CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/03/23

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03148935
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March 23, 1960
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J. ak I 57 VC k / Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03148935 3.5(c) 3.3(h)(2) 23 March 1960 Copy No. C 68 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN DOCUMENT NO. aP NO CHANGE IN cuss., o DECLASSIFIED CLASS. CKNGED TO: TS $ 0 NEXT RiatiON DATE: 1010 AITINs NH 14-2 6 JUN 1Pri ot.TI. 'REVIEWERS T E. R E zZIZZZA WZ/ZrZyri Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03148935W/Z/ZZ/Zi rjr Zie Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03148935 New ThDDDFT Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03148935 nags�r*---- Approved forc'Rinelease: 2020/03/13 C03148935 23 MARCH 1960 I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC Workers' protests over wage reductions bringing increased pressure on Moscow to raise living standards. Soviet lecturer criticizes Asian and African leaders; finds only President Toure of Guinea worthy of praise. II. AS1A-ArRICA Indonesia�Recent violent incidents ap- pear to reflect growing dissatisfaction with government's policies. South Korean - Japanese relations eased by Seoul's agreement to release Japanese fishermen. Saudi Arabia- Aramco embezzlement may bring pressure from government for participation in management. III. THE WEST � Cyprus' trade with bloc increasing. �Ambassador Bonsai skeptical over pros- pect of reducing Cuban-US frictions. �Argentina- -Growing army dissatisfaction with Frondizi regime noted; senior offi- cers oppose action against it now. Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03148935 ge Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03148935 Ntri mir CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 23 March 1960 OK DAILY BRIEF I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC USSR: ..oviet workers have recently protested wage reductions resulting from the shortened workday by stag- ing meetings and slowdownJ In addition, the reported out- break of worker disturbances in Kazakhstan last October has recently been confirmed. /hese protests are isolated but signify an emboldened worker attitude that contributes to pressure on the regime to improve 1ivin standard_fg. (Page 1) USSR: A Soviet lecturer, speaking before an elite Mos- cow audience on 16 March on recent developments in Asian and African Communist parties, singled out only Guinea and Sekou Tour d for unqualified praise. He criticized other na- tionalist leaders, including Nehru, Sukarno, U Nu, Nasir, Abboud, and Qasim. The speaker's remarks probably reflect a feeling among Soviet policy makers that the Communist bloc's economic and military assistance programs have produced fewer political dividends than expected. (Page 2) II. ASIA-AFRICA Indonesia: Recent violent incidents apparently reflect growing frustration and dissatisfaction with Djakarta's polit- ical and economic policies. The incidents include a mutiny on 13 March at the police training center in East Java, an abor- five attack�reportedly including army personnel--against the army cavalry training center in West Java on 19 March, and the 9 March strafing of the President's palace in Djakarta. (Page 4) f;;;;;e7rrii;;;;7Y6/676i7iTCOTIZiE7 A Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03148935 0.�,?; � %se South Korea - Japan: The crisis in relations between Seoul and Tokyo which developed recently over the seizure of Japanese C fishermen has been eased by Seoul's agreement to exchange by the end of March 167 Japanese fishermen for approximately 1,000 Koreans detained in Japan for illegal entry. Even if this matter is settled satisfactorily, serious differences will remain at issue be- tween the two countries. (Page 5) 0 1( it