CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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December 15, 1961
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Approved FoleasT4D1/9SBC.Ei T009006100190001-3 O~r 25X1 15 December 1961 25X1 Copy No. 1 Ila 991 ]Mai -1 State Dept. revkpp i ipI .teftelease 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO06100190001-3 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO06100190001-3 Approved For Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO06100190001-3 j Approved Fce ease 2002/11/19. CIA-RDP79T009 006100190002X1 j 15 December 1961 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN CONTENTS 1. Situation in the Congo. (Page i) 25X6 d on Nov/ I. 4. India - North Vietnam: Nehru advises Hanoi to stop encouraging "guerrillas" in South Vietnam. (Page tit) 5. Syria: Nazim al-Qudsi elected President. (Page iii) 6. Okinawa: Chances of leftist candidate for mayor of Naha improve. (Page iv) 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975A006100190001-3 Approved Forftase 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T0097^6100190001-3 KATANGA O Copper mine, selected - International boundary O Copper and cobalt mine, --?-?- Province boundary selected ? Colonial capital A Manganese mine i496?t!=v!c3 Province capital A ^ Coal mine, selected -+-~~ Railroad Major hydroelectric power plant Road Selected airfield Areas of hlghesl population density UN 4,500 Congo Notional Army r Tshombe'e Forces *Does not includ s ops 15 Dec 61 it. au Canao @EAiY M CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Map Page FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND (NORTHERN RN DESIA) Nereme~ 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO06100190001-3 . ~i~i~i~iiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiii Approved Fo_le se 2002/11/19 CIA-RDP79T009 006100190001-325X1 ' r Or CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 15 December 1961 DAILY BRIEF 25X1 25X1 25X1 Tshombe's 14 December appeals for foreign intervention in the Katanga crisis probably reflect concern o er stepped-up UN *Congo: The UN military commander in the Congo, General McKeown, arrived in Elisabethville on 14 December, and UN spokesmen in New York regard a UN assault as imminent. military preparations in Elisabethville. ~Tshombe has moved to get Washington to nominate a negotiator to bring about talks between himself and Adoula0 Tshombe has periodically ex- pressed interest in foreign mediation, but has not indicated a disposition to moderate his insistence on Katangan sovereignty. such a move would bring about the fall of his government and plunge the Congo into a "full crisis.']] (Backup, Page 1) Map ropean sentiment for a cease-fire in Katanga, asserting that In Leopoldville, Adoula has expressed concern regarding Eu- 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO06100190001-3 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO06100190001-3 Approved For Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO06100190001-3 9,/ Approved Flease 2002/11/19CIA-RDP79T00 006100190001-3 9/ j j 2 5X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 ME voy, in New Delhi on 8 December, Nehru impressed on Thacli his strong conviction that President Kennedy wanted peace in the area. Nehru has informed Ambassador Galbraith that he told Thach this purpose would be best served if Hanoi stopped encouraging the "guerrillas." Foreign Secretary Desai, in a separate conversation with Thach, made the point that the US namese Health Minister Th ch, Ho Chi Minh's personal en- India - North Vietnam: n a iscussion wi or vie Government had no alternative but to support the Saigon regime with military aid as long as North Vietnam maintained its pressure. In a related development, New Delhi has instructed ICC Chairman Parthasarathi to defer a proposed report to the Geneva cochairmen on introduction of US arms aid to Saigon until a specific complaint was registered by Hanoi, in order to avoid Soviet and British involvement at this time. Thach earlier this month visited Indonesia and Burma in an attempt to stimulate neutralist reaction against US aid to South Vietnam. Syria: Dr. Nazim a - u si, a conservative, was over- whelmingly elected President of Syria on 14 December. In an 11 December speech heralding the resumption of power by the civilians, army commander in chief Gen. Zahr al-Din admon- ished Syria's political leaders to refrain from embroiling the army in politics and delivered a veiled threat that the army would remain on the sidelines only so long as Syria's political 15 Dec 61 DAILY BRIEF 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO06100190001-3 V Mr/ / M~ Approved Fo, ~/ ~%~ ~ ~ d o ~ ~~ ~% ~ ~ i~e~y ~ ~ D ~ i ~% Conroved Fnr B lease 2002/11/19 ? 90001-3 Iease 2002/11/19: 90001-3 25X1 0 25X1 factions set aside their own narrow interests and refrain from ith forei n owers including other Arab states. I consoiring w Okinawa: leftist victory in the election for mayor of the capital city of aha on 17 December would strengthen Ryukyuan elements which favor immediate reversion to Japan, stimulate new Japanese overtures for increased participation in Ryukyuan affairs, and promote agitation against US military bases. The leftist coalition candidate, Eiko Miyazato, appears to have im- proved prospects for winning the election. The leftist campaign has been invigorated by the victory of a pro=Communist in a neighboring mayoralty contest three weeks ago, by popular re= sentment of the US following the crash of a fighter aircraft which killed two Ryukyuans on 7 December, and by active support from Socialist and Communist organizations in Japan. Mayor Saichi Kaneshi, although lacking a political organization, until recently had been regarded as likely to win re=election on the strength of his four-year record as mayor (Backup, Page 2) SELECTED INTELLIGENCE REPORTS AND ESTIMATES (Available during the preceding week) Short-term prospects for Brazil under Goulart until the Oct '62 elections: current political situation, economic prob- lems, and future outlook. U.S. 1. B. SNIE 93-2-61. Dec 7 '61,II Possible developments in Katanga: assessment of possi- bilities for negotiations with the Central Government, conse- quences of Tshombe's departure, and consequences of a con- tinued.impasse with the Central Government. U. S. I. B. SNIE 25X1 65=2=61. Dec 7 '61. 15 Dec 61 25X1 25X1 25X Approved For Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975A006100190001-3 DAILY BRIEF iv 25X1 25X1 Approved F Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T0097 006100190001-3 25X1 The Situation in the Congo the UN buildup in Elisabethville continues to be accom- panied by divergent views among UN officials concerning the timing of a UN offensive and its ultimate objectives. A senior UN official in New York has described the UN's objectives as the restoration of security and freedom of movement for its personnel in Elisabethville, together with the inauguration of negotiations between Tshombe and Adoula. The US Consulate in Elisabethville, however, reports that local UN officials hope that no "political nonsense" will interfere with a "mili- tary solution" in Katangaj CUN military commander McKeown indicated to the US Em- bassy in Leopoldville on 13 December that he was satisfied with the situation in Elisabethville and that plans to secure the city would be implemented on 14 December. In New York, a senior military adviser to the secretary general told US offi- cials on the same day that "all-out operations" should start on 15 or 16 December, and stated that the UN has no plans be- yond those intended to assure its control in Elisabethville. The US Consulate in Elisabethville has characterized the UN Command as "woefully lacking in a realistic assessment of the enemy." According to the consulate, local UN officials re- acted with "shock and disbelief" to an estimate by the consulate that morale among Tshombe's forces continues high. 25X1 25X1 25X1 15 Dec 61 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 1 Approved For Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO06100190001-3 Approved Felease 2002/11/19 :CIA-RDP79T009 Okinawan Mayoral Election Vampaign kA006100190001-3 IJ'ropaganda support, presumably accompanied by financial assistance, from Japanese leftists has sharpened Okinawan inter- est in the election and probably will result in a large turnout, possibly in excess of 75 percent of the estimated 125,000 eligible voters. The three-way contest which has developed, involving conservative candidate Junji Nishime in addition to Kaneshi and Miyazato, threatens to split the moderate vote. )The Japanese Government continues to seek an expanding role in Ryukyuan affairs and has drafted an economic and tech- nical assistance program for the coming year amounting to $2,900,000. This figure exceeds the program which the US high commissioner. for the Ryukyus believes is feasible under ex- isting political and economic conditions. Tokyo, on the other hand, asserts that the expanded program is necessary to satisfy Japanese public expectations--many of them officially inspired and is warranted by informal US-Japanese pledges of support for Ryukyuan welfare made during Prime Minister Ikeda's visit to the US last summer. LThe Naha mayoralty contest of 1956 became the focal point for Okinawan grievances against US policies in the Ryukyus, particularly the means of acquiring and paying for land used for military purposes, and led to a large protest vote which elected pro-Communist Kamejiro Senaga as mayor. Although Senaga was ousted the following year through the combined actions of the US civil administration and the Naha city assembly, the furor attending the election and ouster aroused reversionist sentiment in both Japan and the Ryukyus and prompted Tokyo's first moves for a role in administering the islands. Senaga is exercising a major influence in the present coalition and leftist campaign 15 Dec 61 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 2 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO06100190001-3 Approved Forme 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 The Department of State The Secretary of State The Under Secretary of State The Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs 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 Secretary of Defense 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, Defense Intelligence Agency 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 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/11/19 : CIA-RDP79T00975A006100190001-3 Approved For Releaser 7 Il 10097 A 6100190001-3 Approved or a ease - TOP SECRET