CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: November 18, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY
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CONTENTS
1. Vietnam Current situation report. (Page 1)
j 4. Rhodesia: Smith replaces Gibbs with deputy prime
minister. (Page 7)
5. Communist China: Peking still has not achieved
widespread deployment of surface-to-air mis-
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*Vietnam : (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
The Military Situation In South Vietnam: After a
break in the major battle fought during the past several
days in western Pleiku Province, Communist forces
early yesterday attacked a US battalion approximately
15 miles west of the Plei Me special forces camp. Ini-
tial reports listed three US killed, 15 wounded, and
four missing; two enemy prisoners were the only Com-
munist casualties noted. Prior. to yesterday's activity,
confirmed enemy losses totaled 870 killed, 17 captured,
and 84 weapons seized. US casualties were 95 killed
and 135 wounded.
In Quang Tin Province, a Viet Cong force of
estimated battalion strength yesterday overran and
sacked a district headquarters at Hiep Duc, 20 miles
southwest of Da Nang. The installation was completely
destroyed, and the garrison's 150 defenders suffered
heavy casualties, Viet Cong losses are unknown.
Elsewhere, a government outpost in Chau Doc
Province came under an enemy mortar attack early
yesterday; casualties of 10 killed and 10 missing were
reported before communications with the post were
lost. Viet Cong forces also attacked a truck belonging
to the US First Infantry Division yesterday 30 miles
north of Saigon, killing three US troops and capturing
one weapon. Enemy losses are again unknown.
A two-battalion Viet Cong force attacked a Viet-
namese airfield at Tan Heip at 2:00 PM EST yesterday
with a 200-round mortar barrage. Friendly forces
lost 32 killed and 54 wounded; five US observation
aircraft were destroyed. A reaction force of three
South Vietnamese battalions was airlifted into the area
and contact with the Viet Cong has been broken.
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Developments In North Vietnam: The North Viet-
namese Foreign Ministry on 16 November issued the
second statement in less than two weeks condemning
the US buildup in South Vietnam. While similar in
tone and content to one made on 5 November the lat-
est statement was apparently prompted by the recent
announcement in Washington that additional US forces
would be sent to Vietnam during the next several
months.
The 16 November statement contained the cus-
tomary charges against the US and also claimed that
the additional troops added to the US and allied forces
already committed to the war would total more than the
former French Expeditionary Corps during the Indo-
china War.
A Party daily editorial which followed the foreign
ministry statement dwelt at much greater length on the
increasing economic, political and social strains which
allegedly will be imposed on the US as a result of the
growing American involvement in Vietnam. It is clear
that Hanoi is pinning considerable hope on this as a
factor to force concessions in US policy.
Hope that domestic opposition in the US will
eventually bring about a modification of American pol-
icy was also reflected in a recent conversation between
North Vietnamese Premier Pham Van Dong and the
French representative in Hanoi, De Buzon. According
to :De Bu26,n,. the Premier seemed "obsessed" with the
idea that American "lassitude" toward the war in Viet-
nam would eventually create conditions similar to those
prevailing in France in 1954, and that this would force
acceptance of Hanoi's four points. De Buzon speculated
that while the North Vietnamese leadership was probably
aware that a victory was no longer possible, they were
still convinced that time was on their side and that they
would continue to prosecute the war.
Dong admitted to the Frenchman that the bomb
damage to North Vietnam had been extensive and, as a
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result, Hanoi had been forced to cancel all current
economic development plans and the forthcoming Five-
Year Plan which was scheduled to begin next January.
Military Activity In North 'Vietnam: An A1H
Skyrai'der appears to have been shot down by a surface-
to-air missile on 17 November. Three other US jet
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Rhodesia: Prime Minister Smith has moved
to negate Governor Gibbs' opposition to his govern-
ment by replacing him with Deputy Prime Minister
Clifford Dupont.]
(Dupont will be "acting officer administering
the government, "" and will be treated as the Queen's
representative. Smith announced that he was strip-
ping the "last trappings of office" from Gibbs, in-
cluding the guards for his official residence. UK
officials doubt, however, that army or police will
consent to remove Gibbs forcibly from his resi-
dence. London apparently still hopes that Gibbs
may serve as a rallying point for Rhodesians op-
posed to independence
Smith is expected to call for formal establish-
ment of a "regency" after the Rhodesian Parliament
convenes on 25 November, thus legalizing the fiction
of continued Rhodesian loyalty to the Queen. T_
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Communist China: [Peking is apparently still
several years away from achieving widespread deploy-
ment of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs).)
[Although China has for sometime been confronted
by increasing air defense requirements, particularly
in the south where Peking appears to fear attack by US
aircraft, there are only about 16 tactical SAM sites at
present in all of China. It is likely that the number of
operational units is substantially less. The only firmly
identified operational site in South China which is pos-
sibly operational is at Ningming.J
The Soviets have apparently not aided the Chinese
since hey provided a small amount of SAM equipment
prior to their withdrawal five years ago. However,
work has been going forward on the development of an
independent SAM capability,
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charged that the recent plot against the Tour6 regime
was initiated by Ivory Coast and supported by France.
President Tour6 has called for creation of a "Revolu-
tionary Tribunal" to try those implicated, who now
include the commanding officer of the large military
camp near Conakry. Ivory Coast President Houphouet-
Boigny plans to make a vigorous public denial of
Conakry's charges. The French Foreign Ministry is
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uwai : The Amir of Kuwait has su ere -are-
down from active rule. The Crown Prince is ex-
pected to give up the prime minister's post to become
acting Amir. The royal family is seeking a compro-
mise candidate for prime minister in an effort to
avert a power struggle which might benefit Arab na-
tionalist
lapse following his heart attack last month and ma
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Counsel to the President
The Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
The Scientific Adviser to the President
The Director of the Budget
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Counselor and Chairman of the Policy Planning Council
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Under Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
The Assistant Secretary of Defense
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
U.S. Rep., Military Committee and Standing Group, NATO
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
Commander in Chief, Atlantic
The Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
The Director, The Joint Staff
The Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of Army
The Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
The Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
The Department of Justice
The Attorney General
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Administrator
The Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
The National Security Agency
The Director
The United States Information Agency
The Director
The National Indications Center
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