CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1958/02/20

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20 FEBRUARY 1958
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Czech mission headed by foreign
trade minister to visit Egypt
Syria and vpmerl shortly.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Indonesia - Sukarno indicates he
will not compromise with dissidents.
Tunisians growing impatient for
concessions, which France cannot
make without political risks.
Nasir probes US reaction to Yemeni
confederation with Egyptian-Syrian
union.
Sudan may postpone elections if
border dispute with Egypt continues.
Spanish-French military operation
in Spanish Sahara rouses Moroccan
indignation.
III. THE WEST
France plans nuclear weapons test
center in southern Algeria.
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20 February 1958
DAILY BRIEF
L THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Czech mission to the Arabs: A Czech mission headed
by the minister of foreign trade and including a Czech gen-
eral in mufti may tour Egypt, Syria, and Yemen in about
two weeks. The visit to Yemen, planned for two days only,
would be in part a return of Crown Prince Back's visit to
Prague, and in part a gesture of response to Yemeni re-
quests for more Czech military assistance. The tour
would be received in the Middle East as a demonstration
of bloc friendship toward the new United Arab Republic.
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Indonesia: President Sukarno is being pressed by
three�miTlipolitical parties to adopt a conciliatory at-
titude toward the rebel leaders. Thus far, however, he
has given no indication that -he will make any concessions.
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Tunisian situation: While France and Tunisia have
both accepted the offer of British and American good of-
fices in their current dispute, there is a sense of growing
impatience inside Tunisia. In Paris, Gaillard faces a
threat that right-wing deputies may quit his coalition over
the issue of Bizerte. This threat will probably cause ,
Gaillard to go slow on making any concessions to Bour-
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Egypt-Yemen: Yemen will be linked to the Egyptian-
Syrian union in a kind of "confederation" rather than as
a full-fledged member, according to Nasir, who is trying
to sound out the American attitude toward current Yemeni-
Egyptian negotiations.
Nasir may be aware of Saudi efforts to undermine the
Imam of Yemen, and may be trying to find out if King
ions have American support.
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Sudan-Egypt: The Sudanese prime minister intends to
declare a state of emergency and postpone parliamentary
elections scheduled to begin 27 February if the dispute
with Egypt over border areas has not calmed by that time.
The prime minister has also asked the United States to
provide quickly one or two transport aircraft for military
use.
Spanish West Africa: The joint Spanish-French offen-
sive against guerrilla elements in the western Sahara, re-
ported to have begun on 10 February, is apparently still
under way, but with few tangible results. The Moroccan
foreign minister states that the military nniaratinn ha a
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III. THE WEST
French nuclear weapon: France is planning to start
construction of a center for testing nuclear weapons at an
oasis in southern Algeria. A French official revealed in
November 1957 that an atomic bomb was being produced.
It is estimated that it can be rested during the latter half
of 1958. (Page 4) (Map).
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
Sukarno Will Probably Pursue Firm Policy Toward
Indonesian Rebels
Although President Sukarno is under pressure from
Indonesian political leaders and at least some military
groups to avoid measures which could lead to civil war,
he will probably persist in a firm policy toward the dis-
sidents. The moves already taken by Army Chief of
Staff General Nasution almost certainly have had Su-
karno's approval.
Sukarno has told Djakarta political leaders he will
neither set up a new anti-Communist cabinet nor re-
shuffle the present one to conciliate the Sumatran and
North Celebes rebels,
Sukarno said that before he would even "think"
about changes in the cabinet or national council, the
Sumatran dissidents must submit to arrest. He has
arranged to discuss the situation with former Vice
President Hatta on 20 February, but there is little
likelihood he will either restore Hatta to a responsi-
ble position or take his advice.
The chief of Indonesian.army iiitelligence told the
American army attache on 18 February that initial
attempts to overthrow rebel leader Lt. Col. Hussein
without using force had been unsuccessful. The intel-
ligence chief believes Sukarno must act quickly and will
not hesitate to order military action if necessary. The
American army attache comments that the chief de-
terminant as to how soon military action can start is
the problem of troop transport.
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Nasir's Views on Yemen's Adherence to
Egyptian-Syrian Union
Yemen's monarchy will be linked with the proposed
United Arab Republic (UAR) in a form of confederation, ac-
cording to Egyptian President Nasir. Seeking to elicit the
attitude of the United States on Yemen's adherence to the new
state, Nasir told US Ambassador Hare on 17 February that
Yemen would retain its "international status" but would be
associated with the UAR through an executive council com-
posed of the president of the UAR and the Imam of Yemen,
who would alternate as head of the council. A subordinate
council of six Yemenis and six representatives of the UAR
would perform administrative functions through committees.
Yemen would retain a separate international status but, ac-
cording to Nasir, would be represented abroad primarily by
the UAR. A draft along these lines of the terms for Yemen's
affiliation with the UAR has been submitted to the Imam for
approval.
Nasir, aware of King Saud's opposition to Yemeni ad-
herence to the new state, could also be attempting to deter-
mine whether the United States would support Saud in moves
to prevent adherence by undermining the Imam.
Nasir, while extending
his influence in Yemen, is again organizing an intelligence
net in Saudi Arabia. which presents a new threat to King
Saud's security.
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The Situation in Spanish West Africa
Spain's military operation in Spanish West Africa,
supported by French troops from Mauritania, does not
appear to have achieved any tangible results against the
irregular Moroccan Army of Liberation concentrations
in the western Sahara. Contrary to earlier Spanish re-
ports implying the launching last week of a sweeping
joint operation designed to clear simultaneously the Ifni
enclave and all of Spanish Sahara as well as northern
French Mauritania, recent information indicates that
Spain and France have been concentrating their efforts
in Saguia el Hamra, and that only minor clashes have oc-
curred in Ifni and Rio de Oro. They have thus far apparent-
ly taken no action in Spain's Southern Morocco protectorate,
where both powers recognize Morocco's sovereignty.
Spanish air and, to a limited extent, naval units are sup-
porting the ground forces.
The Moroccan Government, fearful of public reac-
tion, has apparently sought to curb local publicity.
Since 15 February, however, the principal newspaper of
the dominant Istiqlal party has been publishing its own
version of recent events, and this reporting--biased and
inflammatory in the past--will probably precipitate a gen-
eral wave of indignation throughout Morocco against the
French and the Spanish. The Moroccan foreign minister
said he and the interior minister had already been forced
to visit Agadir to calm public excitement there. Pub-
lication of recent Army of Liberation claims that "American-
made" planes have been employed against the guerrillas
may foreshadow the direction of Moroccan resentment over
the Saharan operation against United States bases and
forces in Morocco.
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France Preparing Test Center for Nuclear Weapons
France will soon begin building an "interservice test
center" at Zaouiet Reggane in southern Algeria,
The proposed center seems designed for testing nuclear weap-
ons. The center's future commander is subordinate to army
Brigadier General Charles Ailleret, French armed forces
chief of special arms, who has aggressively pushed the
French military atomic energy program. General Ailleret
is a member of a French delegation now visiting the atomic
test center in Nevada.
Extreme temperatures during the summer may force
suspension of construction so that the test center will not
be ready until next fall. A French Atomic Energy Com-
mission official admitted in November that France now is
making an atomic bomb. It is estimated that it could be
tested during the latter part of 1958.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
20 February 1958
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Czech mission to the Arabs: A Czech mission headed
by the minister of foreign trade and including a Czech gen-
eral in mufti may tour Egypt, Syria, and Yemen in about
two weeks. The visit to Yemen, planned for two days only,
would be in part a return of Crown Prince Bades visit to
Prague, and in part a gesture of response to Yemeni re-
quests for more Czech military assistance. The tour
would be received in the Middle East as a demonstration
of bloc friendship toward the new United Arab Republic.
IL ASIA-AFRICA
donesia: Sukarno is being pr eq by
it'cal par kraTabgt a cojcfIlatory,At-
the7re6e1 leacle Th r, llowever,s he
o in cation that he wi make any concessions'.
(Page 1)
Tunisian situation: While France and Tunisia have
both accepted the offer of British and American good of-
fices in their current dispute, there is a sense of growing
impatience inside Tunisia. In Paris, Gaillard faces a
threat that right-wing deputies may quit his coalition over
the issue of Bizerte. This threat will probably cause
Gaillard to go slow on making any concessions to Bour-
g_uiba.
gyPt-Vernen: Yemen will be linked to the Egyptian-
Syrian union in a kind of "confederation" rather than as
a full-fledged member, according to Nasir, who is trying
to sound out the American attitude toward current Yemeni-
Egyptian negotiations.
Nasir may be aware of Saudi efforts to undermine the
Imam of Yemen, and may be trying to find out if King
Saud's actions have American support.
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