CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: February 20, 1962
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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2. North South Vietnam: Hanoi labels establishment of US
military command in Saigon as threat to security of North
Vietnam. (Page it)
3. Communist China = Australia: Peiping to negotiate addi-
tional wheat purchases from Australia. (Page ii)
4. Arab States m Israel: Syria and Jordan take steps to show
determined opposition to Israeli scheme for diversion of
Jordan River waters, (Rage it)
6. Turkey: Antagonism intensifies between pro-Menderes
civilians and the military. (Page iv)
7. Finland- Britain:. London resists Helsinki desire for "rein-
terpretation" of 1947 peace treaty. (Page iv)
8. British Guiana: Extended period of instability and interracial
outbreaks likely despite end of general strike. (Page iv)
9. Panama: Chiari under growing pressure to begin renegotia-
tion of Canal Zone treaty. (Page v)
10. Ecuador: Military alert in Quito may presage political crisis.
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North - South Vietnam: Hanoi on 18 February issued a
declaration assailing the. recently established US military
command in Saigon and formally charging that this "most
serious act of military aggression" is a direct threat to the
security of North Vietnam. This statement is apparently de-
signed to stir international apprehension in hopes this. will
have some restraining influence on the US, or, failing this
objective, to justify some Communist countermove.. In De-
cember 1960, the North Vietnamese preceded the moves of
a few artillerymen into Laos with such charges. At that time,
however, they also pointedly told foreign representatives in
.Hanoi that North Vietnam had decided "not to. remain inactive"
No such specific threat appears in the 18 February declaration.
Communist China - Australia: Members of the Australian
Wheat Board report that Communis China wants to buy addi-
tional grain on the same credit terms as in previous sales--
10 percent cash, 40 percent in six months, and the balance. at
the end of one year. The-Australians expect to send a repre-.
sentative to Hong.Kong to conclude negotiations for at least
500,000 tons. of wheat, Since the Chinese have been. meeting
the payment terms of current contracts, now approaching com-
pletion, and are expected to make further purchases later. in
the year, the chairman of the Wheat Board thinks it unlikely
the board would insist on cash and forego sales on credit.
Australian concern over keeping the door open to the Chinese
market is further influenced by an anticipated "unmanageable"
surplus in the next wheat crop. China has already contracted
for 1962 delivery of at least 1,500,000 tons of grain from Canada
and France, and further purchases are expectede7
Arab States - Israel: The Syrian and Jordanian govern-
ments. are taking stps to demonstrate their determined oppo-
sition to Israel's preparations for diverting water from the
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ISRAEL'S
JORDAN RIVER
PROJECT
Canal or conduit,
proposed or under construction
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LEBANON
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Jordan River, apparently in response to intensified Egyp-
tian propaganda accusations that they have
not effectively o osin the Israeli scheme
men s concern-
recent pronounce
ing Syria's determination to retaliate against any Israeli move
to divert Jordan River water were made because. of the pres-
sure from Cairoj There has been no deployment of Syrian
forces for action against the Israelis, and the Syrians re-
portedly are reluctant to have a border crisis at this time.
An exchange of fire nevertheless took place along the. Israeli-
Syrian border on 16 February. Meanwhile, the secretary
general of the Arab League, at Jordan's invitation, has dis-
cussed possible Arab countermoves with officials in Amman.
He will hold similar talks in Damascus and Beirut. The Arab
League Council will take up the matter in March.
Contrary to the rumors circulating in the Arab world,
implementation of even the first stage of the Israeli project
is not imminent. The American Embassy in Tel Aviv esti-
mates that the first stage--the scheme for pumping water out
of Lake Tiberias into the national water stem--is not like)
to be operational before the end of 19630
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Turkey-.
Inanewe orttopacae the military,
nonu, during an February radio speech, again insisted
that civilian elements accept the legitimacy of the. May 1960
military coup. He charged some politicians and intellectuals
with abuse of press and personal freedoms to undermine his
government. The lower house budget debate, scheduled for
late February, may create new frictions by providing Justice
party opponents of the military an opportunity to voice their
dissatisfaction with their party's present role in the coalition,)
Fin an Britain o Cilie innis overnmen esires a re-
interpretation" of the 1947 peace treaty to permit Finland to
acquire short-range guided missiles. According to the Finns,
the USSR has agreed to this change and will also supply the
missiles. Britain, however, is reluctant to consent to such
a "reinterpretation" and feels Finland should approach all sig-
natories- -Commonwealth countries. and other states which de-
clared war upon Finland during World War II, at the behest of
the USSR--to obtain a proper legal waiver,-of conditions? II
British Guiana.- [Although the ending of the general strike
by labor leaders has removed the immediate threat to Premier
Jagan's government, an extended period of instability in whic
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troop reinforcements still needed to help maintain order, Lon-
additional interracial outbreaks may occur appears likely. Not
all sections of organized labor responded on 19 February to the
leadership's call to resume work,and "low-level rumors" reach-
ing the consulate general indicate the opposition may be plan-
ping another showdown for 21 February. In any case, the con-
sul general feels that the violence of 16 February has probably
made the gulf between the races- -particularly the East Indian
vs. Negro and the East Indian vs. Portuguese- for
the present. Under these circumstances, and with the British
don will probably postpone the independence conference no
scheduled in May.
Panama: he anamanian Government is increasingly im
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patient to begin renegotiation of the treaty covering the Canal
Zone and may not wait for completion of current US studies on
the feasibility of a sea-level canal to press its case publicly,
Foreign Minister Solis said, in a press conference on 6 Feb-
ruary, that negotiations would begin in March, and President
Chiari told the American ambassador that he felt, renegotiation
should begin no later than May. The US ambassador reports
that President Chiari, while understanding the US position,
will nevertheless be markedly influenced by the growing inter-
nal pressure for renegotiation. Radiobroadcasts and additional
reports indicate that other Panamanian officials, businessmen,
and information media may be preparing a campaign to embar-
rass the United States in an attempt to influence some action
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.was reported to be making anti-Communist speeches to all Quito
emplaced and loaded, and the commanding officer of the army
units in the area were put on full alert, weapons reportedly were
dinary military activity" in the Quito area on.19 February. All
*Ecuador-. (The US Army Attache in Quito reported "extraor=
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was never delivered. President Arosemena, who was aware of
the plans to deliver an ultimatum, has since strengthened his po-
demanding that he cease placating his leftist supporters. Be-
cause of disunity within the group, however, and Arosemena?s
recent anti-Communist statements to the press, the ultimatum
January to issue an ultimatum to President Carlos Arosemena
ported to. be a member of the group which had planned in late
army commander, Lt. Col. Carlos Arregui, was previously re-
been officially denied, of an impending. cabinet shake-up. The
alert is not yet clear but may be related to rumors, which have
sition, but the basic problems of ineffective national leadership
will continue to produce. tensions and a critical situation could
evelop at any tim9
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Arab Reaction to Israeli Diversion Project
The UAR, which no longer has responsibility for develop-
ments affecting the Israeli-Syrian border, on 15 February
leveled one of its most pointed propaganda. attacks on other
Arab governments for their inaction regarding Israel's Jor-
dan River plans. An Egyptian press article, quoted by Cairo
radio, criticized Syria and Lebanon for not having implemented
plans for preventing water from reaching Israel through tribu-
taries. originating in those countries and accused the. Jordanian
Government of failing to carry out its threats to oppose the
Israeli "plot:' "Where were King Saud, King Husayn, and
Abd al-Karim Qasim when the Jews were building, digging,
and constructing," the article asked. The ineffectiveness. of
the "consultations" by the Arab League on the subject was also
criticized.
The. Syrian army commander in chief's televised speech
last week, in which he said the Syrian Army is determined _to
use "every means" to prevent Israel from diverting the Jordan
River, apparently was designed mainly to rebut such Egyptian
The pumping plant the.. Israelis are building on the north-
west shore of Lake Tiberias is still far. from finished. An
American Embassy officer, who visited the site last week, re-
ported that there was no pumping equipment there, that some
excavation was still going on, and that construction of the in-
take facility was only commencing. Much work also remains
on the network of canals, conduits, and tunnels which are sched-
uled to begin conveying water from Lake Tiberias to Israel's
southern wasteland in the winter of 1963-64, completing:the first
stage of the project. The Israelis hope by 1969 to be able to im-
plement their. long-range plan for diverting part of the Jordan
River in the demilitarized zone above Lake Tiberias.
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Rising Panamanian Pressure for New Canal Zone Treaty
Panamanians claim that the United States has always been
slow in responding to Panama's complaints and requests for
treaty adjustments and in implementing treaty revisions. They
are now determined to obtain a new treaty which would acknowl-
edge Panamanian sovereignty over the Zone and include a termi-
nal'. date in place of the perpetuity clause of the basic 1903 treaty,
At the same time, they probably prefer that the US retain man-
agement control over the existing canal or a new one in order to
ensure the, efficient operation, protection, and financial return
which most Panamanians admit they could not themselves pro-
vide
Foreign Minister Solis told the press on his return from
Pun del Este that Secretary Rusk had said he was "deeply in-
terested in conversations for a new canal treaty which would
be on a basis quite different from the antiquated basis of the
present treaty:' Panamanian news media have played this heav-
ily and emphasized that negotiations were imminent. When Am-
bassador Farland told Solis the latter had misinterpreted Sec-
retary Rusk's statement, the.foreign minister promised.to
"clarify" the situation, but he apparently has done nothing fur-
ther. On 8 February a newspaper run by leaders of one party
of the government coalition mentioned the selection of a com-
mittee to study a new treaty and praised the inclusion of rabid
nationalist Aquilino Boyd, head of the legislature's foreign af-
fairs committee and former foreign ministe,
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Panama may resort to the pressure tactics that the vice foreign
minister and others have said they consider effective in dealing
with the US. the Chiari ad-
ministration plans to award oil exploration rights in the Canal
Zone to a Texas firm in order to demonstrate Panama's claimed
sovereignty there. In 1958 a member of Chiari's Liberal party--
then in opposition--petitioned for exploration rights in a mov6-7
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Cto embarrass the De la Guardia government but evidently was
persuaded to drop the issue. Panamanian officials from time
to time talk of asking the International Court of Justice to rule
on the validity of the treaty- ~ particularly its perpetuity ciauss
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The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
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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 Political 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
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Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
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