CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/04/24

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April 24, 1959
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Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03003310 vr ctelic 3.5(c) 3.3(h)(2) 24 April 1959 Copy No, C CENTRAL 62 INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN DOCUMENT. NO. NO CHANGE TN CLAt;37.0)it .! Gt./ASS. CHANC;ED 11): m4, r REVIEW DATE.: DAT AU* H 0, _REVIEWER: TOP SECRET for Release: 2020/02/21 C030033109 Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03003310 Am*, yrs acesimIrms- Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03003310 rirn Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03003310 ;124 APRIL 1959 I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC USSR and Nepal agree to exchange of diplomatic missions. IL ASIA-AFRICA Iran preparing protest on Soviet prop- aganda attacks; may take issue to the United Nations, Dalai Lama wants to make public state- ment about setting up "Free Tibetan" government; Peiping press more critical of India's role in Tibetan issue. ( 1 f (( ��0 III. THE WEST Finnish commander in chief to make "friendship" visit to USSR in early May; USSR may renew pressure on Finns to buy Soviet weapons France setting up new military com- mands involving Africa in move designed to emphasize De Gaulle's desire to mark off specific areas of defense responsibility. Approved for Rei-e-a-sT: 2020/02/21 C03003310 Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03003310 CENYRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 24 April 1959 DAILY BRIEF L THE COMMUNIST BLOC USSR-Nepal: TASS announced on 23 April that the USSR has rea,chea agreement with Nepal on the exchange of resident Ole ,, high Indian official on 20 April that the agreement was "in re- diplomatic missions. (Soviet Ambassador Ponomarenko told a sponse to Nepali overtures ) India, which regards Nepal as C being within its sphere of influence, will not look with favor on rvo-c't + this move. onomarenko�accreditedto Nepal as well as India- 0-Iv`:�vveill pay his farewell call to Katmandu over the week end of CO )ti AvA" 25-26 April, at which time he may seek to finalize agreement t_ ---p0 on Soviet economic aid to Nepal of about $7,500,000) 4 (Page 1) IL ASIA-AFRICA Iran- TTSSR.- 'Iranian oreign Minister Hekmat E'6111 k-Q" 11-P 6,fj-eX)X4'