CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: November 20, 1965
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
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CONTENTS
Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
UK - Rhodesia - Zambia: Wilson cautions Kaunda
about rash action against Rhodesia. (Page 6)
Communist China: Peking buys balance. of Argentine
wheat stock. (Page 8)
Communist China: Chinese regard outcome of UN
vote on representation as vindication of their ob-
durate stand. (Page 9)
Notes: Cyprus; North Korea;
Venezuela. Page 11)
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
The Military Situation in South Vietnam: Continued
contact with Communist forces was reported yesterday
for the sixth consecutive day in western Pleiku Province.
US forces participating in the battle. west of Plei Me
moved to new field positions during 18-19 November,
and have been joined by three Vietnamese airborne bat-
talions several miles northwest of the original battle line.
Cumulative Communist losses since 14 November
now total 1,209 killed and 19 captured. In addition, US
forces have captured or destroyed in place some 850
enemy weapons, including 93 crew-served. US casualties
are 250 killed and 358 wounded.
Elsewhere during the past two days, Viet Cong forces
of estimated battalion strength attacked a Vietnamese
Regional Force company in central Phu Yen Province.
Preliminary reports listed 28 government casualties;
enemy losses during the action were unknown. In Gia
Dinh Province, an estimated two companies of Viet Cong
attacked a government outpost only five miles southwest
of Saigon during the night of 18-19 November. Vietnam-
ese marine defenders sustained 22 casualties while re-
portedly killing 16 Viet Cong. A few miles further south,
enemy forces early yesterday directed intense mortar
fire on the district headquarters at Binh Chanh.
After a seven-hour battle, government forces in
Quang Tin Province have reportedly re-occupied the dis-
trict headquarters at Hiep Duc, attacked and overrun by
enemy forces on 17 November. On 18 November, Vietnam-
ese troops conducting a sweep operation in Quang Nam Prov-
ince killed an estimated 175 Communists (65 confirmed by
body count), while sustaining casualties of three killed and
24 wounded.
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The Political Situation in South Vietnam: For the
first time, Saigon student union leaders have called for
an end to the Ky government. At a press conference yes-
terday, the president of the student union spoke at length
on the failures of the regime and emphasized its lack of
popular support. He characterized the conference as the
beginning of "the struggle between Ky and the students:'
Student representatives from Dalat also reportedly
attacked the government at the conference. Student groups
in the Hud area have been openly hostile to the government
since August. The US Embassy has reported, however,
that it doubts the influence of yesterday's spokesmen within
Saigon student circles.
Meanwhile, a US Embassy survey of civilian reactions
to OS/Vietnamese military operations has indicated some
signs of popular anxiety over the accelerating tempo of the
war. Much of the anxiety is expressed by the more arti-
culate political, religious, and intellectual groups; the ma-
jority of the population appears to be fatalistic, passive,
or confused by rapidly changing developments. Embassy
reporters, however, could find no evidence to support the
assertion that the large numbers of rural refugees--many
of whom are fleeing allied air and artillery strikes--
were blaming the Viet Cong for their predicament.
Military Developments in North Vietnam:. Drone pho-
around the site
site--number 46--locate approximately 30 miles north-
west of Hanoi. The site contains six occupied revetted
launch positions, an occupied central guidance area, and
a hold area. Six missiles were seen in various positions
tography has disclosed an aaaitionai aiuvl
Laotian Developments: The second significant south-
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a roadwatch team on 18 November. The team reported
48 unidentified trucks moving south along the route.
On 11 and 12 November the same team reported the
southbound movement of 59 trucks, 42 of which carried
unidentified Communist troops.
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and abroad, according to. the US Embassy in London. j
The embassy, nevertheless, points out that he faces
a difficult problem in trying to maintain Britain's
control over the Rhodesian situation in the face of
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UK-Rhodesia- Zambia:ritish Prime Minister
Wilson has privately caution Zambian President
Kaunda about taking any rash unilateral action against
Rhodesia1
VyVilson's message, -written in reply to recent
letters from Kaunda, is intended to convince the Zam-
bian leaders that they cannot expect the UK to bail
them out if they bring disaster on themselves. Kaunda
has been under pressure to consider a total boycott
of Rhodesia, which could bring crippling economic
retaliation from Salisbury. Wilson promised aid if
Zambia suffered unprovoked injury, but played down
the practicality of any airlift to help Zambia in the
event of such retaliation-
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Communist China.- Communist China has bought
the balance of Argentina's current exportable wheat
stock, some 1. 5 million tons.
Conclusion of this deal winds up Peking's major
wheat negotiations this year. China now has lined up
nearly four million tons of wheat for 1966 delivery,
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pliers, such as France and Mexico. Chinese imports
in 1965 will reach about six million tons.
The Chinese negotiators have pressed each of
their major suppliers to offer maximum amounts.for
delivery this winter. Argentina has agreed to ship
200, 000 tons of the recent sale this year and the re-
mainder in early 1966. Australia, hard hit by a
drought this year, was able to provide only 500, 000
tons for early 1966 delivery despite Chinese insistence
that it needed a larger quantity. Canberra is expected,
however, to supply another 500, 000 tons later in 1966.
Canada, because of commitments to other cus-
tomers, has had to limit sales to China, and in 1966 E
will probably ship two million tons. During talks
this year Ottawa signed a three-year grain deal cover-
ing up to five million tons, On Canadian initiative it
was agreed that the pact could be extended to five years
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Communist China., Peking's first official re-
action to the UN vote on the representation issue in-
dicates that the Chinese regard the outcome as vin-
dication of their obdurate stand.
Peking apparently believes that China can con-
tinue to prosper internationally outside the UN. The
Chinese also believe that in the long run the UN will
find it increasingly difficult to function while a nu-
clear power with nearly a quarter of the world's pop-
ulation is not represented.
The editorial in People's Daily on 19 November
alleges that there has been slippage in the US position
on the matter, and calls the outcome a "humiliating
setback" to efforts aimed at keeping Communist China
from taking its "rightful place. " The editorial declares
that for the first time the US was unable to "rig up" a
majority. This was cited as evidence that "the US,
rather than China, is becoming increasingly isolated. "
The editorial asserts that Peking can be refused
entry for "even 10, 000 years without harming China
one iota." It further states that "to return to the path
of its purposes and principles," the UN must expel
the Chinese Nationalists, condemn "US imperialism,
cancel the resolution charging China and North Korea
with aggression, and undertake a "complete reform, "
excluding all "imperialist puppets" and removing the
UN from "US domination. "
The US Mission in New York notes that many
European as well as Latin American delegations are
talking about the need for a change of approach on the
issue and will henceforth be exchanging views more
or less openly. Few consider it possible to hold to-
gether a majority on the procedural tactic of an im-
portant question next year.
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The French worked closely with Peking's spon-
sors in the period preceding the vote, but to the mis-
sion's knowledge tried to influence voting only in the
case of Laos. Although there is no indication that
the issue may be brought before the credentials com-
mittee in the present se sion the mission does not
exclude this possibility.
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j Cyprus: [President Ma.karios is continuing his
efforts to create a surface-to-air missile defense sys- 25
tem for Cyprus. According to the Greek Defense Min-
ister, 133 Cypriot technicians were to leave yesterday
for training in Egypt on Soviet-built SA-2 missiles.
This is more than double the number previously j j re-
ported to be going, but is probably enough to man only one of the three sites for which the Cypriots have sup-
port equipment.
North Korea: Pyongyang has decided to tighten
party control "in all domains of the national economy"
to help reverse the stagnation of heavy industrial and
agricultural development which has occurred during the
past three years. This decision, which includes the
strengthening of the party's apparatus at the county level,
was made at the Central Committee plenum held from
15 to 17 November. Despite such moves, Pyongyang
probably will not be able to achieve more than a few of
its top priority goals in heavy industry b 1967, when
the current seven-year plan ends.
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Venezuela: [student organizations have announced
plans to use the observance of National Student Week
(21-26 November) to air grievances against the govern-
ment and to "repudiate" the visits to Venezuela of Sec-
retary Rusk and Senator Robert Kennedy. The US Em-
bassy in Caracas believes the Communists may use the
student ceremonies to whip up sentiment for a hostile
demonstration durin Senator Kennedy's visit from
26 to 30 November.
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