CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: August 2, 1966
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
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Communist China: Peking is making interim ap-
pointments to key military and propaganda posts affected
by the recent leadership reshuffle.
On 1 August one of China's leading troop com-
manders, Yang Cheng-wu, was identified as "acting
chief of staff. " Another senior military figure, Hsiao
Wang-tung, was mentioned in the Chinese press on 31
July with the title "acting Minister of Culture. "
It is doubtful that these officials were merely
filling in temporarily for those who have held those
posts. Minister of Culture Lu Ting-yi was replaced as
head of the party's propaganda department in early July,
and almost certainly has been removed from all his
posts. Lo Jui-ching, who was chief of staff and at the
same time responsible for secret police affairs, has
been out of public view since November 1965 and re-
portedly was dismissed this spring.
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USSR: Significant changes in the Soviet Govern-
ment may be announced at the meeting of the Supreme
Soviet (parliament) opening today.
There is evidence to point to some reorganization
of government ministries and to personnel changes. Ap-
proval of the establishment of a Central Ministry for
the Protection of Public Order is certain, and Foreign
Minister Gromyko may be given the rank of deputy
premier.
The most recent Moscow rumor is that Kosygin
will "resign" for reasons of health. The Moscow cor-
respondent of the Czech Communist Party newspaper,
Rude Pravo, reported yesterday that a "stabilization"
of the government is expected, rather than "a surprise. "
Kosygin's resignation would hardly be a routine "stabili-
zation. " The premier is 62, but he has been following
a grueling schedule and there is no evidence of actual
ill health.
Kosygin's departure from the top government job
cannot be forecast on the strength of the available in-
formation. A plenum of the party central committee,
which would have to put its stamp on any change of such
significance, was held yesterday on "questions" con-
nected with the Supreme Soviet session.
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*Nigeria: Army chief of staff Gowon stopped
short of calling for northern secession in his state-
ment taking over the government yesterday, but major
uncertainties remain.
A Christian northerner who has suddenly become
the top national spokesman for the resurgent Muslim-
dominated North, Gowon flatly rejected the unitary
government structure projected I s M b General
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trary to his apparent earlier intention and the evident
preference of extremist northern officers around him,
however, he did not announce plans for northern sepa-
ration.
Gowon indicated instead his intent to preside, at
least for the present, over a nominal continuation of
Ironsils national military regime which would in reality
be a new government. The new leadership would "re-
view" the structural problem to see if the country's
drift into "utter destruction" can be halted. He
promised to honor all of Nigeria's international com-
mitments. [In the past, Gowon has been well disposed
toward the US)
Gowon's decision not to announce for secession
at this time has probably been influenced by key mod-
erate leaders in the North whose objective has been
to safeguard their region against southern encroach-
ments in a continuing union. Some of these leaders
now are reported to have given assurances through the
chief justice, a southerner, that nothing would be done
about secession at least for six weeks.
Gowon's prospects of getting such a tentative new
regime off the ground do not at present appear bright
even though northerners apparently responsive to his
command currently control what remains of most if
not all major army units. The Army has in fact vir-
tually ceased to exist for now as a cohesive, effec-
tive organization as a result of the Hausa mutiny and
the decimation of the important Ibo element in its
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already weak command structure. There have al-
ready been some signs of a further breakdown of dis-
cipline with troops robbing and harassing civilians.
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The general security situation is particularly
precarious in Lagos where the northerners appear
less securely in control and intertribal tensions are
running high. Gowon, although in Lagos for his
broadcast yesterday, continues to make his headquar-
ters at the army camp in nearby Ikeja. (see map)
Beyond these considerations lie other problems
created by the vendetta which the northern military
has evidently launched against civilian as well as mili-
tary elements of the aggressive Ibo tribe. In addition
to probably alienating the oil-rich Ibo-inhabited
eastern provinces, this seems bound to have seri-
ously adverse effects on the national civil service in
which Ibos, because of their superior education have
long been the most important tribal element. I
* Because of the shortage of time for preparation of this item, the analytic
interpretation presented here has been produced by the Central Intelligence
Agency without the participation of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State or of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense.
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US-USSR: Soviet-US disagreement on certain
provisions has brought negotiations on an outer space
treaty to a standstill despite the progress made in re-
cent weeks. Moscow seeks restrictions on inspection
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CONTENTS
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2. Communist China: Peking making interim ap-
pointments to key military and propaganda posts.
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4. USSR: Significant changes in Soviet government
may be announced at Supreme Soviet meeting.
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5. Nigeria: Army chief of staff Gowon assumes
power without calling for northern secession.
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6. Notes: France-NATO;
US-USSR;
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The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Assistants to the President
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
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