CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: February 28, 1968

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CONTENTS
Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
Laos: The Communists are still threatening govern-
ment positions, although fighting has tapered off.
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Korea: The North Koreans may be trying to probe
US intentions on the Pueblo incident. (Page 4)
Communist China: Official propaganda steps up de-
mands for an end to disputes and the spread of anarchy.
(Page 5)
Southern Yemen: The government moves again to
cut out British influence. (Page 7)
Burma: New amnesty (Page 8)
El Salvador: Demonstrators arrested (Page 8)
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*South Vietnam Significant redeployments of enemy
forces have taken place .in the northern provinces and in
the western highlands, possibly portending new attacks.
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Vietnamese 320th Division has assumed responsibility for
operations in the northeastern sector of Quang Tri Prov-
ince. Subordinate regiments of the 324B Division, for-
merly in this area, have moved south to the vicinity of
Quang Tri city. The 320th appears to be planning to ap-
ply pressure on allied strongpoints from the "Rockpile"
to the coast, possibly to divert allied forces and artillery
support away from Khe Sanh.
Enemy troops appear to be edging closer to Khe
Sanh. Aerial observers reported on 27 February that
enemy trenches are now within 150 feet of the east end
of the airstrip. On the southwestern perimeter of the
base, the trenches are now under the defensive wire at
two points.
There are indications that enemy forces in the
vicinity of Hue have been reinforced. These reinforce-
ments could consist of elements of the 29th Regiment,
which may have moved southeast from Khe Sank or a
new infiltration group.
An early thrust by elements of the Communist B-3
Front against allied strongpoints in Kontum and Pleiku
provinces appears probable. In western Kontum, ele-
ments of the North Vietnamese 1st Division pose a threat
to the Dak To, Ben Hat, and Tan Canh areas. In west-
ern Pleiku Province, enemy messages point to an inten-
sified interest in Plei Djereng and Le Thanh, Other B-3
Front forces have apparently deployed for renewed op-
erations against the capitals of both provinces.
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Laos: The Communists are continuing to threaten
government positions in widely separated areas, although
fighting has tapered off in recent days.
In the Bolovens Plateau, Communist activity now
centers on the provincial capital of Attopeu. A number
of the town's outlying defensive positions have been lost
and others are under continuing pressure. Reinforce-
ments have been flown in to Attopeu but it is unlikely
that the town can be held in the face of a concerted drive
by the four North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao battalions
believed to be in the area.
The threat to Saravane has eased somewhat, but the
defenses have been weakened by the deployment of
troops to Attopeu. The enemy is still in a position to
strike with little warning.
In the north, the Communists have forced govern-
ment troops to abandon Sala Den Dine, a village located
on Route 4 approximately 30 miles north of Pak Sane.
The limited number of enemy troops committed to the
recent offensive along Route 4 suggests that Communist
objectives in this area remain limited.
In the northeast, the Communists are making a
major effort to take Phou Pha Thi, the strategic guer-
rilla base 15 miles south of the North Vietnam border.
The enemy has gradually reduced the outer defense
perimeter to a point where it is within heavy mortar
range. It appears only a matter of time before the
enemy attempts a major assault.
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Korea: Pyongyang may be trying to probe US in-
tentions on the Pueblo incident.
Seoul is attempting to quiet criticism of the govern-
ment and generally tighten internal security in the
aftermath of the North Korean raid on the presidential
palace last month. President Pak Chong-hui yesterday
appointed a new defense minister, former chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Choe Yong-hui, after reshuffling
top-level security officials last week. The new defense
minister is likely to have a closer working relationship
with US officials than his predecessor, and no change in
South Korean policy is likely.
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Communist China: Official propaganda is intensify-
ing demands that political factions end their disputes
and stop the spread of anarchy.
An authoritative article in the 25 February People's
Daily warned that the virus of "anarchism" is spreading
to "healthy bodies of some people in the proletarian
ranks." It said that if the trend goes unchecked it will
lead to "counterrevolution" and will undermine the
economy. As usual, People's Daily failed to identify
those it blames for the present situation. It conceded,
however, that they include "comrades in our ranks."
The article offered no solution to the problem other than
"patient" education of those "under the influence of
anarchism."
In recent weeks provincial newspapers have been
denouncing factional fighting and its by-product,
"anarchism," in even stronger terms than Peking. They
have also been more frank than Peking in acknowledging
that little can be done so long as leaders are divided.
A Shanghai newspaper stated flatly on 14 February that
"when leaders at higher levels are influenced by fac-
tionalism...anarchism is bound to prevail among the
subordinates."
In a departure from recent practice, Lenin, not
Mao Tse-tung, is cited as the principal ideological
authority in these propaganda attacks on political dis-
orders. During the Cultural Revolution the official
press has rarely auoted classical Marxist texts.
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Southern Yemen: The Aden government has moved
again to eliminate British influence.
All 36 British officers on contract to the Southern
Yemeni armed forces were dismissed without warning
yesterday. They are now being held under close ar-
rest, presumably as a precaution while arrangements
are being made for them to leave the country.
The move may be related to London's refusal to
allow British contract personnel to be used in operations
outside Southern Yemen's frontier. In any event, Aden's
action may adversely influence the decision to renew
the British subsidy, due for renegotiation at the end of
March.
Should the subsidy terminate, the Southern Yemenis
would be even more likely to turn to the Soviets or other
sources for help. The Southern Yemeni defense minister
spent more than a week in the USSR early this month.
No agreement on military aid was announced, but Moscow's
continuing assistance to Yemen suggests that the Southern
Yemenis probably received a favorable hearing.
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Burma: In its latest amnesty move, the government
has freed several former cabinet ministers and a chief
justice. Ne Win's willingness to release these men in-
dicates that he now considers their trouble-making
potential negligible. The action was probably also in-
tended to rally popular support for the beleaguered
regime at a time when it is being hard-pressed by grow-
ing economic problems and heightened insurgency.
*El Salvador: Salvadoran security forces have ap-
parently overreacted in the three-week-old teachers'
strike, rekindling a potentially explosive situation. Ap-
proximately 300 striking workers and a large number of
students, including major opposition Christian Democratic
youth leaders, were arrested on 26-27 February during
occasionally violent clashes with the National Guard. Agi-
tation is likely to increase between now and the 10 March
legislative and municipal elections, but currently there
is no indication that public reaction will lead to a serious
confrontation with the Sanchez regime.
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