SITUATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (REPORT #273 - AS OF 7:00 AM EDT)

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2006
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• Publication Date: June 11, 1965
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OCI No. 1945/65
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Current Intelligence
11 June 1965
Situation in the Dominican Republic
(Report 7" s--of-7:00 am EDT
Rebel statements con-
tinues to indicate that pro-rebel demonstrations and
violence are planned for the interior on 14 June.
Yesterday the rebel newspaper Patria stated that
the date would be an appropriate one for a "spontane-
ous mobilization of the masses." At the same time,
however, the newspaper hinted that the mobilization
might not come off because the US Embassy was trying
to provoke incidents on 12 June which would give the
Imbert government an excuse to use repressive measures.
Loyalist police and military units continue to
increase their security precautions in the interior.
Police chief Despradel said yesterday that although
he has no concrete evidence of any rebel plans, he is
deploying mobile police units to three -provincial
capitals.
Meanwhile, the rebels are stepping up their
psychological offensive by charging that Imbert's
forces have committed new atrocities and appealing
for loyalist military defections.
Loyalist military leaders are denying any com-
plicity in the mass executions at Villa Mella, about
12 miles north of Santo Domingo, and charging that
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the whole affair is a Communist plot. US Embassy
officials believe, however, that the executions were
probably carried out by loyalist military and police
to avenge rebel atrocities committed during the early
days of the revolt,
The Organization of American States (OAS) Human
Rights Commission is conducting a thorough investiga-
tion of the allegations in order to forestall. UN
action. The Soviet Union is expected to unleash new
attacks in the Security Council today concerning the
alleged atrocities and other Council members may
challenge the US contention that the OAS is capable
of handling the Dominican crisis.
in a recorded speech yesterday afternoon Juan
Bosch capitalized on the Villa Mella incident while
urging the rank and file of the loyalist military
to go over to the rebels before it was too late.
Bosch said that the generals would soon be leaving
the country but the enlisted ranks would have to re-
main and "face the people that will scorn them." In
a similar appeal on Wednesday, rebel army chief
Colonel Lora Fernandez stated that it was the basic
duty of Dominican soldiers to defend their country's
sovereignty "which has been trampled upon by inter-
ventionist forces." He promised that deserters from
Imbert's forces would not be punished for their previ-
ous mistakes "against the people's interest." Thus
far the campaign has not produced tangible results.
The OAS Human Rights Commission is urging that
favorable consideration be given to a rebel request
that ships carrying food and medicine be allowed to
dock at the rebel-held. area of Santo Domingo, Caamano
reportedly has asked that the US Navy provide escorts
for the food ships to prove that no arms were loaded
enroute. Once the ships dock, Caamano is said to
insist that only the Red Cross can supervise the un-
loading,
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