CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 25, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 23, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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DIRECTORATE OF
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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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South Korea: New crisis brewing in the National
Assembly. (Page 2)
Czechoslovakia: No hint of leadership change so
far (Page 3)
USSR - Eastern Europe: Bloc policy on Middle
East (Page 3
Venezuela: Amnesty for political prisoners
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Congo (Kinshasa): Lubumbashi citizens vs. unruly
paratroopers (Page 4)
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South Korea. President Pak Chong-hui is faced
with a new crisis in the National Assembly.
Opposition legislators are paralyzing all legisla-
tive business by a sit-in at the Assembly hall; they
threaten to continue obstructive tactics until the gov-
ernment makes concessions. The primary issue is
the ruling party's failure to establish a committee to
investigate irregularities in the National Assembly
elections last June. Formation of the committee was
a major item in the compromise which persuaded the
opposition to end its six-month boycott of the Assembly
last month.
Some members of the ruling party fear investiga-
tion of the elections could lead to their ouster from
the Assembly and strongly oppose establishment of the
committee. There is also some indication that they
have backing from President Pak, who may be inter-
ested in protecting high administration officials in-
volved in the election irregularities.
Violence in the Assembly is not uncommon, al-
though it has become less frequent in recent years.
If back- stage negotiations fail to resolve the present
impasse the government party may be compelled to
use force to regain control of the Assembly floor.
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Czechoslovakia, A three-day meeting of the Czech-
oslovak party central committee ended late on 21 De-
cember. A communique has not as yet been published,
but the few details available suggest that agreement on
domestic policy matters was limited to a decision to
merge key industrial ministries into one unit. So far
there has been no hint of what c an es if any, in the
part leadership were decided.
USSR - Eastern Europe: The Soviet bloc foreign
ministers, winding up their meeting on the Middle East,
have issued a communique based on a lowest common
denominator. The statement claims complete unity of
views among the participants, including the Rumanians?
In order to achieve this consensus, however, the for-
eign ministers balanced a renewed call for the withdrawal
of Israeli forces from Arab territory with the reaffirma-
tion of Israel's right to exist. The absence of any pledge
of military and economic aid to the Arabs also appears
to represent a concession by Moscow to some of the East
Euro eans.
Venezuela: The government's release of almost 500
political prisoners in its annual Christmas amnesty may
result in increased terrorism during 1968. Among those
released was Communist leader Pedro Duno, as well as
all members of the terrorist group that abducted a US
military officer in 1964. The extensive amnesty prob-
ably reflects optimism over government successes
against guerrillas in recent months, as well as the gov-
ernments desire to avoid charges of repression during
the 1968 election cam ai n.
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Congo (Kinshasa): The foreign community of
Lubumbashi formerly Elisabethville) in Katanga is
preparing for possible disturbances this weekend.
President Mobutu will spend several days there to
conclude his month-long trip through the Congo and
east Africa. The notorious Second. Paratroop Battal-
ion, the Congolese unit which created considerable
havoc while "maintaining order" in Lubumbashi last
July, is also arriving for the occasion. Although
under orders not to carry arms in the city, this bat-
talion has ignored discipline in the past and will prob-
ably again cause unpleasant incidents.
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