CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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CIA-RDP79T00975A008600330001-0
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December 4, 1965
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REPORT
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Approved For Relc 6 2003/04/11: CIA-RDP79T00975A00 QP3V88kiber 1965 TOP SECRET Copy No. C 149 25X1 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN CURRENT INTELLIGENCE RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY State Dept. review completed 25X GROUP 1 EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING AND DECLASSIFICATION TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2003/04/11: CIA-RDP79T00975AO0860033000 - 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/04/11 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO08600330001-0 Approved For Release 2003/04/11 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO08600330001-0 Approved For Release 2003/04/11 CIA-RDP79T00975A0086003 0001-0 25X', 4 December 1965 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN CONTENTS 1. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1) 25X 25 6. Notes: Indonesia; USSR UK I r% r- x I Approved For Approved For Release 2003/04/11 : CIA-RDP79T 75A008600330001-0 25X1 i 1-1 1a avane MW DA NANG C Da Nanq (Tourane) 'tf o Hoi"fin + KoOWro 25X1 'c: Khiq CuOn SOUNOARY REPRESENTATION IS NOT NECESSARILY AUTHORITATIVE h NV,a 5 25X1 twom~nr Ppipanp 200-110AM 1 -. r.1A-PnP7qTQQ975AQQa1 330001-0 4 Dec 65 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Map MI"..ITARY BOUNDARIES Approved For Release 2003/04/11 : CIA-RDP79TOO975AO08600330001-0 25X1 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 4 December 1965 *Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EST) The Situation in South Vietnam: Viet Cong terror- ists last night bombed an Amerii-c-aUn enlisted men's billet in Saigon after first attacking US and Vietnamese guards with machine guns. Casualties in the bombing stand at one US killed and 72 injured; six Vietnamese were killed and 64 injured. The charge, estimated as 200 to 250 pounds of plas- tic explosive hauled in a panel truck2 damaged the lower floors of the building,, the Hotel Metropole. A Claymore mine, apparently timed to explode during rescue efforts'. failed to detonate. An apparently related attempt against another US billet was thwarted when a terrorist was shot by guards before he could throw an explosive device. Hanoi radio promptly reported the attempt against the Metropole Hotel, attributing the bombing to "Saigon Liberation Armed Forces:' A large allied operation initiated on 21 November to provide security for rice harvesting in Binh Tuy Prov- ince is proceeding on schedule. Although there has been no large-scale fighting., allied forces have killed 14 Viet Cong,, captured 154., detained 77 suspects, and seized a quantity of supplies, including 45 tons of rice. The South Vietnamese Government's Chieu Hoi ("Open Arms") Program- -appealing to the Viet Cong to come over voluntarily to the government side--has been attracting an increasing number of military de- fectors. During the two-week period from 13-27 No- vember., 900 enemy troops surrendered at government Chieu Hoi centers. (continued) A.....,. d F .b,.i,...-,. 1)nn'21n /11 rip ~11~70TAA07GA008600'2'2A n~ n 25 ve o During most of 1964 and early 1965, the defection rate was approximately 1. 5 per thousand military mem- bers of the Viet Cong; between June and October of this year, the rate increased to five defectors per thousand. Last month, the rate was 7. 5 per thousand. Although de- fections are still relatively few and are due to a variety of factors, the increased rate appears to substantiate re- ports of lowered morale within Viet Cong ranks. Communist Political Developments: Soviet press treatment of British Foreign Secretary Stewart's Mos- cow TV address has been scant and reportorial. Mos- cow has pointedly avoided Stewart's reference to the need to convene a conference on Vietnam. Moscow.TASS international service noted merely that he stressed the duty of Britain and the USSR "to help terminate the con- flict." Moscow domestic service versions of the speech have omitted all mention of Vietnam. In a subsequent news conference, Stewart declared that the Russians continue to maintain that they have no authority to negotiate for the North Vietnamese Govern- me nt. In addition, Soviet UN Ambassador Federenko's forthright public declaration of support for Hanoi in a 3 December speech indicates that Moscow has no in- tention of altering its fundamental commitment to the North Vietnamese regime. Peking renewed its verbal encouragement to the Vietnamese to continue the war against the US in a People's Daily commentary on 3 December. According to Peking, the "signal victories" of the Viet Cong in the past two months "fully demonstrate the might of people's war" Viet Cong courage was called a "spirit- ual atom bomb" which would enable the Vietnamese to destroy any number of troops and modern weapons the US might commit to the war. The article strongly im- plies that the Vietnamese can defeat the US on their own and omits any reference to a possible despatch of Chinese troops to Vietnam. 4 Dec 65 25 A roved For R lease 2003/04/11 ? CIA_PnP79TOO975AOO86oo3 0001-0 2 5W 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/04/11 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO08600330001-0 Next 7 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2003/04/11 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO08600330001-0 Approved For Release 2003/04/11 CIA-RDP79T00975A00860033 001-0 25X NOTES Indonesia: There has been no significant change in the situation. here are some indications that Sukarno plans to make an important announcement in the next few days, possibly relating to a ban on 0 the PKI. The Communists, who appear resigned to 25 d 25X1 eventual proscription of their party, are reporte to be formulating plans for continued political activity through.-f ront organizations) 4 Dec 65 Eappruvea rur eiease cuusiu' i i i : ~.w-rcur1 i uus1ZEauuonuus uuu i-u Appro\1ed For Re ease 2003/04/11 CIA-RDP79T00975A00860033 001-0 25XO 15X1 0 j USSR-UK: Soviet leaders indicated no change in their standard foreign policy positions during talks with British Foreign Secretary Stewart this past week. According to a preliminary British ac- count given to US Embassy officials in Moscow, Gromyko, Mikoyan, and Kosygin reiterated the usual arguments on the issues of a comprehensive nuclear test ban, nuclear-free zones, NATO, a multilateral force, and Vietnam. The Soviets were, however, personally cordial during the discussions, and a consular convention between the two countries was signed] II 9 4 Dec 65 j Approved For elease 2003/04/11 CIA-RDP79T00975A0086003 0001-0 125 Approved For Rel ase 2003/04/11: CIA-RDP79T00975A008 0330001-0 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 Approved For 25X1 25X1 Approved For Rele 7p03da{ :Fee-IPP79 0 75A008600330001-0 Approved For ReleaTOO03/&E'C R-BP79T00975A008600330001-0