CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: January 25, 1965
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CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE
BULLETIN
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY
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CONTENTS
1. South Vietnam: Military and Buddhist intrigues
evident behind Buddhist demonstrations. (Page 1)
2. France - West Germany: Erhard believes De
Gaulle's attitudes have shifted on major Franco-
German issues. (Page 3)
3. UK: Labor to watch closely results of three by-
elections on 4 February. (Page 5)
4. Congo: Rebel activity in western regions appears
to be increasing. (Page 6)
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*South Vietnam- Nilitary and Buddhist intrigues
for power are evident behind the continuing wave of
Buddhist demonstrations]
jUeneral Kbanh and the military fear that Premier
Huong's inflexibility -toward the Buddhists will lead to
his downfall and replacement by anti-American ele-
ments seeking to negotiate with the Viet Cong. On
24 January, Khanh told Deputy Ambassador Johnson
that these fears had been conveyed to Huong and Chief
of State Suu, who offered to resign and hand over
power to the military, Khanh claimed the Buddhists
had already agreed to support an army takeover, but
one officer reportedly told Suu that the military had
reconsidered their position7
I-Premier Huong denies that he has offered to re-
sign. He charges that the military are exaggerating
the Buddhists' strength in order to maneuver Khanh
into power with Buddhist backing. He claims this
could lead to a proneutralist government7
CKhanh's maneuvering is reported to have aroused
considerable opposition within the military with some
officers expressing the view that both Khanh and Air
Force chief Ky should be removed from the scene.2
&uong believes that the Buddhist Institute has
little popular backing, and that, if the military co-
operate, he can use strong measures to deal with
Buddhist troublemakers. Huong has again publicly
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accused the Buddhists of lending themselves to
Communist purposes.)
[Although there continue to be signs of rivalry
between Buddhist leaders Tri Quang and Tam Chau
both evidently expect their hunger strike, now in
its sixth day, to lead to a military coup. Chau has
long been reported in contact with General Khanh
but Quang is said to feel that the Buddhists can
more easily influence the "Young Turk" generals,
who he thinks lack any clear political ideologO
[Buddhist anti-American agitation so far seems
intended to force the US to abandon support for
Huong, but recent references in Buddhist propaganda
to the need for peace may be more ominous. One of
Tri Quang's followers recently told the US Embassy
that, although.they knew Buddhism would be crushed
under Communist rule, the Buddhists saw no point
in continued killing on behalf of se rals and
of a regime that oppressed them:7"
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France - West Germany: (Chancellor Erhard says
he feels there has been a marked change in De Gaulle's
attit a toward major issues in French-German rela-
tion
in briefing Ambassador McGhee on the Rambouillet
talks, Erhard said he felt that the most striking evi-
dence of change in De Gaulle's thinking was the latter's
assent to having French Foreign Minister Couve de
Murville join German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schro-
eder in inviting the foreign ministers of the other four
EEC countries to prepare for a meeting of prime min-
isters on the question of European unity]
[On the subject of German reunification, De Gaulle
had finally agreed, according to Erhard, that a "very
favorable declaration" should be made. De Gaulle did
not undertake to support any precise form of a pro-
posal for an initiative toward reunification. He agreed,
however, to further meetings among the US, UK, France,
and Germany to discuss the German proposal for a
four-power council, comprising the US, UK, France,
and the USSR
Erhard said that during the discussions of European
defense, De Gaulle showed no hostility toward the US,
whose strength he conceded is basic for the defense of
the West. However, De Gaulle still believed NATO must
be changed and a decision made as to when nuclear weap-
ons should be used. Regarding German participation
in the MLF, Erhard said De Gaulle merely questioned
whether Germany would be wise to join nuclear organ-
izations in view of the suspicions of German intentions
still existing in Eastern Europ
[rx.;rhard believed it was significant that De Gaulle
did not say he would "have nothing more to do with us"
if Germany joined the MLF. He also thought that in the
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last analysis De Gaulle would "put up with the MLFII
to counter the Soviet medium range ballistic missiles
facing Western Europe7
ffhere have been no other indications of any change
in De Gaullds view that the MLF has no place in his
concept of a politically unif ied Europe based on a uni-
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UK: he US Embassy believes that the two by-
election reverses on 21 January demonstrate that the
Wilson government has not yet established itself in
the public's confidence]
The government will watch closely the results of
three by-elections which will be held on 4 February in j
"safe" Conservative constituencies. Labor is not ex-
pected to stage any upsets, but a good showing would
indicate that the results last week were temporary
aberrations which do not reflect serious disenchant-
ment with the Labor government_.7 j
In the meantime, with its Commons majority re-
duced to three, Labor will be increasingly dependent j
on the support of the Liberal parliamentary delegation. 0
The Liberals have consistently opposed such controver-
sial Labor programs as steel renationalization. Al-
though Wilson has indicated he intends to press on with
his legislative program, he will have to proceed with
caution on policies which might arouse Liberal op-
position or dissent within his own party.
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Congo: Rebel activity in the western Congo may
be increasing.
On 23 January, a rebel band, presumably from the
Gamboma training base in Congo (Brazzaville), estab-
lished a beachhead on the east bank of the Congo River
near Bolobo. Similar raids were repulsed in late July
and again last week, and government troops are re-
ported to be moving successfully against the rebels
in this instance.
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Activity at Gamboma intensified this month after
a curtailment in late 1964. The aim of this activity
reportedly is the opening of a "second front" at Bolobo
The rebels may hope to relieve pressure on the north-
eastern Congo, where government forces plan to renew
the offensive.
sel unloaded six 120mm. mortars at Dar es Salaam.
Rebels in Kwilu Province have rebuilt a missionary
airstrip. Trenches dug earlier by the rebels have been
filled in and the runway has been extended. The "Mulele
rebellion" in the Kwilu region has long been handi-
capped by lack of arms in quantity. An airlift to this
region could probably come from Congo (Brazzaville)
without Leopoldville's detecting it.
In the eastern Congo, government troops destroying
a large rebel camp reportedly have captured a 120mm.
mortar, as well as chemicals- -apparently for making
Molotov cocktails--in drums marked "Tanganyika. "
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USSR: The USSR, reversing"another Khrushchev
policy, is now encouraging construction of private houses.
On 17 January, Izvestia reported that the bank respon-
sible for financing such construction had criticized three
Union Republics which refused to allocate land for this
purpose, and that the bank is offering credit to individ-
uals for private housing and is granting loans for repair
work. Under the original Seven Year Plan (1959-1965),
about one third of the urban housing built in 1965 was to
be private. Since 1960, however, the regime has sanc-
tioned only a limited loan program, and private construc-
tion, which was 33 percent of urban housing built in
1958-60, dropped to 19 percent in 1984_
yriae The s Tike by merchants in Damascus yes-
terday is a defiant protest against the Baathist military
regime's recent nationalization measures, A govern-
ment decree that such activity "contrary to the applica-
tion of socialism" can be punished by life imprisonment
or death had forestalled plans for a similar demonstra-
tion two weeks ago. Although security forces have
arrested a large number of the strikers and apparently
are in control of the situation, the Damascus strike is
likely to encourage similar anti-regime demonstrations
by conservative elements in other major cities.
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