CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: April 10, 1962
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. France: De Gaulle probably weighing, call for new elec-
tions. (Page S)
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4. India- New cabinet indicates little change in balance of
forces in Congress party. (page it)
5. Situation Report--Sudan. (Page tit)
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DAILY BRIEF
France: The 8 April French referendum gave De Gaulle
the 'm`assi`ve" majority he sought for approval of his Algerian
policy and condemnation of the OAS, but it was not the clear-
cut vote of personal confidence which he had asked in order
to carry out the broad foreign and domestic programs he plans.
The 1.1 million invalid ballots may be a determining factor in
De Gaulle's decision on whether to call immediately for new
elections--a decision he is expected to make within two days.
Most of these ballots were spoiled deliberately in response to
the dissident Socialist Unity party's appeal that the voters thus
indicate opposition to all but his Algerian policy. His intima-
tion during the referendum campaign that a new era of. presi-
dential power is in prospect will help crystallize opposition to
him in all the other parties except the Gaullist Union for a New
Republic. In addition, De Gaulle must weigh a recent estimate
made in the Ministry of the Interior that if elections were held
soon, the Communist vote would total 6 million, as compared
with 3.9 million in November 1958 when Gaullism was at its
height and 5.5 million in the last national elections under the
Fourth Republic, in.1956,
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India.- The new cabinet named by Nehru on. 9 April indi-
categ 'there has been little change in the balance of political
forces within the Congress party. Most members of the 17-
man cabinet, to be sworn in before the recently elected Par-
liament convenes on 16 April, are former ministers who have
,generally hewed closely to the line set by Nehru. The more
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influential politicians to the right and left of center have re-
tained their. key ministries. Moderately conservative Morarji
Desai and S. K. Patil continue in. charge of finance and of food
and agriculture, respectively, while Krishna Menon retains
the defense portfolio and leftist Minister of State K. D. Mala-
viya is elevated to full cabinet rank as Minister of Mines and
Fuel. Menon will continue to serve as Nehru?s unofficial ad-
viser in foreign .affairs and nuclear energy matters.
(Backup, Page 3)
Situation Report--Sudan: General Abboud's military re-
gime, which seized power in 1958,, has managed to maintain
itself despite long-standing rivalries among its leaders. and
pressure from political party leaders for. a return to civilian
government. Improving economic conditions, however, have
prevented these politicians from building up a large and enthu-
siastic following. Factionalism in the army, now quiescent,
could again become a problem. The government has failed to
reconcile the Negroid, partly Christian tribes in the southern
provinces to a government by Moslems. (Backup, 25X1
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Nehru Names New Cabinet
In the new cabinet Nehru, besides being prime minister,
will also be in charge of foreign affairs and atomic energy
matters.
Morarji Desai's hold, on the number-two position in Nehru's
government apparently remains firm, despite setbacks to his
prestige during the past year. The 66-year-old finance minis,
ter is formally ranked second in seniority in the new cabinet
list, assuming the position long held by former Home Minister
Pant before his death in 1961. Desai, most prominent figure
among the more conservative, entrenched elements in the Con-
gress party, recently has chaired cabinet and party meetings
in Nehru's absence and has for some time been regarded as the
prime minister's most likely successor. Desai's personal rela-
tions with Nehru, however, have always been somewhat cool, and
the prime minister thwarted Desai's premature attempt last sum-
mer to gain formal designation as the party's deputy leader in
Parliament.
Excluding the close personal relationships with Nehru en-
joyed by Krishna Menon and by the prime minister's influential
daughter, Indira Gandhi, the member of the "inner cabinet"
most favored by Nehru as a senior and loyal lieutenant is L. B.
Shastri, who continues in the vital post of home minister. De-
spite. Shastri's popularity and effectiveness as party trouble-
shooter, his dubious health and lack of strong political. ambi-
tion take him out of the running for the succession, except as
an interim or compromise candidate.
Patil and Malaviya will continue to function as the anchor
men of the right and left wings of the cabinet, respectively. Patil
has performed creditably in the politically risky Food and Agri-
culture Ministry and is an outspoken advocate of close coopera-
tion .with the United States. Malaviya has made his reputation
as mines and fuel minister by promoting economic aid agreements
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with Moscow, particularly in the oil field, and by supporting
bloc positions in general.
C. Subramaniam, 52-year-old former finance minister
in the Madras State government, is the only new face in the
cabinet, despite Nehru's reported desire for "new blood" in
the high command. Appointment of the highly touted Sub-
ramaniam to the newly created portfolio of Steel and Heavy
Industries will improve direction in a field which is vital to
the success of India's planned industrialization. The new
grouping reflects the changed emphasis within India's iron
and steel industry from extraction- -formerly grouped with
Mines and Fuel--to production and manufacture. Swaran
Singh, former minister of Steel, Mines, and Fuel, has been
shifted to the large Railway Ministry, where his managerial
skills and broad background in industry should compensate
for his predecessor's deficiencies in meshing the overworked
railways with the requirements of a growing industrial econ-
omy.
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Situation Report: Sudan
Opposition to the Abboud military regime has centered
in a ,group of politicians led by the imam of the influential
Ansar religious. sect. Last July- -prior to his trip to the
USSR--General Abboud arrested 12 of the opposition lead-
ers as a security precaution. They were released in Jan-
uary with a stern warning to cease all political activity or
face re-arrest. They have since been under heavy surveil-
lance.
The government's decision to release the politicians ap-
pears to have been made. at least in part as a result of devel-
opments within the Ansar. In October the head of the Ansar,
Siddiq al-Mahdi, died and was replaced by his brother al-Haadi
al-Mahdi,. a religious conservative without political ambitions.
Although al-Haadi vowed to continue Siddiq's policy of oppos-
ing the military regime, he has in fact followed a much more
conciliatory line, and without the full backing of the Ansar
tribes the opposition leaders cannot exert much pressure to
obtain concessions from the government.
President Abboud has attempted to dilute opposition to his
regime by taking cautious steps toward civilian participation in
his government. Last December he announced the formation
of a Committee on Constitutional Developments to study and
make recommendations "regarding the composition and term
of a partially elected central council:' While this has failed to
satisfy most of the opposition leaders, who want full restora-
tion of, parliamentary government, al-Haadi is apparently will-
ing to allow the government time to implement its plan. Abboud
is unlikely to go beyond this in the near future; he has repeat-
edly stressed the necessity of building a broad economic and
social base before re-establishing parliamentary institutions.
Meanwhile, a rift within the Supreme Council between pro-
Egyptian Muhammed Talaat Farid and Deputy Commander of
the Armed Forces Hasan Bashir Nasir has apparently reopene .
Recent reports indicate that Farid may have convinced Abboudj~
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That Bashir Nasir since his appointment as deputy commander
s been placing officers who are loyal to him personally in
key posts, and that he now is in the position to head a coup.
Abboud has reportedly transferred a number of these officers.
A major shakeup in the army could cause a serious morale
problem and would probably lead to a renewal of coup plotting
among disgruntled elements
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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 Emergency Planning
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
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
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