CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: March 15, 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)
4. Communist China: Mao Tse-tung may be seriously
ill. (Page 4)
5. Congo (Brazzaville): Radical regime facing mount-
ing pressure. (Page 5)
7. Notes: Kenya; Yemen; Chile;
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
Political Developments in South Vietnam: Political
unrest in I Corps yesterday spread to some towns not
previously reported to have been affected, but the demon-
strations remained orderly with no evidence of wide pub-
lic support. There was agitation in Quang Ngai city and
in Tam Ky yesterday for the first time, and a commer-
cial strike may be attempted today in Quang Ngai.
Approximately 5,000 persons gathered outside a
Buddhist pagoda yesterday morning in Hud, apparently
in response to a recent Buddhist Institute communique.
Banners demanding an end to military rule and calling
for civilian elections were conspicuous. There was
little evidence that the dismissal of General Thi was at
issue.
,in Saigon, Premier Ky continues to appear con-
fiders. of his position, and feels that his conversations
with Buddhist leaders should keep them in line. Ky
remains somewhat skeptical of his new I Corps com-
mander, General Chuan, although Chuan's order for-
bidding troops to take part in demonstrations appears to
have been effective yesterday. However,
ome
local officials were secretly aiding poi c agl ators.
Should the leadership in I Corps prove ineffective, Bud-
dhists, local political factions, and other groups may
begin in earnest to exploit the limited unrest in the
areal
The Military Situation in South Vietnam,. There
have been no reports of significant military develop-
ments in South Vietnam during the past 24 hours.
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Communist China: There are indications that
Mao Tse-tung may be seriously ill or incapacitated.
He has been out of public view and his personal
activities have gone unreported in the Chinese press
since 26 November 1965, while at the same time
adulatory comment about him has increased. For
the month and a half before 26 November, he received
an occasional foreign visitor in an undisclosed loca-
tion, probably his winter retreat at Hangchow in
East China.
Mao's current absence of more than 15 weeks
exceeds his longest previous recorded absence.
This took place in 1956-57, when he is believed to
have suffered a minor stroke.
There have been a number of high-level visitors
to Peking recently of the kind that Mao saw regularly
before 26 November. His failure to greet such visitors
increases the possibility that he is seriously ill.
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Congo (Brazzaville): The radical Brazzaville
regime evidently is facing mounting pressure as a re-
sult of economic difficulties and discontent within the
army.
Diplomatic sources in neighboring Leopoldville
consider the situation more unstable than at any time
since Abbe Youlou's government was overthrown in
1963. The government lacks funds to meet current
operating expenses, and has not paid its employees,
other than police, railway workers, and army officers,
since last December.
According to the Leopoldville sources, consider-
able tension has built up between President Massamba-
Debat and the army over his use of Cuban nationals in
the Presidential Guard. The army considers it an in-
sult to have foreigners serving in this capacity, and
last week detained its own commander when he re-
fused to demand the withdrawal of the Cubans.
Cubans have been training Brazzaville's para-
military forces since early last fall, and apparently
first appeared guarding the presidential palace last
December when rumors circulated that a coup was
about to be attempted. In late December, Massamba-
Debat dismissed the gendarmerie commander,..re-
shuffled the cabinet, and reassumed direct control of
the armed forces in an effort to stay on top of the situa-
tion.
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NOTES
Kenya: The ouster of leftist Vice President
Oginga Odinga from the second-ranking position in
Kenya's leading political party struck a heavy blow to
his ambition to succeed Jomo Kenyatta in the presi-
dency, but he will retain considerable political influ-
ence. Odinga has been one of the main channels for
the flow of Communist funds into Kenya. He may now
face a move for his ouster from the vice presidency,
but is talking of using a new party to recoup his waning
strength.
Yemen: King Faysal has rejected Nasir's demand
that the Yemeni republicans have a preponderant voice
in any interim government, but has instructed his am-
bassador in Cairo to keep the dialogue going. Nasir
is concerned that any concession might be interpreted
as stemming from a weakness in his domestic position.
If the deadlock persists he might act precipitously and
a chance of a settlement.
Chile: Chile's principal labor confederation, the
Communist/Socialist-led Chilean Workers' Central,
has called for a nationwide work stoppage today. The
strike is to protest a clash on 11 March between troops
and armed copper workers which resulted in several
killed and wounded. The incident, unusual in Chile,
has produced a general sense of shock. It is uncertain
to what further length the union is willing to go in
challenging the government's new "get tough" policy
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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 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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