CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: February 20, 1958
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DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
II. ASIA-AFRICA
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titude toward the rebel leaders. Thus far, however, he
has given no indication that -he will make any concessions.
Indonesia: President Sukarno is being pressed by
three maj political parties to adopt a conciliatory at-
. Tunisian situation: While France and Tunisia have
both accepted the o er of British and American good of-
fices in their current dispute, there is a sense of growing
impatience inside Tunisia. In ,Paris, Gaillard faces a
threat that right-wing deputies may quit his coalition over
the issue of Bizerte. This threat will probably cause
Gaillard to go slow on making any concessions to Bour-
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use.
Sudan-Egypt: The Sudanese prime minister intends to
declare a state of emergency and postpone parliamentary
elections scheduled to begin 27 February if the dispute
with Egypt over border areas has not calmed by that time.
The prime minister has also asked the United States to
provide quickly one or two transport aircraft for military
Spanish West Africa: The joint Spanish-French offen-
sive.against guerrilla elements in the western Sahara, re-
ported to have begun on 10 February, is apparently still
under way, but with few tangible results. The Moroccan
foreign minister states that the military
irreatly excited the nonulnep in Aoadir
III, THE WEST
French nuclear weapon: France is planning to start
construction of a center for testing nuclear weapons at an
oasis in southern Algeria. A French official revealed in
.November 1957 that an atomic bomb was being produced.
It is estimated that it can be tested during the latter half
of 1958.
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
Sukarno Will Probably Pursue Firm Policy Toward
Ih-donesian Rebels
Although President Sukarno is under pressure from
Indonesian. political leaders and at least some military
groups to avoid measures which could lead to civil war,
he will probably persist in a firm policy toward the dis-
sidents. The moves already taken by Army Chief of
Staff General Nasution almost certainly have had Su-
karno's approval.
Sukarno has told Djakarta political leaders he will
neither set up a new anti-Communist cabinet nor re-
shuffle the present one to conciliate the Sumatran and
North Celebes rebels,
Sukarno said that before he would even "think"
about changes in the cabinet or national council, the
Sumatran dissidents must submit to arrest. He has
arranged to discuss the situation with former Vice
President Hatta on 20 February, but there is little
likelihood he will either restore Hatta to a responsi-
ble position or take his advice.
The chief of Indone sian..army.ihtelligence'told':the
American army attachd on 18 February that initial
attempts to overthrow rebel leader Lt. Col.. Hussein.
without using force had been unsuccessful. The intel-
ligence chief believes Sukarno must act quickly and will
not hesitate to order military action if necessary. The
American army attachd comments that the chief de-
terminant as to how soon military action can start is
the problem of troop transport.
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The Situation in Spanish West Africa
Spain's military operation in Spanish West Africa,
supported by French troops from Mauritania, does not
appear to have achieved. any tangible results against the
irregular Moroccan Army of Liberation concentrations
in the western Sahara. Contrary to earlier Spanish -re-
ports implying the launching last week of a sweeping
joint operation designed to clear simultaneously the Ifni
enclave and all of Spanish Sahara as well as, northern
French Mauritania, recent information indicates that
Spain and France have been concentrating their efforts
in Saguia el Hamra, and that only minor clashes have oc-
curred in Ifni and Rio de Oro. They have thus far apparent-
ly taken no action in Spain's Southern Morocco protectorate,
where both powers recognize Morocco's sovereignty.
Spanish air and, to a limited extent, naval units are sup-
porting the ground. forces.
The Moroccan Government, fearful of public reac-
tion, has apparently sought to curb local publicity.
Since 15 February, however, the principal newspaper of
the dominant Istiqlal party has been publishing its own
version of recent events, and this reporting- -biased and
inflammatory in the past--will probably precipitate a gen-
eral wave of indignation throughout Morocco against the
French and the Spanish. The Moroccan foreign minister
said he and the interior minister had already been forced
to visit Agadir to calm public excitement there:._ :Pub-
lication of recent Army of Liberation claims that "American-
made" planes have been employed against the guerrillas
may foreshadow the direction of Moroccan resentment over
the Saharan operation against United States bases and
forces in Morocco.
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France Preparing Test Center for Nuclear Weapons
France will soon begin building an "interservice test
center" at Zaouiet Reggrane in southern Algeria,
Extreme temperatures during the summer may force
suspension of construction so that the test center will not
be ready until next fall. A French Atomic Energy Com-
mission official admitted in November that France now is
making an atomic bomb. It is estimated that it could be
tested during the latter part of 1958.
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DISTRIBUTION
THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
Scientific Adviser to the President
Director of the Budget
Office of Defense Mobilization
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Operations Coordinating Board
Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Special Assistant for Foreign Economic Policy
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Administration
The Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
The Counselor
Director, International Cooperation Administration
Director of Intelligence and Research
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
The Director, The Joint Staff
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
Deputy Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Army
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
National Security Agency
The Director
National Indications Center
The Director
United States Information Agency
The Director
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
donesia: s Sukarno is being pr 9Fd by
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ha ven o in cation tha: he wi make any concessibnS':
Tunisian situation: While France and Tunisia have
both accepted offer of British and American good of-
fices in their current dispute, there is a sense of growing
,mp.tience inside Tunisia. In Paris, Gaillard faces a
threat that right-wing deputies may quit his coalition over
the issue of Bizerte. This threat will probably cause
Gaillard to go slow on making any concessions to Bour-
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