CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/12/24

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• Publication Date: December 24, 1959

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24 DECEMBER 1959
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
IL ASIA-AFRICA
Israel will probably complain to UN Secu-
rity Council if UAR continues to hold
Greek freighter with cargo from Haifa. 0
India may survey Bhutan's passes into
Tibet, build air strips, and train Bhu-
tanese forces.
III. THE WEST
Finland accepts long-term credit from
USSR.
LATE ITEM
Launching at Tyura Tam Missile Test
Test Range.
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24 December 1959
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Israel-UAR: rael probably will lodge a formal com-
plaint with the UN Security Council if the UAR does not release
the Greek freighter carrying cement from Israel now held at
Port Said and permit it to transit the Suez Canal. UN Secre-
tary General Hammarskjold� who is disturbed because he thought
he had arranged for quiet passage of the ship in accordance with
specified UAR conditions, is said to regard a council session
as "virtually inevitable" because of the UAR's "act of bad faith."
Cairo has
since claimed its conditions were not met, that the cement still
is legally owned by Israel, and that the Greek vessel was leased
by an Israeli coinpany for the voyage:1
inaia-mutan: tinutan.s prime minister ruts agree(' Luca .muid.
should make a complete survey of Bhutanese passes into Tibet,
build airstrips capable of accommodating C-47 aircraft, and sup-
ply limited equipment and training for Bhutanese armed forces.
The proposed Indian undertakings would be an extension of survey,
airdrop, and training activities already under way. It is not yet
known, however, whether the Maharajah of Bhutan, the ultimate
authority, will approve the commitments of his prime minister.
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Watch Committee Conclusions: he following developments
are susceptible of direct exploitation by Soviet/Communist hos-
tile action which could jeopardize the security of the US in the
immediate future:
In Iraq,the influence of tile Communists continues to disturb
nationalist elements and a new attempt to assassinate Qasim cou
occur at any time.
In Laos, the young reformist group is restive after its ex-
clusion from the cabinet and may, with the support of influential
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Cirmy elements attempt an early power move against the premiei
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III. THE WEST
Finland-USSR: Finland has officially accepted a Soviet
12-year $125s,0002000 credit in rubles to purchase capital
goods from the Soviet Union. The Finn; who have not been
enthusiastic about the loans may be reluctant to draw upon it
but probably hope that the agreement will lessen Moscow's op-
position to some kind of Finnish association with the European
Free Trade Area. Finland and the USSR also reached an ac-
cord on the 1960 exchange of commodities under their long-
term trade agreement. (Page 2)
LATE ITEM
*USSR,: A probable test ICBM was launched about 1405 EST
(1905 GMT) on 23 December at the Tyura Tam Missile Test
Range. Preliminary information indicates the test vehicle im-
pacted in the water just off the east coast of Kamchatka at a
point northeast of the usual land impact area. Evidence available
to date is insufficient to permit assessment of the significance
of the probable impact in the water or whether such was the in-
tent. This operation was preceded by attempts to launch on 21
and 22 Decembers, both successively postponed for 24 hours. All
three operations had the same intended launch time (1400 EST).
This is the 21st probable test ICBM flight to or beyond Kamchatka.
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Further Indian Aid to Bhutan Discussed
General K. S. Thimayya, Indian chief of army staff, states
that Bhutan's de facto Prime Minister Jigme Dorji has agreed
that India should make a complete survey of Bhutanese passes
into Tibet, build airstrips capable of accommodating C-47 air-
craft, and supply limited military equipment and training for
Bhutanese armed forces.
This attitude on the part of Dorji suggests an increasing
awareness that semi-independent Bhutan cannot indefinitely
hold out in traditional isolation against any increase in Chinese
Communist pressure from Tibet. Dorji maintains a residence
in Indian territory at Kalimpong, a major center of news and
rumor regarding the Sino-Indian border dispute.
Dorjits feeling is shared to some extent in Bhutan itself,
despite long-standing distrust of India among the Bhutanese,
who are racially and ethnically akin to the Tibetans and who
have long feared Indian imperialist tendencies. In recent years
the Bhutanese Government has permitted Indian map survey
parties to enter the country, has allowed Indian aircraft to over-
fly Bhutan to trade goods at selected locations, and has sent a
few Bhutanese military officers to India for training. The In-
dian undertakings which Jigme Dorji now supports would, in
effect, constitute an extension of such activities.
Dorji, however, cannot speak for the government of Bhutan
�with the same authority as the prime minister of countries using
the British parliamentary system, and his agreement with Gen-
eral Thirnayya on the advisability of various actions probably
represents as yet only his personal commitment. The Mahara-
jah of Bhutan, the ultimate authority, may agree to the above
proposals, but their implementation must await formalization
of the arrangements.
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III. THE WEST
Finland Accepts $125,000,000 Ruble Credit From USSR
Finland has accepted a 12-year ruble credit equivalent to
about $125,000,000 to purchase capital goods from the USSR.
The commodity credit was originally offered and accepted in
principle during President Kekkonon's state visit to the USSR
in May 1958, but the Finnish Government and commercial in-
terests have been unenthusiastic about the offer. Finland has
had a chronic ruble surplus in its annual trade balance with the
USSR, and Finnish buyers show little interest in Soviet capital
goods and equipment. The new five-year trade agreement (1961-
65) signed during Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Mikoyan's visit
to Finland in October, however, anticipates a closer balance in
Soviet-Finnish trade.
The Finns may be reluctant to draw extensively on the credit;
they are probably more concerned with assuring the USSR of their
neutrality. Faced with the necessity of protecting their markets in
Western Europe through some kind of association with the recently
formed European Free Trade Area (EFTA), they probably hope that
accepting the credit will convince the USSR that Finland's interest
in EFTA will not mean a reduction in its trade with the USSR or in
its political neutrality.
Finland and the USSR also agreed on 22 December to exchange
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some $250,000,000 "7^14h ^C "14ves in 1960 under the 1956-60
trade agreement,
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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
Director, Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
� Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Chairman, 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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