CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/11/24

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• Publication Date: November 24, 1959

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24 NOVEMBER 1959
L THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Large number of Iraqi students arrive in
Moscow to begin studies; evidence mount-
ing that nonbloc students dissatisfied
with bloc education program.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Harnmarskjold urging Laos to make some
gesture of accommodation to bloc and to
accept economic aid from all UN mem-
bers,
Sukarno tells Chinese Communist ambas-
sador that ban on alien merchants in coun-
tryside will be implemented whether Pei--
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24 November 1959
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Communist Bloc - Foreign Students: Approxmately 300
Iraqi students arrived in Moscow in early November under
the recently ratified Soviet-Iraqi cultural agreement. The
number is significant, in view of the fact that there was a to-
tal of 600 students from all nonbloc countries in Moscow.
Most of the Iraqis will begin studies on the undergraduate
level and will remain for a period of five years, including
six months to one year of Russian-language training. Mean-
while, Soviet and other bloc authorities are plagued by dis-
satisfaction among foreign students attending bloc schools,
and accumulating evidence indicates that the bloc's foreign
student programs are falling short of their goal of influenc-
ing these students along pro-Communist lines. Indian s
now in the USSR reportedly have asked to return home.
H. small number of Iraqi students who arrived recently in
Peiping to begin studies are "in a state of utter despair," ac-
cording to a message of 9 November.
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
Hammarskjold-Laos:(UN Secretary General Hammar-
skjold's recent talks with Laotian officials suggest that he
still favors some type of negotiated settlement or at least
some gesture by Vientiane toward the Communist bloc which
would emphasize Laotian neutrality. According to Laotian
Prime Minister Phouir Hammarskjold specifically mentione
Laotian acceptance of mediation by India,, indefinite postpone-
ment of the impending trials of pro-Communist leaders, and
willingness to accept economic assistance from all UN members.
British policy makers also continue to believe that nego-
tiations between the Communist bloc and Laos could lead toward
a settlement of the dissident problem in Laos)
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Indonesia - Communist China: LPresident Sukarno told the
Chinese Communist ambassador on 20 November that Indonesia
Will implement the ban on alien retailers in rural areas whether
the Chinese like it or not, according to Foreign Minister Suban-
drio. Sukarno stated he would listen to no further objections at
this time on this subject. Referring to the Chinese Embassy of-
ficial who has been particularly active in trying to obstuct the
Indonesian decree, Subandrio told the American ambassador
that Indonesia planned to find a way to get rid of him without
declaring him persona non grata;)
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Algeria:
the military
situation "continues to deteriorate on all planes" in northeast-
ern Algeria.
serious shortages of materiel and the isolation of 3,000 of its
troops in Tunisia, factors partly attributable to French border
barriers. While the rebels have often shown themselves capable
of outlasting French offensives, a progressive deterioration of
their military position in Algeria is likely to imnsir their bar-
gaining position with the French.
The 2nd Military District, recently characterized by the
French as the "last remaining" cohesive military district has
lately een subjected to increased French pressure.
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Dissatisfaction Among Foreign Students at Communist
Bloc Schools
The USSR and other bloc countries continue to be plagued
by dissatisfaction among foreign students attending advanced
bloc educational institutions. While students from Western
countries have expressed their frustrations only to other West-
erners, those from underdeveloped countries�notably Africans,
followed closeW by the Arabs--have voiced their irritation on
occasion to bloc educational authorities. The bloc's foreign
student programs appear to be falling short of their goal of win-
ning "dedicated adherents" to Communism. Accumulating ev-
idence points to hostility on the part of many students toward
their host country, and to the development by some of outright
anti-Communist attitudes.
UAR student complaints over conditions in the bloc were
partially responsible for Cairo's decision this summer to send
about 250 students to Western�especially American�schools.
Under the Soviet-UAR cultural agreement for 1960,which was
concluded on 21 November, approximately 300 UAR students--
about half the total of last year--will attend Soviet schools "at
UAR request," according to Radio Moscow.
Resentment among the approximately 15 Indian students in
Moscow continues over the political atmosphere, educational
restrictions, living conditions, and difficulties in learning Russian,
according to an Indian student who has furnished reliable informa-
tion in the past. He claimed that "every Indian student in Moscow
has asked his government to recall him to India."
Some 300 Iraqi students arrived in Moscow in early Novem-
ber under the recently, ratified Soviet-Iraqi cultural exchange
agreement. Most of the group will begin studies on the under-
graduate level after six months to a year of Russian-language
training, and are scheduled to spend a total of five years. Four-
teen Iraqis arrivediconcurrentlyin Communist China,
some of the group were "in a state of utter
despair" and wished to return home.
send no more students until there was assurance that
they could "endure the life here."
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
CHammarskjold's Plans for Laos
UN Secretary General Hammarskjold's recent talks with
Laotian officials suggest that he still favors some type of
negotiated settlement or at least some gesture by Vientiane
toward the Communist bloc which would emphasize Laotian
neutrality. According to Laotian Prime Minister Phoui,
Hammarskjold would devise an over-all economic develop-
ment plan to be financed by contributions from "any or all
UN members." Phoui fears that this would involve Laotian
acceptance of economic assistance from the Soviet bloc and
open the country to Communist agents.
Hammarskjold also brought up the question of reactivat-
ing the International Control Commission but, in the face of
continued opposition from Phoui, asked why Laos could not at
least accept mediation by India. The secretary general dwelt
constantly on the impending trials of pro-Communist leaders
and urged the Laotian Government to postpone the trials in-
definitely in order to maintain maximum sympathy of friendly
nations.
British policy makers also continue to incline toward ne-
gotiations between the Communist bloc and Laos as a means
to settlement, despite their desire for Western unity and their
recent rejection of the Soviet proposal for an international con-
ference. Foreign Secretary Lloyd has reiterated in Parlia-
ment his government desire for a neutral Laos. The govern-
ment's rejection of an international conference may be subjected
to a more searching Labor attack in Parliament.
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Indonesi n Pitigident Rejects Further Chinese
Communist Protests
LPresident Sukarno underscored Indonesia's firmness in its
recent relations with Peiping when he told the Chinese Commu-
nist ambassador on 20 November that, despite Peiping's objec-
tions, Djakarta will implement its decree banning alien retail-
ers in rural areas. Indonesian Foreign Minister Subandrio� who
described the interview to the American ambassador, said Su-
karno had not given an inch and had been even tougher than he,
Subandrio, had been.
Sukarno told the Chinese ambassador he would listen to no
further objections to the Indonesian ban at this time but would
consider complaints after a lapse of four months. When the am-
bassador accused Sukarno of playing into the hands of Western
imperialists, the President told him he needed no advice on this
subject. He said that Indonesians, when accused by foreigners
of making mistakes, were likely to re-examine their actions
but were capable of "coming back hard" if no fault were found
and the critic persisted.
Sukarno refused to lift restrictions on the movements of
Chinese Embassy personnel but agreed to release a Chinese
consul general placed under house arrest by the Indonesian
Army for obstructing the decree in West Java. Subandrio said
the government would find a way to ease him out of the country
without declaring him persona non grata.
The Indonesian Communist party, which has been placed in
an embarrassing position by Peiping's pressure on the Indonesian
Government for repeal of the decree, has charged that the Indo-
nesian Army is responsible for the Sino-Indonesian tension. A
party statement of 21 November accused the West Java army
command of implementing the decree in a manner which opposed
the spirit of the Sino-Indonesian joint communique of early Octo-
ber, issued when Subandrio visited Peiping. This criticism of
the army may provoke further army measures to limit Commu-
nist party activity.
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Algerian Rebel Military Difficulties
The military situation "continues to deteriorate on 11
planes" in northeastern Algeria.
"our
torces are diminishing from day to day," and that the situa-
tion with respect to supplies "continues to grow worse."
The rebel commander deplores the immobilization of some
3,000 of his soldiers on the Tunisian side of the Morice Line
border barrier and criticizes the rebel high command in
Tunis for failing to arrange their return andioriailing to
deliver promised supplies.
In a statement released on 20 November, however, rebel
Vice Minister Belkacem Krim insisted that the rebel army
was more powerful than ever and fully capable of continuing
the war. While the rebels have repeatedly demonstrated a
capacity for outlasting French offensives, a gradual erosion
of their military capabilities over the past nine months ap-
pears to have damaged their bargaining position vis-a-vis
the French. Wilaya II, recently characterized by the French
as the only "cohesive" military district of the six in Algeria,
has lately been subrcted to increased military pressure.
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
Scientific Adviser to the President
Director of the Budget
Director, Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Chairman, Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Special Assistant for Foreign Economic Policy
Executive Secretary, National Security Council
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Administration
The Counselor
Director, International Cooperation Administration
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of Defense
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
The Director, The Joint Staff
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of Army
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Department of Commerce
The Secretary of Commerce
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
National Security Agency
The Director
National Indications Center
The Director
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