CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/12/16

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• Publication Date: December 16, 1959

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16 DECEMBER 1959
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR renews charges that West German
rearmament jeopardizes possibility that
summit talks could achieve detente,
be operating in South Atlantic.
Soviet submarine detachment may a ain
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Soviet technicians to begin survey for im-
provement of highway into southern Af-
ghanistan.
Morocco--King asks US for patrol ships
to combat arms smuggling.
Outcome of Cyprus presidential election
indicates probable decisive victory for
Makarios followers in legislative vote
next month.
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16 December 1959
DAILY BRIEF
(;\ USSR - West Germany: Moscow's notes of 14 Decem-
L THE COMMUNIST BLOC
ber to Bonn and other members of the Western European
Union protesting a number of recent decisions "to speed
up" German rearmament, are further moves in the campaign
to discredit Bonn as the major factor obstructing a "peaceful
adjustment of postwar problems," which "could be achieved at
the coming summit meeting." The timing of the notes' antic-
ipating the NATO ministerial meeting in Paris on 15 December,
follows the usual Soviet practice, on the eve of high-level West-
ern meetings, of emphasizing the dangers of continued German
rearmament. FG2yeign� Minister Gromyko delivered mildly worded
protests on 11 December against the establishment of NATO sup-
ply bases in Denmark and Norway for the possible use of the
West German forces; the protest coincided with the Norwegian
Parliament's consideration of legislation annynnriatince fnnd
for the bases.1
Soviet Submarine Operations: The Soviet merchant tanker
Vilyuysk, which is in the South Atlantic off the west coast of
Africa, may be supporting the operations of several Northern
Fleet submarines. This operation probably is similar to the
one conducted last year in South Atlantic waters, which is be-
lieved to have included scientific observations and communica-
tions tests of basic military application. (TOP SECRET DAUNT)
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
Afghanistan-USSR: A party of Soviet technicians will short-
ly begin a survey for improvement and surfacing of the 470-mile
0 4,1, road from the Soviet border through Western Afghanistan to
Kandahar under the Soviet-Afghan agreement announced in May
d1959. This will bring substantial numbers of Soviet technicians
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into southern Afghanistan for the first time and will prob-
ably cause concern to Pakistani President time,
who has
already denounced the road as more strategic than economic.
Negotiations are continuing on two large dam projects an-
nounced in early 19569 to be financed under the original
$100,000,000 Soviet loan. (Page 2) (Map)
Morocco: LKjig Mohamed V on 12 December asked the
United States to supply Morocco with several Coast Guard
craft to combat arms smuggling along Morocco's Mediterra-
nean coast. Morocco would require at least two American
officers per craft as instructors. Anti-smuggling opera-
tions probably would be aimed more against arms destined
for possible Moroccan dissidents than against those consigned
to the Algerian rebels. The King's request apparently is a
follow-up to the Moroccan midsummer request for American
military equipment, and probably is unrelated to the crown
prince's recent desire for a secret consignment of small arms
to be distributed to "pure and uncontaminated" Moroccan ele-
mentsn
Cyprus: Election of Archbishop Makarios as first pres-
ident of Cyprus by a two-to-one margin indicates that his
followers will probably win a decisive victory in the 10 Jan-
uary elections to the unicameral Cypriot legislature. The
cQ Cypriot Communists, who apparently supplied most of the
votes for Makarios' opponent, are expected to become the
major opposition party. The size of the opposition vote de-
prives Makarios of his former stature as nnehallengpri 1pari-
er of all Greeks on thp
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Soviet Submarines and Tanker in South Atlantic
The Soviet merchant tanker Vilyuysk, which called at
two Ghanaian ports on 10-12 December, now is off the west
coast of Africa, probably supporting the operations of several
Northern Fleet submarines.
The Vilyuysk left the Northern Fleet area for this voy-
age about the end of October. This tanker participated in an
extended cruise of one or more Northern Fleet submarines
into the South Atlantic as far as the tip of South America be-
tween November 1958 and March 1959. That operation prob-
ably involved concurrent tests of communications and a low-
frequency long-range navigation system.
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USSR to Survey Road in Southern Afghanistan
A party of Soviet technicians will shortly begin a survey
for improvement and surfacing of the 470-mile road from
Kushka, on the Soviet border, through western Afghanistan
to Kandahar under the Soviet-Afghan agreement announced
in May 1959, according to a TASS report. This will bring
substantial numbers of Soviet technicians into southern Af-
ghanistan for the first time. Heretofore the major foreign
economic-assistance:activity, in, the area has been carried on
by the United States, notably in the Helmand Valley irrigation
project and on the Kandahar International Airport.
The presence of Soviet technicians so close to the Paki-
stani border will probably cause concern to Pakistani Presi-
dent Ayub, who has already denounced the road as more stra-
tegic than economic. gdditional Soviet technicians may be
brought into southern Afghanistan close to the Iranian border
if Afghan Prime Minister Daud decides to see:: Soviet assist-
ance to build a proposed dam near the Helmond delta area-.1
The USSR is apparently moving to implement the Kushka-
Kandahar road agreement promptly. Some construction work
has apparently been under way since last summer on the north-
ern portion between the Soviet border and Fer2t. The USSR's
rapid start on another road, which will eventually go through
the Salang Pass north of Kabul, has added to its reputation
for prompt implementation of agreed projects in Afghanistan.
Some Soviet projects financed under the Soviet $100,000,000
loan of 1956 have yet to get beyond the survey stage, however,
usually because of Afghan reluctance to accept Soviet cost fig-
ures for the construction work. Negotiations apparently are
continuing for a large irrigation dam project at Jalalabad and
a hydroelectric project at Naghlu, both of which were originally
established as agreed projects in early 1956.
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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 Defense and Civilian 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 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
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
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
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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