CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1958/10/14

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• Publication Date: October 14, 1958

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14 OCTOBER 1958
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Taiwan Strait - No significant military
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activity on 13 October.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Lebanon -
Beirut situation serious as
special emissary to Nasir.
Iraqi regime gives Arif "warm" send-off
to Bonn Embassy in effort to cover up
rift among revolution's leaders.
Mirza's seizure of power in Pakistan
seen by Afghans as opportunity for settle-
ment of border controversy. 0
Laos - Government averts no-
confidence vote on monetary
reform.
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14 October 1958
DAILY BRIEF
L THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Taiwan Strait situation: There was no significant mili-
tary activity on 13 October. (CONFIDENTIAL) (Page 1)
Lebanon:
IL ASIA-AFRICA
the situation in Lebanon has taken
a "serious turn." President Shihab sent a special emissary
to Cairo by way of Damascus on a mission of "extreme im-
portance." Shihab may hope to obtain Nasir's aid in pressing
Moslem extremists to make concession%
Iraq: Former Deputy Pre Minister Aril's departure
from Baghdad for his post as ambassador to Bonn indicates
that his pro-UAR faction has bowed for the time being to the
pressures exerted by the faction of Premier Qasim. The
regime again sought to maintain an appearance of unity by
giving Arif a "warm" official send-off, but further nolitical
fissures may well appear in the near future.
Afghanistan: The Afghan Government apparently welcomes
the new regime in Pakistan and hopes to secure the latter's
cooperation in settling the Pushtoonistan dispute. Foreign
Minister Nairn has canceled his visit to Peiping, scheduled
for 16 October, and apparently intends to press for a degree
of autonomy for the "Pushtoon" tribal area when Pakistan's
constitution is rewritten. (Page 3) (Map)
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*loaos: The government has won a procedural vote in the
National Assembly, thus averting a vote on a motion of no con-
fidence over monetary reform. This appears to strengthen the
cabinet's chance of survival should a similar motion be intro-
duced by the opposition in the ensuing debate on the budget is-
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TAIWAN STRAIT TALLY SHEET
Air Situation
(Plane losses claimed through 12 Oct)
TODAY
CUMULATIVE
Destroyed Probable Possible Destroyed Probable Possible
Communist o o 0 33 4 a
Nationalist o o o 6** 0 2*
*Damaged
**Includes 2 C-46's, 2 F-84G's, and 2 F-86's
Chinmen Supply Situation -
(Tonnage through 12 Oct)
Total
Delivery - 1-12 Oct
16,599
Totals (since 7 Sept)
19,999
Average Daily Rate for Sept
125
Average Daily Rate for Oct
1,666
Minimum Austere
Daily Requirements
320
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Taiwan Strait Situation
Peiping hopes to use British influence to "drag" the US
into a more reasonable frame of mind,
with good contacts in Communist circles.
Periodic harassment of
the colony probably had been designed to serve as a warning
against any official British support for the US position on the
offshore islands. A temporary shift in Peiping's tactics
against the colony may be reflected in the restraint applied by
the Chinese Communists to local sympathizers in Hong Kong
as well as Macao, where the national days of both Chinese fac-
tions on 1 and 10 October passed without significant incident.
There is no indication thus far that replacement of the
chief of the general staff of Communist China's armed forces
announced on 12 October--was related to recent military ac-
tivities in the Taiwan Strait area. The appointment of Senior
General Huang Ko-cheng to succeed Senior General Su Yu, who
recently became a vice minister of national defense, indicates
a strengthening of both party and government control over the
military. Huang has been a member of the secretariat of the
Chinese Communist party's central committee as well as senior
vice minister of national defense. His predecessor, Su Yu, is
considered one of the most capable tacticians and brilliant
strategists among Communist China's younger military lead-
ers and has generally confined his activities to the military
field.
Peiping issued its 30th "serious warning," charging US
military provocations on 13 October when two US warships al-
legedly intruded into territnrinl wifrs in the Pingtan and
Matsu areas.
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A Nationalist Government official has announced that ap-
proximately 7,100 of the 47,000 civilians on Chinmen and Lieh
Hsu (Little Quemoy) have been evacuated to Taiwan since 6 Oc-
tober. The official said that only the aged, women, children,
middle-school, and some primary-school students are leaving,
and that the men would remain to work the farms.
The Taiwan Defense Command reports that the Nationalists
have demonstrated surprising initiative, energy, and good con-
trol in planning, shipping, and receiving Chinmen supplies. They
delivered an estimated 15,000 tons of all categories of supplies
between 6 and 11 October, including six more eight-inch howit-
zers for counterbattery. fire.
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Kabul Apparently Welcomes New Regime in Pakistan
Tne Afghan Government apparently welcomes the new re-
gime in Pakistan and hopes to secure the latter's cooperation
in settling the Pushtoonistan dispute. The take-over in Pak-
istan by President Mirza and army leader Ayub has been fac-
tually reported in the Kabul press, and Afghan Foreign Min-
ister Naim and Deputy Foreign Minister Suleiman have
commented privately that a stronger government in Pakistan
may assist the settlement of differences between the two coun-
tries.
Nairn has canceled his trip to Karachi, Peiping, Tokyo,
and New York,scheduled to begin on 16 October, and appar-
ently intends to press Karachi to grant a degree of autonomy
to the "Pushtoon" tribal area when Pakistan's constitution is
rewritten. Refusing to risk antagonizing the new regime in
Karachi, Naim specifically denied to Pakistani Ambassador
Khattak that he was canceling a visit to Pakistan because Of
the arrest on 11 October of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, the principal
Pushtoon leader in Pakistan. On the contrary, he asked Khattak
to go to Karachi and explain Afghanistan's "friendship" for Pak-
istan and the importance of using the opportunity, presumably
tne framing of a new constitution, to settle the Pushtoonistan
dispute.
Mirza and Ayub, who is the administrator of martial law,
want to establish a strong central government, but they may be
prepared to restore the old West Pakistan provinces, in view of
the opposition to the unified province established in 155. Such
a reorganization would presumably include a state correspond-
ing to the old Northwest Frontier Province, so that the Pushtoon
tribal area would have some degree of the autonomy Afghanistan
is urging.
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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
Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Special Assistant for Foreign Economic Policy
Special Adviser to the President
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
The Sec retary 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
Deputy Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Department of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
National Security Agency
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National Indications Center
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United States Information Agency
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