CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 2002
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• Publication Date: November 27, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONTENTS
4. GOMULKA DISAPPOINTED IN TALKS WITH MAO TSE- TUNG
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5. SITUATION IN INDONESIA
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6. INDIA SEES FOOD GRAIN IMPORTS OF 3 000,000 TONS
ANNUALLY OVER NEXT FEW YEARS
7. TURKISH CABINET FORMED AFTER MONTH DELAY
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4. GOMULKA DISAPPOINTED IN TALKS WITH
MAO TSE - TUNG
During a three-hour bilateral talk,
with Gomulka in Moscow, Mao Tse-
tung took a "hard" line in favor of
Communist orthodoxy,
The Polish delegation
was deep y disappointed, an relations with the Chinese
Communists are now cool,
In his talks with Gomulka, Mao prob-
ably reiterated Peiping's warnings against tendencies in
Communist states toward modification of basic Marxist-
Leninist doctrine and toward the development of foreign
policies not in harmony with over-all bloc interests
Early this year, Gomulka seemed to feel he would have
Peiping's support for a more independent line.
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5. SITUATION IN INDONESIA
The opening of the national develop-
ment conference in Djakarta on 25
November- -the second attempt by the
central government to bring the -regional
Leader's into agreement--wasma.rkedby
the absence of any representative
from Central Sumatra, although dis-
sident leaders from other provinces
attended, Lt. Col. Hussein, military
commander of that area, was quoted as saying that further
discussions with Djakarta are useless as long as "funda-
mental questions" remain unsolved. Those questions are
known to involve greater autonomy for the provinces,
restoration of effective cooperation between Hatta and
Sukarno, and a settlement of "army problems" Hussein
and other Sumatran leaders had said earlier that regional
representatives in general would present stiff demands at
the conference and were prepared to torpedo the meeting,
which they foresaw as ineffective at best and potentially
harmful to their interests.
The conference is meeting in an atmos-
phere made tense by the government's continuing efforts to
arouse national feeling over the West Irian issue, With the
vote in the UN General Assembly approaching, President
Sukarno has just reiterated to Ambassador Allison that
Indonesia would have to take some action if its national de-
sires are not recognized in some manner by either the UN
or the Dutch. He asserted that this action would take the
form of "moral violence, perhaps economic violence, but
not physical violence:' Sukarno told Allison that "only
America can really help--don't throw away the ball to the
Russians:'
Despite reports that he is becoming
worried by the growth of Communist strength and influence
in Indonesia, Sukarno does not yet appear willing or able to
foresake Communist support.
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6. INDIA SEES FOOD GRAIN IMPORTS OF 3,000,000 TONS
ANNUALLY OVER NEXT FEW YEARS
An Indian food grain inquiry com-
mittee reported to parliament on 19
November that India probably will
have to import up to 3,000,000 tons
of food grains annually for the next
few years to make up its shortage be-
tween supply and demand and to raise
reserve stocks from 1,500,000 to
2,000,000 tons. Such imports would require an outlay of
about $300,000,000 in foreign exchange each year.
Noting that food grain production would
probably increase by only 10, 300, 000 tons instead of the
planned 15, 500, 000 during the Second Five-Year Plan period
(1956-61), the committee estimated that by 1961 produc-
tion would be 77,000,000 tons while the demand--spurred
by development expenditures and increased consumption--
would reach 79, 000, 000 tons. The committee also noted
that existing stockpiles had been insufficient to meet emer-
gency needs. Furthermore, it found that per capita con-
sumption per day had declined from 18.1 ounces in 1954 to
17.1 in 1956, and it expected that 1957 figure to be about
the same as in 1956. Since harvests in 1955 and 1956 were
good, the annual population increase of 5,000,000 persons
is presumably responsible for this drop.
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7. TURKISH CABINET FORMED AFTER
MONTH DELAY
The membership of the Turkish
cabinet announced on 25 November
indicates that Prime Minister Men-
deres has emerged from his intra-
party struggle over government policy and personalities
with his control somewhat shaken. Both the government
and opposition parties have grievances carrying over
from the October elections and are apparently ready for
a showdown concerning their future roles.
The new cabinet contains two thirds
of the previous ministers and includes the controversial
Fatin Rustu Zorlu as minister of foreign affairs. Fevzi
Ucaner, at one time commander of the Turkish air force,
was the only former top-level military leader to receive
cabinet appointment.
If opposition criticism intensifies,
Menderes and other extremists in his party may under-
take drastic measures against the press and the political
opposition.
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