CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1958/06/09

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L THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Yugoslays reported arresting pro-
Soviet individuals. They are not
considered a threat to Tito's regime,
and action is probably precautionary.
USSR names leading Fax Eastern ex-
pert, N. T. Federenko, as new ambas-
sador to Japan.
Lebanon - No large-scale military
action by either rebel or government
forces.
Cyprus - Extensive rioting by Turkish
Cypriots touched off by bombing of
Turkish office in Nicosia.
0 Indonesian dissident commander in
North Celebes expects central gov-
ernment landings near Menado shortly.
()Southern Rhodesia - Crushing defeat of
liberal racial policy supporters will in-
crease African nationalist opposition.
IIL THE WEST
De Gaulle's moves on North Africa fact
opposition from extremists and some
military in Algeria. In France, extren
right demands complete revision of pal
liamentary system.
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Yugoslavia: Reported arrests in Yugoslavia, involv-
ing possibly as many as 200 individuals alleged to be sym-
pathetic to the USSR, are probably precautionary measures
rather than steps directed against any specific plot to over-
throw Tito. Moscow has made it clear that it will try to
6-0 undercut Tito in an effort to bring Belgrade to heel. Pro-
Soviet elements within Yugoslavia are not sufficiently
numerous to necessitate the extensive arrests which fol-
lowed the 1948 break.
USSR-Japan: Moscow has appointed Deputy Foreign
Minister N. T. Federenko, its leading Far Eastern expert,
to succeed the late I. F. Tevosyan as ambassador to Japan.
The Japanese ambassador in Moscow believes the Federenko
appointment presages a more active Soviet policy toward
Japan, and he agrees with Ambassador Thompson's view
that the USSR was dissatisfied with recent Japanese elec-
ults.
IL ASIA- AFRICA
Lebanon: Rebel bands in the countryside are being sub-
jected to heavier air attacks by government forces. Coord-
inated rebel action has not materialized; neither has the gov-
ernment's promised all-out attack against the rebel-held
quarter of Beirut. Against a background of long disagreement
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over the use of government forces, President Chamoun now
professes to be somewhat encouraged that army commander
General Shihab may take more vigorous action.
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* prus: Retaliation by Turkish Cyprio,ts, touched off by
a bomb explosion outside the Turkish Information Office in
Nicosia on the night of 7 June, continued on 8 June and
spread to other areas on the island. Athens has asked for
an extraordinary meeting of the NATO Council to consider
the matter. In Istanbul, in order to prevent a repetition of
the 1955 anti-Greek riots, troops supported by tanks were
stationed at key points in the city on 8 June during an auth-
orized demonstration in favor of demands that Cyprus be
partitioned. Britain is still expected to announce a new pol-
icy for Cyprus on 17 June.
Indonesia: Lt. Col. Sumual, dissident commander in
North Celebes, expects central government landings in the
Menado area within a week. ,In Djakarta, top government
officials are said to have agreed on a cabinet reshuffle
which excludes the leftists. Pres-
ident Sukarno favors retaining them in the cabinet as min-
isters without portfolio. (Page 3)(Map)
Southern Rhodesian election: The crushing defeat of
candidates who favored liberal racial policies will further
convince the native African population throughout the Federa-
tion of Rhodesia and Nyasaland that it is futile to hope for
liberal policies from the dominant white minority. This
development will strengthen organized efforts by the Afri-
can nationalists to oppose any move to advance the federation
toward dominion status. (Page 4)
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III. THE WEST
France - De Gaulle: General de Gaulle continues his
efforts to maintain momentum toward a "solution" in North
Africa in the face of opposition from extremists and some
military elements in Algeria. In France, there is mounting
pressure from the extreme right for a complete revision of
the parliamentary system. Although the French Communists
are preparing for clandestine activity, their principal aim is
to make the party the rallying point of all anti- Gaullistforces
for o osition b le 1 means. (Page 5)
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IL ASIA-AFRICA
The Lebanese Situation
Military action in Lebanon from 6 to 8 June consisted
primarily of government efforts to disperse rebel bands by
air strafing. One large band near Tripoli suffered heavy
casualties. Larger �scale rebel operations, which govern-
ment officials had feared might come on 7 June, have not
yet materialized. The Lebanese Army's operation against
the rebel stronghold in the Basta quarter of Beirut was dis-
continued on 7 June on the ground that not enough forces
were available.
Lebanese government leaders profess renewed optimism
concerning the situation.
President Chamoun, after a meeting with Lebanese Army com-
mander Shihab on 7 June, described him as elated over limited
army success in the Tripoli area that day and apparently will-
ing to take more forceful action against the insurgents. Chamoun
was enthusiastic about a plan Shihab has advanced according to
which the army, security forces, and progovernment civilian
partisans would be redeployed in an effort to prevent the oppo-
sition from receiving equipment and personnel from Syria.
Chamoun's optimism seems excessive in view of the fact that
Shihab has already put forth several plans for combating the
rebels without effectively implementing them, and Chamoun
himself has been basically pessimistic about the army chief.
On the political scene, maneuvers for a compromise solu-
tion of the crisis now seem halfhearted, and the belief appar-
ently is widespread that a compromise is no longer possible.
Chamoun is reported to have told a Lebanese cabinet meeting
on 7 June that Foreign Minister Malik had cabled from New
York that most UN delegations seemed prepared to support
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Lebanon's case in the Security Council. Chamoun discussed
with the cabinet the possibility that, if Lebanon should fail to
obtain satisfactory action from the Security Council on the
complaint of United Arab Republic intervention in Lebanon on
the rebel side, the government could then submit the case to
the UN General Assembly. Failing satisfaction there, he said
Lebanon could call for intervention by the United States, Great
Britain, or France, jointly or individually, under terms of their
Tripartite Declaration of 1950.
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Indonesia
The dissident commander in North Celebes, Lt. Col.
Sumual, believes the central government's amphibious as-
sault on the Menado area will occur by 15 June. His esti-
mate apparently is based in part on the growing activities of
government infiltration units, some of which have been cap-
tured by the dissidents.
they are counting on the success of these infiltration teams
to reduce dissident resistance to a minimum.
statements of
army spokesmen, have pointed to the imminence of a move
against the dissident capital. Warehouses at Tarakan, Borneo,
required immediate inspection,
in preparation for the receipt of supplies "for the attack on
Menado which will take place shortly."
army chief Nasution plans to
go there in mid-June. The use of Morotai air base, recently
recaptured by government forces, for tactical support of land-
ing units was recently suggested by the commander of the Am-
bon naval area, who asserted Morotai had sufficient supplies
of aviation fuel and was safe from dissident attack.
continue to discuss prospects
for cabinet changes which would limit or exclude leftist partici-
pation in the government. Sukendro claims that President Sukar-
no, Nasution, Prime Minister Djuanda, and Foreign Minister
Subandrio are prepared to exclude the leftists in a reshuffled
cabinet and take "identifiable action" to control the Indonesian
Communist party--steps contingent, however, on promises of
US arms and other aid. Sukarno, perhaps
yielding to Communist pressure, now wants only to exclude
leftists as heads of mi1 istries and retain them as minis-
ters without portfolio.
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Segregationists Make Large Gains in Southern
Rhodesian Voting
The almost exclusively European electorate of South-
ern Rhodesia gave significant support to a segregationist
party and repudiated every candidate offered by the rela-
tively liberal party of former Prime Minister Todd in the
general elections held on 5 June. In the voting for the 30-
member legislature, the governing moderate United Federal
party won 17 seats and retained control, but the segregation-
ist Dominion party increased its strength from 4 to 13 seats
andhadaplurality of votes on the first count in four other con-
stituencies. The system of proportional representation used
� in Southern Rhodesia provides that, if no candidate in a three-
party contest receives a majority, the second-choice votes
of the weakest candidate are divided among the other two.
The results are in line with recent voting in the parlia-
mentary elections in South Africa and by-elections in South-
ern Rhodesia which indicated a stiffening of the European
electorate's defense of white supremacy. Such an attitude
will help to convince the African population of the futility of
hoping for racial liberalism from the dominant European
minority and strengthen the position of African nationalist
extremists who advocate increased political and economic re-
sistance by non-Europeans. Any resultant deterioration in
Rhodesian racial relations would strengthen those in London
who oppose granting early independence to the Rhodesian fed-
eration because of a distrust of its racial policies.
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I I THE WEST
De Gaulle Faces Mounting Rightist Pressure
There is further evidence that local extremists in
Algeria put considerable pressure on Premier de Gaulle
during his recent visit, seeking to exploit the occasion to
push for a "public safety government." According to one
report De Gaulle even felt it necessary to summon Gen-
eral Massu and rebuke him for the manner in which he had
presented the "wishes of the committee."
In France, De Gaulle is faced with mounting pressure
from the extreme right to "complete the revolution" which
began in Algiers. Public safety committees,quiet since
De Gaulle's investiture, are reviving and spreading, with
six formed in Paris, 22 in surrounding communities, and
others in 14 of the departments of France. The committees,
reportedly working closely with veterans' organizations,
have announced their aim as total reform of the present
parliamentary system. The American Embassy in Paris
reports that Leon Delbecque,
civilian member of the Algerian junta, plans to organize a
nationwide committee of public safety in France. The em-
bassy comments that such action, which might evolve into
a new political movement, could provoke immediate counter-
activity on the left from which only the Communists could
benefit.
the "prudence
and selectivity" of current Commumstparty tactics has
aroused active rank-and-file support and enhances the pos-
sibility of unity of action with other anti-Gaullist elements.
The party stepped up preparations for clandestine activity
last week, but will pursue mainly a nonviolent, legal course
of action, at least until De Gaulle's program is made clear.
Nevertheless, there is a widespread attitude, inside as well
as outside the party, that De Gaulle should be given a chance.
Meanwhile, De Gaulle is seeking to maintain the momen-
tum for a solution in North Africa by personally taking over
the Ministry for Algeria and calling for Algerian municipal
elections to be held in about a month. The press has also
suggested that an Algerian Moslem may be added to the cab-
inet, along with other possible changes or additions.
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