CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 18, 2002
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• Publication Date: May 6, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Central Intelligence Bulletin
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May 1967
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
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Thailand: Insurgents in northeast step up armed
actions against government security forces.
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Dominican Republic: Politically inspired terrorism
continues to plague Balaguer government. (Page 6)
Brazil: Growing anti-American campaign could
damage US- Brazilian relations. (Page 7)
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Ethiopia: Insurgent activity (Page 8)
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Thailand: Communist insurgents in northeast
Thailand have increased their harassment of govern-
ment security forces.
wring March the insurgents be-
gan to challenge seriously Bangkok's security program
initiated in January. The program is designed to pro-
tect key villages in the.northeast. The Communists
apparently have been taking advantage of the govern-
ment's inability to react with adequate speed in rein-
forcing security units and patrols.
During March the insurgents initiated 30 percent
more armed encounters than during February for an
average of one a day, which matches the frequency of
clashes initiated by government forces. The increased
intensity of the encounters was reflected in a marked
increase in casualties on both sides. The number of
enforced propaganda meetings rose to 26, compared
with an average of 18 recorded during the three previous
months. In one instance, the insurgents occupied a
village for 24 hours.
Field estimates of insurgent strength in the north-
east have been raised by some 300 and now total 1, 300.
It is not clear, however, whether the change reflects
an increase in the actual number or better intelligence.
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Dominican Republic: Politically inspired acts of
violence and terrorism continue to pose major problems
for the Balaguer government.
An incident that may have important political ram-
ifications occurred in Santo Domingo on 4 May when a
prominent senator of the left-of-center Dominican
Revolutionary Party (PRD), Casimiro Castro, was
injured by a fire bomb. Although the assailant has not
been identified, the senator has been a strident critic
of Balaguer, and some suspicion will inevitably focus
on the government. Both the PRD and right-wing "anti-
Trujillista' opponents of the regime will seize on this
as further evidence of a "wave of repression" which
Balaguer is unable to control.
Meanwhile, in the remote northeast section of the
country a joint army and police patrol encountered six
suspected guerrillas and killed one. Circumstantial
evidence suggests they are members of the Communist-
oriented 14th of June Revolutionary Movement (MR-1J4).
The area in which the clash occurred has long been
singled out by extremists as a potential guerrilla war-
fare zone. Nevertheless, it is not clear whether this
was a chance encounter or whether it indicates a deci-
sion by the MR-1J4 to undertake an all-out guerrilla
campaign at the present time. The police and military
are believed capable of containing guerrilla outbreaks,
although they have been unable to prevent or solve in-
cidents of urban terrorism.
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Brazil: A growing trend toward anti-Americanism
and nationalism in Brazil could develop into a campaign
harmful to US- Brazilian relations.
Widely circulated and grossly distorted press
stories- -apparently based on the activities of a few
American missionaries preaching birth control--are
alleging that the US is involved in a campaign to
sterilize Brazilian women living in the Amazon re-
gion. The issue is assuming the proportions of a
national campaign picturing Americans as conspirators
trying to deprive Brazil of the population it needs to
develop its vast area.
In another manifestation of anti-US feelings, leaders
of a highly nationalistic news chain have publicly ac-
cused the US of taking part in what they allege is a con-
spiracy to depose President Costa e Silva and force a
return to the policies of his predecessor, Castello
Branco.
Press treatment of the US has become more hostile
since just before the inauguration of Costa e Silva.
There is no concrete evidence that his government has
stimulated this trend, but it is clear that no real effort
has been made to stop it. Leftist-inclined newsmen
seem to believe they have a green light to play up the
government's new "independent" foreign policy.
All this is arousing the fears of some responsible
Brazilians like Castello Branco and former planning
minister Roberto Campos that there may be a return
to irresponsible foreign and domestic policies. Much
will depend on Costa e Silva's ability to balance his
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Ethiopia: :Ethiopian insurgents have
gone to Cuba for guerrilla and sabotage training I
111 Ethiopians in late January
left Egypt for Havana on a Cuban ship. The Ethiopians
are probably members of the insurgent Eritrean Lib-
eration Front, whose striking power has increased
over the past year because of growing support from
Arab states.
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