CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1961/03/17

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03007381
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• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2020
• Document Release Date: August 27, 2020
• Publication Date: March 17, 1961

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. Situation in Laos. (Page t)
2. Congo: Tshombes indicates lives of Americans in
Katanga in danger if US aircraft bring Indian troops
there. (Page t)
3. USSR: Comment on imminence of manned space
flight. (Page it)
4. Cambodia: Sihanouk charges mistreatment of Cam-
bodian minority in South Vietnam. (Page it)
5. Iran: Shah removes from office key military and secu-
rity chiefs, including SAVAK chief General Balditiar.
(Page it)
6. Morocco: New King may sponsor guerrilla action
against Spanish Sahara and Mauritania. (Page itt)
7. Portugal: Salazar may reshuffle cabinet next week.
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17 March 1961
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*Laos: "Ckong Le - Pathet Lao forces, while continuing
to exe�rt7Fressure north and south along the Vientiane -
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Luang Prabang highway, have also been attacking government
units in southern Xieng Khouang Province on the southern
approach to the Plaine des Jarres. Reports reaching Vientiane
describe the situation in the Ban Ta Viang - Tha Thom area
as grave, and Phoutni's forces were ordered by the local area
commander to withdraw to Tha Thom, the government's main
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ha still not made such a withdrawal.
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launching clearing operations against small pockets of govern-
ment troops closer to Xieng Khouang town who, together with
hit-and-run attacks by progovernment Meo guerrillas, have
been hampering the enemy's freedom of movement.
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States aircraft should transport Indian troops into Katanga,
"it would be wise to proceed with the evacuation of American
families residing in Katanga." Opposition in Katanga to the --m--l-'''' /
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aged by local Belgians who have spread the idea that the Indians '
are the forerunner of an "Indian colonial penetration into the
Congo."
several Afro-Asian nations, including India and
Sudan, are urging a large-scale reinforcement of the UN force,
since withdrawal of troops "would mean surrender to Tshombe
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and wouldrrmit him and his colleagues to carry out what they
wished." mmarskjold's advisory committee on the Congo,
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hich is composed largely of African and Asian members, has
generally expressed approval of the growing tendency of the
Congolese to negotiate among themselves, although they, regret
that Gizenga has not been included and fear that Tshomb has
"bamboozled" the other leaderjg
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USSR: IChrushchey's statement at Akmolinsk on 14 March
that tlie/rtime is not far off" when a man will be put into space
is a significant indication that the USSR will make such an at-
tempt in the near future. In view of the demonstrated pattern
of Soviet efforts to accomplish significant "firsts" in space, US
publicity that a Mercury astronaut will make a suborbital flight
in space within the relatively near future probably will trigger
an early Soviet attempt. The current deployment of the Sibir
� ships in the Pacific suggests that another space launching may
be imminent. (Backup, Page 2)
Cambodia- South Vietnam: Cambodian - South Vietnamese C
relations have again become strained over the issue of alleged
ill treatment of the Cambodian minority in South Vietnam. In �.2J
a 14 March speech, Prince Sihanouk charged that South Vietnam
was treating its Cambodian minority as second-class citizens
and again raised Cambodian territorial claims against South
Vietnam. Kambodia had earlier, asked Hammarskjold to send
a UN observer to investigate the conditions behind the flow of
refugees from South Vietnam. Cambodian army units on the
border reportedly are being augmente.e,
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Iran: ap a major shake-up in Iran's security forces, the Shah
as removed from office General Timur Bakhtiar, director of the
ational Intelligence and Security Organization (SAVAK), Gen-
eral Hedayat, chief of the Supreme Commander's Staff (SCS),
and General Haj Ali Kia, the latter's chief of intelligence.
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