CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: August 11, 1969
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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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11 August 1969
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No. 0191/69
11 August 1969
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONT17NTS
South Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
Israel-Jordan: Hostilities between the two countries
may rise seriously. (Page 3)
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El Salvador - Honduras: Salvadorans in Honduras un-
der increasing pressure. (Page 5)
Guyana: People's Progressive Party endorses Jagan.
Page 6)
USSR-Chile: Soviet credits under discussion in San-
tiago. Page 7)
USSR-UN: Peacekeeping (Page 8)
Bolivia-USSR: Exchange of ambassadors (Page 8)
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DMZ AREA: Attack on USMC Elements
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C South Vietnam: Communist forces conducted
strong attacks against US Marines near the Demili-
tarized Zone this weekend, but enemy-initiated ac-
tion elsewhere remained at a low level.
On 10 August, North Vietnamese regulars--hurling
grenades and satchel charges--attacked two US Marine
base camps located in an area some 13 miles west-
southwest of Con Thien and about three miles below
the Demilitarized Zone. According to preliminary
field reports, the Marines lost 19 killed and 80
wounded; enemy losses were placed at 17 killed.
The attacks occurred in roughly the same area
where US Marines killed more than 100 enemy troops
in three sharp battles on 7 August. Documents,
equipment, and weapons captured near the scene of
these engagements suggest that up to four battalions
of the North Vietnamese 304th Division's 9th Regiment
may have recently infiltrated across the DMZ to
participate in these actions.
There are continuing indications, meanwhile, of
Communist plans for an "August offensive" in several
important areas of the country. Allied bases and
isolated district and provincial capitals in northern
III Corps appear to be the most seriously threatened,
and the possibility of coordinated, supporting ac-
tions of lesser intensity in other corps areas can-
not be discounted.
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C Israel-Jordan: The level of hostilities along
the Israeli-Jordanian cease-fire line may be on the
verge of rising seriously.
Israeli planes yesterday again severed the East
Ghor Canal where it was cut in late June. The canal,
largely designed, financed, and built by the US,
supplies water to important citrus and banana or-
chards in the Jordan Valley. The last time the
canal was cut the Israelis fired on workers at-
tempting to repair the break, and it was early in
July before the Israelis would allow repairs to be
made.
A spokesman for King Husayn has asked the US to
inform Israel that workers would attempt to repair
the canal this morning. If they are fired on the
spokesman says there will be no further attempt to
repair the canal and the Jordan Valley will be al-
lowed to become a desert. The Jordanian threatened
escalation on a scale never before witnessed on the
Jordanian-Israeli front" if the Israelis fire on
the workers. It is doubtful that the Israelis would
allow the canal to be repaired under such a threat
from Jordan.
The Jordanians have rejected appeals from the
US embassy not to move too precipitously. US of-
ficials-in Amman report that the Jordanians are in
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El Salvador - Honduras: Salvadorans in Honduras
are coming under increasing social and economic pres-
sure.
The Honduran economics minister reports a wide-
spread campaign urging Hondurans not to employ Sal-
vadorans and calling for a boycott of Salvadoran
shops. Top Honduran labor leaders confirm worker
hostility. Labor is insisting that Salvadoran im-
migration be stopped and that all Salvadorans with-
out legal documentation be deported.
Anti-Salvadoran tirades by Honduran student and
worker groups are not new, but since Honduras' re-
cent diplomatic and military defeats President Lopez
may be less able to resist pressure for a firm anti-
Salvadoran policy. If he yields to this pressure,
however, major political problems may arise in El
Salvador and a renewal of hostilities could not be
ruled out. Protection and equal treatment for Sal-
vadorans in Honduras were major Salvadoran "war aims,"
and reports of any Honduran mistreatment of Salvador-
ans would place the Salvadoran Government under the
same kind of public pressure to pursue a hard-line
policy as it was subjected to before the fighting
began.
One hopeful sign has been an interest by some
Latin American governments in helping to resettle
Salvadorans. Nicaraguan President Somoza has indi-
cated a willingness to grant land to Salvadorans now
detained in Honduras, and Panama has offered to take
450 Salvadoran families who are uneasy about the
situation in Honduras. Brazil has also expressed
an interest in helping on the resettlement question.
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Guyana: Opposition leader Cheddi Jagan has
once again demonstrated his complete control over
his People's Progressive Party.
During a special party meeting on 3 and 4 Aug-
ust, Jagan obtained a firm endorsement of his speech
in Moscow last June in which he enrolled the party
in the "ideological family" of Communist parties.
Moderate party leaders had earlier indicated their
discontent with Jagan's speech, but at the August
meeting they were overruled and the party remains
outwardly united. The party leaders also approved
a long-sought Jagan objective, the reorganization
of the party along strict Soviet lines, with Jagan
assuming the title of general secretary.
Prime Minister Burnham controls the election
machinery and Jagan has reportedly given up hope of
being voted back into office soon. Therefore, he
probably reasons that there is no longer anything
to gain by attempting to obscure either the party's
basic Communist orientation or its subservience to
Moscow.
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USSR-Chile: A Soviet economic delegation is
in Santiago holding further talks on the utilization
of some $55 million of Soviet credits extended in
1967.
The Chilean private sector is interested in the
Soviet repayment terms which are more favorable than
the normal rate for commercial credits. It remains
to be seen, however, whether the Soviet trade repre-
sentatives will be able to overcome Chilean doubts
about the quality and price of Soviet goods.
The discussions may include ways to implement
other portions of the Soviet credit allocated to the
public sector. Despite the fact that a Chilean del-
egation that went to Moscow in June 1968 arranged
for Soviet technicians to come to Chile to do feasi-
bility surveys for a variety of projects, particu-
larly in the mining field, no specific projects have
yet been agreed on.
In terms of general trade, Moscow reportedly
is interested in purchasing 1,000 tons of electro-
lytic copper as well as wool, wool thread, fruits,
shoes and clothing. The Chileans, in turn, are said
to be interested in Soviet aluminum conductors and
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USSR-UN: For the first time the Soviets have
shown interest in an agreement on organizing and
financing UN peacekeeping forces. A Soviet repre-
sentative at the UN has described the attitude of
high-level Soviet officials, including Foreign
Minister Gromyko, as "positive" and a "great improve-
ment over a year ago." He said Moscow wants to
"get together" with the US on future UN discussions
of peacekeeping. The change in Moscow's attitude
may stem in part from its current interest in ap-
pearing to cooperate with the US on certain prob-
lems. Another possible explanation could be Soviet
recognition that a UN force might be involved in
any Middle East settlement.
Bolivia-USSR: President Siles announced on
6 August that Bolivia will exchange ambassadors
with the USSR "shortly." Bolivia has had diplomatic
relations with the Soviet Union for many years, but
the two countries have never exchanged ambassadors.
This will bring Soviet representation in Latin
America to an all-time high. Siles' approach to
the Soviet Union is in line with the policy of the
late president Barrientos, who had been expanding
Bolivia's relations with Communist countries. Siles
however, also emphasized his friendship for the US,
describing US cooperation under the Alliance for
Progress as "effective" and Go r r Rockefeller's
visit to Bolivia as "useful."
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