CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/03/03

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• Publication Date: March 3, 1959

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3 MARCH 1959
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Comment on Soviet note of 2 March
Soviet forces maintaining high state
of communications readiness in East
Germany.
Peiping stepping up efforts to end
e in Tibet.
II, ASIA-AFRICA
Two disaffected Iraqi division com-
manders reported under house ar-
rest.
Sudan - Coup attempt by army com-
manders on 2 March aborted.
Cambodia - Vietnamese envoy with-
drawn from Phnom Penh.
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French say they will remove their
Mediterranean Fleet from NATO
status in April.
Finnish parliamentary delegation's
visit to East Germany coincides
with Ithrushchev's arriv4
Iceland protests British decision
to escort fishing trawlers inside
Iceland's 12-mile limit.
Bolivia - Mob attacks US Embassy.
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
*USSR: While calling for a heads-of-government meeting
In April, the Soviet notes of 2 March made an ostensible con-
cession by proposing a six-power foreign ministers' conference
to discuss a German peace treaty and Berlin. These notes, de-
livered only six days after Khrushchev's strong public attack on
the Western proposal for a conference of foreign ministers,
probably are intended to appear responsive to President Eisen-
hower's press conference remarks on 25 February regarding
the need for careful preparations before holding a summit meet-
ing. The Soviet leaders probably believe, however, that their
terms for a foreign ministers' conference will be unacceptable
to the West but that their apparent flexibility on the scope and
composition of a summit meeting will produce a favorable im-
pact in the West. (Page 1)
USSR-Berlin:
Soviet forces in East Germany nave
achieved and are maintaining a high degree of communications
readiness. While this activity could indicate a refinement in
communications procedure, it could also be a reflection of So-
viet preparation for any military action which might result from
the turnover of Berlin access controls to the East German re-
gime. ( (Page 2)
Tibet: The Chinese Communists may be stepping up ef-
forts to end Tibetan resistance. Peiping has increased its
troop strength in Tibet and mpv h nlanning to move in large
numbers of Chinese settlers.
Lhasa is under "wartime"
conditions because of the "suppression campaign." However,
press reports from India describing large-scale rebellion ap-
pear to be exaggerated:]
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Iraq: lThe commanders of the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the
Iraqi�AFm are reported under house arrest. These officers
who are the principal military leaders dissatisfied with the
Qasim regime, had been resisting efforts by Qasim to transf
them from their commands to the diplomatic service. Their
arrest, unless it provokes an immediate counteraction from
other anti-Qasim elements in the army, would seem to reduce
further the chances of a successful coup against Qasim in Vie ,
n PA r future)
*Sudan: (An attempt to taxe over tne government by the com-
mandFigOf the Eastern and Northern Commands on 2 March was
aborted after a stormy session of the Supreme Council, accord-
ing to a Sudanese government official. Premier Abboud, who
later denied publicly that there had been any disturbances, is
reported loath to take action against the conspirators and or- ,
dered the commanders to return to their units. However, Coun-
cil members, who were arrested and were to have been dis-
missed, are demanding the officers be disciplined. Although
the situation is outwardly calm, it remains "highly dangerous,"
with the prospect that Sudanese political elements and possibly
the Egypti7ns 111AV heroine involved if the internal disnute is not
nolvpel
Cambodia - South Vietnam: Cambodia's continued public
accusations against South Vietnam for involvement in plotting
against Prince Sihanouk may lead to a break in relations be-
tween the two countries. The South Vietnamese envoy has left
Phnom Penh after having been named by Sihanouk as the chief
Vietnamese contact with dissident General Dap Chhuon. There
are conflicting reports on the whereabouts and strength of Chhuon,
whose headrmarterQui neeimieri by the ramhorlian Army on 22
February.
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France: Ehe French Government's decision to withdraw
its Mediterranean Fleet from "its present NATO status" now
is reported to be scheduled to take effect in April. There ha
been no publicity thus far and no indications as to when France
will officially inform NATO.)
Finland - East Germany: A seven-man Finnish parlia-
mentary delegation, headed by Speaker Fagerholm, is plan-
ning to visit the Leipzig Fair in East Germany this week, when
Ilrushchev will also be there. A Finnish Foreign Ministry
official considers the visit to be "badly timed." He denies
that Finland is contemplating any change in Finnish - East
German relations. (Page 3)
Iceland-Britain: jhe Icelandic Government on 28 Febru-
ary protested Britain's intention to move British trawlers un-
der naval protection effective 1 March into areas banned to
trawlers by Iceland under its unilaterally extended 12-mile
fishing limit. A British Foreign Office official has confirme
that these fishing areas are located within approximately four
to nine miles of the coast. There have been no serious incidents
since last November, but Icelandic Coast Guard officials fear
the move gravely increases the dancer of clashes in the con-
ested fishing water_C.
*Bolivia: a. mob attack against the US Embassy in La Paz
broke out on 2 March, sparked by an article in the Latin Amer-
ican edition of Time magazine which the Bolivian Government
had first withheld and then released. The government's decisi
to permit distribution may have been taken in part with a view
to exerting pressure on the United States in a dispute over
Bolivia's financial crisis and in part to distract the public from
domestic problem (Page 4)
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Nwl I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC 'o'
Soviet Notes Offer Ostensible Concession on Foreign
Ministers' Conference
The USSR's notes of 2 March are intended as a further dem-
onstration of Moscow's desire for negotiations to work out peace-
ful settlements of the Berlin and German questions. While call-
ing for a heads-of-government meeting in April at Vienna or
Geneva "to avert the dangerous course of events" posed by the
Berlin question, the notes made an ostensible concession by pro-
posing a six-power foreign ministers' conference to discuss a
German peace treaty and Berlin. These notes, delivered only
six days after Khrushchev's speech of 24 February attacking the
Western proposal for a four-power foreign ministers' conference,
probably are intended to appear responsive to President Eisen-
hower's press conference remarks on 25 February regarding the
need for careful preparations before holding a summit meeting.
Moscow's terms for a conference of foreign ministers, how-
ever/ appear to be designed to be unacceptable to the West. The
notes insist on parity of representation, with Poland and Czecho-
slovakia on the Soviet side, and demand that the agenda be limited
to a German peace treaty and the status of West Berlin. The
USSR also set a time limit of "not more than two or three months"
for foreign ministers' talks which, in the absence of Western
agreement to a summit conference, should be held in April at
Vienna or Geneva.
The notes stress Moscow's preference for a heads-of-govern-
ment meeting and seek to give an impression of flexibility on the
scope and composition of such talks. They contend that a summit
meeting "could consider a wider range of questions" than the for-
eign ministers' conference proposed by the West. They list sub-
stantially the same agenda proposed by Khrushchev in his 24 Feb-
ruary speech. The USSR proposed that summit talks should include,
besides the Big Four, "interested countries" such as Poland and
Czechoslovakia, as "states bordering on Germany which became
the first victims of Hitlerite aggression." The notes also said that
both German states "must be represented" in summit talks on a
German treaty and the status of West Berlin,
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Soviet Forces in Germany in High State of Readiness
The inclusion of practice in quelling civil unrest in training
exercises during the period 11-14 February may also be a re-
flection of Soviet military concern over the Berlin situation.
Advanced preparedness is further indicated by a "brigade ex-
ercise...forming a ring around Berlin" that has been scheduled
for 3 March by the East German Communist party. In addition,
this winter the East German railways have for the first time
built up substantial coal stocks--a reflection of military pre-
paredness.
Meanwhile, the USSR is continuing its preparations for
the evacuation of East Berlin and turnover of controls there
to the East German Government. New facilities, such as bar-
racks, housing, and office buildings, are being built near Berlin
for Soviet units now in the city.
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III. THE WEST
Finnish Parliamentary Delegation to Visit East German
Trade Fair
A seven-man Finnish parliamentary delegation, headed
by Speaker Fagerholm, will visit the Leipzig Fair in East
Germany from 5 to 11 March, when Soviet Premier Khru-
shchev will be there. Finnish Deputy Minister of Communi-
cations Korsimo, a close friend of President Kekkonen, will
also attend the fair. The delegation, invited by East German
parliamentary leader Dickermann and Deputy Premier Rau,
will provide the highest level contact between the Finns and
the East Germans to date.
Finland officially recognizes neither West nor East Ger-
many, although it exchanges consular and commercial repre-
sentatives with both. During its visit, the Finnish delegation
may be pressed to recognize the East German regime and
support the Communist position on Berlin. A Finnish Foreign
Ministry official admits the trip is "badly timed" but denies
that Finland is contemplating now or in the "definite future"
any change in its relations with East Germany. Because of
its important trade relations with West Germany and because
it fears becoming directly embroiled in the recognition issue,
Finland will be reluctant to take any initiative in recognizing
East Germany.
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Bolivian Mob Attacks US Embassy
Bolivian mob attack on the US Endbassy in La Paz and
the stoning of a USIA office in the mining center of Potosi on
2 March were sparked by an article in the Latin American edi-
tion of Time magazine. The article had aroused all elements
of Bolivian public opinion, according to the embassy. Both
rightists and leftists issued statements defending Bolivian sov-
ereignty, while the Catholic newspaper said the government
may protest to the Organization of American States, The Amer-
ican charge noted before the attack that the Communists were
just "coastingn
Er_h.e magazine--which the government at first confiscated
and then released--quoted a US official as jokingly proposing
the partition of Bolivia and its problems. The government's
decision to permit distribution may have been taken in part with
the expectation that the popular reaction would exert pressure
on the United States in a dispute over Bolivia's financial policy
and in part to distract the public from domestic problems.
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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
Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
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 the Army
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Department of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior
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
United States Information Agency
The Director
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