CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 9, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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USSR-Japan: Moscow has appointed Deputy Foreign
Minister N. T. Federenko, its leading Far Eastern expert,
to succeed the late I. F. Tevosyan as ambassador to Japan.
The Japanese ambassador in Moscow believes the Federenko
appointment presages a more active Soviet policy toward
Japan, and he agrees with Ambassador Thompson's view
that the USSR was dissatisfied with recent Japanese elec-
tion results.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
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DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Yugoslavia: Reported arrests in Yugoslavia, involv-
ing possibly as many as 200 individuals alleged to be sym-
pathetic to the USSR, are probably precautionary measures
rather than steps directed against any specific plot to over-
throw Tito. Moscow has made it clear that it will try to
-0 undercut Tito in an effort to bring Belgrade to heel. Pro-
Soviet elements within Yugoslavia are not sufficiently
numerous to necessitate the extensive arrests which fol-
lowed the 1948 break.
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Lebanon: Rebel bands in the countryside are being sub-
jecte to heavier air attacks by government forces. Coord-
inated rebel action has not materialized; neither has the gov-
ernment's promised all-out attack against the rebel-held
quarter of Beirut. Against a background of long disagreement
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over the use of government forces, President Chamoun now
professes to be somewhat encouraged that army commander
General Shihab may take more vigorous action.
* Cyprus: Retaliation by Turkish Cypriots, touched. off by
a bomb explosion outside the Turkish Information Office in
Nicosia on the night of 7 June, continued on 8 June and
spread to other areas on the island. Athens has asked for
an extraordinary meeting of the NATO Council to consider
the matter. In Istanbul, in order to prevent a repetition of
the 1955 anti-Greek riots, troops supported by tanks were
stationed at key points in the city on 8 June during an auth-
orized demonstration in favor of demands that Cyprus be
partitioned. Britain is still expected to announce a new pol-
icy for Cyprus on 17 June.
toward dominion status.
tion of Rhodesia and Nyasaland that it is futile to hope for
liberal policies from the dominant white minority. This
development will strengthen organized efforts by the Afri-
can nationalists to oppose any move to advance the federation
Southern Rhodesian election: The crushing defeat of
candidates who favored liberal racial policies will further
convince the native African population throughout the Federa-
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France - De Gaulle: General de Gaulle continues his
efforts to maintain momentum toward a "solution" in North
Africa in the face of opposition from extremists and some
military elements in Algeria. In France, there is mounting
pressure from the extreme right for a complete revision of
he parliamentary system.
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II. . ASIA-AFRICA
The Lebanese Situation
Military action in Lebanon from 6 to 8 June consisted
primarily of government efforts to disperse rebel bands by
air strafing. One large band near Tripoli suffered heavy
casualties. Larger-scale rebel operations, which govern-
ment officials had feared might come on 7 June, have not
yet materialized. The Lebanese Army's operation against
the rebel stronghold in the Basta quarter of Beirut was dis-
continued on 7 June on the ground that not enough forces
were available.
Lebanese government leaders Profess renewed optimism
concerning the situation.
Chamoun
was enthusiastic about a plan a as a ance according to
which the army, security forces, and progovernment civilian
partisans would be redeployed in an effort to prevent the oppo-
sition from receiving equipment and personnel from Syria.
Chamoun's optimism seems excessive in view of the fact that
Shihab has already put forth several plans for combating the
rebels without effectively implementing them, and Chamoun
himself has been basically pessimistic about the army chief.
On the political scene, maneuvers for a compromise solu-
tion of the crisis now seem halfhearted, and the belief appar-,
ently is widespread that a compromise is no longer possible.
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Segregationists Make Large Gains in Southern
Rhodesian Voting
The almost exclusively European electorate of South-
ern Rhodesia gave significant support to a segregationist
party and repudiated every candidate offered by the rela-
tively liberal party of former Prime Minister Todd in the
general elections held on 5 June. In the voting for the 30-
member legislature, the governing moderate United Federal
party won 17 seats and retained control, but the segregation-
ist Dominion party increased its strength from 4 to 13 seats
and had a plurality of votes on the first count in four other con-
stituencies. The system of proportional representation used
in Southern Rhodesia provides that, if no candidate in a three-
party contest receives a majority, the second-choice votes
of the weakest candidate are divided among the other two.
The results are in line with recent voting in the parlia-
mentary elections in South Africa and by-elections in South-
ern Rhodesia which indicated a stiffening of the European
electorate's defense of white supremacy. Such an attitude
will help to convince the African population of the futility of
hoping for racial liberalism from the dominant European
minority and strengthen the position of African nationalist
extremists who advocate increased political and economic re-
sistance by non-Europeans. Any resultant deterioration in
Rhodesian racial relations would strengthen those in London
who oppose granting early independence to the Rhodesian fed-
eration because of a distrust of its racial policies.
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De Gaulle Faces Mounting Rightist Pressure
There is further evidence that local extremists in
Algeria put considerable pressure on Premier de Gaulle
during his recent visit, seeking to exploit the occasion to
push for a "public safety government:'
In France, De Gaulle is faced with mounting pressure
from the extreme right to "complete the revolution" which
began in Algiers. Public safety committees, quiet since
De Gaulle's investiture, are reviving and spreading, with
six formed in Paris, 22 in surrounding communities, and
others in 14 of the departments of France. The committees,
reportedly working closely with veterans' organizations,
have announced their aim as total reform of the present
parliamentary system. The American Embassy in Paris
reports that Leon Delbecque,
civilian member of the Algerian junta, plans to organize a
nationwide committee of public safety in France. The em-
bassy comments that such action, which might evolve into
a new political movement, could provoke immediate counter-
activity on the left from which only the Communists could
benefit.
Meanwhile, De Gaulle is seeking to maintain the momen-
tum for a solution in North Africa by personally taking over
the Ministry for Algeria and 'calling for Algerian municipal
elections to be held in about a month. The press has also
suggested that an Algerian Moslem may be added to the
inet, along with other possible changes or additions.
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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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