CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: December 16, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE
BULLETIN
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
2. Thailand: Communist subversives getting outside
support soon. (Page 4)
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3. Burma: Ne Win underscores country's downward
spiral. (Page 5)
5. West Germany: Erhard being pressed to obtain US
support for an "integrated nuclear weapons system."
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6. Notes: Lebanon-France
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reports o Lao and Vietnamese cadres crossing
Mekong clandestinely.
Thailand: Communist subversives in northeast
Thailand may soon be getting outside support for
increased activity.
There have been numerous unconfirmed
So far, Communist armed activity in the north-
east has been confined to terrorist assassinations.
The several skirmishes which have occurred in the
northeast this ear have resulted from government
operations.
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Burma: Recent major policy speeches by Ne Win
have underscored Burma's generally downward spiral.
CNe Win admitted that the national economy "is in
a terrific mess, " but he did not propose any alterna-
tives to his drive toward revolutionary socialism. Ne
Win attributed the chaotic state of the economy to a
lack of capable and honest civilian administrators and
to the unwillingness and inability of army leaders to
implement his policies. Ne Win apparently is con-
vinced that many army leaders are dragging their heels
because they do not genuinely accept his "Burmese way
to socialism.".)
(There is mounting evidence of friction between
field commanders and members of Ne Win's ruling
Revolutionary Council. The commanders resent being
forced to assume responsibility for the implementation
of policies drafted in Rangoon.-)
(For the first time, , Ne Win alluded publicly to
dissension within Burma's single ruling party, although
rumors of factionalism and growing political differences
have been circulating for several months. He also re-
vealed that insurgency is on the rise in the Delta,
Kachin State, and Karen State, especially in the area
east of the Salween River. 1
(Ne Win's effective control of Burma is probably
not in serious jeopardy at present. However, his re-
gime might be toppled if he remains determined to
force through his economic program, and if disaffec-
tion mounts among his field commanders whose sun-
port is essential to the government's existence,,
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West Germany: Chancellor Erhard is still being
pressed by some key advisers to obtain US support for
an "integrated nuclear weapons system.'
nIt is still unclear whether Erhard will take the
initia ive in presenting a concrete proposal to Presi-
dent Johnson. However, Kurt }3irrenbach, an influen-
tial adviser on foreign policy, claims that widespread
domestic support exists for a plan which would give
Germany and Italy part ownership of a new weapons
system built around UK and US Polaris submarines.]
[The force's governing body would be primarily
concerned with strategy and crisis management but
would deal also with foreign policy and arms control
matters. Decisions would be made jointly. An Ameri-
can veto would be balanced by one for the European
members acting as a unit, and provision would be
made for the possibility of joint European ownership.)
[Birrenbach may have overestimated his support.
Some Bonn leaders have expressed satisfaction with
the possibilities being opened up by the special com-
mittee.. Erhard himself is wary of putting too much
stress on nuclear sharing, in the face of misgivings
about West Germany's aspirations among many NATO
members
Birrenbach's plan would cause great difficulty
for of er NATO members. Functions of the new force
would cut across those planned for NATO's special
committee and the idea that the governing body would
"coordinate foreign policy matters" would meet strong
opposition.
According to Defense Secretary Healey, London
still wants to try the special committee setup before
goinz any further with nuclear force arrangements.?
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squadron of fighters and whether to accept a US offer
Arab Command offer of MIO-21h.., Beirut still must
decide whether it should buy aircraft for a second
Lebanon- France: Lebanon has virtually concluded
a deal with France to purchase six Mirage III jet
fighters. Final details of the transaction, which in-
volves an option to buy eight additional Mirages later,
are still being worked out, but a French Foreign Minis-
try official has said the deal "can be considered closed. "
Lebanon has been anxious to purchase Western super-
sonic jet fighters in order to avoid accepting a United
to sell Hawk antiaircraft missiles.
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