SITUATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS OF 1600 EDT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00472A001400010029-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2002
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: April 30, 1965
• Content Type: IM

Approved For ease 2002/09/03: CIA-RDP79T00472A0014
OCI No. 141/65
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Current Intelligence
30 April 1965
Situation in the Dominican Republic
As of 1600 EDT
1. According to the Papal Nuncio, who is now with the
US Ambassador, a cease-i'ire has been arranged. The details
are not known, but it is understood that phrase "regardless
of ideology" is included. One of the members of the
group with the Ambassador has placed a call to tell the
rebels to quit distributing the arms in the Fortaleza
Ozama.
2. US Country Team has doubts whether the'forces
of the loyalist junta currently has the capability to
re-establish order without active US aid. Country Team
also has doubts as to whether military commanders really
have the determination to see the matter through. Even if
they had, there is good reason to doubt whether their
forces, in their present state of demoralization, would
be able to accomplish the missions assigned to them.
4. Plans now seem to be firming up in Argentina,
Urugray, Guatemala, Venezuela and perhaps in Panama for
May Day protest demonstrations that will 'take an ugly
State Dept. review anti U.S. turn, particularly in view of the Dominican
situation. In Bolivia indications point to demonstrations
completed with the strong probability of an attack on the U.S.
embassy in La Paz. In Santiago, Chile about 200 youths
protested the U.S. troop landings today by throwing rocks
at the U.S. consulate and more demonstrations appear
likely tommorrow.
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