CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: January 20, 1968

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The CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN is produced by the
Director of Central intelligence to meet his responsibilities for providing
current intelligence bearing on issues of national security to the President,
the National Security Council, and other senior government officials. It
is produced in consultation with the Departments of State and Defense.
When, because of the time factor, adequate consultation with the depart-
ment of primary concern is not feasible, items or portions thereof are pro-
duced by CIA and marked with an asterisk.
Interpretations of intelligence information in this publication represent
immediate and preliminary views which are subject to modification in the
light of further information and more complete analysis.
Certain intelligence items in this publication may be designated specifically
for no further dissemination. Other intelligence items may be disseminated
further, but only on a need-to-know basis.
WARNING
This document contains classified information affecting the national security
of the United States within the meaning of the espionage laws, US Code
Title 18, Sections 793, 794, and 798.
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CONTENTS
Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
USSR - Latin America: Soviet role in ECLA (Page 6)
Guatemala: Terrorism (Page 6)
Colombia-USSR: Diplomatic relations (Page 7)
Yugoslavia: Serbian Communists (Page 7)
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*South Vietnam: Communist forces in northern I
Corps may intend to carry out simultaneous attacks
against both the Khe Sanh area and population centers
along the coast.
There are at least five North Vietnamese Army
regiments located between the Demilitarized Zone and
the Da Nang area. They could take part in such a two-
pronged operation.
the North Vietnamese 27th Independent
Battalion recently shifted southward toward Quang Tri
city from its customary position near Con Thien.
If the Communists do mount twin offensives in
Quang Tri and Thua Thien provinces, they would be
following the pattern employed earlier by enemy forces
in the current winter-spring campaign in II and III Corps.
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USSR - Latin America: SMoscow is seeking in-
creased participation in the UN's Economic Commis-
sion for Latin America. The commission is influen-
tial in the economic planning activities of a number of
Latin American countries. Its secretariat in Santiago
includes some notably anti-US personnel./
The Soviets, who have been making steady progress
in gaining official and public acceptance in Chile, re-
portedly were told recently they could increase their
diplomatic staff there from 25 to 30.Y
Guatemala: Security forces have reportedly made
several hundred arrests in Guatemala City in an effort
to find the Communist terrorists responsible for the
murder of two Americans on 16 January. The capital
has been relatively quiet for the past two days. In
spite of strong security precautions the city remains
tense, and Communist or right-wing extremists could
carry out further assassinations at any time.
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*Colombia_ USSR: Bogota has re-established re-
lations with the Soviet Union, probably in an effort
to broaden the market for Colombian exports. This
step has been under negotiation for some months.
The renewal of relations, which were broken in1948,
has been a prime objective of the Communist Party
of Colombia. Its secretary general earlier this
month told a party plenum that this would "benefit
the revolution." The USSR now has diplomatic re- 3.5(c)
lations with six Latin American countries in addi-
tion to Cuba.. / N_
Yugoslavia: Tito has taken another move to re-
store discipline in the faction-ridden Serbian Com-
munist organization by putting one of his old cronies,
Yugoslav party presidium member Petar Stambolic,
in charge. This action comes less than a week after
the announcement that another presidium member and
long-time Tito associate, Veljko Vlahovic, is to take
over the Belgrade city party organization. Stambolic's
predecessor probably had to give way because of his
failure to get a firm grip on the Serbian Communists,
who have been growing more and more nationalistic.
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