CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1956/10/10

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• Document Release Date: October 31, 2019
• Publication Date: October 10, 1956

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10 October 1956
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CONTENTS
1, USSR MAKES NEW OVERTURE FOR TURKISH FRIENDSHIP
(page 3).
2. INDONESIAN ARMY ARRESTS TEN OFFICERS
(page 4).
3� PHILIPPINES SEEKING FURTHER DATA TO BOLSTER
POSITION ON AMERICAN BASES
(page 5).
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(page 6)
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1. USSR MAKES NEW OVERTURE FOR
TURKISH FRIENDSHIP
A renewal of Soviet attempts to es-
tablish a closer political-economic rapport with Iran and
Turkey can be expected. Widely publicized offers of
economic aid "without political strings" such as that
recently made to Iran, will increase popular pressure on
the governments of Turkey and Iran, but neither of the
present governments is likely to accept Soviet aid.
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2, INDONESIAN ARMY ARRESTS TEN OFFICERS
Comment on:
The Indonesian army's arrest of ten
officers on 8 October on charges of
having attempted to overthrow the gov-
ernment was probably taken to forestall
widely rumored military action against
the government which was to occur "some-
time after 2 October:' The identity of
only one of the ten arrested officers has
been announced--Lieutenant Colonel
Taswin, former chief of staff in the West Java territorial
command, where army discontent is greatest. The arrests,
however, reportedly affect all seven territorial commands,
and more arrests are expected.
During the past six months, there have
been numerous reports of army dissatisfaction and of plans
to overthrow the government. Discontent derives particu-
larly from inadequate military pay, quarters and supplies,
and the knowlricrp that rnrriinfinn is increasing in the civil
government.
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3. PHILIPPINES SEEKING FURTHER DATA TO BOLSTER
POSITION ON AMERICAN BASES
The Philippine Foreign Ministry
�equested up-to-date reports
on the
status of United States armed forces
or bases in foreign countries. Spe-
cific information on arrangements regarding criminal jur-
isdiction, tax exemptions, and settlement of civilian claims
was requested for the use of the Philippine panel in the cur-
rent negotiations on American bases.
Comment During the negotiations now in recess,
the Filipinos have proved well informed
on jurisdictional arrangements with NATO countries and
Japan,
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(Information as of 1700, 9 October)
On 7 October the Israeli cabinet held a
session on security and foreign policy lasting over seven hours.
Apparently there was a lack of unanimity, and the discussion is
to be resumed on 14 October. The embassy assumes that the
cabinet reviewed the tactical problem of successive border raids
and the strategical consequences of the unrest in Jordan and the
rumored movement of Iraqi troops into Jordan. Israel has not
retaliated for the latest ambush on Israeli civilians near the Jor-
danian border, but the embassy reports private opinion in Israel
that the government may be considering some "new departure" of
a more radical nature than action taken in the past. The semi-
official Jerusalem Post in a recent editorial placed responsibility
on Egypt for the recent incidents on the Israeli-Jordanian border
and stated that "if Jordan crumbles,Israel will not sit with folded
hands and Egypt will not inherit."
The American army attacne in .Ti Aviv re-
ports that in the last few days the Israeli defense forces appar-
ently have completed full or partial mobilization of at least five
brigades. According to the attache, there is no indication of im-
mediate hostile action and he believes the units called up are on
stand-by awaiting a policy decision of the cabinet.
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