CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A007300080001-2
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• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 26, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 8, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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8 October 1963
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. USSR: New Lands experience agricultural disaster.
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3. West Germany - USSR: Erhard believes long-term
economic aid may bring Soviet political conces-
sions. (Page 3)
4. Burma: Ne Win regime continues to try to quell
growing discontent. (Page 4)
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
8 October 1963
DAILY BRIEF
USSR: A major agricultural disaster has appar-
ently taken place in the important "New Lands" region
of the USSR.
According to a Soviet official, Kazakhstan, the
heart of the New Lands, harvested less than four bush-
els of wheat per acre this year. Last year the Soviets
claimed about ten bushels per acre for the area. US
production averages about 15-20 bushels per acre.
It now appears likely that the total Soviet wheat
harvest this year will be about 44-million tons com-
pared to last year's estimated 57-million tons.
The regime has evidently written off any further
efforts to increase grain output by expanding acreage
as it did in the New Lands. Production increases in
the future are to be achieved through the intensive
application of agricultural chemicals and by greater
mechanization and irrigation.
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West Germany - USSR: /hancellor-designate
Erhard sees the possibility o obtaining political con-
cessions from the Soviet Union in return for long-term
economic aid
IFrhard told Ambassador McGhee on 3 October
that he does not think the West should put pressure on
Khrushchev now, but rather should attempt serious
negotiations )
In extended remarks which McGhee describes as
displaying considerable political naivete, Erhard out-
lined his approach to negotiations. He said the Ger-
mans were ready to make considerable economic sac-
rifice for unification, but that the amount of aid they
would offer would depend on what the Soviets would
offer in exchange. He cited, as an example, that Ger-
any might contribute industrial installations for the
evelopment of Siberia over a 10 to 20 year period if
Khrushchev would agree to a phased German unifica-
tion program
(Erhard explained that there are only limited pos-
sibilities for the strictly economic development of
German-Soviet trade since the USSR has nothing Ger-
many needs. Moreover, if Germany were to grant
5 to 10 year credits, the Soviets could not repay the'\
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Burma: The Ne Win military regime continues
its efforts to quell the discontent that appears to be
growing among political and religious elements.
Ne Win apparently believes that his opponents
are plotting a counterrevolution. Eleven prominent
political figures arrested last August and a number
of army officers suspected of associate n with polit-
ical opposition groups reportedly have been "retired"
since then-0
In the past few days, there have been widespread
arrests of national and local leaders of opposition po-
litical parties and ethnic minority groups who had per-
sisted in agitating for a return to parliamentary democ-
racy and for general elections.
Ne Win has been more cautious in handling religious
opposition. He has not yet taken direct action against
the Buddhist hierarchy, although Buddhist leaders have
sharpened their criticism of his leftism. A leading
Buddhist monk told a crowd of 10,000 in Mandalay late
last month that Ne Win should be overthrown,
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