CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: September 9, 1964
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CONTENTS
1. South Vietnam: General Minh resumes, in
effect, his previous role as nominal chief of
state. (Page 1)
2. Congo-OAU: Strong pressures against Tshombe
at Addis Ababa. (Page 3)
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4. Turkey: Inonu may be forced to take more
inflexible position over Cyprus. (Page 6)
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6. West Germany: West German officials favor
early Khrushchev visit. (Page 8)
7. India: Communists may make gains in Kerala
State. (Page 9)
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A decree issued on 8 September by the trium-
virate of Generals Khanh, Minh, and Khiem dele-
gated to Minh the power to appoint and receive am-
bassadors, to grant amnesty, and to promulgate
decrees proposed by the government and counter-
signed by Premier Khanh. Minh also was made
responsible for convening by the end of this month
a national council to decide on a future provisional
regime.
The status of several officers reportedly marked
for transfer or assignment abroad under an exten-
sive command reshuffle is still obscure. Yester-..
~\ day, however, the commissioner for youth and
sports, a civilian Dai Viet Party member, told the
embassy that Khanh had removed three Dai Viet
officers--the 7th Division commander, the National
Police director, and the chief of Gia Dinh Province
surrounding Saigon.
Khanh's actions so far in shaping his interim
government accord generally with high-level Bud-
dhist desires. Three members of the Buddhist
hierarch told the US Embassy last week that they
backed Khanh, but felt that he should develop work-
ing relations with Minh who, though less able than
Khanh, is popular because of his role in overthrow-
ing Diem
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*South Vietnam: General Minh has been desig-
nated to resume, in effect, his previous role as
'nominal chief of state
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Overall Buddhist objectives remain ambiguous.
Although the Buddhist leaders have insisted to embassy
officials that they are anti-Communist. and antineu-
tralist, they maintain that elimination of local corrup-
tion and of remnants of the Diem era are priority
tasks for the government. An ambivalent editorial in
the official Buddhist journal in Saigon appeals to the
Communist Liberation Front "to stop the painful war,"
and asks the government to he qnn.rinz of lives in its
"necessary operations"
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 *Congo-OAU: The OAU meeting in Addis Ababa
now seems likely to result in a resolution that will
somewhat enhance the status of the Congo rebels.
The radicals' incessant hammering away at
Tshomb6 has begun to take effect. By playing on
the widespread. personal hostility to the Congolese
premier because of his past record and his renewed
resort to mercenaries they have put pressure on
moderate spokesmen to prove they are not "stooges"
of "foreign" interests.
Radical influence was reflected in the designa-
tion of four leading Tshomb6 antagonists--the repre-
sentatives of Ghana, Mali, Tanganyika, and Kenya--
to the seven nation drafting committee. The radicals
are apparently prepared to split the OAU rather than
accept a resolution which in any way implies OAU
support for Tshomb6.
So far, however, the radicals have not succeeded
in imposing their demands for a subsequent OAU-
supervised "round-table" gathering of all Congolese
"factions" Haile Selassie's intervention yesterday
to block such a call reflected the moderates' concern
over language which would set a precedent for OAU
intervention in any member's internal affairs.
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Turkey: Growing criticism of the government's
Cyprus policy may force Prime Minister Inonu into a
more inflexible position.
General parliamentary debate which began Mon-
day on the Cyprus issue will probably result in a re-
quest for a vote of confidence later this week. This
could result in Inonu's resignation or in the formation
of a coalition. Even if Inonu weathers the attack, he
will probably be forced to demonstrate popular dis-
pleasure with the United States.
The government reportedly is already reviewing
some of its bilateral agreements with the US. Pres-
sure will increase to threaten termination or limita-
tion of some of the special concessions currently en-
joyed by Americans in Turkey, including legal riv-
-ileges under the status of forces relationship. There
is no indication as yet, however, that any 9f the m
base rights agreements are under review.
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West Germany: &here is some sentiment in
Bonn for the Khrushchev visit to take place as soon
as possible, perhaps before the US elections
Chancellor Erhard's top assistant, Ludger West-
rick, told Ambassador McGhee last week that he per-
sonally favored such an early meeting. He argued
that it would not affect the US elections in any way.)
[it is not yet clear whether Westrick was reflect-
ing Erhard's views, but McGhee sees several reasons
why the two may wish to have Khrushchev come to
West Germany within the next few weeks. They prob-
ably are anxious to stem any growth of controversy
in West Germany over the visit. A meeting now would
give Erhard a chance to play his trump card--offers
of closer Soviet - West German economic ties--before
the French-Soviet economic talks begin in November.
So far, the Foreign Ministry, which has been
wor ing toward an Erhard -_Khrushchev visit in the
spring, has received no word. of a switch in plans.
It also seems unlikely that Khrushchev will be able
to fit a trip to Bonn into his schedule before next
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ia: The fall of the Congress Party government
in Kerala provides an opportunity for Communist gains
in the south Indian state.
By failing to win over Congress Party dissidents,
the government lost a vote of confidence yesterday by
a substantial margin--72 to 50. Local issues were
responsible for the defections.
In an effort to achieve some measure of political
stability before the scheduled state elections of next
February, New Delhi is likely to impose its own di-
rect--President's--rule. It fears that the Commu-
nists, who ruled Kerala from 1957 to 1959, might
win any earlier elections. While delay may only post-
pone the day of reckoning, the Shastri government
hopes that during the breather the Congress Party can
patch up its quarrels while divisions in Communist
ranks deepen.
Developments in Kerala are unrelated to the pro-
forma vote of confidence 'which Prime Minister Shastri
faces in New Delhi later this week. After the opposi-
tion there has had its opportunity to criticize the gov-
ernment's food and price policies the Con ress steam-
roller will prevail as usual.
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aq: n abortive coup attempt by mem e -s oi
the Iraqi Baath Party on 4 September is likely to
swing the regime further toward the Baath's chief
enemy--Nasir. A large number of army officers
suspected of complicity in the plot have already been
arrested and the position of leading anti-Egyptian
members of the regime m ;y have been undermiin dd J
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