CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1958/06/07

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L THE COMMUNIST BLOC
i`Radipactive" Soviet ship in Pacific -
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activity is below danger level.
USSR preparing facilities for fu-
ture marketing of large quantity of.
petroleum in Western Europe.
IL ASIA-AFRICA
Lebanon - New series of rebel mil-
itary attacks apparently under way.
Government rejects Arab League
compromise proposal.
Iraq seeks larger share in Iraq Pe-
troleum Company oil revenues.
0 Pakistani Government may exploit
local agitation on Kashmir issue in
preparation for next round in UN;
Incidents possible.
�French military in Tunisia expect
De Gaulle offer shortly on troop
evacuation. Proposal not likely to
be acceptable to Tunisia.
IODe Gaulle's efforts to curb public
safety committees may lead to early
showdown with French extremists in
Algeria.
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7 June 1958
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Soviet propaganda on nuclear tests: The USSR appears
to be planning to make a cause celebre out of its hydro-
graphic survey ship, Vityaz, which, Moscow alleges, was
put out of action by radioactive rain during the current US
nuclear test series. The ship has been making surveys in
the South Pacific for several months.
the captain of the Vityaz expressed fears about
coruucLLng ujerations near the US testing area, but he was
ordered to adhere to prescribed plans.
Tokyo, is preparing
for the ship's arrival in Nagasaki on or before '9 June.
the level of radioactivity is
well within accepted safety limits.
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Soviet oil: The USSR, which may have an estimated
620,000 barrels per day of crude oil available for export by
A 1965, is beginning to prepare facilities which will put the
Soviet Union in a favorable position to sell its petroleum in
Western Europe. (Page 2) (Map)
II. ASIA-AFRICA
*Lebanon: A new series of military attacks by anti-
government forces seems to be under way. Support from
Syria continues to arrive. After rejecting a compromise
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proposed by the Arab League Council, Lebanon has pre-
sented its complaint against UAR intervention to the
United Nations. (Page 3) (Map)
Iraq and Middle East Oil: The Iraqi Government is
pressing the British-dominated Iraq Petroleum Company
for a larger share of oil revenues. This action is in line
with other recent changes in Middle Eastern oil conces-
sions, changes which favor the local governments.
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Kashmir: The Karachi governme nt may exploit mounting
agitation by ICashmiri leaders in Pakistan for "peaceful"
marches into the Indian-held part of Kashmir as part of a
campaign to put pressure on Western countries during the
next round of UN deliberations on the Kashmir issue.
Pakistani authorities state they will try to suppress the
"peaceful" marches, but they fear incidents.
(Page 6)
Tunisia-France: The French military in Tunisia ex-
pect De Gaulle will shortly make a "liberal" offer on the
evacuation of French forces in Tunisia on a "take it or
leave it" basis. If Bourguiba rejects this offer, French
forces plan to leave for Algeria "with flags flying, even if
this means fighting their way out." It is doubtful that De
Gaulle will make an offer which will be acceptable to the
Tunisian Government.
Algeria-France: De Gaulle's move to restrict the role
of the public safety committees to the promotion of inter-
racial unity in Algeria may lead to an early showdown with
the all-Algeria committee. (Page 7)
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Moscow Claims Radioactive Fallout on Soviet Survey Ship
The USSR has given new impetus to its propaganda cam-
paign against American nuclear tests in the Pacific with the
claim that radioactive rain fell on its hydrographic survey
ship--the Vityaz�beginning on 23 May. Moscow alleges the
fallout occurred 1,800 miles west of the testing base and caused
a "threat to health" which forced the ship to stop its IGY obser-
vations. Moscow radio reported on 6 June that the radioactiv-
ity "exceeded the normal dose by several hundred times," and
Soviet propaganda charges that the US tests are a menace to
the health of many people over a vast area of the Pacific.
rain on
that day registered 40,000 impulses of radioactivity per litre,
which is several hundred times normal background count.
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Vityaz indicated a maximum reading of "60 impulses per square
centimeter" in places on deck. The time period of one min-
ute ordinarily used in such readings is apparently the one used
in this case, and the level of radioactivity is therefore well
within the accepted limits of safety. Even so, decontamina-
tion of the ship's personnel is being carried out.
the captain of
the Vityaz expressed doubts about the safety of operating in the
vicinity of the area closed for the American tests, but was or-
dered to adhere to prescribed plans. The Vityaz, which has
been making IGY observations as well as studies of radioactiv-
ity in ocean currents, was ordered sometime after 23 May to
change its itinerary to include a stop at Nagasaki, where its
arrival now will have special propaganda impact.
The ship is in contact with the Soviet Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and with the Soviet Embassy in Japan, which is prepar-
ing for the arrival on or before 9 June at Nagasaki. Moscow
may be able to make the Vitvaz a vivid example with the impact
of the "Lucky Dragon."
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USSR Plans Pipeline to Baltic and Poland
The USSR apparently hopes by 1965 to supply a larger
share of northern Europe's rapidly expanding petroleum require-
ments. It plans to construct an oil base at Klaipeda (Memel)
on the Baltic Sea and has asked a Swedish firm to bid on a
pipeline to connect the oil-rich Urals-Volga area with this
port and with satellite refineries.
Exports of petroleum from the bloc to Western Europe
increased from an average of 4,580 barrels per day (B/D)
in 1950 to about 108,000 B/D in 1957. Further expansion,
however, is restricted by limited transportation and process-
ing facilities. Northern European countries presently re-
quire about 1.7 million B/D, most of which comes from the
Middle East. They are expected to need 2.9 million B/D by
1965, when the USSR will probably have 620,000 B/D (net)
available for export.
The original Sixth Five-Year Plan included a sizable
program for construction of oil and gas pipelines, which
probably represented the USSR's maximum capacity for con-
struction. This may account for the invitation to the West to
bid on the projected line to Klaipeda.
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Crisis in Lebanon
II. ASIA-AFRICA
UAR-supported antigovernment forces appear to have
launched a series of new major attacks aimed at seizing con-
trol of northern Lebanon and the Biqa Valley.
The initial attacks developed in the vicinity of Halba,
northeast of Tripoli, where a force estimated by govern-
ment officials at about 2,000 men went into action on 6
June.
the rebels had warned villages around Halba against
attempts to interfere with rebel attacks. The rebels had
also warned inhabitants of Halba to evacuate by 6 June.
In the Biqa Valley the hard-pressed progovernment
irregulars, who have carried the burden of the fighting
there, are reported without reserves and low on arms and
ammunition. They were reported considering withdrawal
from such exposed Biqa points as Al Harmal Nabt Trthman
and Rashaya.
Another rebel force has gathered in the Shouf area
sputheast of Beirut, reportedly in preparation for an attack
to cut the Beirut-Damascus road and to attack the govern-
ment forces at Bayt ad, Din. Further south, rebel activity
has produced a "very tense" situation in Sidon, terminal of
the Trans-Arabian pipeline, while the large rebel force re-
ported gathering in the hills of southern Lebanon has not
yet moved.
Earlier, the increasingly aggressive attitude of the Leba-
nese Army in Beirut and Tripoli, prime targets of the rebel-
lion, appeared to have taken some initiative from antigovern-
ment forces in those cities.
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In Beirut, extreme opposition leaders are reported to
have prepared an ultimatum which, according to an uncon-
firmed report, would demand the immediate resignation of
President Chamoun and renegotiation of the "National Charter,'.
which provides for distribution of government offices among
various religious groups. New opposition demands may well
be aired on 7 June, when coordinated rebel military moves
are reported scheduled to move into high gear.
After rejecting the compromise agreement submitted by
the Arab League Council, Lebanon on 6 June presented its,com-
plaint against"increasing" UAR intervention to the UN Security
Council. High Lebanese Government officials are convinced
that the heralded rebel offensive is under way, and that un-
less the Security Council is able to deter Egypt, Lebanon
will be compelled to call for Western intervention.
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Iraq Seeks Higher Oil Revenues
Iraqi government officials have begun a concerted
effort to persuade the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) to
increase Iraq's share of oil revenues. Government circles
have criticized IPC for not being sufficiently aggressive in
expanding Iraq's oil production and for failing to recognize
that a change from the 50/50 profit-sharing principle is
only a matter of time. At a recent meeting Prime Minis-
ter Nun i Said told American and British representatives of
IPC that they might see a repetition in Iraq of the events
which led to the nationalization of Iranian oil concessions
if the company "failed to assess the needs of the moment."
Iraq's Minister of Finance Pachachi has called on the
company to adjust the profit-sharing terms toward the 75/25
percent recently agreed on by an American company and the
Iranian Government. Pachachi has already asked this com-
pany to make a proposal for rights in Iraq's offshore areas.
While the present trend appears to be toward rewriting
the profit-sharing arrangement in existing contracts through-
out the Middle East, this pressure can probably be resisted
at least until one of the newcomer companies makes a major
strike. A substantial success for the Japanese venture in
the offshore waters of the Kuwaiti - Saudi Arabian neutral zone
might well be the signal for the beginning of a general over-
haul of existing concession agreements. There is now some
evidence that the major Saudi Arabian offshore field of Manila
extends for a considerable distance into the Japanese con-
cession area, which would increase the probability of an early
Japanese strike.
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Indo- Pakistani Tension Over Kashmir
The threat by certain Azad Kashmiri leaders to stage
a "peaceful" march across the cease-fire line into Indian-
held Kashmir seems designed to increase pressure for
stronger American and British support of Pakistan in the
coming deliberations on the Kashmir dispute in the UN
Security Council.
Former President Chaudhri Ghulam Abbas of Azad
Kashmir--that portion of Kashmir held by Pakistan�has
declared that a "volunteer" march across the cease-fire
line would take place during the third week of June. A fi-
nal decision is to be made at a meeting on 14 June. The
current president of Azad Kashmir has opposed the cross-
ing as a political stunt, which suggests that it may be a
move by Abbas to regain political support.
Tension between India and Pakistan has been increased
recently by a series of minor frontier clashes and belli-
cose statements. On 6 June the West Pakistan chief min-
ister accused India of cutting off the water for some of
Pakistan's canals and severely damaging 2,000,000 acres
of crops.
� Pakistani authorities state they will suppress the pro-
posed march across the cease-fire line, but express appre-
hension over their ability to prevent serious incidents. As
in the case of similar threats during the past ten years,
Karachi probably will control any mass action as long as
opportunities remain for exerting pressure on New Delhi
through international channels. Increasing frustration and
political instability in Pakistan, however, provide greater
opportunities for irresponsible elements.
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De Gaulle and Algerian Extremists Possibly Nearing
Showdown
Premier de Gaulle's attempt to crack down on the Al-
gerian public safety committees and to buttress the con-
stituted authorities, which the extralegal committees ap-
pear to have largely superseded since 13 May, may lead
to an early showdown between the general and rightist
extremists in Algeria.
De Gaulle's 6 June demand that the committees limit
themselves to promoting inter-racial unity, and his ap-
parent determination to separate the army in Algeria from
the political role it has assumed, pose a direct challenge
to the military and civilian extremists who so far have
seemed to dominate the pace-setting all-Algeria: commit-
tee. During the premier's 4-6 June visit to Algeria, these
elements, supported by popular demonstrations, exerted
strong--but apparently largely unsuccessful--pressure on
De Gaulle to adopt their views on Algerian policy, to
eliminate from his government "leftovers" from '.'the old
regime," and to recognize the committees formally as
virtual partners in his mission of "national renovation."
Earlier, these extremists, for whom paratroop General
Massu appears to be the principal military spokesman,
had succeeded in eliciting from General Salan a statutory
declaration explicitly conceding to the all-Algeria commit-
tee the right to "participate actively in the elaboration of
decisions."
A statement by a committee spokesman on 6 June as-
suring De Gaulle that he had the committee's support "with-
out conditions and without reserve" suggests that a split
within the committee is likely should a real showdown ma-
terialize. On 5 June, Leon Delbecque, the organization's
vice president and leading civilian extremist, took an almost
menacing tone toward the general and declared "we shall go
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all the way in what we undertook on 13 May." Delbecque is
reportedly scheduled to go to Paris on 9 June, possibly
for the purpose of soliciting support for the Algiers die-
hards among rightists there.
Insany ultimate test of strength, the bulk of the army and
especially the local high command, which is most anxious to
regularize its role with legitimate French authority, would
almost certainly be loyal to De Gaulle. Top military leaders,
concerned above all with preserving the army's unity, may
nevertheless continue to be confronted with strong pressure
from influential younger officers who participated in plotting_for
last month's take-over and who share the present disappoint-
ments Of local ektremists.
In addition, the American consul general in Algiers be-
lieves the psychological impact of the insurrection on the
army--especially the weeks of fraternization with resident
Europeans--may have been such as to practically preclude
the use of many of these troops to control any demonstra-
tions the extremists might organize to "influence" De Gaulle.
III. THE WEST
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