CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/05/12

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12 MAY 1960
L THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Soviet Premier Khrushchev likely to
i visit Mexico fter Mexican President's
trip to USSR.
Moscow offers Ethiopia arms and mil-
itary equipment.
IL ASIA-AFRICA
Turkey remains quiet as opposition party
waits to see extent of government's re-
pressive measures. 0
Singapore government intent upon per-
mitting establishment of permanent
Soviet trade office; UK and Malaya op-
posed and may force showdown with
Singapore.
III. THE WEST
French supervisor of forthcoming Alge-
rian cantonal elections says recent con-
tacts with rebels now broken off and FLINte�,
apparently has decided on "all-out war." C2)
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR-Mexico: Soviet First Deputy Premier Mikoyan
made it clear to a Mexican parliamentary delegation in
Moscow that, after Mexican President Lopez Mateos' trip to
Th�cR IChrushchev would "without any doubt" visit Mex-
ico,
r Lopez Mateosi accepted in principle the invitation to
visit the Soviet Union extended to him by Mikoyan on the
occasion of the opening of the Soviet exhibit in Mexico City
last November, but no date for the trip has been announced.
IChrushchey may hope to combine a visit to Mexi7n with a
trip to several other Latin American countries.
USSA-Ethiopia:rMoscow offered last month to nrovide
Ethiopia with arms and military equipment,
but the Emperor is reluctant to ac-
cept until he has first discussed the prospect of additional
1\10 American military aid with US embassy officials. A high-
ranking Soviet military delegation, which recently repre-
sented the USSR at military eerpmnny in Addis Ababa, is
still in the country.] (Page 1)
IL ASIA-AFRICA
Turkey: Turkey remains quiet, with the opposition
Republic People's party (RPP) waiting to see how far the
government will go in carrying out repressive measures.
14_ The RPP considers the next two weeks as most criticalo and
DI RPP leader Inonu has given "firm instructions" that there
should be no demonstrations or riots until local reactions
become clear. The RPP is "particularly worried" about
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possible demonstrations in eastern Turkey as news of the
Ankara and Istanbul incidents reaches there. RPP spokes-
men have expressed the hope of some unofficial sign of
American disapproval of the government's actions. TA top-
level RPP spokesman has denied that any feelers have been
put out for a meeting between Prime Minister Menderes and
Inonu,and both sides seem too far apart at present to make
such a meeting usefulD
Singapore: rthe Singapore government apparently is in-
tent on permitting a Soviet trade official, who has been granted
a six-month entry permit, to establish a permanent Soviet trade
office. The local minister of finance hopes this concession will
encourage Soviet assistance to Singapore, possibly including the
construction of a large steel complex. Malaya and the United
Kingdom are disturbed over these developments and may force
a showdown at the 19 May meeting of the Singapore Internal Secu-
rity Council, the regulatory body consisting of representatives
from Singapore, M ible for internal
security decisiontp, (Page 2)
III. THE WEST
France-Algeria: TLucien Neuwirth, stanch Gaullist charged
with supervising the 29 May cantonal elections in Algeria, now
Is "very gloomy" in contrast with his earlier optimism on the
Algerian problem. He charges that military and civilian author-
ities in Algeria are undermining the government's policies and
taking an uncooperative and negative attitude toward the elections.
He said that recent contacts with the rebels have been broken off
and that the FLN seems to have decided on "all-out war." Neu-
wirth said also that there definitely would be a general protest
strike in Algiers on 13 May, including a mass meeting by Euro-
pean settlers in protest against government policy:7
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IV. WATCH COMMITTEE CONCLUSIONS
fn the basis of findings by its Watch Committee, the United
States Intelligence Board concludes thatO
A. ao Sino-Soviet bloc country intends to initiate hos-
tilities against the US or its possessions in the im-
mediate future:A
B. to Sino-Soviet bloc country intends deliberately to
Initiate direct military action against US forces
abroad, US allies, or areas peripheral to the orbit
In the immediate future:j
C. &he following developments are susceptible of direct
exploitation by Soviet/Communist hostile action which
could jeopardize the security of the US in the imme-
diate futureil
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Emperor Haile Selassie would hesitate to accept sizable quan-
tities of military equipment from Moscow because of his reluctance
to have an influx of instructors from the USSR and to become de-
pendent on the bloc for ammunition and spare parts. Apparently
using this offer to obtain more American arms, he pressed the
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I. TliE COMMUNIST BLOC
Moscow Offers Arms to Ethionia
/he Soviet Union is 'tenably reported to have recently of-
fered the Ethiopian Government arms and military equipment.
Moscow apparently is anxious to pursue the initial gains re-
sulting from its $100,000,000 economic aid agreement with Addis
Ababa signed last July. The Soviet arms offer reportedly in-
cludes tanks and is designed to re-equip the entire Ethiopian
Army as well as the Imperial Bodyguard and the police. 7
a high-ranking Soviet military delegation is in Ethiopia to
attend the recent ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniver-
sary of the military school at Addis Ababa. The Soviet army gen-
eral heading the delegation is a cavalry and mountain-warfare ex-
pert who accompanied. Haile Selassie on his tour of Soviet military
i ngta 11 atinnQ rinrincr he Emperor's visit to the USSR last summer.
The delegation includes an air force major
The Emperor,
ecently expressed his
"profound disillusionment with the United States, from which he has
asked in vain for eight years for aid which Ethionia needs so badly."
However, the Ethiopians
were apparently "weary" of the Soviet Union, which had forced the
invitation for the military delegatioj
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Singapore Governineen. mincouraging oviet 'rade Activities
(The leftist Peopiel,S' Action party (PAP) government of
Singapore seems intent on permitting a Soviet official who
has been granted a six-month entry permit to establish a
trade office on this strategic island.
Singapore Finance Minister Goh Keng
Swee is planning to admit only the one official now, but ex-
pects that arrangements will have to be made later for an
office staff. He says the main purpose of these moves is to
sell more rubber, but that he hopes to interest the USSR in
setting up factories in Singapore, perhaps including a large
steel complex_a
CThe British are disturbed over Singapore's unilateral
approval of the official's entry permit and intend to raise
the issue at the 19 May meeting of the Singapore Internal
Security Council (SISC), the regulatory body responsible
for decisions on intern 1 security, consisting of one repre-
sentative from Malaya, three from Singapore, and three
from the UK. The British ,are planning to take the posi-
tion that the official must not extend his stay, must not be
permitted a staff, and must have no privileged communica-
(While the UK has the ultimate right to force Singapore
to abide by SISC decisions, it may find it politically diffi-
cult to do so. If, during the next few months, the British
are faced with additional unilateral actions, such as the
extension of the bfficia.Ps visa or enlargement of the trade
office, they may be unwilling to risk alienating the PAP
government, which they feel is the best that can be obtained
under present political conditions in Singaporez7
Litlalaya can be expected to take a considerably stronger
position and reportedly is prepared to take such retaliatory)
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_action as closing the causeway connecting Singapore with
the mainland,j
iSingapore's responsiveness to Soviet overtures and its
failure to keep Malaya fully informed of these developments
have markedly increased Kuala Lumpur's distrust of the
Chinese-dominated government of Singapore. The PAP gov-
ernment's hopes of establishing a limited common market
arrangement are likely to be indefinitely postponed. The
British Commission in Singapore recently told local offi-
cials that granting the Soviet official an entry permit would
in itself mean the end of SinaTre's hopes for merger with
Malaya)
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III. THE WEST
French Election Supe(/visor Describes(' Outlook in Algeria
As,"Very Gloomy"
CUNR party whip Lucien Neuwirth, a stanch Gaullist ap-
pointed by Premier Debrd to supervise the 29 May cantonal
elections in Algeria, reports that the situation there is "very
gloomy." Two weeks earlier he had expressed considerable
optimism on chances for a settlement]
d'ollowing his report to De Gaulle on his recent visit to
Algeria, Neuwirth told US embassy officials in Paris that
military and civilian authorities in Algeria are undermining
government policies and taking an uncooperative and nega-
tive attitude toward the elections. He was confident there
would be "a number" of representative candidates, but he
feared that participation of the Moslem electorate would be
very low.7
Lparis at one time hoped that these elections would pro-
duce Moslem spokesmen who, with representatives chosen
in previous elections� would be able to negotiate a settlement.
More recently, however, the government has tended to play
down the significance of the elections, and the speaker of the
assembly is reported to have said it was a mistake to sched-
ule themj
[Neuwirth told embassy officials also that secret contacts
with the Algerian rebels, which he h d considered "hopeful,"
had been broken off five days previously, and that now it ap-
peared that the FLN had decided on "all-out war." He previ-
ously said that the cantonal elections might be postponed if
"preliminary understanding" could be reached with the FL.1i.2
CNeuwirth's statements indicated further that discontent
among the European settler elements over the government's
Algerian policy has not appreciably abated since the January
"revolt." He said there will definitely be a protest strike
in Algiers on 13 May, including a mass meeting to protest
the government% policy:)
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