CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: August 31, 1961
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
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3. Brazil. (Page tit)
5. Turkey: Military regime aims to influence 15 October
elections while endorsing return to civil government.
(Page v)
6. Ghana. Nkrumah's activities during lengthy visit to bloc
strengthening domestic opposition to him. (Page vi)
7. Watch Committee Conclusions. (Page vi)
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*Brazil: A joint session of the Brazilian congress
voted overwhelmingly in the early hours of 31 August to
amend the constitution so as to make Vice President Joao
Goulart president of Brazil, but to set up a parliamentary
system of government headed by a prime minister chosen
by congress. A manifesto by the heads of the armed forces
on 30 August had declared their opposition to Goulart's re-
turn "in the present situation." War Minister Denys, how-
ever, reportedly told ex-president Kubitschek on the same
day that the military would accept "the West German parlia-
mentary form of government"
Goulart is en route to Buenos Aires by way of Panama,
Lima, and Santiago. He is scheduled to arrive in Buenos
Aires on the evening of 31 August, where he will presumably
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make his final decision on whether or not to return to Rio de
Janeiro. Should Goulart decide against an immediate return
to Rio de Janeiro, his presence in Buenos. Aires or Monte -
video would make it convenient for him to go to his native
state of Rio Grande do Sul, governed by his brother-in-law,
Leonel Brizola.
Brizola, who has threatened to use force to back
Goulart's right to the presidency, has the support of the
armed forces in his state as well as the press and radio. The
Third Army, with headquarters at Porto Alegre in Rio Grande
do Sul, reportedly has orders to arrest the commander ap-
pointed by Denys to succeed General Machado Lopes. Brizola
has also called for a "general mobilization" and has warned
civilians to be ready to serve under Machado.
On embarking for Europe, ex-president Janio Quadros
sta that he was forced to resign but did not clarify who
or what forces were responsible. Quadros' Justice Minister
is said to believe that Quadros may in the near future re-
lease a statement which would link the United States to the
external forces to which he alluded in his resignation. The
American Consulate in Sao Paulo believes that the document
may represent second-thought efforts by Quadros to find
some scapegoat for his flight from responsibility which has
been widely criticized in Brazil.
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apparently has decided to continue restrictions on political ac-
tivity during the campaign period prior to the 15 October elec-
tion. The CNU hopes that Ismet Inonu's Republican People's
party, which has long had good relations with Turkish military
leaders, will win.the election. The.CNU probably regards con-
tinued restrictions as a means of strengthening Inonu's well-
established party by holding down the newer parties, which
appear to be gaining ground through appeals to former Prime
Minister Menderes' adherents. There is strong feeling among
military leaders that the actual polling on 15 October should be 1
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free, and that the country should be returned to civil govern-
= ri ent, Many of the same leaders, however, would favor re-
tention of power by the military if Inonu's party did not win
a majority in the election.
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I enderes and his c eagues are scheduled to be sentenced
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on 1'S`September. If, as appears likely, Menderes and other top
officials of the former regime receive the death sentence, pub-
lic outbreaks may result, which would give the CNU added justi-
fication for restrictions on political activity during the campaig`n..
ana: An _order by rum --w o has been visiting Com-
munist cou ies since 10 July--directing the immediate re-
cruitment of 400 Ghanaian cadets for military training in the
USSR has provoked a sharp reaction among moderate elements
in Ghana. Ghanaian officials claim that the cadets are to be
trained for an African high command, which the Casablanca
powers hope to establish. Leading native officers of Ghana's
British-led Army reportedly are strongly opposed to the order.
It has also aroused the leaders of the right wing of the ruling
Convention People's party, who have been engaged for some time
in a power struggle with the party's militant left wing. The train-
ing plan seems certain to intensify conflict within the regime
and could contribute to a coalescence of moderate forces which
have become increasingly disenchanted with Nkrumah's leader-
ship over the past several months.
(Backup, Pa e,
WATCH COMMITTEE CONCLUSIONS
On the basis of findings by its Watch Committee, the United
states Intelligence Board concludes that:
No Sino-Soviet bloc country intends to initiate direct mil-
'tart' action, in the immediate future.
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Laos: Nothing significant has occurred to warrant chan -
ing last week's conclusion.
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Bloc Training Plan Adds to Internal Discord in Ghana
)Nkrumah's arrangement with. the USSR for the training of
Gh , aian cadets is the most significant of a number of recent
developments indicating an increasing orientation toward the
Sino-Soviet bloc on the part of the Nkrumah regime. Accord-
ing to UK Acting High Commissioner Keeble in Accra, Nkrumah
has indicated that 150 of the cadets are to be trained for the
Ghanaian Air Force, 50 for Ghana's embryonic navy, and the
balance for the army. Advertisements for applicants for the
training positions were scheduled to start appearing in Ghanaian
newspapers on 30 August, though with no mention being made
of the foreign country where. the training would take place. This
formula was worked out by General Alexander, the British com-
mander of Ghana's military forces, and the conservative pres-
idential commission in charge of affairs in Ghana during Nkru-
mah's absence in order to buy time for an attempt to dissuade
Nkrumah from implementing the arrangement. General Alex-
ander has requested an early interview in Europe with Nkrumah
who, in turn, has reportedly summoned one of the Ghanaian of-
ficers most outspokenly. hostile to the plan
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the training scheme materializes, Alexander appears
determined to recommend the removal of the approximately
230 British officers now serving in the Ghanaian Army. The
American Embassy in Accra believes their disappearance from
the local scene might be followed by a revolt or attempted coup
by Ghanaian officers, many of whom have been antagonistic to-
ward Nkrumah for some time because of his Congo policy and
rapprochement with the bloc. Keeble has indicated, however,
that Britain's reaction to the training program would be most
carefully considered.
News of the controversial training plan reached Ghana at
a ti a when Nkrumah's standing at home was already at its low-
est point, following several months of mounting domestic dis-
content and discord. The feud within the powerful Convention
People's party--the backbone of the regime-has become increas-
ingly bitter as essentially moderate "old guard" elements such
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Las Minister of Health Gbedemah, Minister of Agriculture
BOfsio, and Minister of Transport and Communications Edusei
have attempted to check Nkrumah's tendency to side with pro-
bloc extremist elements. Most prominent among these is
labor leader John Tettegah and Minister for Presidential Af-
fairs Tawiah Adamafio. Among the general public, there has
been a sharp reaction against the regime at all levels since
early July, when a series of drastic new revenue measures
designed to alleviate Ghana's growing fiscal problems was an-
nounced. The embassy believes that the full effect of this re-
action may be yet to come. So far, however, no leadership
has appeared to merge the various disaffected elements, ap-
parently because of fear of imprisonment under Ghana's Pre-
ventive Detention t--a fate which has already befallen many
of Nkrumah's critics.
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Counsel to the President
Military Representative of 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, Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
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 Under 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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