CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: May 17, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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17 May 1966
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
2. West Germany: Bonn's firm line on conditions
for French troops remaining in Germany under
open attack at home. (Page 3)
3. UK: Wilson considering wide range of emergency
measures to counter paralyzing effects of mer-
chant marine strike. (Page 4)
4. Notes: Ghana-USSR; Israel-Syria. (Page 5)
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*Vietnam: (Informaiion as of 4:30 AM EDT)
nts in South Vietnam: Premier
Ky's orces apparently are in the process of making a
move on Huej
ja Govern-ment of Vietnam-column is
now moving along Route I toward Hue, and the Hue
police radio has announced that "another" column has
"landed" on an unidentified beach and is proceeding
north toward Hue. The 32nd Ranger Battalion has
been alerted to move from My Tho to Saigon by truck
for subsequent air lift to I Corps. Further details
are not available.]
[prior to this, a strong reaction to the govern-.
m ent' s move on Da Nang appeared to be taking, shape
among Buddhist and other "struggle" leadersj.
LIn Saigon, Buddhist Youth Commissioner Thich
Thien Minh called for the overthrow of the government
while addressing some 700 followers at the Buddhist
Institute last night. However, Minh apparently issued
no specific instructions to his listeners, but scheduled
another public meeting at the Institute on 19 May. This
morning a prominent Buddhist delegate to the election
law drafting council, Tran Quang Thuan, announced
that he was withdrawing from the council in protest
over government action in central Vietnam. The US
Embassy has commented that two other delegates to
the 32-man group may withdraw with Thuan.]
L:Buddhist leader Tri Quang reportedly met with
military and civilian leaders of the "struggle" move-
ment in Hue yesterday to discuss possible alternatives.
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[it is not known what conclusions were reached, although
Generals Thi, Dinh, and First Division commander Nhuan
are apparently continuing to prepare opposition to any
move on Hue by Saigon forces.,-/
Jhe general situation the're rem ains basically un-
changed, with Vietnamese Marines remaining outside
the major Buddhist pap:oda.
ivided loyalties are contributing to a tense at-
mo9p-here throughout I Corps. Efforts by the Quang Nam
special sector commander to line up support for anti -
government forces may touch off violence in Hoi An, the
capital of Quang Nam Province, Further south in Quang
Ngai, Second Division commander General Lam, after
some Tiesitation, has moved to try to halt a column of
some 200 pro- "struggle" troops which set out from his
command to assist antigovernment elements in Da Nang,,
General Dinh flew to Chu Lai from Hue yesterday in an
apparent effort to persuade General Lam to join anti-
government sympathizers.]
This morning in Hue, shots were fired from a
hoskle crowd at newly designated I Corps commander
General Cao and his party as they were preparing to
leave, Return fire from a US helicopter crew member
killed the attacker and wounded two others. Hue radio
has broadcast a denunciation of the incident, but US
involvement has been at least temporarily ignored,
General Cao, had flown to Hue by US helicopter in an
attempt to line -up military support there, but was
avoided by First Division Commander General Nhuan-/
The Military Situation in South Vietnam,. Viet Cong
terrorists yesterday attacked several police checkpoints
and a substation in Saigon, apparently in an attempt to
create disorder during the tense political situation.
Three Viet Cong were reported killed in a raid on the
police substation, which killed one policeman, wounded
two others, and damaged two police vehicles. Three
US military personnel and 14 Vietnamese were wounded
durinvo- the other incident-
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West Germany: The government's firm line on
the conditions for French troops remaining in Germany
is coming under open attack by opponents favoring a
more conciliatory position.
The most vocal critic is Franz-Josef Strauss,
leader of the Christian Social Union--Bavarian wing
of the National Christian Democratic Union. Although
agreeing with the government's opposition to a rever-
sion to occupation status, Strauss considers Bonn's
tactics too hard and legalistic. He apparently is will-
ing to go quite far in seeking a compromise and in re-
cent speeches, has voiced his opposition to "any policy
which by intention or consequence would maneuver
French troops out of Germany. "
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For a variety of reasons, many West Germans
still shy away from a showdown with France. Some
fear that this would bury forever all hope for European
unification, while others fear a confrontation over
NATO might cause De Gaulle, when he visits Moscow
next month, to take a position inimical to German
interests.
The US Embassy in Bonn comments that the in-
fluence pro-French elements will have depends in
large part on the way De Gaulle proceeds. If Paris
arbitrarily withdraws a part of its forces and bluntly
insists on occupation rights, the pro-French elements
will not be able to muster much support. On the other
hand, should the French enter negotiations in a reason-
able manner, the line proposed by Strauss and his
associates is likely to have a greater impact
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UK: LPrime Minister Wilson is considering a
wide range of emergency measures to counter the
paralyzing effects of a merchant marine strike which
began on Monday.
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sufficient for several weeks. The prime minister has
issued a personal appeal against hoarding. Wilson
may be forced to use the Royal Navy to tow away
British ships left idle at dockside to make room for
foreign ships, and employ troops to unload food sup-
plies. I
[Other unions have pledged to support the sea-
men's strike if an attempt is made to transfer cargoes
from British to foreign vessels in order to circumvent
the strike.
rThe strike could have a crippling effect on the
Britis economy. If it lasts three to four weeks, about
half of the entire British merchant fleet of some 2,500
vessels will be immobilized and cut off exports valued
at nearly $40 million a day. British ships carry 65
percent of British exports, and bring in about half the
nation's imports. The British motor industry--the
country's largest- -appears to be the most threatened.
Industry leaders forecast the possibility they will have
to close down operations if the strike lasts beyond
this weekend.
At the moment the US Embassy in London believes
that t e prospects are dim for a quick settlement of
the dispute. The shipowners have offered a shortened
work week amounting to a 13-percent pay increase over
the next three years, but the militant left-wing unionists
are demanding an immediate 17-percent boost. The
moderate union leadership favors some compromise
but appears unable to control the left-win majority-in
the union's executive council.
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Ghana- USSR,. Ghana' s new moderate government
has extended a contract to import Soviet crude oil--
initiated by the Nkrumah regime--until 31 March 1967
and also has increased the amount by 300,000 tons to
1. 3 million. The new regime had given Western oil
firms some indication it was considering their resump-
tion of shipments, although it had also previously an-
nounced its intention to honor existing bilateral trade
pacts. The oil deal probably reflects Ghana's desire
to utilize an outstanding credit with the USSR and to
preserve its scarce foreign exchange. Moreover, it
obviously wishes to ensure the USSr2s conti ged large
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Israel-Syria: Israel, will probably blame Fatah
terrorists for the death yesterday of two Israeli farmers
killed by a land mine near the Syrian border. The in-
cident could provide the Israelis with a pretext for
striking directly at Syria, which supports the Fatah.
The Israelis have previously made reprisal raids
against alleged Fatah bases in Jordan and Lebanon,
whose governments oppose the Fatah, F
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