withdrawal of cer-
tain key Belgian advisers and the appointment of a more ener-
getic consul general in Elisabethville-
LPaul Henri Spaak, who is expected to be the new Belgian
foreign minister, has already indicated he intends to exercise
tighter control over Belgian activities in the Congo by absorb-
ing the Ministry of African Affairs into the Foreign Ministry. He
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Creportedly also hopes to force Belgian firms with holdings in
the Congo to cooperate in channeling all Belgian aid and financial
support through the central government in Leopoldvihea
Meanwhile, the Sudanese UN contingent, originally totaling
394 men, has returned to Khartoum. The withdrawal was or-
dered.early4a9t month after Sudanese troops were forced out of
Matadi by Mobutu's elements of the Congolese Army. However,
the Sudan, while critical of the UN's handling of the Matadi inci-
dent, continues to support the over-all UN effort in the Congo.
Sudanese officials have indicated that after a suitable period a
new and better trained unit would be asst ned to the UN opera-
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
The Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
The Scientific Adviser to the President
The Director of the Budget
The Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
The Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Chairman, Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Director, International Cooperation Administration
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration
The Counselor and Chairman of the Policy Planning Council
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
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
The Assistant to Secretary of Defense (Special Operations)
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
U.S. Rep., Military Committee and Standing Group, NATO
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Director, The Joint Staff
The Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
The Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of Army
The Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
The Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
The Department of Justice
The Attorney General
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
The Atomic Energy Commission
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