CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1961/02/28

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• Publication Date: February 28, 1961

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28 February 1961
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CONTENTS
1. Situation in the Congo. (Rage
2. Laos: Vientiane may use Chinese Nationalist irregu-
lars presently in Laos; Peiping warns against such
use. (Fage t)
3. West Germany: In talks with Macmillan, Adenauer
receptive to increasing Bonn's foreign aid but gave no
assurance of a continuing commitment. (Page tt)
4. Jordan-UAR: King Husayn makes overture to Nasir to
minimize differences. (Page it)
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*Congo:CA radio address by Kasavubu on 27 February in
which he urged resistance to UN "tutelage" may worsen the
already tense relations between UN personnel and the Congo-
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The present location of the forward element of Gizenga 's
olumn is unknown. In Elisabethville, the situation between 2
UN troops and Katanga forces is explosive, but Belgian offi TJ
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in Tshombe to avoid a clash) (3 4
Nasir has now agreed to �
the opening a a Stanleyville embassy in Cairo and Indonesia
has designated a representative to go to Stanleyville; that the
USSR has requested Sudanese transit visas for eight diplomats
for Stanleyville; and that Gizenga has been notified that a Czech
plane, presumably carrying an ambassador, is to arrive on
28 February. Communist China, Bulgaria, and Poland have
also agreed to exchange ambassadors with Gizenga.
President Keita of Mali reportedly con lime
on 23 February that his country is sending a diplomatic rep-
resentative to Stanleyville. (Backup, Page 1)
Laos:ontrary to previous disclaimers, Laotian military
leaders apparently are proceeding with plans to use the Chinese 'e
Nationalist irregulars at present in Laos, at least in a defensive
capacity The Peiping People's Daily on 27 February raised the
implicit threat of intervention "if US imperialism dares to incite
the Kuomingtang bandits to join the Laotian rebel forces." Such
a move, said People's Daily, would "seriously menace the secu-
rity of China's southwestern border"--a menace that "absolutely
cannot be tolerated." (Backup, Page 3)
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West Germany: adenauer, in his talks with Macmillan
In London on 22--23 February, gave the British the impres-
sion that he was better briefed and more receptive than a year
ago to the proposition that West Germany's international pay-
ments imbalances should be corrected by increased foreign aid
and arms purchases. He reportedly gave no assurance, how-
ever, that West Germany would assume continuing foreign
commitments. The chancellor spoke of the need for a more
flexible attitude on Berlin; in general, he was described as
"relaxed and cautious" on Berlin. He had much to say about
"revivifying" NATO, and expressed confident that De Gaulle
would be cooperative while hinting that West Germany had no
Intention of being frozen out of a major role in NATO by any
kind of trinartile directing body in the allianc
(Backup, Page 4)
Jordan-UAR:CKing Husayn has written to Nasir suggesting
that efforts be made to minimize their differences. This move,
which the King regards as a probing operation, was in response
to indications that the UAR, would
continuing sub-versive activities
against Syria, and there are indications the UAR may ir?ensify
its subversive efforts in .Torrian
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Situation in the Congo
Gizenga apparently remains the dominant figure in the
Stanleyville regime, and the city is reported calm. Bernard
Salumu, formerly Gizenga's representative in Cairo and
more recently a leading figure in the Stanleyville regime,
Is reported to Ivp f1r1 rirem,,,,,,biy as a result of a strug-
gle for power.
Gizenga's supply problem appears still to be precarious.
his
representative in uairo intormed the USSR, Communist China,
and Yugoslavia that the Stanleyville government--in order "to
face up to the blocks placed actively by the UN and the imperi-
alists and passively by the uncommitted countries around the
Congo"--is interested in bartering. Congolese goods for� four
long-range aircraft. it was most im-
portant that the planes be able to flv ion- stop from Accra to
Stanleyville.
The British charge in Bamako, who met with President
Keita on 23 February, feels that the government of Mali is in
agreement with the Soviet position on the UN, including the
removal of Hammarskjold and his replacement by a triumvirate.
The charge felt that his vigorous defense of Haxnmarskjold and
the UN made little impression on Keita.
Cin Katanga, Tshombe is apparently being given conflicting
advice by his official and unofficial Belgian advisers. The lat-
ter reportedly urge him every evening to take strong action
against the UN after those sent by the Belgian Government have
spent the day trying to calm him. Within the past two weeks,
Tshombe has reportedly issued Mauser rifles and ammunition
to many members of his Conakat party in Elisabethville and the
surrounding villages. However, he appears to be trying to raise
morale and to guard against an anti-Conakat uprising, rather than
to increase the fighting strength of the Katanga armn
Premier Ileo has protested to the UN against what he al-
leges to be UN assistance to the Gizenga forces in taking over
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Luluabourg on 24 February. Details of what is taking place
are still obscure, but Hammarskjold has said that there is
little the UN can do in view of the absence of any armed clash
and the apparent willingness of the Luluabourz zarrirn to
welcome the Stanleyville units.
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Chinese Nationalist Forces in Laos
eneral Ouane, chief of the general staff, has told an
American observer that the Laotian armed forces plan to
use the Chinese Nationalist irregulars only for the protection
of Namtha Province, where most of them are located. Ouane,
who recently returned to Vientiane from consultations with
the irregulars, puts their number at 4,000 effectives plus an
equal number of dependents. Although Nationalist China has
now indicated willingness to withdraw those irregulars "sub-
ject to its control" from Burma and Laos, a substantial num-
ber may not be in this categong
The People's Daily commentary of 27 February drew at-
tention to a joint statement issued in Xieng Khouang on 23 Feb-
ruary by Souvanna Phouma and Neo Lao Hak Sat leader Prince
Souphannouvong, protesting against "the use of Kuomintang
remnant bandits by the United States." The commentary also
cited a recent statement by Kong Le warning that if the Nation-
alists are not withdrawn, "measures similar to those adopted
by the Burmese Government" will be taken to get rid of them.
Peiping is using the presence of Nationalist irregulars
in Laos to link Communist China's national interests more
closely to the Laotian crisis. This issue could be used by
Peiping to justify a more active military role in Laos, and
the presence of an old enemy on China's southwestern border
would become a useful issue for Peipin
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A Soviet AN-12 heavy transport, presumably en route to
North Vietnam, arrived at Peiping from the USSR on 27 Feb-
ruary. This aircraft was one of a group of AN-12s which flew
to North Vietnam in late December. he AN-12 which flew to
North Vietnam on 21 February apparently remains there.
an AN-12 crashed at Hanoi s
Liia. Lam airfield on 22 February-1 Airlif+ fliahfc 4to Laos con-
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Adenauer and Macmillan Talks
lthough Adenauer's talks with Macmillan produced no
important decisions, they were conducted in a constructive
and cordial atmosphere and can be viewed as furthering the
good relations established by Macmillan's visit to Bonn last
August. Adenauer's proposal that the Western European
Union be utilized as a means for political consultation be-
tween Britain and the six continental Common Market nations
is probably viewed by the British as a friendly gestur6:)
Oidenauer's failure to give assurances of future foreign
aid contributions appears to conflict with the general commit-
ment Foreign Minister von Brentano made in Washington on
17 February for a continuing foreign aid program for under-
developed countries. Brentano 's long-term commitment cre-
ated great unrest at a caucus of Christian Democratic Union
(CDU) Bundestag deputies on 21 February and was sharply at-
tacked by Vice Chancellor and Economics Minister Erhard
and Finance Minister. Etzel. Over the weekend, Erhard con-
tinued to stress in speeches in Cologne and Nuremberg that it
is only a matter of "luck" that Bonn has nearly a billion-dollar
surplus available for a special 1961 aid program and that this
cannot be expected every yeal.:3
fflermann Hoecherl, chairman of the Bundestag faction of
the Christian Soci list Union (CSU)--a Bavarian affiliate of the
CDU--stated on 23 February that any advance commit-
ment for armua ore gn aid contributions violates the West Ger-
man constitution and will be opposed by the CDU/CSU members
of the Bundestag. He also asserted that a tax increase to finance
foreign aid during 1961--an election year--is "totally out of the
question" and said he was "just about certain" that the Bundestag
will refuse a tax increase even after the elections. Hoecherl
further asserted that Brentano's long-term commitment is mean-
ingless since even if funds for the special ad hoc 1961 aid pro-
gram favored by Erhard are raised, sufficient worthwhile aid
projects can hardly be lined up to utilize these funds in 1961 or
even in 1962
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THE PRESIDENT
Tile Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
The Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
The Scientific Adviser to the President
The Director of the Budget
The Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
The Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Chairman, Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Director, International Cooperation Administration
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration
The Counselor
The Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Treasury Department
The 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 Assistant to Secretary of Defense (Special Operations)
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
The Director, The Joint Staff
The Director for Intelligence, 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
The Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
The National Security Agency
The Director
The United States Information Agency
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The National Indications Center
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