CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: March 30, 1965
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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2. Thailand: Communists stepping up their activity
against Thanom government. (Page 3)
3. Laos: Government forces move against rebel
elements in central Laos. (Page 4)
4. Cyprus: Climate for Greek-Turkish negotiations
appears to have improved slightly. (Page 5)
5. USSR: The substantial resources needed to
implement new agricultural plan must come at
expense of growth in other parts of budget.
(Page 7)
7. Spain: Showdown between students and the regime
may be developing. (Page 9)
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8. Notes: Congo; USSR-Turkey;
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British ulana.
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Thailand: Communist activity continues to beset
the Thanom government.
There have been at least five acts of ter-
rorism in northeast Thailand since last 1964
when an upsurge in Communist activity was first
reported.
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The Communists have also stepped up their ac-
tivity in other areas of Thailand in preparation for
elections which are expected to be held this year. In
Bangkok, the Communist-front Thai Independence
Movement has been circulating tracts. Other Commu-
nist fronts reportedly are ending periods of inactivity
and are recruiting new members.
The government is fully aware of the nature of
the Communist threat and is planning new measures
to supplement existing civic action programs. A mili-
tary roundup of subversives in the northeast early last
month ended in failure.
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*Laos: Government forces have moved swiftly in
an effort to nip the rebellion mounted in central Laos
by deposed rightist leader General Phoumi.
Loyal troopsCrom the Se Bang Fai River are?
this morning occupied Thakhek, the Mekong River
town which had been seized by dissident rightist ele-
ments this past weep nd. Additional government
troops have been aircrroppedlinto the area[by Laotian
Air Force planes)
The rebel forces were reported withdrawing to
the north, perhaps intending to join with other dissi-
dent units located in the region south of the Nam Theun
River. Phoumi sympathizers in other areas may have
been deterred from similar uprisings by the relative
strength and alacrity of the government's reaction to
the seizure of Thakhek.
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Cyprus: The climate for Greek-Turkish negotia-
tions appears to be improving slightly.
The UN mediator's report is scheduled for release
to the public today despite Ankara's opposition. It is
expected to call for early negotiations among the in-
terested parties.
LThe Greeks claim credit for securing Makarios'
agreement to rotation of the Turkish Army contingent
on Cyprus yesterday. The Greeks also state that Ma-
karios will now permit the duty-free importation of
relief supplies from Turkey for the Turkish Cypriots)
Greek Premier Papandreou has told the US ambas-
sador that he will allow no pretext for war to develop
and no misunderstanding which could constitute justifi-
cation for war.,
On 27 March Papandreou met the new Turkish
ambassador to Greece. The Turk left the meeting in
a "well-satisfied" mood, according to Greek officials.
Yesterday, the Turkish ambassador began what may
develop into a series of informal meetings with the
Greek foreign minister to discuss specific Turkish
complaints regarding Cyprus.
[The Greeks do not preclude formal direct talks be-
tween Athens and Ankara, but they prefer that the Turks
and Greek Cypriots initiate such discussions. Turkish
officials, however, insist that only Greek-Turkish ne-
gotiations are possible and that Ma arios' views as to
what is acceptable must be ignored
(The Turks still warn that unless some means are
found soon to reduce tension on Cyprus, to improve
the security and economic position of the Turkish
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tinuing to carry out faits accomplis, Turkish interven-
tion on the island will become inevitable
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fighter aircraft will be made available to the Greek
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USSR: Brezhnev's- agricultural plan for 1966-70
recognizes the need for a feasible program to raise
agricultural production and acknowledges that the
substantial resources needed to implement it must come
at the expense of growth in other parts of the budget.
Agriculture's share of the total state investment
is to rise ffom 14 percent in 1964 to about 20 percent
6f the tota i.n 1970. Preliminary analysis suggests
that the noninvestment costs of the plan will rise
much less rapidly but will still add significantly to
the state's contribution to agriculture.
Although Brezhnev did not specify which budget
allocations would provide the additional funds, a re-
duction in the rate of growth of some sectors of heavy
industry appears probable. The production of some
types of military equipment may be reduced. However,
initial examination does not suggest that the program
will be competitive with military research. and develop-
ment.
Of the planned investment in agriculture--71 bil-
lion rubles during the 1966-70 period--the state will
provide 41 billion, or about 60 percent. In the seven-
year plan, the state had been scheduled for only 30
percent of total agricultural investment. While the
present state share of investment appears feasible,
it is uncertain whether collective farms will be able
to provide the remaining 30 billion rubles. The new
prices for farm products provided by the plan, how-
ever, may make the planned investment possible.
No official data are yet available on plans for
total investment in 1970. As a result of the new
agricultural program, however, it seems probable
that state nonagricultural investment will grow even
more slowly than in the first half of the decade when
the rate of industrial growth declined. A recovery in
this rate consequently seems unlikely during the next
five years.
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Spain: Stiffening attitudes on both sides may lead
to a showdown between students and the regime.
Students are now responding in greater numbers to
calls for demonstrations against the compulsory student
syndicate, and the usual official techniques for dealing
with student unrest are proving ineffective thus far,
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The government
had announced that "normal conditions" must prevail
before negotiations on student demands could begin.
The government's hardening attitude is apparent
in the early morning arrest on 26 March of five student
leaders in Madrid. Among them was Alvaro Gil Robles,
.son of the Christian Democratic leader, whose house
was ransacked in a fruitless search for incriminating
evidence. In Barcelona, authorities resorted to a pro-
visional mass expulsion of students in the schools of
law, economics, and commerce.
If the students maintain discipline, the regime may
crack down hard despite the risk that this could increase
opposition rather than quell it.
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*Congo: Following the capture of the border town
of Aba over the week end, government columns are
reported to have occupied Faradje and Watsa,'the last
two rebel-held towns of any importance in northeastern
Congo. The mercenaries and accompanying Congolese
apparently have met little resistance thus far.
USSR-Turkey: Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko
Despite Soviet arms deliveries to
the Makarios government, Moscow has been able to
expand contacts with Ankara on the basis of joint op-
position to enosis. A Turkish delegation in Moscow
last week concluded the 1965-66 trade protocol which
the two countries.]
envisions a significant expansion of trade between
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British Guiana: Disagreement over tax policy has
led to the first serious clash between Premier Burnham
and Finance Minister D'Aguiar since their governing
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D'Aguiar's desire to abolish certain taxes in hopes of
stimulating economic growth. Since both leaders are
determined to prevent Cheddi Jagan from returning to
power, they probably will find a way to resolve this
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