CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/10/06

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• Publication Date: October 6, 1959

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OCTOBER 1951-)
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Communist China and Guinea will
establish diplomatic relations.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
UAR may sever diplomatic relations
with Peiping.
Iraq--Communist-controlled journal-
ists' association closes three anti-
Communist newspapers in Baghdad.
Moroccan crown prince Calls proposed
November arms package from US in-
adequate.
Indonesia�Increased military role in
government causing speculation over
possible army coup.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
6 October 1959
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Communist China - Guinea: Communist China, pressing
to expand its influence in tropical Africa, has obtained its first
formal diplomatic representation in the area with an agreement
to exchange ambassadors with Guinea. The agreement with
Conakry, where the USSR, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia al-
ready maintain embassies' was signed in Peiping on 4 October
by Foreign Minister ChenYi and Guinea's Minister of Educa-
tion Barry Diawandou. Peiping is likely to cite the agreement
with Guinea in its efforts to convince Ghana that it too should
exchange formal representation.
IL ASIA-AFRICA
UAR - Communist China: The possibility that Cairo may
sever relations with Peiping is growing. Nasir's press and radio
are continuing a full-scale campaign against Communist China
and have called for support from the Afro-Asian bloc. Cairo
claims Peiping "has no time for peace" and is preoccupied with
aggressive policies, calling attention to Khrushchev's "cool" re-
ception there. As yet, Peiping has made no public comment on
Cairo's charees but may temporarily withdraw its ambassador to
e UAR.
The UAR campaign was probably responsible for an attack
by Yemeni students on the Chinese Communist Legation in Taiz
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Iraq: Two daily newspapers and a weekly in Baghdad, all
outspokenly anti-Communist, have been closed down and the ed-
itor of another paper has been arrested. These actions were or-
dered by the Communist-controlled Iraqi Journalists Association,
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which Qasim is permitting to exercise virtual control over the
Iraqi press. Communist domination of the association was
achieved in September with the aid of the socialistic National
Democratic oartv.
Morocco: Litie crown prince is reported to be displeased
with the size of the initial American arms shipment scheduled
to reach Morocco for display during the mid-November national
holiday. He characterized the proposed shipment as "ridicu-
lously small and entirely inadqu:ate" for the spactacular demon-
stration he wants of American support for the palace and Royal
Army. This adverse reaction appears to be a gambit to obtain
a larger shipment. Meanwhile, the Moroccans seem to be re-
sisting French pressure to fill Royal Army requirements for the
November parade, and the USSR and Czechoslovakia are reported
to be offering "everything and anything" the Moroccan Government
w a (Page 2)
Indonesia: Rumors of an impending army coup appear to
arise in part from general apprehension over increased army in-
fluence in the government. The Indonesian Communist party may
be exploiting such rumors in an effort to aggravate President
Sukarno's apparently rowing uneasiness over the army's polit-
ical role. (Page 3)
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
IL ASIA-AFRICA
UAR May Be Nearing Break With Communist China
The UAR propaganda campaign against Communist China,
set off by Syrian Communist Khalid Bakdash's anti-UAR ad-
dress in Peinina on 28 September
an un6onfirmed press report says Peiping
is recalling its ambassador from Cairo.
UAR propaganda organs have played up Chinese Communist
differenu,m with Yugoslavia and India, suggesting that a large
part of Nasir's campaign L eesigned to strengthen his own pre-
tensions to leadership in a naatralist bloc. Cairo has also hinted
that Peiping's aggressive policies have caused some tension be-
tween Communist China and the 1USSR.
The UAR press has urged the Afro-Asian countries to join
in a campaign against Chinese Communist "determination to in-
terfere in their affairs." Reaction in the rest of the Arab world
has been spotty--the Beirut press has supported the UAR. while
Baghdad is critical of Nasir's attacks on Peiping.
In Yemen, UAR influence probably caused the student at-
ack on the Chinese Communist Leaation in Taiz
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Moroccan Chief of Staff Reported Dissatisfied With American
Arms Aid
LMoroccan Crown Prince and Chief df Staff Moulay Hassan is
reported displeased with the size of the token American shipment
of materiel scheduled for display during the mid-November na-
tional holiday. Some 26 items of mobile artillery and transport
vehicles compose the initial shipment under a $500,000 military
aid grant which the prince expects to use to equip five units of
shock troops. These he envisages as an elite force to be used
for the protection of the monarchy should internal stability de-
teriorate markedly. Moulay Hassan is said to have characterized
the projected shipment as "ridiculously small and entirely inade-
quate" for a spectacular demonstration of American support for
the palace and army)
(,Moulay Hassan hopes to modernize, if not completely re-equip,
the 31,000-man Moroccan Army, and his adverse reaction may be
a gambit to obtain a much larger shipment of American materiel.
Despite the French claim that the Moroccan Army has adequate
supplies of small arms, a Moroccan general has indicated a need
for some 36,000 items, considered by the American Embassy in
Rabat to be more than enough to re-equip the army, irregular
forces, and gendarmerie combined. The King is said to desire
an additional 18,000 items of small arms and equipment for stor-
age at the palace should the need arise to arm persons loyal to
the crowq
[The French, opposing much of the projected American mil-
itary aid to Morocco, are reported to have pressed during the
past month for a list of Moroccan military requirements, particu-
larly those items which Morocco might wish to exhibit in Novem-
ber. Not wishing to be "beholden to the French in this matter,"
the Moroccans apparently are resisting these pressures. Mean-
while, the USSR and Czechoslovakia are reported to be "offering
everything and anything" the Moroccan Government wants in the
way of military equipment
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Coup Rumors Circulate in Djakarta
Numerous rumors of an impending army coup which have
circulated in Djakarta for the past few weeks appear to be part
of the general atmosphere of uneasiness in the Indonesian Gov-
ernment. This uneasiness seems to pertain particularly to
President Sukarno's, attitude toward the army. His suspicion
of army power, although typical of his attitude toward any ele-
ment which might threaten his position, apparently has been
deliberately aggravated by the Communist party in its effort
to create dissension between the President and the army.
Since mid-September, President Sukarno has demonstrated
a renewed interest in balancing the army's influence in govern-
ment by concessions to leftist elements. These include his de-
cision to speak at the Communist party's sixth national congress,
despite the army's attempts to minimize attention to the meeting,
and his creation of a West Irian Committee weighted with ex-
treme nationalists and leftists which is likely to obstruct the
army's anti-Communist efforts. A reorganization of administra-
tive machinery governing implementation of prevailing martial
law seems likely to decrease the powers of Army Chief of Staff
and Defense Minister General Nasution. The former army intel-
ligence chief has implied that antiarmy elements are getting
closer to the President.
An army coup directed at replacing President Sukarno or
reducing his power appears unlikely at this time, however, un-
less there is extreme provocation. The army itself would be
sharply divided on anti-Sukarno action, and army leaders in
Djakarta are aware that an unsuccessful coup might turn Sukarno
almost exclusively toward Communist support.
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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
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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 Army
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
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
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