CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: May 11, 1964
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BULLETIN
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
Czechoslovakia: Planned change in government
structure will probably reduce president's au-
thority. (Page 1)
2. West Germany: Erhard asks allies to join in ap-
proach to Moscow on German unification. (Page 2)
3. South Korea: New cabinet may temporarily quiet
political strife. (Page 3)
4. Laos: Souvanna expected to name three new
cabinet ministers. (Page 4)
5. Notes:
Syria. (Page 5)
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Czechoslovakia: A change of structure and power
relationships in the Czechoslovak Government, prob-
ably designed to dilute the authority of the presidency,
is in the offing,
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A decision soon to be announced will expand the
National Assembly's powers by providing "greater
unity of the legislative and executive functions of the
state," according to Prague radio on 8 May. In an
early March hint of such a change, President Novotny
said that the executive branch of government would
ultimately be "assimilated" by the presidium of the
National Assembly.
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of kil executive council--with Novotny as one of its
members--is being considered to replace the presi-
dency. Presumably such a council could be blended
with the presidium of the National Assembly, or re-
place it, thus in effect placing the executive branch
of the government under the control of the legislature
As a solution to the current power struggle in
Prague, such changes would provide a means of eas-
ing Novotny out of the picture as chief executive, or
at least weaken his authority if he is to be re-elected.
Under the present system, the new National Assembly
to be elected on 14 June should elect the next president.
The powers of the Slovak governmental body, the
Slovak National Council, are also to be expanded--a
change which would reflect a significant victor for
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West Germany: LAs a matter of urgency, Chan-
cellor Erhard is asking the US, UK, and France to
join the Federal Republic in a new approach to Mos-
cow on German unificationo'~
1rhard told Ambassador McGhee on 8 May that if
Bonn's unification proposal, already before the Ambas-
sadorial Group, were not put forward jointly by the
four allies and Bonn were forced to propose it alone,
he would face a serious political problem and would
find it extremely difficult to control the small but
powerful pro- French group in his party
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Ambassador McGhee believes that an essentially
procedural proposal on the German question, ,:possibly
suggesting creation of a US-UK-French-Soviet stand-
ing committee, might be well received in the Federal
Republic,
[Erhard reportedly has put aside the idea of going
to the USSR now, but his party is considering a formal
visit to Moscow this summer of an all-party dele a-
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South Korea: President Pak Chong-huils decision
to form a new cabinet may temporarily quiet the polit-
ical strife which has handicapped the South Korean
Government.
and military support. Appointment of Ch()-ncr [_
going cabinet, is a popular figure with both p
The new prime minister, Chong Il-kwon, a former
ambassador to the US and foreign minister in the out-
couia serve to mollify Kim's opponents within the
ruling Democratic Republican Party (DRP) and help
repair the party's disunity.
As chairman of the DRP, Kim apparently has
played a prominent role in the selection of new cab-
inet members. However, the politically astute new
prime minister,
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*Laos: Cpremier Souvanna is expected to name re-
placements to three neutralist cabinet posts this week,..;
C-S-ouvanna recently indicated he would replace two
neutralist cabinet members who have refused to return
from abroad. He also said he would appoint a succes-
sor to Quinim Pholsena, the neutralist foreign minis-
ter assassinated last year,,7
The formal announcement is
expected a e is week in the National Assembly,
which convenes today in the capital.. It will probably
draw a strong protest from the Pathet Lao, who have
insisted that any cabinet changes have tripartitel
approval,I
owever, the neutralist premier appears to have
succeeded in postponing any sweeping reshuffle of
the government dictated by the rightists.
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ISouvanna has indicated that he will move cautiously,
making additional changes only after negotiations among
all factions. He plans to visit Khang Khay in the near
future for more talks with Pathet Lao leader Souphan-
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Syria: The reappointment of Salah al-Din al-Bitar
as prime minister appears to be an effort by the
Baathist military regime of Major General Amin al-
Hafiz to counter public opposition to its extremist
policies. Numerous elements in Syria have been
alienated by Hafiz' doctrinaire socialism and harsh
security measures and by Syria's growing estrange-
ment from the rest of the Arab states. Bitar, a com-
paratively moderate Baathist, may be allowed to mod-
ify some of the regime's hard-line policies, but real
power will probably remain in the hands of Hafiz and
the military.
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