CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/04/01

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1 APRIL 1959
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
GMAIC comments on 30 March So-
viet ICBM firing.
Khrushchev states privately that
USSR intends no unilateral action
on Berlin before a summit meet-
ing.
USSR warns that any future inci-
dents such as the 27 March high-
altitude flight in Berlin air cor-
ridor will make US "completely
responsible" for "undesirable
consequences."
Bloc officials urging Cairo to mod-
erate anti-Communist campaign.
(SECRET) Soviet deliveries of
military equipment to UAR con-
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0 Yemeni official says Nasir's anti-
Communist campaign has produced
"unanimous" reaction against USSR
and Qasim in Yemen.
III. THE WEST
Costa Rican President Figueres ex-
pects serious political deterioration
in Cuba and expresses alarm at ex-
tent of Communist influence there.
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR: The Guided Missile and Astronautics Intelligence
Committee issued on 31 March the following statement con-
cerning the most recent Soviet ICBM launching:
At about 1800 EST, 30 March 1959, the USSR
launched another probable ICBM test vehicle' which
failed in flight. Unlike the successful ICBM test
firing on 25 March, this countdown was very smooth
with no delays. There is very firm data from
ELINT and COMINT that this vehicle fell far short
of the Kamchatka Peninsula�perhaps half way.
This is the third known in-flight failure out of
eleven test ICBM launchings.
Berlin air corridor: A Soviet communication protesting
the high-altitude flight of a US C-130 aircraft between Frank-
furt and Berlin on 27 March warns that any future incidents of
this type could result in "undesirable consequences" for which
the US would be "completely responsible," The USSR claims
the altitude at which the plane was flying violated the regula-
tions pertaining to guarantees of safety for flights in the cor-
ridors which were worked out in the course of many years of
"practical experience." The Western position is that there is
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USSR-Berlin: Khrushchev told West German Social Dem-
ocratic leader Carlo Schmid in mid-March that nothing would
happen regarding Berlin before a summit meeting,
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This is the most specific Soviet
itatement to date that the USSR does not intend to take unilat-
eral action on Berlin before high-level East-West talks. The
Soviet leaders will probably continue to avoid such specific
statements in their public pronouncements, which are designed
to maintain the threat of a sudden unilateral move as a means of
bringing increasing pressure on the West. Khrushchev also
told Schmid that the USSR will drop an "impregnable iron cur-
tain" around Berlin if the United States moves even a single
division toward the city)
Soviet-UAR relations: Ehe Chinese Communist ambas-
sador in Cairo has been urging UAR officials to slacken their
anti-Communist campaign and restore good relations with the
. bloc,
Soviet Ambassador
Kiselev is returning immediately to Cairo, apparently with in-
structions to do everything possible to persuade Nasir to halt
his attacs. Moscow is continuing to de-
liver military equipment to the UAR� despite the fears of some
UAR officials that economic and military aid may be disrupted)
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Yemen: Nasir's anti-Communist campaign has produced
a "unanimous" reaction against the USSR and Qasim in Yemen,
according to the Yemeni deputy foreign minister. Soviet per-
sonnel in Yemen have been insulted on the streets, and three
Russian pilots were stoned by children in the capital. The
Yemeni official also claimed that the Imam is attempting to
limit the activities of both the Russians and the Communist
Chinese in Yemen. (CONFIDENTIAL)
Saudi. Arabia: (
the Saudis are readying stocks of arms, ammuni-
tion, and vehicles which have had all markings removed. In)
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he past such preparations have related to supply of the
Omani rebels whose leaders have recently taken refuge in
Saudi Arabia. These arms may be intended to support re-
newed dissidence in Oman. The Saudis may also be plan-
ning to support tribal enemies of the British-protected Sheik
of Abu Dhabi, whose forces have occupied Saudi-claimed ter-
ritory at the base of the Qatar Peninsula.)
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IlL THE WEST
Cuba: The extent of Communist influence in Cuba was im-
pressed O'n former Costa Rican President Figueres during his
visit there last week. Figueres now definitely regards Cuban
Prime Minister Fidel Castro as an opponent of the leftist non-
Communist Latin American revolutionary movement repre-
sented by himself and Venezuelan President Betancourt. He
expects serious political deterioration in Cuba, after which
"anything can happen," including Communist domination.
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IV. CONCLUSIONS OF SPECIAL USIB COMMITTEE
ON BERLIN SITUATION
The USIB has taken note of the following conclusions reached
by its special committee on the Berlin situation. The committee
pointed out that its conclusions were to be used in context with
SNIE 100-2-59 (24 February 1959) and with the review of that es-
timate in SNIE 100-2/1-59 (17 March 1959):
1. The USSR will not turn over access controls to
the GDR in the near future. However, the physical trans-
fer of access controls could be accomplished with little or
no advance warning.
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2. Soviet acceptance of a foreign ministers'
meeting conforms with continuing indications of So-
viet emphasis on negotiations.
3. There are no reliable indications of a bloc
intent in the near future to harass or blockade Allied
or West German access to West Berlin, or to seal off
West Berlin from the East. However, the USSR could
take such actions with little or no warning.
4. De Gaulle's indirect reference to preserv-
ing the Oder-Neisse line, in his press conference of
25 March, may have been interpreted by the USSR as
a clear indication that the West envisages this con-
cession.
5. The situation in West Berlin remains bas-
ically unchanged. The general level of economic ac-
tivity continues not far below pre-crisis levels,
although orders for heavy industry have shown a
decline.
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Communist Bloc Relations With UAR
Communist bloc diplomats are continuing efforts to smooth
over differences with UAR President Nasir ari tone down the
dispute between the UAR and Iraq. Nevertheless, on 30 March
Nasir broke his week-long silence and again strongly criticized
the USSR for its interference in Arab affairs. The Soviet press
and radio have in the past been unwilling to let Nasir's public
charges go unanswered.
The Chinese Communist ambassador in Cairo is urging
UAR officials to slacken their anti-Communist campaign and
restore good relations with the bloc,
Peiping's vice foreign minister may have made similar rep-
resentations during his recent visit to Cairo. Peiping has taken
much the same propaganda position toward Nasir as has Moscow,
although its press attacks have been less frequent and no Chi-
nese leader has publicly criticized the UAR)
Soviet Ambassador Kiselev is returning immediately to
Cairo, reportedly with instructions to do everything possible to
persuade Nasir to halt his attacks) The Soviet ambassador in
Baghdad recently urged Premier Qasim not to intensify his quar-
rel with the UAR.
There has been no indication thus far that the USSR is delib-
erately delaying military or other deliveries to the UAR,
A Soviet vessel
is apparently on its way to Alexandria with some of the military
equipment in question.
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
Saudi Arabia Preparing Clandestine Arms Shipment
tne Salmi uovernment is preparing stocks of arms�
ammunition, and vehicles from which all markings have been
removed. The concern to prevent the weapons being traced
to the Saudi Government suggests that the materiel is destined
for outside the country.)
29 March, the Directorate of Ordnance in Riyadh in-
structed the al-Kharj ordnance depot to ship unmarked arms
and ammunition to the Persian Gulf port of Dammam. Thirty-
caliber American ammunition, from Tabuk in northwest Saudi
Arabia, was also to be forwarded.
the Saudis have removed the American pilots from the Saudi
Airlines aircraft which are hauling the ammunition from Tabuk
Similar preparations in the past have related to supply of
the Omani rebels. The Omani rebel leaders have recently taken
refuge in eastern Saudi Arabia as a result of successful British
military operations against the rebels' mountain stronghold.
The Saudis may intend at this time to support a new Omani rebel
effort against the British-backed Sultan of Muscat when British
troops are withdrawn in April. It is also possible that the Saudis
plan to support tribal enemies of the British-protected Sheik of
Abu Dhabi, whose forces have occupied Saudi-claimed territory
on Khor al-Udaid Bay at the base of the Qatar Peninsula. A
Saudi-inspired attempt to remove the Abu Dhabi outpost on Khor
al-Udaid Bay may be contemplated. Ownership of the Khor al-
Udaid area may have a bearing on the legal ownership of parts
of the offshore oil field now being developl under an offshore con-
cession granted by the Sheik of Abu Dhabi.
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III. THE WEST
Communists Making Headway in Cuba
Former Costa Rican President Jose Figueres was im-
pressed with the extent of Communist influence in Cuba dur-
ing his visit there last week. He and his close associate,
Gonzalo Facto, returned convinced that the Communists are
influential, not only in the Cuban Army and in organized la-
bor, but also in circles close to Prime Minister Fidel Castro.
Figueres now definitely regards Castro as an opponent of
the leftist non-Communist Latin American revolutionary move-
ment represented by himself and Venezuelan President Betan-
court. He expects serious political deterioration in Cuba, after
which "anything can happen," including Communist domination.
He strongly suspects that there is a nucleus of dedicated Commu-
nists in Cuba trying to create a "Hungary in reverse" requiring
US armed intervention. This would entail considerable blood-
shed and have world-wide repercussions favoring the Commu-
nists, he fears.
Figueres' observations were apparently confined to the
Havana area. In Oriente Province, where the Communists ap-
pear to exert their greatest influence, a group of citizens has
found it advisable to disband its anti-Communist civic commit-
tee since anti-Communists are being equated with counter-revo-
lutionaries, who are considered close to being traitors in Cuba
today. In Oriente, Communists are prominent among the teachers
being recruited for the violently anti-US political-indoctrination
schools which the government is establishing to teach the illiterate
rural masses. The schools are expected to be extended to the
rest of the island.
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Scientific Adviser to the President
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The Treasury Department
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The Secretary of State
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The Counselor
Director, International Cooperation Administration
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
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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
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Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
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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
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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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