CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: March 9, 1966
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CENTRAL
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY
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CONTENTS
Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
Guatemala: Liberal Mendez still ahead as govern-
ment resumes publishing election returns. (Page 3)
Indonesia: Sukarno planning new initiatives in face
of antigovernment agitation. (Page 4)
NATO-France: Most NATO governments intend to
support integrated NATO military structure after
France withdraws. (Page 6)
Panama: President Robles may have altered his
attitude toward canal treaty. (Page 8)
Albania: Factional differences precipitate decrees
strengthening party control of armed forces. (Page 10)
Notes: Uganda; Cyprus. (Page 11)
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*Vietnam : (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
The Military Situation in South Vietnam: There
have been no reports during the past 24 hours of signifi-
cant contact with the Viet Cong in major allied opera-
tions now under way in South Vietnam.
A South Vietnamese Army battalion yesterday
initiated another two-day sweep operation in the demili-
tarized zone--the second such venture within the past
week. The first government operation in the demili-
tarized zone yielded no significant results, although
Viet Cong units are suspected of using the area as a
safe haven, US military advisers are not accompanying
the South Vietnamese force.
On 7 March, a Viet Cong force attacked an out-
post in Long An Province about ten miles southwest of
Saigon, inflicting government losses of 16 killed, 9
wounded, 11 missing, and 25 weapons. Enemy casual-
ties are unknown.
Other enemy activity on 7 March included an
estimated battalion-size attack on a government company
in Bien Hoa Province and the attempted ambush of a
paramilitary unit in Pleiku Province. Enemy losses in
these two actions were six killed and three captured;
reports of government casualties have not yet been
received.
Military Developments in North Vietnam: An in-
crease in the number of operational MIG-21 Fishbed jet
fighters was disclosed in photography of the
airfields in the Hanoi area. The photography showed
15 Fishbeds on the runway at Phuc Yen, an increase of
four or five since the last photography
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Construction activity at the main airfields con-
tinues. At Phuc Yen, 49 large aircraft revetments
have been completed and 12 temporary revetments have
been constructed on the parking apron along the taxiway.
At Kep airfield, 15 large revetments are complete and
12 more are under construction. Four temporary revet-
ments have been built on the parking apron as well. A
runway extension effort is under way at Hanoi/Gia Lam
airfields which has..two.,runways, one 7, 400 feet and the
other 5, 800 feet. No measurements on the extension
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*Guatemala: (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
The electoral tribunal yesterday resumed publish-
ing returns from Sunday's voting after withholding them
for almost a full day.
With only 124 out of 324 districts yet to be recorded,
the tribunal at 7:30 PM EST yesterday gave Mendez of
the Revolutionary Party (PR) 190, 822 votes to 142, 586
for Aguilar of the gove rnment- backed Institutional Demo-
cratic Party (PID). Ponciano of the National Liberation
Movement (MLN) trails with 100, 404 votes.
As the margin between the two leaders closes, it
becomes evident that no candidate is likely to achieve a
majority. The padding of returns may have begun in
earnest and Aguilar will probably close the gap signif i-
cantly before the tally is ended. Mendez, in a press
interview yesterday, angrily warned that if fraud were
proven he would call his followers into the streets.
In the congressional races, the embassy--on the
basis of present incomplete returns- -estimates that the
PR may have been victorious in 24 contests to the PID's
18 and the MLN's seven. Of six additional seats, the
PR may win four, thus giving it a bare majority out of
55 seats. [if any party fails to gain a clear majority in
the congress, it will have to bargain with one of the
others over the formation of a new government
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Indonesia: President Sukarno is planning new
initiative in the face of continuing antigovernment
agitation
Sukarno has called for meetings with political
party leaders, cabinet ministers, and regional mili-
tary commanders on 10, 11, and 12 March, respec-
tively. He apparently will use the meetings to ac-
celerate the formation of a "Sukarno Front" and to
press for a ban on all anti-Communist groups engaged
in the recent demonstrations. I
Large-scale demonstrations against Subandrio
and other cabinet leftists continue in Djakarta. The
agitators are members of the anti-Communist High
School Action Command, who took to the streets fol-
lowing Sukarno's recent ban on demonstrations by
university students. The degree of arm support for
the students remains unclear.
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NATO- France: Most NATO governments have
indicated their intention to support the integrated
NATO military structure after France withdraws,
[Preliminary reactions have been received from
all NATO countries, except Portugal, to President
de Gaulle's decision to announce formally his plans
to withdraw from the integrated NATO commands
and require new bilateral negotiations on the station-
ing of foreign troops in France. There was general
agreement that, once De Gaulle acted, a prompt co-
ordinated reply should be made in support of NATO.
However, several countries cautioned against hasty
actions which would rally French support for De
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The Hague, Luxembourg, and Oslo, stressed the
fears of the smaller European nations that the French
action would enhance the position of the Germans in
the alliance and lead them to demand a more independ-
ent military position
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German officials point out that the French in-
itiative may bring into question existing multilateral
arrangements under which all German forces are
committed to NATO. They assert, however, that
Germany would not seek to exploit such an opening
since it has no desire for a national army. On the
other hand, Bonn apparently does want French
troops to remain in West Germany but anticipates
prolonged and difficult negotiations with the French
over their future status and obligations
EThe British have raised the possibility of calling
a special ministerial-level conference to draft a
strong declaration by the 14 in support of NATO. They
have also proposed that a smaller planning group be
established in Paris to coordinate the actions of the
NATO members in their confrontation with the French.
The British also caution against pulling out all NATO
roots in France unless absolutely necessary
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[A number of other special problems face some
of the smaller NATO members. The Canadians
point out that they can not afford to weaken the Ottawa-
Paris ties in any way that could strengthen the
separatists in Quebec and their association with
France. The Danish ambassador in Washington noted
that the French action might revive interest in a
Scandinavian defense alliance. The Norwegians noted
that it would be more difficult for Norway to deal
with left-wing proponents of a referendum on Norway's
membership in NATO. Iceland faces a similar prob-
lem as a parliamentary debate is scheduled today on
a Communist Party proposal to establish a special
committee to review Iceland'8 position in NATO
The regular meeting of the North Atlantic
Council, scheduled for today, has the French move
as the only significant item on its agenda. The
Germans and British have cautioned against any
confrontation with the French at the meeting and
suggest it might be postponed until an agreed posi-
tion can be reached b the 14,
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Panama: [president Robles may have altered
his tt*t die oncerning a possible US-Panamanian
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Albania: Factional differences within Albania's
top le:id-e-rship may have precipitated the decrees
announced on 7 March strengthening party control
of the armed forces.
One decree directs that effective immediately
the political commissar systemp abolished in 1955,
shall be reintroduced in all military units, subunits,
and institutions. Another decree abolishes as of
I May the rank system in the armed forces, and
probably also in the secret police. These moves,
which were apparently endorsed at a central com-
mittee plenum on 4 March, could suggest that the
loyalty of the army was in doubt.
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The changes being effected are similar to steps
taken in 1965 in the Chinese Communist armed forces
to strengthen party control of the military.
[There have been earlier reports of factionalism
in Tirana. Defense Minister Beqir Balluku, re-
portedly dissatisfied with the military aid received
from Communist ChinaY is said to have headed a
faction which favors less isolation for Albania from
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ments are incemed over his actions
Uganda: CThe political situation is still un-
settle fc ollowing Prime Minister Obote's recent
assumption of . supreme power. Obote retains
control of the efficient and disciplined special force
of police and probably has the backing of most of
Cyprus: IPresident Makarios is expected to
announce a change in the command of the Cypriot
armed forces that will reduce supreme commander
General Grivas' role to that of a coordinator having
no command authority. The change is likely to
spark a strop reaction from Grivas' political sup-
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The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Counsel to the President
The Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
The Scientific Adviser to the President
The Director of the Budget
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Counselor and Chairman of the Policy Planning Council
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Under Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
U.S. Rep., Military Committee and Standing Group, NATO
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
Commander in Chief, Atlantic
The Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
The Director, The Joint Staff
The Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of Army
The Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
The Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
The Department of Justice
The Attorney General
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Administrator
The Atomic Energy Commission
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The United States Information Agency
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