CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/06/29

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• Publication Date: June 29, 1959

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29 JUNE 1959
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Nasir and Arab League hope to devel-
op new Palestine pliev� may establis
Palestine republic. 11
Yemen�Prince Badr apparently achiev-
ing some success in dealing with dissi-
dents.
West Germany--Election of CDU can-
didate Luebke in doubt in 1 July pres-
idential balloting in Berlin. Commu-
nist statements suggest bloc not
planning to prevent holding of election.
Greece--Government concerned by
favorable public attitude toward Mos-
cow's proposal for atom-free zone in
Balkans.
0 Bolivia--Government puts down anti-
government violence; faces new labor
crisis.
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29 June 1959
DAILY BRIEF
L THE COMMUNIST BLOC
IL ASIA-AFRICA
Arab States - Palestine: In an apparent attempt to regain
the limelight in the Arab world, Nasir has appointed a top-
level UAR "study" committee on Palestine and will probably
discuss the problem with UN Secretary General Hammarskjold
during the latter's visit to Cairo on 1 July. Arab League mem-
bers are scheduled to meet soon to renew talks aimed at a more
vicrorous Arab policy regarding the Palestine question.
The Saudi Arabian ambassador to Cairo. commenting on
Nasir's action suggested
'7) the committee may be "a prelude to the announcement of the es-
c)-4/ tablishment of a provisional Republic of Palestine" and forma-
tion of a Palestinian army in the Gaza Strip.
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Yemen:
'7�47;;Tririrince Bactr is achieving some success in bringing
dissident VPmPni tribal and military pliampntc mitior hie r. ni-rfr 1.
gadr was planning to arrest all supporters
of his chief rival, Prince Hasan, and that a few had already been
arrested. Such a move by Badr, if successful, would be a major
step toward ensuring his succession to the Imam's throne if the
Imam does not resume his duties. The tendency of the Yemeni
tribesmen and army to shift supports however,, still makes Badr's
ultimate position uncertain. (Page 2)
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III. THE WEST
West German elections: Election on 1 July of the Christian
Democratic Union (CDU) presidential candidate, Heinrich Luebke,
is in doubt. The government's coalition partner, the German
Party, has refused to pledge its 24 key votes to any candidate,
and some CDU delegates may be influenced by the Adenauer-
Erhard row to vote for the Free Democratic party's nominee,
Max Becker, a relatively unknown conservative. The Social
Democrats are reported to be considering switching to Becker
on the second or third ballot if their support will ensure his
election. The decision to count Berlin votes puts the CDU three
votes short of a majority, and fear of East German harassments
may increase absences, which could also adversely affect Luebke's
chances.
Soviet diplomatic notes, Soviet and East German propaganda,
and statements by East German leaders and officiando not sug-
gest there are any bloc plans to prevent or seriously interfere
with the holding of the election in West Berlin. Minor harass-
ments, such as delaying the electors at checkpoints on their way
to Berlin, are still a possibility. (Page 3)
Greece: e government is concerned over the favorable
public attitude in Greece shown toward the Soviet proposal of
25 June that a conference should be held to consider the creation
of an atom-free zone in the Balkans and the Adriatic area. For-
eign Minister Ave roff says the government will therefore avoid
a direct and immediate answer to the note, and hopes the West mean-
while will agree on a unifieds, forceful reply. The American Em-
bassy comments that the public attitude toward Moscow's proposal,
together with an undercurrent of uneasiness over establishment of
advanced weapons bases in Greece, probably accounts for reports
that Prime Minister Karamanliq iq qtill nneleridcari nn the ha qe
auestiori�I
Bolivia: Anti-government violence which broke out on 26 June
in the eastern provincial city of Santa Cruz, stronghold of right-
wingignd regional opposition elements, has been contained by
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