CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/01/23

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• Publication Date: January 23, 1960

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23 JANUARY 1960
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
UAR general going to Moscow to discuss
future orocurement.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Libya asks for new round of negotiations
on US air base and aid.
Indonesian dissidents continue as disrup-
tive force.
III, THE WEST
Latest French plans for nuclear testing.
De Gaulle believed ready to press for
Algerian settlement despite army opposi-
tion
Cypriot negotiators seen ready to accept
indefinite postponement of independence
rather than agree to present British de-
mands.
0 Dominican Republic--Widespread ar-
rests believed to have forestalled anti-
regime plotting.
Venezuela--Demonstrations may take
place on today's anniversary of Perez
Jimenez overthrow.
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DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR-UAR: Nasir, maintaining his almost total reliance
on the USSR for military equipment, is sending Maj. Gen.
Ismail, who is responsible for military procurement from
the bloc, to Moscow next week to discuss future policy for ob-
taining supplies. Since 1955 the bloc has provided E
Syria with nnr nxli.Mately $700,0001000 in military aid.
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
Libya: he Libyan Government has formally requested
a new round of "high level" negotiations with the United States
on the Wheelus base agreement and on economic aid. This
move, heralded for some time by Libyan pressure for increased
direct payments of "rent" for the base facilities, comes just af-
ter Libyan parliamentary elections in which most incumbents
were defeated. The government depends in reality on the King's
support rather than on that of parliament but evidently intends to
point to the election results as an indication of rising nationalist
sentiment; it will also feel in a stronger negotiating position be-
cause of favorable developments in the Libyan oil picture. The
present base agreement extends to 1970; American aid in fiscal
year 1959-60 amounts to $21,500,000, while the UK has contrib-
uted more than $9.000,0061
Indonesia: The Indonesian dissidents plan o proclaim a
"United Republic of Indonesia" on 26 January calling for regional
autonomy. Such a proclamation which the rebels have proposed
before would be calculated to attract opponents of Sukarno 's cen-
tralized "guided democracy," but would be unlikely to draw addi-
tional support, Rebel forces, however, with armed strength of
approximately 11,000, continue to conduct guerrilla warfare in
Sumatra and Celebes with serious consequences for the economy.
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III. THE WEST
France: general Buchalet, chief of the military applica-
tions division of the French Atomic Energy Commission, stated
that all diagnostic instrumentation for
the first French nuclear weapons test is now ready and that the
date of the test will depend on favorable weather. Buchalet gay
the impression that the initial shot would take place within the
month of February. After analysis of the first shot is completed
--which will take some time--Buchalet expects to set off a
"fairly rapid" succession of atmospheric shots. He said un-
derground tests--not necessarily to be held in the Sahara--are
likely to follow latei7
r .i.ne replacement oi uenera.1 massu ana me
tone of the 22 January communique reaffirming De Gaulle's policy
of self-determination for Algeria suggest that De Gaulle is laying
the groundwork for a bold move to bring about a nr:tiated settle-
ment regardless of rightist and army opposition. He gave Guy
Mollet the impression on 19 January that he wants to set a date
now for a referendum in Algeria. The same day, De Gaulle con-
tended to a rightist deputy from Algeria that the "false tension
there was "entirely the creation of the military." He has an-
nounced that he will visit Algiers on 5 February. Extremist
Europeans in Algeria, large numbers of whom are armed and
organized, are likely to demonstrate at any time in protest against
De Gaulle's position. (Page 4)
Cyprus: The American Consul General in Nicosia reports
that Greek Cypriot negotiators in London would rather extend
the date for Cyprus' independence indefinitely than agree to
present British territorial demands regarding future UK mil-
itary bases on the island. The dispute continues to center on
the size of the bases to be retained under British sovereignty,
Eith British military leaders insisting that far more territory
be included than is proposed in the latest compromise offer sug-
gested by Greek Cypriot officials-1
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� Dominican Republic: Approximately 1,000 Dominicans--
many of them members of leading families--have been ar-
rested during the past few days to forestall any move against
ry) the Trujillo regime. The US Embassy believes that the revolu-
tionary organization is now disrupted, but that there is a
strong possibility of an individual attemnt against Trniillo's
life as a result of the mass arrests. (Page 6)
Venezuela: The Venezuelan Government has arrested
severarofficers and civilians involved in a terrorist campaign
and coup attempt set for 23 January, the second anniversary of
n the overthrow of the dictator, Perez Jimenez. The action was
1\,v probably also intended as a warning to other officers who may
be implicated. President Betancourt's regime, though facing in-
ternal friction, is believed capable of controlling any violence
which may erupt from demonstrations on 23 January.
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Bloc Military Aid to the UAR
Major General Hafiz Ismail, the UAR official responsible
for the procurement of bloc arms, is to visit Moscow next
week to discuss with representatives of the Soviet organization
handling arms sales the question of "future policy for the sup-
plying of equipment." Cairo, continuing its almost complete
reliance on Moscow for arms aid, now apparently is seeking
a general commitment which would assure the UAR of mainte-
nance parts and replacements over an extended period of time.
Moscow, for its part, wants to retain its position as the
UAR's chief source of military assistance, and probably feels
that some such agreement would serve to limit Nasir's maneu-
verability for improving his relations with the West and to dis-
courage further anti-Communist moves by the UAR leader.
The Soviet Union and the UAR have been negotiating a ma-
jor arms deal since mid-1958, but no formal agreement is
known to have been signed.
Talks concerning the supply of additional bloc military
equipment to the UAR apparently are also under way in Prague
and Warsaw. Three UAR negotiating teams were to arrive
in Prague on 11 January to discuss contracts for armaments,
tank spare parts, and equipment for Military workshops. The
Czech-UAR military aid talks in Cairo late last year apparent-
ly resulted in a general agreement, under which the UAR nego-
tiators now in Prague presumably will contract for military
equipment.
A UAR arms purchasing mission was sent to Warsaw in
late 1959 to contract for spare parts for the MIG-17 jet fight-
ers previously supplied by the Noe
the Poles had
agreea in principle to supply armored steel--presumably to
be used in the manufacture of armaments.
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Since 1955 the bloc has provided Egypt and Syria with about
$700,000,000 in military aid. In addition, the bloc has extended
to the UAR more than $500,000,000 in economic credits--ex-
cluding the Soviet Union's new commitment to finance the second
stage of the Aswan Dam.
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
Indonesian Dissidents Plan to Proclaim New Government
Indonesian dissidents in Sumatra and North Celebes
who have been in rebellion since February 1958 plan to pro-
claim a "United Republic of Indonesia" on 26 January�
The rebel move-
ment, which in recent months has repeatedly planned but
put off such a proclamation, heretofore has been nominally
operating under the provisional Government of the Revolu-
tionary Republic of Indonesia, split into two administrative
groups to direct the widely separated areas of Sumatra and
North Celebes. The constitution proposed for the republic
would provide considerable autonomy for member states. The
republic% territory would include Sumatra, Celebes, and the
Moluccas.
Revival of the rebel plan to proclaim a new government
does not indicate increased dissident political or military
strength, and is largely a paper exercise. With its call for
regional autonomy, the proposed proclamation is intended to
take advantage of widespread criticism of President Sukarno's
highly centralized "guided democracy," but is not likely to
draw additional support.,
The rebels, nevertheless, continue to maintain an over-
all armed force of approximately 11,000 and to conduct guer-
rilla warfare on a scale which ties down a considerable number
of government troops and seriously undermines the country's
economy.
"our program for 1960 is total guerrilla warfare."
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III. THE WEST
De Gaulle Moves to Quash Opposition on Algerian Policy
The relief of General Massu from his key army command
in Algeriai, together with the firm tone of the 22 January Paris
communique reaffirming De Gaulle's offer of self-determina-
tion for Algeria, suggests that the French President is laying
the groundwork for a bid for a negotiated solution regardless
of rightist and army opposition.
LDe Gaulle stressed to Socialist leader Guy Mollet on 19
January that self-determination for Algeria is the only course
possible. Mollet received the impression that De Gaulle wants
to set a date for a referendum in Algeria, superseding his 16
September stipulation of "within four years after pacification"
which has been widely misinterpreted. Mollet thought De Gaulle
"out of touch with the problem and with the thinking of the coun-
try," but]De Gaulle is probably counting on his scheduled TV
broadcast of 29 January to rally public support.
The communique's statement that before the end of 1960
commissions of Algerian deputies and general and municipal
councils would be summoned to Paris to study all major Al-
gerian problems suggests that De Gaulle hopes to persuade
the Algerian rebels that they could best gain their long-term
objectives by participating in such deliberations.
Gaulle is also reported on 19 January to have told Al-
gerian rightist deputy Marc Lauriol that the "false tension" in
Algeria is "entirely the creation of the military." De Gaulle re
portedly added: "I know how the military operates. They
mounted the Dreyfus affair and they are mounting an Algerian
crisis in order to serve their own purposes./7 His intention to
visit Algeria on 5 February and his swift replacement of Gen-
eral Massu by a nonpolitical officer, Lieutenant General Jean
Crepin, suggests that De Gaulle is confident his authority as
chief of state will be respected by the army. He will neverthe-
less probably tour military installations in Algeria to reassure
key groups of officers concerning his policy, as he did prior to
his 16 September proposal for self-determination.
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� trn Algiers, a rightist leader has stated that a mass
demonstration by rightist Europeans is scheduled for 25
January. In view of settler resentment at De Gaulle's re-
cent actions, demonstrations or disorders could take plac
at any time. Extremist settlers are said to recognize that
they can no longer control De Gaulle actions concerning
Algeria, but reportedly hope to inflame European sentiment
as a prelude to revoltj
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Trujillo Acts to Crush Revolutionary Organization
Approximately 1,000 Dominicans--many of them members
of leading families--suspected of revolutionary activity against
the Trujillo regime have been arrested during the past few days.
The US Embassy believes that some 2,000 people may have been
arrested or executed since the abortive invasion by insurgents
from Cuba last June. It states that there is extreme tension
among all levels of Dominican society.
During the past several weeks Trujillo has enacted sev-
eral measures designed to gain popular support and thereby frus-
trate dissident plans. Rents were reduced for the small farmers
and city dwellers who have made up his broad political support,
an earlier decision denying workers Christmas bonuses was re-
versed, scheduled salary decreases for government employees
were canceled, and it was announced that the International Mone-
tary Fund had given the regime a standby credit of $11,250,000
that could be used to reinforce the economy. In addition, he ar-
ranged to have his son, General Rafael L. ("Ramfis") Trujillo--
who as chief of the Combined General Staff was generally de-
tested by the armed forces--sent to Europe, apparently for a
protracted stay.
The US Embassy believes that the revolutionary organiza-
tion is disrupted, but that there is a "strong possibility" the mass
arrests will inspire an individual attempt against Trujillo's life.
The arrests also may increase resentment against Trujillo and
eventually lead to renewed plotting on an even larger scale. Dis-
sidence is already reported in the armed forces, and this may
increase as a result of the arrests.
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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 Civil and Defense 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 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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