CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: March 5, 1966
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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)
2. France-NATO: De Gaulle prepares for full troop
withdrawal from NATO and ridding France of US
forces. (Page 3)
3. UK-Rhodesia:. London working on new plan to
hamper sea shipments of oil to Rhodesia. (Page 5)
5. Cuba-France: France may guarantee economic
credits of $80 million to Cuba. (Page 7)
6. Notes; ELDO-UK,
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*Vietnafn: (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
The Military Situation in South Vietnam : US
Marines aid South Vietnamese troops initiating a
search-and-destroy operation in Quang Ngai Prov-
ince yesterday encountered stiff enemy opposition
about eight miles northwest of the provincial capital.
Official reports identified Communist forces in the
area as elements of the North Vietnamese 36th Regi-
ment, and US Marines claimed to have located the
regimental command post. Allied casualties totaled
42 killed (30 US) and 182 wounded (100 US), while
Viet Cong losses were 110 killed.
Intense enemy antiaircraft fire, including bursts
at an altitude of 2,000 feet, was reported by pilots in
the vicinity of allied landing zones during the initial
phase of the operation One US jet aircraft and one
helicopter were shot down, and three US helicopters
were damaged. South Vietnamese forces later re-
ported the capture of two Communist antiaircraft guns.
On the previous day, South Vietnamese rangers
operating some three miles farther south had estab-
lished heavy contact with an estimated battalion of
North Vietnamese troops, killing 23 and capturing
two others. Government casualties were three killed
and 19 wounded (2 US). Information obtained during
the action apparently contributed to the shifting of the
allied effort to the north yesterday.
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new SAM sites in the DRV, one of which may be a
maintenance or supply facility. One of the sites is
located some 42 miles southwest of Hanoi and the
other two are located some 22 miles west-northwest
of Hanoi. If confirmed, the total number of SAM
sites would be 96.
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Four North Vietnamese MIG fighters unsuccess-
fully attacked a flight of US F4C Phantom fighters dur-
ing a strike against the Hanoi - Lao Cai rail line on
the morning of 4 March. No damage was apparently
inflicted on either side.. The DRV fighters were under
effective positive ground control during the engagement.
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any event, an open confrontation between the two could
have serious implications for governmental stability
According to a member of the ruling military Di-
rectorate, the premier told a group of selected gen-
erals on 2 March that he had been receiving disturb-
ing reports which alleged that residents of central
Vietnam were strongly objecting to the arbitrary
methods used by the I Corps commander. Ky also
stated that General Thi had recently approached a
group led by retired General Tran Van Don in an at-
tempt to form a political alliance. Premier Ky:re-
portedly left for Hue on 3 March to conduct a first-
hand investigation of the situation.]
C'hi's ambitions to assume national leadership at
some future date have been widely reported, but in
the past Ky has been content to allow Thi a dominant
voice in I Corps. It is not yet clear whether Ky's re-
marks to the generals were based on a genuine threat
from Thi, or whether they constituted preparations for
pre-emptive action against the corps commander. In
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France-NATO: ?De Gaulle appears ready to begin
withdrawing the remaining French troops from NATO
and ridding France of US troops and bases.
Letters informing the other NATO members what
France intends to do will probably be sent within the
next week or ten days. According to the French repre-
sentative to NATO, the letters to the US, UK, and West
Germany may be sent earlier--perhaps within the next
few days. Already the essential elements of the French
demands have been expressed informally in a series of
meetings with other NATO members in Paris
The progressive withdrawal of French forces
from NATO over the last seven years has reduced
Paris' NATO commitments to two army divisions in
West Berlin and West Germany, five submarines, and
16 tactical air squadrons. In addition, Paris probably
now intends to withdraw those French officers still as-
signed to NATO commands.
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France intends to continue to station some 65, 000
French forces in West Germany despite their withdrawal
from NATO commitment. The US Embassy in Bonn be-
lieves that a legal basis for such an arrangement exists
and Chancellor Erhard acknowledged publicly last week
that it was a "theoretical possibility. 't
[Paris' handling of the notification thus far appears
clearly aimed at prodding at least the major NATO na-
tions into bilateral negotiations to cover any new mili-
tary political relationships.
the letters would be part "notification"
and part a proposal. for new negotiations on the forms
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[-Paris probably hopes to leave enough leeway in
its formulations to encourage the other NATO nations
to make proposals or reach agreements that will not
leave all of the onus for withdrawal on France. At the
same time, Paris has let it be known that its terms
for timing and manner of withdrawal will be harsher if
the other members refuse to talk and that France could
turn toward closer relations with the Soviet Union.
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UK-Rhodesia: London is working on a new
plan to hamper sea shipments of oil to Rhodesia]
The plan envisages aerial surveillance of ships
and threats of interception. The Malagasy Republic
professes willingness to let British planes operate
from one of its airfields if London can obtain the
French approval rewired by the French-Malagasy
defense agreement
If aerial surveillance and the threat of publicity
fails o divert a suspect tanker, London might have
a Royal Navy frigate intercept it. This plan, however,
hinges on cooperation from the country in which the
ship is registered, and from the captain of the indi-
vidual ship. Short of war the UK has no legal right
to use force to divert a ship, and the frigate would
not be authorized to do so. I
[London also is urging the Portuguese Govern-
ment to take steps to deny facilities in Portuguese
Mozambique for transshipping oil, from the,port of Beira
to Rhodesia. So far, however, there is no indication
that Portugal will interfere in the commercial op-
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ELDO-UK: The March meeting of the European
Launcher Development Organization (ELDO) Council
has been indefinitely postponed because of Britain' s
decision to hold elections on 31 March. It previously
had been reported that at this meeting the British
planned to announce their withdrawal from ELDO and
urge its dissolution. The postponement will give the
French, who are eager to develop an independent
European rocket capability, time to try to persuade
the British to han e their minds.
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The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
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The Director of the Budget
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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
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The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
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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
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