CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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CONTENTS
1. OAS: Punta del Este Conference. (Page i)
2. Laos: Enemy threat to Nam Tha increases. (Page it)
3. Congo-UN: U Thant warns Adoula not to make martyr
of Gizenga. (Page tit)
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5. USSR: Moscow rejects US-UK proposal to merge test ban
with general disarmament negotiations. (Page iv)
6. West Germany - Spain - Portugal: Defense Minister Strauss
tells Salazar Bonn is still interested in air bases in Spain.
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9. Iran. Bakhtiar's, departure from country removes rallying
point for opposition elements. (Page v)
10. UK-Kenya: British defense officials expect to lose base
rights after Kenyan independence. (Page vi)
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*OAS: Conference delegations appear to have reached
general agreement that the Castro regime should be ex-
cluded from the OAS on grounds that its system of govern-
ment is incompatible with the organization's principles. The
legal basis and timing of Cuba's exclusion is providing a
basis for considerable controversy, however, with Brazil
apparently pressing most strongly for prolonging the process.
By a vote of two thirds of the 21 OAS members, the present
foreign ministers' conference could convert itself into a
special inter-American conference which some members
believe would be competent to amend the OAS charter to ex-
clude the present Cuban Government from future OAS meet-
ings. The strong interest of most Latin Americans in legal
questions, however, may lead even strongly anti-Castro del-
egations to seek an interim period for legal consultations be-
fore amending the OAS charter,
Members of the Communist party of Uruguay, leftist-
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Ito go out on the streets o on-
tevideo without awaiting further orders, as soon as they hear
that measures have been taken against Cuba at the meeting in
Punta del Este. The first assigned task is said to be to set
fire to the US Embassy. Pro-Castro groups staged a success-
ful demonstration in Montevideo on 2,3 January with an estimated
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Laos: I ~he tactical situation at Nam Tha in northwest-
ern E-aos is-aeteriorating, according to a MAAG report of
26 January. One of the two government infantry battalions
in the area has been overrun by enemy forces estimated at
four battalions. Phourni is planning to airlift a relief bat-
talion to NN31m Tha from Pakse, in southern Laos, beginning
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\s,~Aief MAAG, recounting the series of reverses suffered
.this month by government forces after attempting advances
into enemy-held territory in northern and central Laos, notes
that Phoumi's troops have been forced to withdrawin each
case after putting up no more than token resistance. He warns
that if Phoumi continues to push against sensitive enemy spots,
his troops will be routed. Chief MAAG notes that the Lao
army--both officers and men--suffers from an almost path-
ological fear of North Vietnamese troops, and, despite im-
provements since the cease-fire last May, continues to have
serious weaknesses, especially in leadership and motivati
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Phoumi, on 26 January, said he was considering an appeal
to e UN--after first informing the Geneva conference--for
help against the buildup of North Vietnamese strength in Laos
and the worsening military situation. Vientiane, meanwhile,
has reported the Nam Tha situation to the ICC as a cease-fire
violation and requested an investigation. Phourni, who has re-
ceived support from the King and the. cabinet for his stand
against relinquishing the defense and interior posts in a coali-
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Congo-UX: /)Acting UN Secretary General Thant has warned
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that if Gizenga were killed the USSR would have a strong case
to support its demand for an immediate Security Council meet-
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The USSR on 25 January called for a council meeting "as soon
as possible" to consider the failure of the UN to remove all
mercenaries from Katanga. The American delegation believes
that a meeting at this time would merely provide a forum for
a Soviet attack on the secretary general. Britain, which holds
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USSR: Although Moscow had previously urged that the
test ban question be solved "interdependently" with general
and complete disarmament, the USSR now has rejected the
US-UK proposal to merge the current test ban negotiations
with the .broader disarmament negotiations scheduled to be-
gin in Geneva on 14 March. At the 26 January session of
the test ban talks Soviet delegate Tsarapkin read a govern-
ment statement which insisted on continuing the three-power
talks in their present form. Tsarapkin also insisted that
the test ban conference participants should negotiate on the
basis of the Soviet proposal for a ban on atmospheric, outer
space, and underwater tests, using national detection means
for control purposes, with a moratorium. on underground
tests.
The Soviet turnabout is probably designed to maneuver
.the West into a position where Moscow's propaganda could
blame the US for a breakdown of the talks. In the event of
a rupture the USSR may seek formal UN approval of its pro-
posal for a ban on tests without any international. controls.
Soviet leaders may also calculate that the impasse over the
question of continuing negotiations will lead to a resumption
of US tests in the atmosphere, which would provide a pretext
for the USSR to claim. that it had no choice but to continue with
its own nuclear testing. The Soviet Government is on record
with.frequent warnings that US underground tests and plans for 25X1
atmospheric tests leave the USSR free to resume testing in the
interests of its security.
West Germany - Spain - Portugal: The US Embassy in
Lisbon has learned from a reliable source that West German
Defense Minister Strauss, on a recent unpublicized visit to
Lisbon,. told Prime Minister Salazar and Army Minister Mario
Silva that Bonn has a continuing interest in obtaining air bases
in Spain. Early in 1960 an attempt by West Germany to negotiate
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 for . these and other facilities - was abandoned when there were
unfavorable repercussions in Britain and other-NATO coun-
tries. Strauss suggestedthat Portuguese officials might wish
to emphasize to Spain the importance of such air bases to the
defense of the Iberian Peninsula. Lisbon has budgeted funds to
acquire land for a base at Beja in southeastern Portugal which,
according to a 1960 agreement, will be shared with the German
Air Force. Bonn has agreedto divide the cost of constructing
-the base, scheduled to be completekduring 1964. F
the university and to screen out politically undesirable StUA.,+.11
Iran: (A~t. General Timur Bakhtiar at the Shah's request
left fr-an for Western Europe on 26 January. Hisabsencefrom
the country removes a rallying point for those of the opposition
who are looking for a strongman. The Shah has ordered Major
General Pakravan, chief of the National Intelligence and Secu-
rity Organization (SAVAK), to remove from his organization those
officers known to be proteges of Bakhtiar, its former chief. Im-
posing strict security measures in the wake of the recent riots
at Tehran University, the Amini government has closed the insti-
tution temporarily and has accepted the resignation of the chan-
cellor and his top aides. The government intends to reorganize
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UK-Kenya,WBritish plans for future expansion or im-
provement of bases in Kenya have been suspended.because
defense officials expect that the United Kingdom will not be
able to retain base rights after Kenya becomes independent.
The British Army uses the Kenya headquarters for a stra-
tegic reserve of some 5,000 men for support of the British
position in the Persian Gulf and East Africa. Kenya is. also
the site of important air base and some naval facilities. A
constitutional conference starting in London on 14 February
will probably fix a date for independenc@,_,jvhich the Colonial
Office hopes will not be before early. 196
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doula's Plans for Gizenga
T Gizengass personal safety may well be in danger from
con acts between pro- and anti-Gizengist factions. On 26
January pro-Gizengists demonstrated outside the US Embassy,
apparently reacting to rumors that Gizenga had been killed.
US Ambassador Gullion believes that Adoula personally is de-
termined to adhere to the legal forms in his effort to punish
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like" captivity- -which Adoula apparently envisages--presents
obvious dangers. Gizenga now is being held in a military camp
after being turned over by the UN to Congolese authorities--
at his own request. Gullion says Adoula has instructed Surete
Chief Nendaka to see that "no harm was to come to Gizenga"
and that he was to see no one "who might cause him trouble:'
The pro-Gizengist radicals fear and distrust Nendaka, and Min-
ister of Int for Gbenye recently tried unsuccessfully to have
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zenga and his erstwhile followers under control or effectively
neutralized. He is still undecided, however, on what legal form
to use against Gizenga, and Gullion expects no decision prior to
Adoula's completion of his cabinet reorganization. Adoula ex-
pressed confidence that the Congo parliament would follow his
lead, but "dozens" of members feared that lifting Gizengass par-
liamentary immunity would "open Pandora's box" for similar
action against them. A dossier of charges against Gizenga. is
still under preparation
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British Pessimistic on Holding Bases in Kenya
((Despite their. pessimism, British defense officials have
no i mediate plans for withdrawal from Kenya and hope that
agreement may be possible on a phase-out period of up to five
years and on "staging through" air rights utilized on an occa-
sional basis. British officials realize this period may be short-
ened by increasing local opposition
As early as last November. the opposition party in the Kenya
legs ature, which has a. good chance of forming the government
after Kenya becomes. an independent state, presented a motion
demanding British military withdrawal "without delay" after in-
dependence. Pressure from inside the country and from other
African states would make it extremely difficult for even a mod-
erate African government to allow the British bases to remain.
Moreover, officials in London feel. that even if such permission
could be obtained, an independent Kenya government would 'm-
pose such stringent conditions that the bases would be useless
he army camp and airfield near Nairobi and the naval sta-
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reserve supplemented by naval task forces in critical areas
tion at Mombasa make up Britain's Kenya bases. London would
find it hard if not impossible to replace their facilities for ac-
commodating Britain's overseas strategic reserve. The Defense
White Paper due in late February or March will probably indi-
cate a long-term shift in policy involving reductions in forces
stationed overseas and reliance on a mobile.UK-based stra
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_EThis plan, however, will not make up for the loss of the
Kenya bases if political developments force an accelerated with-
drawal. In that case Aden would assume increased importance
for London's security interests in the Persian Gulf area now
that Arab states refuse it overflight rights. Although Aden
is inferior to Kenya in training facilities and living conditions,
the present garrison of 4,000 British troops could be strength-
ened enough so that, with forces in Singapore and naval. units in
the genera area. could deal with limited local hostilities.
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