CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Central Intelligence Bulletin
Top Se~r~o
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Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
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Turkey-Cyprus: Ankara still concerned over disposition
of Czech arms. (Page 8)
Israel-Syria: Initial meeting produces no accommodation.
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Chile: Frei will not attend inter-American summit meeting.
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Nicaragua: Street fighting renewed in Managua. Page
West Germany - Rumania: Diplomatic relations
Togo: Political outlook
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*Vietnam.- (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
Political Developments in South Vietnam: Police
Director Loan has arrested some 30 middle-grade of-
ficers in an apparent follow-up to the recent dismissal
of Defense Minister Co.
It is not clear whether Loan is acting on his own,
on authority granted by Premier Ky before his departure
for Australia and New Zealand, or with the concurrence
of other members of the Directorate including Chief
of State Thieu. The arrests, however, may contribute
to fears among southern politicians in Saigon that Co's
removal is a further step by northern elements to
entrench themselves in power at the expense of native
southerners.
Although many of the arrested officers have been
identified as Co supporters.
I some of them are being taken into custody
principally because of their association with General
Thieu. If true, this could indicate that Loan and other
supporters of Premier Ky are maneuvering to under-
mine Thieu.
Military Developments in South Vietnam: MACV
has confirmed the 7th North Vietnamese Army (NVA)
Division headquarters in Phuoc Long Province, along
with two subordinate regiments, the 165th and the 52nd,
and has dropped from its Order of Battle listing the
250th NVA Regiment, previously carried as subordinate
to the 7th Division. Confirmation of the new units
brings the total NVA strength in South Vietnam to 50,860.
The 165th Regiment, numbering 1,950 men, ar-
rived in South Vietnam in June or July 1966, and the
52nd, with a strength of 1,500, arrived in Phuoc Long
in September. The third regiment subordinate to the
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7th Division is the previously confirmed 141st. The
division's total strength is carried as 6,150, including
a 900-man headquarters detachment.
The 250th Regiment, formerly carried with a
strength of 1,000 men, has apparently been broken up
to provide replacements for other main force units
in the III Corps area. This dissolution has been con-
firmed 1 y seven returnees or captives and five docu-
ments.
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Turkey-Cyprus Ankara continues to express
concern over the disposition of Makarios' Czech
arms.
The Turks remain deeply suspicious of Greek
and Greek Cypriot intentions in the matter, and
Turkish Foreign Minister Caglayangil says he has
the "impression" that Makarios is still receiving and
secretly distributing Czech arms. Caglayangil, in a
conversation with Ambassador Hart on 23 January,
stated that, should this be confirmed, the situation
would "take a very grave turn, "" and the Turks might
be compelled to take "the required measures" without
even having time to consult with "our friends."
The embassy believes that the Turks may have
contingency plans to airdrop weapons to the. Turkish
Cypriots in the area they control north of Nicosia
where, given cover of darkness, it would be difficult
for the Greek Cypriots to interfere.
The arms are nominally subject to UN peace
force inspection, and there is so far no firm evi-
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out for training purposes, however,
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Israel-Syria:. Israel and Syria appear no closer
to an accommodation of their differences.
The initial Israeli-Syrian meeting yesterday on
the dispute over cultivation in the demilitarized zone
apparently did not result in any meaningful progress
toward a settlement. The joint statement issued after
a five-hour session of the Mixed Armistice Commission
did not refer to the substantive issue and apparently is
a stop-gap announcement pending further developments.
The delegates are scheduled to meet again on Sunday.
Syria subsequently announced that it will not give
any guarantees against Palestinian commandos raid-
ing Israeli territory. An agreement on the cultivation
issue therefore is unlikely to resolve what the Israelis
regard as the main problem- -sabotage by Syrian-sup-
ported infiltrators.
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Chile: President Frei says he will not request
congressional permission to attend the proposed
inter-American summit meeting this spring, accord-
ing to Foreign Minister Valdes.
Frei has decided that all foreign travel must
wait until the "institutional conflict" created by the
Senate's veto of his US trip is resolved. He claims
he will visit the US before going to any other foreign
country.
The US Embassy in Santiago reports that Frei
is deeply disturbed by what he considers a double
cross by the Radical Party on the Senate vote, and
that "the kid gloves are off."I The President intends
to use every power he has to "crush the opposition,"
while remaining within constitutional bounds. He has
already taken action to replace Radicals who hold
high positions in the government as a result of pork-
barrelling during previous Radical administrations.
This vigorous action by Frei will hearten the
rank and file of his Christian Democratic Party (PDC),
which has felt that Frei has devoted too much time to
international and national affairs and not enough to
consolidating the PDC's position. A number of PDC
and government officials have complained about the
lack of presidential leadership. The minister of eco-
nomics stated that he expects Frei now to become
"the captain of the team instead of the referee. "
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*Nicaragua- Renewed street fighting broke out
in Managua yesterday evening.
The violence was touched off when National Guard
units were fired upon while attempting to disperse
taunting bands of youths in the downtown section of the
capital. At least one person was killed and two were
wounded as the Guard attempted to remove several
snipers stationed on nearby rooftops.
The government is continuing a massive round-
up of oppositionists in the wake of last Sunday's fight-
ing. On 25 January the Somoza family-owned news-
paper printed a list of 125 names of those in custody,
including at least six prominent members of Aguero's
Conservative Party. A dragnet also has been put out
for all Communists, and press reports state that nine
Communists have sought asylum in embassies.
The arrests have alarmed and angered opposition
leaders, who assert that the truce arranged on 23 Janu-
ary is being violated. Aguero maintains that all those
taking part in the disturbances were to be granted
amnesty--not just the rebels barricaded in the hotel.
US officials, however, note that the agreement applied
only to those in the hotel, and even they were not
promised immunity from subsequent civil or criminal
proceedings.
There are as yet no reports of disturbances out-
side Managua. If tension continues to rise in the capital,
outbreaks are likely to occur elsewhere, especially in
the two other principal urban centers of Leon and
Granada.
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NOTES
West Germany - Rumania: The Kiesinger cabi-
net is expected to give final approval today to diplo-
matic relations with Rumania, thus clearing the way
for a formal announcement of diplomatic ties during
the Bonn visit of Foreign Minister Manescu early
next week. Bonn appears to be satisfied with the out-
come of recently completed negotiations, particularly
the acceptance by Bucharest of the understandings
reached, which acknowledged the competence of the
West German Embassy to look after the interests of
West Berliners. F_ I
Togo: The political outlook in Togo remains un-
certain. Army Chief of Staff Eyadema is still in con-
trol, but he reportedly has had second thoughts about
the interim government he installed after the 13 Janu-
ary coup. It has done little beyond issuing pious state-
ments of intent, and there is growing feeling in the
capital that elections will not be held within the speci-
fied three-month period. Meanwhile, contendin fac-
tions are trying to build electoral followings. F
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