CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: February 25, 1966
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4. Uganda: Opposition to Prime Minister Obote begin-
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CONTENTS
1. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
2. Indonesia: Sukarno likely to resume leftist policies.
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MON. Tirana deteriorate sharply. (Page 8)
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
25 February 1966
*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
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The Military Situation in South Vietnam: The re-
cent increase in Viet Cong activity continued yesterday,
as enemy forces attacked a district town and allied
troops in the field.
Early yesterday, an estimated battalion of Viet
Cong attacked elements of the US First Infantry Divi-
sion conducting Operation ROLLING STONE about ten
miles north of the district town of Ben Cat in Binh Duong
Province. A second battle developed later when US
troops began searching the vicinity. US forces sustained
casualties of 22 killed and 98 'wounded while killing 130
Viet Cong and capturing 15 others.
One battalion of the US First Air Cavalry Division
also battled Viet Cong forces of estimated battalion
strength for some five hours yesterday in Operation
WHITE WING in northeastern Binh Dinh Province. Pre-
liminary results of this action indicate three US killed
and 59 wounded. Viet Cong casualties were 52 killed
and 14 captured.
In Binh Thuan Province, another Viet Cong unit of
probable battalion strength attacked the district town
of Thien Giao, inflicting casualties of 26 killed, 55
wounded, and 19 missing. Enemy losses were reported
as 57 killed and one captured.
On 23 February, the district town of Buon Ho in
Darlac Province, defended by three Popular Force
platoons, was attacked by an enemy force of unknown
size. Friendly forces suffered eight killed, six wounded,
and eight missing. Enemy casualties have not been re-
ported. US military officials in Saigon have commented
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that the attack may have been conducted by elements of
the North Vietnamese 32nd Regiment.
Political Developments in Saigon: [Numerous re-
Political
ports suggest an early increase in Viet Cong political
agitation in urban areas.
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the Viet Cong plan to instigate mass
demonstrations in Saigon to demand higher wages and
an end to conscription and air and artillery strikes.
he Viet Cong may try to aggrava e
inflationary pressure in Saigon by tightening a blockade
of principal routes leading from the city to the provinces.-;
the Viet Cong "Liberation Students' Association-
in Da Nang may attempt to transform forthcoming
Buddhist religious ceremonies in late February or
early March into anti-American and antigovernment
demonstrations]
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Indonesia: Sukarno now seems likely to resume
the leftist policies he had pursued prior to 1 October.
At his cabinet installation ceremony on 24 Feb-
ruary, Sukarno announced that Indonesia would con-
centrate on destroying the "remnants of feudalism"
within the nation and on crushing "imperialism, "
with emphasis on Malaysia. He said anyone who
could not understand these policies was "paralyzed
by liberal thinking. "
Referring to the student demonstrations against
the cabinet which were going on during the installation,
Sukarno indicated he would not give way to student
pressures. He declared that only "Bung Karno" is
suited to lead "the revolution. "
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youths in the streets for another day and could pro-
Only the students have openly resisted Sukarno's
cabinet reshuffle and his downgrading of the army.
In view of the successful cabinet installation and the
lack of significant army support, student activity
seems likely to diminish, but may not subside al-
together. Funeral services for several students who
were killed on 24 February presumably will keep the
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Uganda: `Opposition to Prime Minister Obote
is beginning to coalesce, and fighting may soon break
out in Kampala.]
[Troops loyal to ousted army commander Briga-
dier Opoloto seized control yesterday of army head-
quarters in Kampala, and are protecting President
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(The President, besides being constitutional
head of state, is the traditional ruler of the country's
most important tribe, whose territory surrounds
Kampala. He may serve as the rallying point for
the majority of Ugandans who;are incensed by Obote's
abolition of the constitution J
The outcome of any further moves by Opoloto's
troops is uncertain because the more effective s ecial
police appear to be following Obote's orders./T
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Poland-Albania: Relations between Warsaw and
Tirana have again deteriorated sharply.
The expulsion of the Albanian ambassador from
Warsaw on 23 February appears to be in part a reac-
tion to Albania's vituperative and public rejection
earlier in the month of a Polish initiative concerning
Vietnam. The Poles had privately proposed a Commu-
nist bloc meeting to coordinate aid to Hanoi.
The announced reasons for the ouster were that
the Albanian Embassy has been engaging in "antistate"
propaganda and was involved in the recent illegal de-
parture from Poland of one of party first secretary
Gomulka's hard-line political opponents. The Albanian
propaganda activities, however, have been known to
the Poles for years, but the linking of the Polish
party's Stalinists with the Albanians seems to be a
new development.
The Poles apparently had hoped that the Albanian
leadership would follow their lead and overlook bad
relations on the party and ideological levels while
working to improve state relations. Warsaw had an-
nounced on 30 January that its diplomatic mission in
Tirana was again headed by an ambassador after a
lapse of five years.
In recent months Tirana had shown an interest
in broadening its ties with selected Communist and
non-Communist countries. The manner and tone of
Albania's rejection of the Polish proposal were clearly
intended to demonstrate that Tirana's activities on the
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UK - South Africa - Rhodesia: mouth Africa's
foreign minister has told the British ambassador that
oil deliveries to Rhodesia from private South African
sources do not violate Pretoria's policy of "normal
trade" with Rhodesia, since normal trade includes at-
tempts to increase foreign trade. He added that an-ef-
fort by the South African Government to stop oil sales
would amount to official participation in the Rhodesian
boycott and would be contrary to South Africa's funda-
mental opposition to all boycotts. Notwithstanding these
comments, the British ambassador is still optimistic 25X1
that South Africa will work behind the scenes to reduce
private oil shipments to Rhodesia
Syria: The coup leaders are apparently consoli-
dating their control throughout the country. Key mili-
tary units on the Israeli border, approximately 60
miles from Damascus, originally opposed the coup,
but they have made no move thus far and may have de-
cided not to resist. The 24-hour curfew in Damascus
was eased on 24 February. The situation remains con-
fused in Aleppo--200 miles to the north--where some
Apposition to the takeover may be continuing..
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concern to some elements of the CD, could cause new
Italy: Premier Moro has succeeded in forming
his third center-left coalition cabinet, and the disunity
within his Christian Democratic (CD) party which pre-
cipitated the government crisis appears to have been
papered over. The CD and its principal governing
partners achieved at least their minimum objectives
in the allocation of cabinet posts, and the fact that all
CD factions are now represented should provide some
stability for the coalition. The rivalry between Moro
and Foreign Minister Fanfani, however, can be ex-
pected to continue. The anticipated merger of two
Socialist parties in the coalition, which is a matter of
Colombia: Demonstrations protesting the killing
of ex-priest Camilo Torres on 15 February during a
clash between his guerrilla band and an army patrol
are continuing in Bogota, Cali, and other major cities.
There have been isolated incidents of truck burnings,
bombings, and stonings, but no deaths or injuries
have been reported. The extreme leftist National
Federation of University Students has disavowed the
violence and called for only peaceful demonstrations.
Army and police units had been prepared for trouble
and can robabl keep the demonstrations under con-
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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 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
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The Chairman
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