CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1958/09/15

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15 SEPTEMBER 1958
L THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Taiwan Strait - Chiang says "drastic
steps" may be needed if there is no
improvement in resupply operations.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
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gle between UAR supporters and other
elements in Iraq may be coming to a
head.
Iraq and UAR reach agreement on de-
livery of Soviet bloc arms.
Israel - Foreign minister says coun-
try may occupy Jordanian territory
in event of "chaos" or "impending
presence" of UAR.
Morocco - Lstiqlal leaders and King
will probably be invited to visit Egypt.
� Afghan foreign minister to visit Moscow
In October; probably will conclude civil
air credit agreement.
()Indonesia - Dissident group on Surxini-rn
reportedly prepared to surrender. I
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
15 September 1958
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Taiwan Strait situation: The Nationalists continue to
attempt to get supplies through to Kinmen, but with little
success. Chiang Kai-shek told US officials that "drastic
steps" would have to be taken if there is no improvement
in the resupply operations during this week.
� There are new Communist jet aircraft movements from
both the north and south toward the strait area.
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Iraq-UAR:
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the struggle between the UAR supporters and other elements
\ may be coming to a head. (Page 4)
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to Basra rather than directly from the USSR. The delivery
is probably in accordance with the Iraqi-UAR military agree-
ment signed on 19 July. A group of Iraqi officers arrived in
Cairo last week to discuss Iraqi requirements for Soviet bloc
arms.
Israel: Foreign Minister Meir has indicated
that Israel may move to occupy Jordanian
territory in the event of "chaos" in Jordan or the "impending
presence" of the UAR on the west bank.
(Page D)
Morocco-UAR: Istiqlal left-wing leader Mehdi ben Barka
told the UAR ambassador in Rabat that he would like to pay
Egypt an official visit. The ambassador then recommended
that Cairo invite not only Ben Barka but also influential Istiqlal
theoretician Allal el-Fassi and King Mohamed V. These over-
tures are of particular significance in light of the Istiqlal left.
wing's efforts to supplant the moderate Balafrej regime.
(Pake 6)
Afghanistan-USSR: Afghan Foreign Minister Naim is now
scheduled to visit Moscow in mid-October. The US ambassa-
dor in Kabul believes an agreement probably will be concluded
on the Soviet Union's reported offer of a long-term credit to
finance the entire cost of an Afghan civil air development pro-
gram. Naim's visit will precede his planned trips to Peiping
and Washington.
� Indonesia: The army commander in North Sumatra,
reported indications that
dissidents in Tapanuli were prepared to surrender en masse.
He sought policy guidance from Chief of Staff Nasution as to
how any such surrender attempt should be handled. The surren-
der of this group, which has been the most aggressive of all dis-
sident elements -On Sumatra, would be a severe blow to dissident
morale and capabilities. (Page 7) (Map)
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Taiwan Strait Situation
Nationalist attempts to resupply Kinmen on 13 and
14 September again ran into heavy and accurate artillery
fire. Of the three LSAI's scheduled to unload on 13 Septem-
ber, only one succeeded in putting cargo--five amphibious
tractors--ashore before being driven off.
it suc-
cessfully oft-loaded but may have been put out of action by
Communist shelling. The Nationalists continue to make
limited air drops, mostly at night. The amount of supplies
getting through to the Kinmen garrison by any means is very
small. Resupply of Matsu continues without US escort or
Communist interference.
Chiang Kai-shek told Admiral Smoot on 12 September
that if the US-Nationalist capability to land supplies on Kin-
men did not show marked improvement in five days, "dras-
tic steps would have to be taken." Nationalist Vice Minister
of Foreign Affairs Chou Shu-kai, told another official that
the Control Yuan expressed anger over the resupply problem
to the cabinet on 13 September. With the Legislative Yuan
convening on 16 September, Chou felt that the cabinet could
expect no peace from any quarter.
A large group of jet fighters,possibly a naval unit, which
moved from Hainan Island to Canton to Nanchang on 9-10
September apparently continued to Hangchow on 11 Septem-
ber.
Associated transport flights suggest that the fighters
will continue to Ningpo, from where they might deploy to one
of the northern strait coastal fields.
Another large group of jet aircraft moved from the Nan-
chang area to Canton on 14 September. It could not be deter-
mined whether they were fighters or light bombers. It is
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possible, however, that these are jet fighters which were train-
ing in the Nanchang area on 6 September and which may have
been withdrawn from some of the coastal fields for that purpose.
In any case, it seems probable that they will deploy to coastal
fields from Canton.
Six North China Fleet vessels--two submarines, three
sub chasers, and an auxiliary--which moved from Tsingtao to
Shanghai on 10 September apparen11yrc
through 12 September.
Poland has announced that the first meeting between Chi-
nese Communist Ambassador Wang Ping-nan and Ambassador
Beam will take place on 15 September in Warsaw's Mysliwiecki
Palace.
In its first comment on President Eisenhower's speech,
Peiping, in a People's Daily editorial on 15 September, uses
abusive language in denying charges of aggression and reit-
erating its adamant position on Taiwan and the offshore islands.
The editorial's tone is somewhat moderated in commenting on
the prospect of negotiations, stating "This is not a bad thing if
� it is not aimed at deceiving world opinion." It warns, however,
of "grave consequences" if US convoying operations do not
cease, a threat which probably will be repeated at the ambas-
sadorial talks to increase world apprehension and to under-
score Peiping's insistence that the fate of the offshore islands
is an internal matter.
Soviet bloc commentaries are describing the speech as in-
dicating an "unchanged" US position and as an effort to justify
"provocation" against Communist China. A Pravda editorial
of 13 September suggested that the Soviet UN de-Thgation may pro-
pose in the General Assembly session a ban on the "movement
of foreign fleets for purposes of political pressure, blackmail,
and provocation."
The Chinese Communists are using the Taiwan Strait sit-
uation to expand the regime's militia organizations and integrate
them with the new "communes," where they are to strengthen
control over the peasants and provide a large organized labor
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pool. Peiping's propaganda asserts that militiamen will fight
the US "with arms in one hand and tools in the other "
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UAR Reports on Iraqi Affairs
continuing
conflicts within the new regime in Baghdad and growing
Egyptian involvement in Iraqi affairs. The question of union
with the UAR is apparently a major cause of the internal
struggle, and Nasir is attempting to allay suspicions of var-
ious Iraqis regarding his intentions.
Arif had convinced Qasim of the "necessity" of replacing Iraqi
civilian cabinet ministers with members of the army. How-
ever, Arif's own status is unclear, since it was announced in
Baghdad on 12 September that he had been relieved of his posi-
tion as deputy chief of staff. He still retains his dual position
as minister of interior an
Sources: NSA 3/0/Q0D/T21452, T21238, and T21245, 6, 9, and
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Israeli Concern Over Jordanian Situation
Israeli Foreign Minister Meir has suggested that, if
Nasiris domination of Jordan becomes apparent, Israel may
move to occupy Jordanian territory without waiting for any
overt act of aggression on the part of the UAR,
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UAR Activities in Morocco
The UAR ambassador in Rabat,
suggestect tflatthree
prominent Moroccans representing various political tenden-
cies be invited to visit Cairo. Istiqlal left-wing leader Mehdi
ben Barka, president of the Moroccan Consultative Assembly,
had requested an official invitation for himself, according to
the ambassador. The ambassador recommended that the first
invitation be sent to Ben Barka with the suggestion that he in-
clude Cairo in his proposed visit to Peiping next month. Ben
Barka is currently allied with Moroccan Vice Premier Abder-
rahim Bouabid and labor leader Mahjoub ben Seddik in an effort
to wrest control of the party and government from moderate
Premier Balafrej and to limit severely the power and influence
of King Mohamed V.
The ambassador suggested that a second invitation be
directed simultaneously to the influential Istiqlal theoretician,
Allal el-Fassi, "out of flattery to him." El-Fassi--notably cool
toward Cairo for the past year--has been actively attempting to
heal the breach between the moderate and left-wing factions
of the party.
The ambassador's third recommendation was that Nasir
send a letter to the Moroccan King inviting him to Cairo and
expressing support for his position regarding the withdrawal
of foreign troops from North Africa, for Algeria, and for libera-
tion of North Africa from the vestiges of imperialism. Such a
letter, he said, would reassure the King and "put an end to the
intrigue which wishes to portray us as the greedy one who is
desirous of imposing his authority on North Africa."
The American Embassy in Rabat reports that since the UAR
ambassador's arrival this summer he has attempted to present
himself as the conscience of the Arabs. He and the UAR military
attache, who maintains close contacts with Algerian rebels in
Morocco, with the Istiqlal left wing, and with Moroccan irregu-
lars are probably attempting to cultivate all groups in an effort
to enhance Cairo's influence during the present political insta-
bility in Morocco.
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Major Dissident Group on Sumatra May Surrender
Ever since the collapse of formal resistance to central
government forces On Sumatra last May, the Tapanuli dissi-
dents have been perhaps the most active and effective of all
rebel elements on the island in mounting guerrilla attacks on
central government outposts and lines of communication. Dur-
ing the first half of August, they maintained a sustained offen-
sive against major government-held towns in Tapanuli, but
their activities have since subsided, probably because of the
virtual exhaustion of their slender stocks of ammunition.
In addition, communications intelligence contains some indi-
cation of differences between the two major dissident com-
manders in North Sumatra, which might also be a factor in-
clining the Tapanuli elements toward surrender.
The surrender of their forces in Tapanuli would be a
severe blow to the morale and capabilities of the Sumatran
dissidents and would greatly facilitate the central govern-
ment's task of suppressing by military means those rebel
elements still remaining in the field in Central Sumatra and
the east coast region of North Sumatra.
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The Treasury Department
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The Department of Defense
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