CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
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• Publication Date: April 22, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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22 April 1964
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. Laos: Cabinet resignations complicate efforts
to resolve government crisis. (Page 1)
2. Cuba: US overflights will be a major issue in
new Cuban diplomatic and propaganda offensive.
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4. Communist China: Cannibalization has been
necessary to keep air force transports in opera-
tion. (Page 5)
5. Notes: South Korea;
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*Laos: The decision of Premier Souvanna and
most of his cabinet members to resign makes an
early resolution of the current crisis unlikely.
Souvanna, accompanied by members of his cabi-
net and a representative of the rightist coup group,
flew to Luang Prabang yesterday to submit his res-
ignation to King Savango
Prior to his departure from Vientiane, Souvanna
informed Ambassador Unger that a majority of the
cabinet earlier in the day had voted for the dissolu-
tion of the present coalition government. He anti-
cipated that the King would accept his resignation
and assume "full powers" pending the designation of
someone- -possibly Souvanna himself-to form a new
government.
Souvanna was doubtful that a balanced government
could be formed in the present. circumstances. He
indicated that the coup group is determined to deny
the Pathet Lao any cabinet posts, and noted that Gen-
eral Phoumi also favors their exclusion. Souvanna,
observing that formation of a government without the
Pathet Lao might entail serious consequences, main-
tained that he had argued "until he was. exhausted"
with the coup leaders, whom he characterized as
"those young brats who know absolutely nothing,"
The coup leaders, increasingly concerned over
their failure to win widespread support, appear to
be taking steps to ensure their control over Vientiane.
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General Siho, a key member of the group, reportedly
has alerted nearby units under his command for a
possible move into the city should trouble break out,
These. pre cautions may have been prompted by
indications that General Kouprasith, 5th Military Re-
gion commander and the nominal leader of the revo-
lutionary committee, was allying himself with General
Phoumi may be readying forces for
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Cuba: The strong Cuban notes to the US on 20
April indicate that US overflights and the US naval
base will be major issues in the Cuban diplomatic
and propaganda offensive forecast in Castro's 19 April
speech.
The note warns that the US would bear "exclu-
sive responsibility" for any "dangerous situation"
resulting from a continuation of "spying flights over
Cuban territory." The note rejected the US right to
carry out such flights.
President Dorticos, speaking on 20 April, re-
flected the defiant tone set by Castro and referred
pointedly to the issue of overflights. Responding to
a public US warning against Cuban interference with
these flights, Dorticos declared that Cuba is deter-
mined to defend its sovereignty and. is not afraid to
"carry out the appropriate action." Cuban leaders
have never before been so explicit in their public
references to the overflights.
Dorticos also referred to Cuba's claim to the
territory of the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
Repeating Cuba's long-standing position that its claim
would be made before an appropriate international
organization, Dorticos added that Cuba would make
this move in the "more or less near future." The
Cubans also sent a second note on 20 April strongly
protesting in violent language alleged provocations
by US personnel stationed at Guantanamo.
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NOTES
South Korea: Student demonstrations continue in
spite of government warnings and more aggressive
police controls, and the possibility of an outbreak of
violence is increasing. President Pak Chong-hui has
indicated to US Ambassador Berger that he may im-
pose martial law, move additional troops into Seoul,
and close and occupy the universities in a massive
show of force if the disorders continue. Pak appar-
ently is waiting, however, to see if the students will
in time heed a warning of stronger police action that
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Brazil. US Ambassador .xordon reports that
President Castello Branco is still feeling his way on
many administrative and policy matters, but that he
seems to be doing so conscientiously and thoughtfully.
In an 18 April conversation with the ambassador,
Castello Branco stressed Brazil's need for economic
planning and for coordination of activities in connec-
tion with the Alliance for
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West Germany: Vice Chancellor Erich Mende,
chairman of the -coalition Free Democratic Party
(FDP), has publicly proposed resumption of the
limited local traffic across and along the zonal de-
marcation line that was terminated by the East Zone
authorities in 1958. Initial press reports from East
Germany suggest that Mende's proposal is not likely
to be given favorable consideration there.
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