CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: December 12, 1963
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. Bolivia: President Paz has little room left to
maneuver in the present crisis. (Page 1)
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4. Czechoslovakia: Crisis in Novotny's regime.
(Page 4)
5. South Vietnam: New government has made little
progress. (Page 5)
6. Indonesia: Two Communist ministers appointed.
(P age 6)
7. Honduras: Leftist campaign under way to split
military and moderate leaders. (Page 7)
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
12 December 1963
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Bolivia, President Paz Estenssoro has very
little room left to maneuver in the current crisis.
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Paz told the US ambassador on 10 December
that if he bowed to Vice President Lechin and the
miners and.. releases the jailed Communist labor. lead-
ers, he would suffer a serious political defeat. The
military, who would be incensed by such action, might
stage a coup despite their strong support for consti-
tutional processes.
A direct military attack against the Catavi-Siglo
Veinte mining area might well result in the death of
the hostages, and spark an intense wave of sentiment
against Paz. Nevertheless, the President told the
ambassador that his eventual decision must be to
attack in force or else turn the country over to leftist-
extremist control.
ber calling on the miners to release the hostages in
*Although Paz believes military action will be
extremely unpopular, the minister of government has
told the ambassador he thinks Paz will lose mass
support if the regime does not act vigorously during
the next few days. According to press reports, the
minister of defense issued an ultimatum on 11 Decem-
48 hours or face military action.
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Czechoslovak regim.
Czechos lovakia:t lRe cent unusual exchanges of
high-level Soviet and Czechoslovak party-govern-
ment delegations suggest that a major crisis, in
which the USSR is involved., has developed in the
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clear, it could revolve around Czechoslovak leader
Novotny's increasinonability to control dissident
elements of his partl
scow probably is seriously disturbed by
poliffboal instability in Prague, which has become
increasingly evident as a result of Novotny's inept
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have contributed to popular dissatisfaction with
Novotny's regime. Moscow may also be concerned
with Czechoslovakia's inability or unwillingness to
meet its economic commitments to the bloc because
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South Vietnam: if. he new government has made
little progress in establishing basic policies or de-
veloping new programs, and many of the key paci-
fication operations pushed by the former regime
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have virtually ground to a ha"I
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Pacification concepts are being restudied and
key administrators at provincial and district levels
are being replaced. Government leaders expect
the consolidation phase to be completed this month.
They hope to move ahead with new plans after the
first of the year and to produce some early military
results which would. have a favorable psychological
A decline in Communist guerrilla activity to
rilla offensive last month
near-normal levels has somewhat offset the gov-
ernment's loss of momentum. It is apparent, how-
ever, that the government suffered significant set-
backs in some areas dur_Wg the intensified guer-
For example, in Long An Province, near Saigon,
the Viet Cong eliminated. a number of strategic ham-
lets, thus extending their influence and physical
control in rural districts. Government forces are
responding to pressure in this province by emphasiz-
ing small-unit actions and undertaking a program
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Indonesia: Two cabinet appointments announced
this week increase Communist influence in Presi-
dent Sukarno's government.
The new minister of justice has followed the
Communist line and received Communist support
since 1955, although he may not be a party member.
The Justice Ministry is responsible for administer-
ing the courts, but does not control the police.
Also, a newly created post--minister of state, as-
signed to three vice prime ministers--has been
given to an official of two Communist-dominated
political organizations.
The appointments appear to offer the Commu-
nists their first opportunity for direct influence
within the cabinet, and indicate a further erosion
of army influence with Sukarno. Previously the
cabinet contained only two Communists who held
titular ministerial rank by virtue of their legisla-
tive posts.
The appointments, however, apparently have
been made in the context of Sukarno's policy of bal-
ancing the non-Communist army against the Com-
munist Party as the means of maintaining his own
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Honduras:I[A leftist campaign to undermine
political cooperation between the military govern-
ment and the moderate leaders of ousted President
Ramon Villeda Morales' Liberal Party appears to
be under way?
Lihis move was precipitated by the decision of
the eral Party leadership to participate in the
commission drawing up a new electoral law as the
first step toward reinstituting constitutional gov-
ernment. Minority elements of the party oppose
this decision. The pro-Communist daily, which
has the widest circulation of any paper Honduras,
has already called these leaders "traitors
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(A terrorist group, identified by the letters
and. allegedly composed. of Communists and
extreme leftist Liberals, has been organized to
resist the military government. It claims to be
the "organized vanguard of the national liberation
forces" and seeks the support of all groups fight-
ing the "military tyranny." It may have been be-
hind the brief armed seizure of the radio station
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THE PRESIDENT
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Counsel to the President
The Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
The Scientific Adviser to the President
The Director of the Budget
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
Commander in Chief, Atlantic
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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