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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79S00427A000100030003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 1, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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V1. Its Dominican3b1~#a Trujillo making effort to give regime "now
look" to reduce internal pressures and influence OAS foreign
ministers who meet 16 August to consider Venezuelan charges
Dominican aggression.
A. But newly installed President ealaguer appears obedient to
TruJillo's will.
1. Removal Trujillo relatives from top army posts and cabinet
shakeup appear mere windowdressing.
B. Trujillo may plan simulated coup against Salaguer to further
confuse issue.
1. In such a maneuver, officers would set up "revolutionary"
regime but later, when heat in off, ask Trujillo, the
"Benefactor," to resume power.
2. rhis might backfire, since loyalty of some top officers
now doubtful.
3. Only removal of dictator, family and cohorts from country
would appease anti-Trujillo sentiment, wbicb now at un-
precedented heights.
C. Trujillo's fall may be sudden.
1. Many officers heretofore loyal appear to be anticipating
fall of regime.
2. Even Trujillo may recognize danger; favorite son "Ramf is?"
left for Europe 7 August
D. Press and radio engaged in increasingly bitter anti-US campaign.
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1. One radio station viciously condemned US espionage activIii 1
in Dominican Republic and throughout world and charRrd US
with combatting Castro regime because that government
brought about by popular revolution.
2 This line apparently expression Trujillo's own bitterness
against US and may be attempt to win support anti-US
upinion in Latin America against US "Interventionism."
3. Truillo apparently doing his best to leave a heritage of
anti-US feeling if he forced out.
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13 April 1960
T
i . Po!- t l on of Tru ji l l.) dictatorship continues to weaken--is now re-
gar-.itJ ave precarious.
A. #tt:.sieaalr Arrests in January and on a reduced scale in February
and March touched almost every prominent Dominican family.
1. This dra.* is action broke up extensive revolutionary con-
'piracy plotting to get rid of Trujillo.
Ctrs of pec.ple are suffering economic hardship, and most in
ternatiurial fluancial sources are denying loans to governeent.
3. 3ttssidents such harder to cow after January arrests since
they realize for the first ti=e how numerous they are.
Cruiill_!'s relations with Catholic Church have deteriorated almost
final breaking point since end of January when all six Dominican
bishops' issued strong pastoral letter condemning violation human
and expressed :solidarity with families of those arrested.
!t 1, Economic situata1^ to worsening. Business is stagnant, increasing
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Nev tosct for about $8 ^i l lion or rescheduling of payments
f 4;r
an ) Ld loan of $10 - 20 ^i llion reportedly made last
` eptesbrr may have
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been granted to the Dominican government
Necessity to borrow during present period when income
(mainly sugarl at
seasonal peak is bad economic omen for
rest of 1960.
B. US Emtoi4ey has coofirsation that Trujillo faml'ly has "milked"
::tr'*ets of the state 'Reserve Bank.
?1lrtator's son "naafis" and daughter Angelita reportedly
removed $46,000,000 possibly in preparation for an early
exile.
2.. ?Ra`fis" vent to 5ritzerlaud last January to "prepare" for
hiy family's removal to that country.
!V. lienerai rsiao does not reaiiie how bad his position is.
A. ti-:, personally does not appear to anticipate his fall nor to
b:= planning a voluntary flight into exile.
B. R.amt !s" recently commented privately that his father is unable
uniler~*..3tid the situation and refuses to listen to tbos;e who
? ivi -q h is to relax controls.
Au old friend of Try=ti l.o sees the dictator as "mentally
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