CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 31, 2003
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• Publication Date: January 25, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Central Intelligence Bulletin
DEPT OF STATE review(s) completed.
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Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
Indonesia: Anti-Sukarno campaign accelerates.
(Page 5)
Iraq: Propaganda campaign may lead to nation-
alization of IPC assets. (Page 7)
Communist China m Macao: Negotiations
Ghana: Coup attempts
Uganda: Terrorism
Nicaragua: Potential disorders
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
Political Developments in South Vietnam: There
is still no evidence of any domestic political repercus-
sions from the ouster of Defense Minister Co.
Although Western journalists have reported that
Co was ordered to delay his return from abroad and are
speculating that a cabinet reshuffle involving Co is im-
minent, such stories have apparently been censored
from the Vietnamese press.
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Heavy Truck Traffic in Laos: Large numbers of
southbound trucks have been observed recently by road-
watch teams located near the Mu Gia Pass and Along
Route 23 in the Laotian panhandle.
A total of about 340 vehicles were counted moving
through the Mu Gia Pass between 3 and 17 January, a
figure which is as high as any reported during last year's
dry season. Farther south, a group of approximately
225 trucks was seen on Route 23 during a five-day
period in mid-January suggesting that, as in past years,
the Communists are moving supplies to the south in
large, sporadic convoys.
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The movement on Route 23 also represents the
first heavy use of that road in two years. During the
1965-1966 dry season the.Communists relied almost
exclusively on the parallel Route 911. The reac-
tivation of Route 23 provides the enemy with an al-
ternate road south from the Mu Gia Pass, thus making
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Indonesia: The anti- Sukarno campaign has ac-
celerated, but definitive action against the President
still seems some weeks away.
Demands for "action against the old order" are
being made with increasing directness by high offi-
cials. Foreign Minister Malik has publicly repeated
his suggestion that Sukarno resign. Even General
Suharto has twice stated in the past week that those
who do not acknowledge their errors will face action.
In addition, Sukarno's probable involvement in
the attempted coup of October 1965 is being further
publicized. Student and political party protest ranges
from demands that the President be investigated to
calls for his execution.
Suharto remains committed to the use of legal
means against Sukarno. The attorney general an-
nounced on 23 January that he would soon submit to
Suharto his dossier on Sukarno's involvement in the
events of October 1965. Suharto in turn will pass
relevant information to the congress for action when
it convenes in March or April.
The US Embassy in Djakarta believes that Sukarno
may be allowed to remain a figurehead after signing
his power away. It estimates that even his complete
removal probably would no longer provoke dangerous
politico- military repercussions, although there might
be isolated disturbances in East and Central Java.
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Iraq: The government may be working itself into
a position where it will have little political choice but
to seize Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) installations.
The Iraqi press and radio are harping even more
strongly on the theme that IPC is at fault in the com-
pany's dispute with Syria. At the same time, the
Iraqis admit that Syria's intransigence, which for
the past month has blocked Iraqi oil from moving
through IPC's pipeline to the Mediterranean, is
seriously damaging Iraq's interests. Iraqi Prime
Minister Talib, who advocates nationalization of
IPC 's properties, apparently is on such popular po-
litical ground that President Arif has felt obliged to
back him openly, even though other members of the
government have seemed at best lukewarm to the idea.
On 23 January, Arif made a speech demanding that
IPC settle with Syria by next weekend without specify-
ing the measures Iraq might take if the company re-
fuses.
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NOTES
Communist China - Macao: Negotiations between
the Portuguese and Chinese are continuing, but the
two sides appear stalemated over the exact language
of the apology demanded by the Chinese. Tension in
the colony is rising, as pro-Communists in Macao
have announced that an economic boycott of Portu-
guese officials will begin today, Peking appears de-
termined to force an abject apology from the Portu-
guese, and if Lisbon refuses to yield, additional
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Ghana: Security officials have recently foiled
two apparently unrelated plots against the ruling Na-
tional Liberation Council (NLC). In one, a few dis-
gruntled civilians had enlisted the aid of at least one
junior army officer in an amateurish scheme to murder
most of the NLC members and bring off a coup on 23
February. The second plot, also involving assassina-
tions, was being orchestrated by one of Nkrumah's
top security men, who has just been arrested in Ni-
geria and returned to Ghana. The regime, by giving
maximum publicity to these cases hopes to deter
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Uganda: Unidentified terrorists shot up the limou-
sine of the vice president on 22 January in what may
have been intended as an attempt on President Oboteo
This possibly was the work of the "Secret Council, "
clandestine supporters of the deposed king of the
Baganda tribes Obote has been particularly unpopu-
lar among the Baganda since his suppression of their
uprising last May. The "council" has hoped by acts
of terrorism to incite the Baganda to open opposition
to the President, but it appears to have little support
among moderate Baganda leaders.
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Nicaragua: The situation in Managua has eased
somewhat, but further outbreaks of violence could
occur between now and the 5 February national elec-
tions. A. pro- Somoza rally is scheduled for 29 Janu-
ary in Managua. Aguero has not made any statement
on his plans, but there is no indication that he intends
to withdraw from the presidential race.
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