CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1955/11/22

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03019091
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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: September 20, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2019
• Publication Date: November 22, 1955

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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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CONTENTS
I. CAFE FILHO ANNOUNCES PLANS TO RETURN TO
BRAZILIAN PRESIDENCY (page 3).
2. DIEM ANTICIPATES INCREASED VIET MINH
TERRORISM IN SOUTH (page 4).
THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(page 5)
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1. CAFE FILHO ANNOUNCES PLANS TO RETURN TO
BRAZILIAN PRESIDENCY
Brazil's President Cafe Filho, who
had been on a leave of absence follow-
ing his heart attack on 3 November,
announced on 21 November that he was
returning to office. This announcement has created a new
political crisis, and army troops have again occupied key
positions in Rio de Janeiro�
Although Acting President Nereu Ramos
on 17 November reaffirmed Caf� constitutional right to
return to his post, a large anti-Kubitschek newspaper as-
serted at the time that the army would intervene to prevent
such a move, and another prominent paper demanded that
Congress impeach Caf�f he returned to office. An abso-
lute majority in the Chamber of Deputies would suffice for
impeachment.
Caf�ilho has been consistently linked
-with the important political and military forces averse to
the inauguration of President-elect Juscelino Kubitschek,
although after the 3 October elections he publicly declared
that Kubitschek, if validly elected, should take office.
Should Caf�ilho after resuming his
duties as president announce any sudden change in the mil-
itary members of his cabinet, War Minister Lott, who led
the army's "preventive coup" of 11 November, would prob-
ably oust Caf�n order "to preserve the constitution" and
permit the inauguration of Kubitschek as scheduled on
31 January.
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2. DIEM ANTICIPATES INCREASED VIET MINH
TERRORISM IN SOUTH
The Viet Minh plans a considerable
increase of terrorism in South Vietnam,
Iihe Viet Minh effort is expected to be directed at
preventing further extension of government control and at
interfering with the training program of the Vietnamese
army.
The remnant forces of Hoa Hao rebel
Ba Cut in southwest Vietnam, which appear to have ,been
taken over by the Viet Minh, are showing signs of activity.
This activity follows the transfer to training centers of
army units which had been deployed against the Ba Cut reb-
els.
Comment
To date the Viet Minh has been cautious
in promoting terrorism in the south,
probably because of a need to develop increased capabili-
ties.
Vietnamese army operations have greatly
reduced the capabilities of the rebel sect forces, but the rem-
nants of these forces are probably now more willing to co-
operate with the Viet Minh.
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(Information as of 1700 21 November
No significant military activity has
been reported.
The American military attache in Tel
Aviv believes, however, that the danger of Israeli reprisals
against Jordan has become more serious because of the in-
crease in the number of incursions from Jordan during the
past several days. The Arab Legion is reported to be try-
ing to determine whether there is a set pattern to these inci-
dents, presumably in the hope of forestalling them.
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