CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
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• Publication Date: May 13, 1961
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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3. Communist China: Grain purchases outside bloc
since late 1960 now total almost 10,000,000 tons.
(rage it)
4. Thailand: Moscow moves to encourage neutral spirit
in Thailand. (page ti)
5. France-Algeria: Opposition to De Gaulle may organ-
ize general strike in Algiers. (rage ttt)
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Communist. China: Communist China's latest grain. deal
with Australia for de ivery this year of at least 750,000 tons
of wheat brings total Chinese grain purchases from all sources
since late 1960 to nearly 10,000,000 tons, worth about $600,000,
000. About 5,000,000 tons are, scheduled for delivery before the
end of 1961; at least 500,000 tons of this amount are being re-
exported to cover Chinese commitments to Ceylon, Cuba, and
Albania. About two.thirds of the 7,000,000 tons of grain pur-
chased from Canada is to be delivered in 1962 and 1963. Long=
term deliveries were also discussed with Australian officials,
but apparently no agreements have been signed .yet. The credit.
terms provided by Australia and Canada--the_. latter guaranteed
by the government- will ease considerably the Chin se Commu=,
.~ist payment burden this year.
USSR=Thailand:. Moscow is apparently seeking, through
renewed aid of fers, to exploit current Thai concern over de-
velopments in Laos and especially Thai dissatisfaction with
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land desired in the way of foreign aid, adding that Thailand's
form of government was strictly an affair for Thailand to de-
termine. Sarit is reported to have told Nikolayev he was
oviet Ambassador
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eased with this Soviet approach. Initial. trade discussions
held between the two countries last October and November
were unproductive (Backup,
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large numbers throughout Algiers, have reportedly been or-4
are to begin soon. Press reports state that Europeans will
attempt to organize a general strike in Algiers on 13 May,
the anniversary of the 1958 rightist coup that brought De
Gaulle to power. Troops and security forces, located in
ment since the collapse of last month's military insurrection
and the 10 May announcement that negotiations with the rebel
again. be on the point of going "into the street" in Algeria fol
owing the stern repressive measures taken by the govern=
France-Algeria: [Die-hard opposition to De Gaulle may
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Soviet Efforts to Eptourage Thai N_&'Uralist Sentiment
Soviet Ambassador
Nikolayev again raise the question o trade relations with
Thailand; nothing definite
was decided. The timing of this latest Soviet overture prob-
ably reflects a Soviet estimate that I ould be persuaded
to expand trade relations with the USSR in order to demon-
strate Thai misgivings over SEATO's effectiveness in South-
east Asia.
[Thailand's commitment to SEATO and the West has largely
been predicated upon an assumption of US ability to contain
Communist expansion within North Vietnam and upon the exist-
ence of a non-Communist buffer area protecting Thailand from
direct Communist infiltration. From the time of the Kong ie
coup in Vientiane in early August, Prime Minister Sarit has
been urging vigorous SEATO intervention on behalf of the Royal
Laotian Government, and as of 25 April he is reported to have
obtained cabinet approval in advance for the commitment of
Thai forces in Laos. Developments in Laos have undermined
Thailand's confidence in its Western commitments and brought
forth a revived interest in a foreign policy of neutrality J
Even prior to the Laotian crisis Thailand had begun to
question the desirability of its strongly pro-Western orienta-
tion. Thai officials, including the foreign minister, commented
that through its commitments Thailand had cut itself off from
the possibilities, open to their neutralist neighbors, of obtain-
ing economic assistance from both the Sino-Soviet bloc and the
West. They have noted that the US aid to neutral Cambodia is
far greater proportionately than that to Thailand. Further,
they were angered by the sales of surplus American wheat and
rice in Asia which they felt undermined Thailand's foreign ex-
change position and invaded its natural markets]
LAlthough it is unlikely that there will be any immediate
favorable Thai response to the Soviet ambassador's broad
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economic. aid offer, Sarit is reported especially pleased with
Nikolayev's statement that the Soviet Union has no interest in
changing the Thai governmental system and that it "would not
allow Communist China to, invade Thailand." In the past, Thai
leaders have always been prepared to modify their foreign
policies to accommodate the pressures of foreign owes dom-
inant in SoutheastAsia
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French Fear Further Viblenee.in Algeria
The American consul general in Algiers notes that since
the collapse of the insurrection, Europeans have become stead-
ily more embittered as a result of intensified search of homes
and hotels for arms and fugitives, greatly increased numbers
of troops in the city, and a nine o'clock curfew. The curfew
had kept the population confined during hot weather, and exten-
sive roadblocks and check points have kept many people from
getting to the beaches or countryside on week ends. Troops--
largely draftees--patrolling the streets after the curfew hour
have several times fired warning shots in exasperation at Euro-
peans who have been banging pots and pans on balconies and
even throwing bottles and other objects.
French officials also are concerned over growing unrest
among urban Moslems, who have indulged in two violent dem-
onstrations so far this week--one of which resulted in three
Moslem deaths when security forces fired on the demonstra-
tors. Although European activists apparently had nothing to
do with these incidents, they might attempt to provoke further
clashes between Moslems and security forces. The French
feel that both the Secret Army and the Moslems are capable
of provocations against each other that could produce violent
disorders.
The top French civilian and military officials in Algiers
have issued warnings that demonstrations on the 13 May an-
niversary or on 20 May, the scheduled date for the opening
of negotiations, will not be tolerated. Police reinforcements
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have been stationed around the Algiers Casbah, allegedly to
reassure the Moslems following European threats that the
populous quarter would be burned. In the past, such highly
publicized precautions have proved fairly successful in ward-
ing off disturbances at certain "psychological moments," but
the unrest has continued to fester and riots have broken out
at later, less guarded times.
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Counsel to the President
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
The Chairman
The National Security Agency
The Director
The United States Information Agency
The Director
The National Indications Center
The Director
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