CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1957/12/24

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• Publication Date: December 24, 1957

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CONTENTS
. SITUATION IN INDONESIA
(page 3).
2. INDONESIA NEGOTIATES FOR BLOC PLANES
THROUGH EGYPT (page 5).
\L3. ADENAUER-SMIRNOV TALKS TO BE RESUMED
\ (page 6).
4. AFGHAN ECONOMY DRIVE MAY CURTAIL SOVIET
AND AMERICAN PROJECTS (page 7).
5. YEMENI-INSPIRED REBELLION MAY SPREAD INTO
EASTERN ADEN PROTECTORATE
(page 8).
6. REVOLT PLANNED AGAINST CUBAN GOVERNMENT
(page 9).
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1. SITUATION IN INDONESIA
Comment on:
Despite increasing reports that army
rAnd moderate political elements in Indo-
nesia are attempting to stabilize the sit-
-'uation and assert their authority, the
Communists are continuing to consoli-
date their newly won positions.
the Communist workers within
the organization now are in a position to
dictate nearly all administrative policies,
including the firing of Dutch employees
and the hiring of Indonesian replacements.
The Communists apparently are being
careful notvto overplay their gains. According to instruc-
tions from the Communist party deputy secretary general
to various subordinate Communist units, any opposition to
military regulations is to be carried out indirectly and by
"subtle methods." Other reports strongly suggest that the
Communists are anxious to avoid any action which might
precipitate the fragmentation of Indonesia.
Indonesia should continue its "drastic" anti-Dutch policy, and
that Djakarta could count on the USSR for "all types of assist-
ance needed" if financial or economic difficulties should ensue.
This is the first report that such general aid has been formally
offered by the USSR since the anti-Dutch campaign began. The
Indonesian deputy chief of staff has told the US assistant army
attache that two Indonesian officers have been sent to Yugo-
slavia and Czechoslovakia to lay the groundwork for an arms
purchasing mission which will leave Indonesia in about a week.
The military commander on Borneo an-
nounced on 18 December that barter trade with Singapore would
be initiated to ensure an adequate rice supply for his area. For
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this purpose, he is setting aside approximately 10 percent
of Borneo's rubber production. The arrangement is the
first important autonomous move for some months On Borneo,
where the command has been reasonably loyal to Djakarta,
and is an indication of the acute shortage of rice on that is-
land.
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2. INDONESIA NEGOTIATES FOR BLOC PLANES
THROUGH EGYPT
Reference:
Indonesian crews
for "the Egyptian bombers"--pre-
sumably Soviet IL-28 jet light
bombers--are ready to leave for Egypt immediately for
training and to return with the aircraft.
an Indonesian air force official has also requested Egyptian
assistance in delivering additional bombers from Czech-
oslovakia through Egypt. Indonesia has already been ne-
gotiating with the Czechs for these aircraft, and a purchas-
ing mission is leaving this week for Czechoslovakia,
The Indonesians said any Egyptian
aircraft given them would be replaced with new ones they
plan to obtain from the Czechs, but want delivery through
Egypt, , becalm the government
feal'3 that open admission that military aircraft are being
acquired from a Communist country would precipitate a
revolt of the Islamic parties and a split in the internal
front against the Dutch.
The Indonesian air force claims
that the planes are urgently needed because of "movements
to assemble" by Dutch naval units in the area.
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ADENAUER-SMIRNOV TALKS TO BE RESUMED
Comment on:
Chancellor Adenauer plans to continue
talks with the Soviet Union to "review
and clarify" a whole complex of ques-
tions, according to Adenaueris press
chief and close adviser, Felix von
Eckardt. Soviet Ambassador Smirnov
is reported to have canceled vacation
plans in order to be available for a
resumption of talks which were inter-
rupted on 13 December. Adenauer has publicly ruled
out the idea of an atom-free zone proposed by Bulganin
and Polish Foreign Minister Rapacki.
By straddling at Pails the question of
accepting IRBM bases, Adenauer has reserved a bargain-
ing point for discussion with Smirnov, while leaving the
door open for German acceptance if the NATO military
experts make what Adenauer considers a "convincing case"
for the necessity of stationing missiles on. German ter-
ritory. From the standpoint of German public opinion,
Adenauer would be more justified in apcepting such weapons
if Moscow failed to provide evidence of a new approach to
unification.
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4. AFGHAN ECONOMY DRIVE MAY CURTAIL SIWTET
AND AMERICAW_PROIECTS
Comment on:
Since last summer, the Afghan Govern-
ment has become increasingly con-
cerned over the inflationary effects of
its economic development program,
over the rising level of its external
debts, and over the production of suf-
ficient export products to barter for
Soviet-built development projects. A
full-scale review of the situation is apparently under way.
One result of the review may be material-
ly to slow further work on Soviet Droiects under the $100,000,-
000 loan. the Afghans have
postponed the Naghlu hydroelectric scheme and may have can-
celed other projects. Unsuccessful Afghan efforts to get the
USSR and Czechoslovakia to grant credit for local costs as
well as for imported equipment for the $30,000,000 oil ex-
ploration program and a fruit-canning factory may also re-
sult in delays. Kabul and Prague are in dispute over payments
for the Czech-built cement plant at Jabal-es-Saraj, which can-
not begin operations until technicians arrive from Czechoslovakia.
At the same time, certain American-spon-
sored projects may also come under fire. Afghan Foreign Min-
ister Naim has tentatively rejected aid under the United States
Development Loan Fund for construction by the Morrison-
Knudsen Company in the Helmand Valley. He has told Ambas-
sador Mills that Morrison-Knudsen may be asked to continue
work only on those projects which can be completed with exist-
ing funds.
Kabul now may begin a campaign to obtain
grant aid both from the West and the bloc for its projects or for
additional credit to cover costs which previously have been paid
in Afghan currency.
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5. YEMENI-INSPIRED REBELLION MAY SPREAD INTO
EASTERN ADEN PROTECTORATE
Comment on:
Yemeni-inspired unrest against
British authority in the Western
Aden Protectorate "is going strong-
ly," and "will spread throughout the
so-called Eastern Aden Protector-
ate,"
In order to
assist these efforts, the Imam asked the Czechs to pro-
vide British-type ammunition for delivery to the rebel-
lious protectorate tribesmen.
The Eastern Protectorate, also known
as the Hadhramaut, has until recent months been relatively
free from unrest. By the end of the summer, however, dis-
sident activity among several tribes forced the British to
dispatch armored cars and RAF aircraft in an attempt to
discourage interference with vehicle traffic.
but dissidence is believed
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6. REVOLT PLANNED AGAINST CUBAN GOVERNMENT
Comment on:
An aerial and ground attack is planned
against the government of Cuban Presi-
dent Batista, probably in the near future,
Sixteen aircraft al-
legedly coming from Mexico are to at-
tack air and military installations at
Havana, and disaffected military per-
sonnel have been recruited to assist the revolt from within
the installations. Ground forces are to attack military
headquarters at Camp Columbia near Havana and to blow
up bridges and a tunnel connecting it with the capital. The
initial attack is to be followed by a general uprising.
This plan, which is similar in detail to
the one existing prior to the 5 September naval revolt at
Cienfuegos where 200 to 300 persons were killed, appears
to be beyond the capabilities of the rebels. The American
Embassy and military attaches at Havana discount the ex-
tent of diSaffection within the armed forces; the number of
aircraft allegedly involved is probably exaggerated.
Rumors of renewed antigovernment ac-
tivity during Christmas week have increased recently, and
it is possible that a small-scale attempt will be made.
Without considerable popular and military support, such a
move would probably fail to unseat the government.
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