CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2003
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 21, 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 2)
Afghanistan: Political crisis threatens tenure of
Prime Minister Maiwandwal. (Page 6)
Panama: Robles confident that canal treaty negotia-
tions can be concluded this summer. (Page 7)
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
Military Developments in North Vietnam: Initial
poststrike photography indicates that two power plants
on the outskirts of Haiphong were severely damaged
by a two-phase air attack on 20 April.
Prior to these attacks, air strikes had inflicted
extensive damage on electrical power plants at Thai
Nguyen, Viet Tri, Hon Gai, and Bac Giang. All but
Bac Giang had been rendered inoperative. These
four plants supplied more than half the power for the
national power grid,
Damage to the four named plants probably elim-
inated nonessential use of electricity in Hanoi and
Haiphong and restricted power available for essential
use.. Probably only a small portion of the power loss
can be offset by diesel generating equipment. (Map)
Communist Military Developments: Partial
confirmation of the heavy losses believed inflicted
during 1966 on the North Vietnamese Army's (NVA)
3rd Division has been supplied
the division,which operates in coastal Binh in
Quang Ngai provinces, had more than 3,400 casualties
in 1966. More than 1,000 weapons were also lost by
the division, These figures
compare relatively well with order of battle esti-
mates for the 3rd Division, These estimates placed
its strength at approximately 8,000 at the end of 1966,
compared with nearly 11,000 at the start of the year.
The NVA 3rd Division was in several heavy battles
during the year with allied search-and-destroy opera-
tions
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Reportedly the division's replacements- -totaling
more than 1,000--include both infiltrators from North
Vietnam and locally recruited personnel. Women, who
filled support roles to release men f r combat duty,
have been amon the re lacements.
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Afghanistan: A political crisis has developed in
Kabul which could threaten the continued tenure of
Mohammed Maiwandwal as prime minister.
The crisis developed following the circulation in
Kabul of rumors based largely on allegations made
publicly in the US by an Afghan student that Maiwandwal
was installed as prime minister with US collusion.
Maiwandwal reportedly tendered his resignation to
King Zahir on 18 April.
The King has
not yet accepte a resignation. a probably would
prefer to keep Maiwandwal in office--at least until the
present crisis blows over. Strong support from Zahir
probably would enable Maiwandwal to weather the
storm.
The King has indicated that if he is forced to re-
place Maiwandwal he would choose a "strong man" as
his successor. There is speculation in Kabul political
circles that this could be the present ambassador to
the Soviet Union, General Mohammed Aref.
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Panama: The Panamanian delegation to Punta del
Este returned home with renewed confidence that ne-
gotiations on the canal treaties can be concluded this
summer.
Addressing enthusiastic crowds at the airport,
President Robles emphasized that President Johnson
had "manifested great sympathy for resolving outstand-
ing issues" and had ordered his subordinates to ac-
celerate the pace of the negotiations.
A note of concern, however, was sounded by Fi-
nance Minister David Samudio, a leading "precandi-
date" for the presidency. Samudio told an embassy
officer that although the Johnson-Robles meeting
"went off very well, " he was worried that the Pana-
manian public had anticipated more tangible results.
Similar concern tempered the general satisfaction
expressed in news media owned by leaders of the gov-
ernment coalition parties. Opposition leaders and their
newspapers characterized the talks as vague, and some
editorials questioned whether the official version of
them was "complete and frank. "
Robles has undoubtedly gained political prestige
from his meetings with President Johnson. With the
canal treaties again in the public eye, however, Robles
will find it increasingly difficult to insulate the negotia-
tions from partisan politics connected with next year's
elections.
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE
The United States Intelligence Board on 20 April
.1967 approved the following national intelligence es-
timate:
NIE 86.2- 67, "Prospects for Stability in the
Dominican Republic Over the Next Year
Or So"
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