CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
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• Publication Date: November 23, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENC
CONTENTS
1. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
2. Indonesia: Reorganization of Supreme Operations
Command gives army only some gains. (Page 3)
3. Rhodesia: Africans looking to OAU for results 25
against Smith regime. (Page 4)
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5. Dominican Republic: Rightist attempt to set up
rival regime collapsed quickly. (Page 6)
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
The Military Situation In South Vietnam: There
have been no reports of significant contact between
allied and Communist forces in western Pleiku Prov-
ince during the past two days. One brigade of the
US First Cavalry Division and four Vietnamese air-
borne battalions, totaling approximately 7,000 troops,
are now located in the area.
to appoint a committee to draft a constitution and was
tentatively planning to hold a national referendum for
of Quang Ngai and north of Ben Cat in Binh Duong
Province. According to preliminary reports of the
two encounters, government troops sustained casu-
alties of 15 killed and 43 wounded while killing 181
Viet Cong.
The Political Situation In South Vietnam I South
Vietnam's ruling Military Directorate is considering
a more representative base for the government. In a
recent conversation with Ambassador Lodge, Premier
Ky said that the Directorate had "just about decided"
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Cong attacks launched south of the provincial capital
Meanwhile, Vietnamese government forces on
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public political awareness at that time. Ky remarked p
that elections free of Viet Cong intimidation probably
could be held now in no more than one fourth of the
country's villages
the acceptance of the constitution late next year. f
EKy envisaged a strong executive and a senate
empowered to debate in which various religious, re-
gional, and ethnic groups would be represented. He
felt that elections for such a senate might take place
in 1967, depending upon the degrees of security and
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Communist Military Developments: CUS aircraft
attacked two SAM sites on 22 November. Pilots re-
ported that a radar van was destroyed and other SAM-
associated equipment possibly damaged at Site 29.
Two secondary explosions were observed at the other
SAM site, located approximately 30 miles west north-
west of Hanoi.]
r communist Political Developments: In his talk
with Senator Mansfield on 19 November, Soviet Pre-
mier Kosygin reiterated Moscow's standard condem-
nation of US actions in Vietnam. His remarks added
little to previous Soviet pronouncements on the Viet-
namese conflict and reflected the USSR's continuing
determination to avoid open divergence from Hanoi's
stand. Kosygin stressed, however--as did Foreign
Minister Gromyko the day before--Moscow's desire
to keep relations with Washington on a relatively even
keel. Kosygin's and Gromyko's remarks generally
demonstrated Soviet concern that the struggle in
Vietnam is drawing attention away from pressing
problems pertaining to European security.]
A recent article in the North Vietnam esparty
daily indicates that Hanoi is taking steps to Lasjsure
that it has enough food on hand to supply its growing
military and paramilitary forces. The article noted
that food requirements have "increased greatly" be-
cause of the larger number of persons going to "com-
bat and serving combat." This not only requires more
food now, but also necessitates an enlarged food. stock-
pile, according to the article. Apparently the emphasis
is on building up supplies of rice, since the article
indicated that the peasants were to be asked to eat more
secondary food, while turning over more of their rice
production to the state.
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Indonesia- The long expected reorganization of
the Supreme Operations Command announced yester-
day gives the army only some of the gains it sought.
The new structure appears to strengthen the hand j
of the military at the operational level, but Sukarno
and his three deputy premiers, including Subandrio,
still remain on the organization's Presidium. De-
fense Minister Nasution, however, has been added
to the Presidium, and lines of authority have been j
clarified, making the organization in effect a "super
cabinet.
The Indonesian News Agency reported yester-
day that the regional military commanders had en- j
dorsed army commander Suharto's plans for a further 0
purge of the PKI from government positions. However, j
Subandrio told newsmen. that the cabinet would oversee
all purges of civilian personnel. The riino_ re
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Rhodesia: C African nations are looking increas-
ingly toward the Organization for African Unity (OAU)
to bring results against the Rhodesian regime.]
[The Africans expect that Britain will fail to bring
down the rebel government in Salisbury, and are espe-
cially angry at repeated British statements rejecting
the use of force. They doubt that the UN Security Coun-
cil' s resolution will greatly change the picture.j
(Several African states such as Guinea and Congo
(Brazzaville) have offered the OAU troops for use against
Salisbury. Last month the OAU summit meeting called
upon OAU members to use force as well as other means
to oppose a unilateral declaration of independence if it
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LInside Rhodesia, another African nationalist at-
tempt to organize a general strike in the city of Bulawayo
has apparently failed, but police patrols there are re-
portedly the heaviest since independence was declared
on 11 November.]
Egyptian officials are playing down impromptu re-
marks by Nasir last week indicating that Rhodesian-
bound cargoes would be barred from the Suez Canal.
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maintain the record of allowing freedom of transitthrou h
Suez.
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Dominican Republic: A rightist attempt to set up
a rival regime to the provisional government collapsed
quickly yesterday.
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Although the conspirators had hoped for a nation-
wide uprising, the focal point of their efforts was
Santiago, a conservative stronghold. Several hundred
civilians, primarily peasants who were trucked into
the area, established roadblocks and proclaimed a
"Revolutionary Democratic Government" headed by a
discredited right wing politician,. T 1omas Espinosa,
who has been deeply involved in the plotting against
Garcia Godoy. Local military and police units quickly
dispersed the rebels and arrested the leaders.
Top military leaders firmly backed the provisional
government and employed Dominican troops against the
plotters. However, Garcia Godoy still suspects
that army chief Martinez and air force chief De los
Santos have been plotting against his government. He
may decide to link their ouster with that of leftist At-
torney General Morel, in line with his earlier statement
to Ambassador Bunker that he did not want to take any
action that might be considered "anticonstitutionalist"
unless and until such action was balanced b similar
moves against the ri ht.
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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
The Director
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