THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SITUATION REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00826A000100010056-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 3, 2006
• Sequence Number: 56
• Publication Date: January 10, 1966
• Content Type: IM

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Current Intelligence
10 January 1966
The Dominican Republic Situation Report
Report as oV : M T
1. The extremist-sponsored general strike was
partially successful. today. By mid-afternoon several
government offices had no workers on duty and others
were operating with skeleton staffs. Small meetings
were held in several sections of Santo Domingo to
distribute pamphlets and to agitate for the strike,
and there were isolated disturbances and acts of
violence. A US sergeant fatally wounded a Dominican
who was attacking another US soldier. With the ex-
ception of La Romana, all the sugar mill unions in
the eastern part of the country had reportedly joined
the strike.
2. The strike, now scheduled to last 72 hours,
may pick up tomorrow. Many workers are expected to
stay home to avoid possible violence, while others
will probably join the strike because they share its
anti-military, pro-constitutionalist sentiments. Of-
ficials of the Labor Ministry expect absenteeism
among their employees to reach almost 80 percent
tomorrow.
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