CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/12/01

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• Publication Date: December 1, 1960

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1 DECEMBER 1960
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Communist China--Completion of 1961
trade plans with bloc partners further de-
layed; could reflect economic difficulties
or Chinese unwillingness to make com-
mitments pending outcome of Moscow
Communist conference.
Communist China signs large-scale eco-
nomic cooperation pact with Cuba.
USSR apparently seeking increase in
trade and cultural exchanges with Thai-
land.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
The situation in the Congo.
LATE ITEM
Earth satellite vehicle launched from
Tyura Tam under circumstances which
suggest recovery attempt will be made.
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Communist China
tth re has been an additional
-delay in the corn l&:cCo
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plans.
the Chi bible to begin trade nego-
tiations with bloc by mid-November. On 11 No-
vember, Peiping tokleec...oe7 that the 1961 trade plan was
still under review an asne,d for Soviet indulgence. Then,
on 23 November, But'iape.et inquired as to when the Chinese
might be able to begin discussions on 1061 trade agree-
ments. The delay may reflect an unwillingness on the part
of the Chinese Communists to commit themselves to 1931 .
trade arrangements until the outcome of the Moscow meet-
ing arming Communist pa:ties is known.. Economic diffi-
culties may also'contr:-, tn China's vacillation over fu-
ture trade.
Communist china - Cuba; Communist China is back-
ing up its all-out propaicia support for the Castro regime
with large-scale trade and aid agreements--the largest it has
yet concluded with a non'edoe country. Under an economic co-
operation pact signed in Peiping on 30 November, the Chinese
are to provide Cuba with a $60,000,000 interest-free line of
credit to be used between 1961 and 1965. In addition, the
Chinese agreed to import 1,030,000 tons of Cuban sugar in
1961--the same amount the USSR is to accept annually un-
der its five-year trade pact with Cuba. Under an agreement
signed last July, Peiping was to accept up to 500,000 tons of
Cuban sugar annually (luring the next five years. The new
agreement was signed by Cuban National Bank president Che
Guevara at th iielusion of his visit to Communist China.
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USSR-Thailand: Soviet Ambassador Nikolayev met with
Thai Marshal Sarit in Bangkok on 22 November in a follow-
up discussion to their first meeting on 31 October in which
Sarit responded favorably to proposals for an improvement
in Soviet-Thai relations. The more recent discussion appar-
ently centered on the necessity to expand trade relations be-
tween the two countries. While no agreement was announced
concerning a specific trade agreement, Sarit's second meet-
ing with the Soviet ambassador within a month suggests that
Moscow is seeking an increase in trade and cultural relations.
Thai Foreign Minister Thanat, commenting on the meeting,
said that
matter.
I L ASIA-AFRICA
*Congo:7 he Mobutu interim government, as yet unsuc-
cessful in its e forts to apprehend the escaped Lumumba, is
considering strong measures in reaction to his disappearance
and to the efforts of his followers to secure their control over
Orientale Province, On 29 November, Mobutu's commission-
ers reportedly decided to undertake military operations against
Lumumba's politico-military stronghold at Stanleyville, which
has been the scene of dis rders since Lumumba's escape. An
attempt by Mobutu to move troops to Orientale Province would
pose the threat of civil war and probably would be opposed by
the UN Command,
On 29 November, after Lumumba partisans arrested
and manhandled large numbers of Europeans on 28 November,
the UN representative at Stanleyville requested UN aircraft
with which to evacuate 1,000 Europeans. On 30 November,
however, according to the US embassy, the UN rep' e
ville "quiet" with evacuation no loner necessnrv":
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III. WATCH COMMITTEE CONCLUSIONS
A. No Sino-Soviet bloc country intends to initiate hostilities
against the United States or its possessions in the imme-
diate future.
B. No Sino-Soviet bloc country intends deliberately to initiate
direct military action against US forces abroad, US allies,
or areas peripheral to the bloc in the immediate future.
C. The situation in Laos continues in a critical phase, and
general military conflict between the Phoumi and the Pathet
Lao - supported Souvanna Phouma forces may ensue at any
time.
D. Other developments affording increased opportunities for ex-
ploitation by the Communist bloc:
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CONGO The flight of Lumumba from Leopoldville sug-
gests that he intends to establish a base of op-
erations in Stanleyville and defy the authority
of the Leopoldville government. If. Lumumba
succeeds in this course, (there are indications
that Kasavubu intends to attack Sta.nleyville)
Lumumba is likely to request material support
(including arms) and trained technical personnel
from (a) the radical African nationalist states
and (b) the Sino-Soviet bloc. Both the African
nationalist states and the bloc would probably
feel it in their own interest to endeavor to com-
ply with such a request.
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LATE ITEM
*USSR: Lem earth satellite vehicle was launched from
the Tyu=am Missile Test Range at about 0230 EST
(0730 GMT) on 1 December 1960. The time of launch suggests
that an attempt will be made to recover all or part of the
vehicle', probably in the Orsk area as was done in the case of
Sputnik V launched on 19 August 1960. This is the first suc-
cessful launching from Tyura Tam since Sputnik V which was
�recovered 25 hours after launch. Subsequent attempts on 10
and 14 October resulted in failures in flight of probable earth
satellite vehicles. An operation on 28 Ally 1960 is now also
belieVed to have been a probable in-flight failure of an earth
satellite vehicle. The last probable ICBM
flicrht tacfc
on 5 and 7 July 1960 (Pacific Ocean shots)
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Communist Chinn!.
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Communist'
campaign in favor of
recoments to provi-..,
-J. an economic
ITeveimber, the
C09,000 at the presn
he used to supply
1001 and 1.935--the 1....rE:?st economic aid credit that Peiping
has extended to a country. In addition, China agreed
to double the arnotLt: c ubn sugar it will buy in 1931 from
500,000 to 1,000,009 tone�the same amount the Soviet Union
agreed to take annlrY ::�1.nder its five-year trade pact with
Cuba. The bloc - corTlitted to take 2, 200,000 tons of
Cuba's estimated prcTtlon. of 5,500,000 tons in 1961.
de 1d Pact With Cuba and
ba.cking up its all-out propaganda
Cl.7,:ero regime with new economic
:..nriele evidence of its support. Un-
pact signed in Peiping on 30
1-17.1ed a 20,000,000 ruble ($30, -
JO fr.lterest-frce line of credit to
nt and technical assistance between
Although no pa:- �,.-t arrangements have been revealed,
It is possible that thc Chinese agreed to the same terms as
the UM2--20 percent in cash and 80 percent in barter goods.
The new agreements :.:::re signed by Cuban National Bank
president Che at the end of his visit to Commu-
nist China.
The Chinese Co; cm-mists, who lavish hospitality on all
visitors, accorded c_ 1.1 attention to Guevara. 'Lao
Tse-tung and Chou En-Ini both held private talks with him,
and the ambassador-d-;:.-iqn-rAte to Cuba escorted him on a
tour of the country. Peiping: again drew a parallel between
its history and conditions in Latin America. Asserting
that Latin Americans can learn many lessons from China's
example, Guevara hailed the achievements of China's com-
munes and other social systems and forecast that Latin
Americans would adopt "one of these methods or something
similar" when they obtained their "liberation."
Although slow in establishing economic ties with the
Cuban regime, Communist China apparently intends to
make every effort to carry out its new commitments. In
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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 Civil and Defense 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 Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State 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
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
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
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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