CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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May 21, 1969
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Approved For Release 2004/03/11 : CIA-RDP79T00975A01380001 01-7 Secret 25X1 DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE Central Intelligence Bulletin State Department review completed Secret 0 21 May 1969 Approved For Release 2004/03/11 : CIA-RDP79T00975A013800010001-7 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/03/11 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13800010001-7 Approved For Release 2004/03/11 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13800010001-7 Approved For Release 2004/031-V.4'EP79T00975A013800010001-7 No. 0121/69 21 May 1969 Central Intelligence Bulletin CONTENTS South Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1) Mala sia: The new emergency cabinet will play little more t an an advisory role to the Malay-dominated Operations Council. (Page 2) Peru: The suspension of US military sales may stim- ulate Peruvian efforts to get military equipment from Europe. (Page 3) Chile: Violence may erupt again today. (Page 4) Urugua : President Pacheco is embroiled in another battle-with congress. (Page 5) Western Europe: Interest is developing in more ef- feectiv e regional organization of political and eco- nomic groups. (Page 6) Tub: Showdown over political rights (Page 8) Chile: Wage demands (Page 8) Approved For Release 2004/gyrk RDP79T00975A013800010001-7 Approved For Release 2004/03/115.1 1 i9T00975A013800010001-7 SOUTH VIETNAM 25X1 MILES Approved For Release 2004/0 lj- DP79T00975A013800010001-7 Approved For Release 2004/03/11 49T00975A013800010001-7 C South Vietnam: The Communists are continuing to conduct groun probes in the northern provinces. US Marine positions in Quang Tri Province and South Vietnamese field positions in Quang Nam Prov- ince were attacked by battalion-sized enemy units on 19-20 May. In other areas, Communist units are offering limited but stiff opposition to allied operations. South Korean troops report enemy re- sistance in Ninh Thuan Province, and US forces killed more than 100 Communists in brief fighting in Binh Duong Province. The Communists abandoned their stubborn defense of the hilltop position in the A Shau Valley on 20 May after losing more than 400 men. Light shellings and sapper attacks are con- tinuing throughout the country. On the night of 19-20 May, air facilities at Quang Tri city, Da Nang, and Chu Lai were shelled, t damage was minimal. F7 I 21 May 69 Central Intelligence Bulletin Approved For Release 2004/03/'.~F'. &'''P79T00975A013800010001-7 SECRET Approved For Release 2004/03/11 : CIA-RDP79T00975A013800010001-7 Malaysia: The emergency cabinet announced yes- terda will play little more than an advisory role to the Malay-dominated Operations Council, which has assumed all governmental power in the emergency. The Malays' determination to direct matters is evident in the assignment of all portfolios to Malays except for two given to representatives of the Malay- sian Indian Congress. Four members of the Malaysian Chinese Association, two of whom previously held cabinet posts, were also appointed to the new cab- inet but their "special functions" were not identi- fied. As tensions ease, the curfews in effect in Kuala Lumpur and other areas are being selectively relaxed and lifted. The official count of 152 killed in the week-long rioting appears to be running far behind the actual number of deaths. In neighboring Singapore, security forces have been put on alert after scattered violence between Chinese and Malays there. Thus far the trouble seems to be largely between criminal elements, but racial violence similar to that in Malaysia could easil flare up in Singapore. 21 May 69 Central Intelligence Bulletin 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/03/1 : & '79T00975A013800010001-7 Approved For Release 2004/031W..Q iTP79T00975A013800010001-7 Peru: The suspension of US military sales, made public last week,is viewed by many Peruvians as a hostile action. It may give added impetus to the government's efforts to obtain more military equip- ment from Europe. Foreign Minister Mercado has told the US ambas- sador that the immediate reaction among government officials was to question the usefulness of contin- uing the US military missions in Peru. When told, however, that military grant aid was not involved, he implied that the missions would not be affected. The Lima press sees the suspension as related to the lack of progress in the negotiations on the expropriation of the International Petroleum Com- pany. One respected columnist stated that Washing- ton realized that the recent seizures of US fishing vessels are "routine incidents" and that the sus- pension "is part of a US escalation... that can cul- minate in application of the Hickenlooper Amendment." The columnist adds that Ambassador Jones' resigna- tion could be a prelude to a rupture of US-Peruvian relations. There has been considerable sentiment in Peru- vian military circles in favor of replacing US mil- itary aid with additional French or other European assistance. A high-level Peruvian military team is now visiting France and other European countries in order to learn what variety and quality of armaments are available. 21 May 69 Central Intelligence Bulletin 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/0FCR /IJDP79T00975A013800010001-7 Approved For Release 2004/03/CG37P79T00975A013800010001-7 Chile: Violence may erupt again today before or during President Frei's state of the union ad- dress. The violence began last week when secondary school students, later joined by others, protested the detention without bail for ten months of some factory workers accused of arson. These men have since been released on bail and their relatives, who had been conducting a hunger strike in front of the congress, have dispersed. The situation remains tense, however. Some students are still occupying university buildings and the student fed- eration is protesting police violation of university autonomy. The incidents, which have included the use of molotov cocktails against police vehicles, appar- ently have been instigated by the Socialists and the Movement of the Revolutionary Left. The So- cialists have announced that in protest against the "permanent persecution" of Socialist members of parliament they will not send-any representatives to hear Frei's speech. The Socialists' espousal of violence has put Chile's Communists in a difficult position. They want to maintain friendly relations with the So- cialists, but prefer the "respectable Marxist pos- ture" of the Radicals and break-away members of the Christian Democratic Party. Some Communists ex- pressed disapproval of the attack by extremists on the congress building last week, while others have identified themselves with the students, who have been in the forefront of the violence. The carabineros, who have been responsible for controlling the demonstrations, have been restrained in their responses by the personal control of the minister of the interior. They are chafing under these restrictions, however, and if violence today threatens to get out of hand. reaction could be tougher. 21 May 69 Central Intelligence Bulletin 4 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/Owl j -VDP79T00975A013800010001-7 Approved For Release 2004/03/'79T00975A013800010001-7 Uruguay: President Pacheco is embroiled in an- other battle with congress. Powerful factions within his own party as well as among the opposition have never approved of the austerity programs he has been forced to adopt to halt economic decline. The programs have met with some success, however, and Pacheco is determined to press ahead with them. The current controversy involves new government regulations for the state-owned slaughterhouse that would eliminate both the privileged position of the slaughterhouse and certain fringe benefits tradi- tionally enjoyed by workers at the larger meatpack- ing plants. The senate is now questioning the re- sponsible cabinet ministers about the arrangements, and the anti-Pacheco forces probably have enough votes to censure them. Pacheco has let it be known that he will dis- solve congress and call for elections if his minis- ters are formally censured. This warning may en- courage the senators to avoid a showdown, as they have in the past. The battle lines have rarely been more sharply delineated however, and the outcome remains in doubt. 21 May 69 Central Intelligence Bulletin 5 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/C$ECX]g'12DP79T00975A013800010001-7 Approved For Release 2004/03/fIE(6" P79T00975A013800010001-7 Western Europe: A recent meeting in the Netherlands to discuss the formation of a European political party is evidence of the developing in- terest in more effective organization of political and economic groups on a European regional basis. According to a communique issued by Labor Party headquarters in Amsterdam, approximately 30 "demo- cratic socialist and other leftist" politicians from the Common Market Six and Britain met from 9 to 11 May to discuss the establishment of a European po- litical party. The meeting was said to have been held as the result of a 1968 initiative by Dutch Labor Party MP H. Vredeling and several members of West Germany's Social Democratic Party. Those attending the meeting agreed to act as a preparatory committee for the establishment of a European party; they appointed a working group of three to prepare a conference to be held in October. The working group is to report on such agenda items as the organization of "progressive forces" with a view to establishing a European party, a program of priorities for such a party, and European problems that seem to require multinational solutions. While the recent meeting appears to have been exploratory, it represents, so far as is known, the first serious discussion in recent years of the need of the integration movement for a supranational partisan base. In a statement to the press, Vredeling referred to recent public discussion of the increas- ing number of "European" issues that seem to require "political action"--e.g., direct election of the European Parliament, enlargement of the European Communities, and suspension of Greece from the Council of Europe. There have been signs lately of a similar movement toward "Europeanization" in the trade 21 May 69 Central Intelligence Bulletin Approved For Release 2004/c BC:JIA42DP79T00975A013800010001-7 Approved For Release 2004/03/11~-BP99T00975A013800010001-7 unions. In late April, the confederation to which the ICFTU-affiliated trade unions of the Six belong strengthened its own organization and invited the World Confederation of Labor (WCL) to forge closer ties with it. The WCL, meeting in early May, ac- cepted the invitation and at the same time'took steps to strengthen its own or anizatio al truc- ture. 21 May 69 Central Intelligence Bulletin 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/03/116 79T00975A013800010001-7 Approved For Release 2004/03/11t(eF W79T00975A013800010001-7 Turkey: A showdown over the issue of restoring political rights to former political prisoners has been postponed. The full senate met as scheduled in mid-afternoon yesterday, with the crucial item last on the agenda, but later adjourned for lack of a quorum before the item could be discussed. It is uncertain whether the senate will meet today, but until the issue is resolved or abandoned the po- litical situation will remain unsettled. Chile: The Chilean Workers' Central plans to fight for a wage increase effective in July to com- pensate for price rises that have occurred so far this year. Communist congressmen plan to introduce similar legislation when congress opens this week, and the central will probably coordinate its cam- paign with these congressional moves. A wage in- crease in July would run counter to the anti-infla- tion program that President Frei reportedly plans to present in his state of the union speech to con- gress today. 21 May 69 Central Intelligence Bulletin 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/03/1AEPq-l 79T00975AO13800010001-7 SMtved For Release 2004/03/11 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13800010001-7 Secret Approved For Release 2004/03/11 : CIA-RDP79T00975AO13800010001-7