CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 29, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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3. LEADER OF CHILE'S ANTI-INFLATION DRIVE OUSTED
FROM CABINET
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4. AFGHAN PRIME MINISTER PUBLICLY CONFIRMS ARMS
DEALS WITH USSR AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA
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3. LEADER OF CHILE'S ANTI-INFLATION DRIVE OUSTED
FROM CABINET
The replacement on 27. August of Oscar
Herrera as head of Chile's ministries
of finance and economy threatens the
continuance of his austerity program,
launched.ten months ago, which has
already ame fora ed Chile's long- continued inflation.
This improvement in Chile's economic
stability has appeared to modify the government's concept
of Chile's role as leader of the opposition to United States
economic policy at inter-American meetings. This modi-
fication was indicated by President Ibanez' cooperation
at the Panama meeting of presidents in July. Should Chile's
domestic economic situation again deteriorate, Chile may
revert to its espousal of "share-the-wealth" policies at
inter-American gatherings such as the meeting on 17-19
September of high- ranking representatives of the. American
republics. This meeting is scheduled to discuss, President
Eisenhower's Panama proposal for improving inter-American
economic co-operation.
American ambassador Lyon believes
that Herrera's ouster was motivated by political rather than
economic policy considerations, but that it does not bode
well for the future of the fight against inflation. Neither
the new minister of finance nor the new minister of econ-
omy is a man of recognized public stature and both are
likely to be more concerned with pleasing President Ibanez
than with stabilizing the country's economy.
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4. AFGHAN PRIME MINISTER PUBLICLY CONFIRMS
ARMS DEALS WITH USSR AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA
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Afghan arms deals with the USSR and
Czechoslovakia which were announced
on 26 August by Prime Minister Daud
probably are for small arms and ar-
tillery, and possibly tanks and aircraft.
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Daud announced that he had made the
deals in accordance with the decision of the Grand Assem-
bly of Tribes (Loe Jirga) last November. The Loe Jirga
approved strengthening Afghanistan's military forces in
order to support the Pushtoonistan campaign against
Pakistan. Daud's announcement included a statement
that he hoped Pakistani president Mirza's recent visit to
Afghanistan would lead to "an understanding satisfying
the Pushtoon peo-ole."
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