CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/12/15

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• Publication Date: December 15, 1959

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15 DECEMBER 1959
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Pro-Chinese Tibetans reported seeking
to subvert Nepalese border tribes.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Ceylon prepared to suspend rice-rubber
trade with Peiping if agreement on 1960
quotas cannot be reached shortly.
III. THE WEST
Ecuador now feels Inter-American Con-
ference may have to be postponed until
summer.
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LATE ITEM
()USSR offers new package proposal in
Geneva nuclear test talks.
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15 December 1959
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Communist China - Nepal: {Tibetans acting for the Chi-
nese Communists have been trying for the past two months
to persuade border tribes in Nepal that they owe allegiance
to Tibet,
A late October clash between Chinese forces and Khamba
rebels near the Sino-Nepalese border suggests� that Chinese
troops are moving westward along the undemarcated fron-
tier, increasing the possibility of incursions into Nepalese
territory. There is concern in Nepal, which last Septem-
ber unsuccessfully sought written Chinese guarantees of
the "traditional" boundary, over reports of border cross-
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II. AS1A-AFRICA
Ceylon - Communist China: @alombo apparently is
prepared to suspend its rice-rubber trade with Peiping for
the year 1960 if Communist China does not agree shortly to
Ceylonese proposals for next year's protocol. Colombo's
trade minister informed Ceylon's ambassador in Peiping
that the government has to make "immediate
D arrangements" to purchase its remaining rice requirements
for 1960 and will be compelled to negotiate with other sources
if the Chinese continue to quibble over terms. Colombo has
been making inquiries about the availability of rice from the
Italy, and Thailand)
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III. THE WEST
Inter-American Conference: Ecuadoran Foreign Minister
Tobar has told the press that the 11th Inter-American confer-
ence, set for Quito on 1 February, may have to be postponed
until after Ecuador's presidential election in June. The dec-
laration was cleared with President Ponce, who has heretofore
insisted that the meeting would be held as scheduled, and ap-
parently has the approval of the Brazilian foreign minister,
with whom Tobar recently conferred in Rio. Meanwhile, for
Ecuadoran President Gab o Plaza, who has considerable
prestige in Latin America, has also recommended postpone-
ment. These statements will probably encourage Peru and
Venezuela to continue their effort to delay the conference--a
move which already has the sympathy or support of some other
Latin American nations; (Page 3)
LATE ITEM
*USSR-Geneva Talks: The package proposal on composi-
tion and voting procedures in the control commission and staff-
ing of the inspection posts, presented at the nuclear test ces-
sation talks by the Soviet delegate on 14 December, is a fur-
ther move to demonstrate the USSR's desire for an early set-
tlement of outstanding issues. Moscow probably hopes this
offer to compromise on political issues will increase pressure
on the West to make concessions in the technical talks on the
detection of underground tests which would lead to an agreed
report by the experts. The Soviet leaders probably believe that
agreement by the experts would forestall any Western pressure
for a limited treaty which would exclude underground tests.
While the new proposal drops previous insistence on three power
unanimity over budgetary matters, it provides for a two-thirds
majority vote in a commission composed of three Western
states, three bloc, and one neutral, which would enable Mos-
cow to block any decision in this area _
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Chinese Communist Activity Along Sino-Nepalese Border
ammunist China may be stepping up its subversive ac-
tivities along the Sino-Nepalese border. Tibetans acting for
the Chinese have been trying for the past two months to per-
suade tribal minorities across the Nepal border that they owe
allegiance to Tibet,,
Chinese prop-
aganda among Nepal's border minorities will not be too ef-
fective, since many of them regard Tibetans as inferior de-
spite their close cultural ties with Tibet.
A clash between Chinese forces and Khamba rebels, in
which the latter were defeated, occurred in late October at
Dzongkha near the Sino-Nepalese border. The area of the
clash suggests that Chinese troops are moving westward a-
long the undemarcated frontier, increasing the possibility of
incursions into Nepalese territory.
there are from i,000 to 4,500 Khamba
and Tibetan rebels between Dzon kha and
of Mustang to thP nest,
temporary entry at one point of Chinese
troops in search of Ithambas in late November. There have
also been reports of Chinese infiltration across the western
end of the Sino-Nepalese border near Limi.
These reports have caused concern in Nepal, which last
September unsuccessfully sought written Chinese guarantees
of the "traditional" boundary. The Nepalese Army believes
that such areas as Mustang, lying north of the main Himalayan
range, would be the first affected by Chinese infiltration.
The Nepalese Defense Minister charged on 15 December
that a heavy concentration of Chinese Communist troops is
"within a few days' march" from the border-3
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
Ceylon Prepared to Suspend Rice Rubber Trade
With Peiping During 1960
lombo apparently is prepared to suspend its rice-rubber
trade with Peiping for the year 1960 if Communist China does
not soon agree to Ceylonese proposals for next year's contract.
Negotiations have been under way since late October on the
1960 protocol to the second five-year agreement, which is ef-
fective through 1962. In what appears to be Colombo's final ef-
fort to force the issue, Trade 'Minister Senanayake informed
Ceylon's ambassador in Peiping that the govern-
ment will be compelled to purchase rice elsewhere if China
does not agree by mid-December to Ceylon's terms. He pointed
out that the delay had prevented Ceylon from taking advantage of
the low point in the Thai market.
A one-year suspension of trade would not necessarily lead
Colombo to abrogate the five-year agreement. It would sub-
stantially increase this possibility, however, particularly if
Ceylon next year could readily sell the rubber it normally sends
China and offset the loss of Chinese rice supplies. Throughout
the negotiations with Peiping, Colombo has maintained contact
with Bangkok, Cairo, Rome, and Washington concerning the
availability of rice for 1960 and recently signed a four-year
contract with Burma which will provide over half its import
requirements. In November the Governor General asked
whether the United States could replace the usual Chinese ship-
ments under PL 480.
Prime Minister Dahanayake's caretaker government has
the power to discontinue trade for one year, but the future of
the five-year agreement probably will be decided by whatever
government is voted to power in the March national elections
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III. THE WEST
Ecuador May Call for Postponement of Eleventh
Inter-American Conference
The Ecuadoran Government has apparently abandoned its
opposition to postponement of the Eleventh Inter-American Con-
ference, scheduled for Quito on 1 February. Foreign Minister
Tobar told the press on 13 December that Ecuador would accept
a later date if the success of the conference so demanded, and
that if the conference were postponed the new date should be af-
ter the presidential elections in June. His announcement was
cleared with President Ponce and apparently has the approval
of the Brazilian foreign minister, with whom Tobar recently
conferred in Rio.
Domestic opposition was apparently one of the factors be-
hind the government's decision. Former President Gab o Plaza,
who has considerable prestige in Latin America and who is a
presidential contender, recently recommended postponement
and called for the introduction of the inflammatory Ecuador-
Peru boundary dispute when the meeting is held. Former Pres-
ident Velasco, another presidential aspirant, has also called
for inclusion of the boundary dispute on the conference agenda.
Tobar has made two public statements�highly unpopular in
Ecuador--that his government would not introduce this topic,
apparently in an effort to keep Peru from carrying out its threat
to boycott the meeting.
Tobar's press statement will probably encourage Peru and
Venezuela to continue their effort to delay the conference--a
move which appears to have the growing support or sympathy
of several Latin American countries, including the Dominican
Republic, Paraguay, and Colombia, and possibly Cuba and Mex-
ico.
Regional Communists, who have been working to delay or
disrupt the conference, may claim a victory If the postponement
is effected and will have time to better organize their subversive
and propaganda activities against a later meeting. On the other
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Cliand, a delay of the conference may avoid the political tension
and unrest now prevalent in Ecuador and the current extremist
feelings in Peru and Ecuador over the boundary dispute, and
will provide time for some relaxation of tension among various
Latin American countries over disarmament and authoritarian
regimeg-.)
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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 Secretzry 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
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Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
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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
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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