CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 30, 2002
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• Publication Date: April 24, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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CEN RAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
24 April 1959
DAILY BRIEF
I, THE COMMUNIST -BLOC
USSR-Nepal: TASS announced on 23 April that the USSSR
as reached agreement with Nepal on the exchange of resident
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diplomatic missions, Soviet Ambassador Ponomarenko told a
igh Indian official on 20 April that the agreement was "in re-
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sponse to Nepali overturesp~ Indian which regards Nepal as
this moved ~Ponomarenko~-accredited to Nepal as well as Indlia--
25-26 April, at which time he may seek to finalize a rem
on Soviet economic aid. to Nepal of about ~7,5UU,UUU.
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spouse to ~.n invitation from the Soviet defense ministers ~he
visit is in line with Kekkonen's belief that Finland. must make
special efforts to assuage Moscaw4s doubts concerning Finland?s
will make a "friendship visit" to Moscow in early May in r
IIIe THE WEST
Finland-USSR Evidently under pressure from Fresidlent
Kekkonen, the commander in chief of the Finnish Defense Forces
France; (In a move designed to emphasize De Gaulle's
desire or a U K-French division of the world into areas of
defense responsibility, France is establishing two new "ma;jor"
military commands--one including the Western Mediterranf:an,
North Africa, and the Sahara; the other embracing the French
Community area in Africao- The precise relationships whiclh
De Gaulle envisages between the new commands and NATG are
unclear4 The first presumably would include the French Med-
iterranean fleet, and might involve a formal declaration of with-
drawal of part of the French ground forces now in Algeria from
their NATO commitmento The second. apparently would. involve
only non-NATO forces in west and tropical Africao~
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I, THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR and Nepal to Exchange Resident Diplomatic Missions
TASS announced on 23 April that the USSR has reached
agreement with Nepal to exchange resident diplomatic mis-
sions. Heretofore diplomatic contact has been maintained
through the Soviet and Nepali embassies in New Delhi and
by occasional trips to Katmandu by Soviet Ambassador Pono~-
marenko--accredited to Nepal as well as India--and other So~-
viet diplomats from New Delhi.
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The USSR is breaking a "gentlemen's agree~-
men o pos one opening of a diplomatic mission in Nepal.
The Indian Government, which regards Nepal as being within
its sphere of influence, will not look with favor on this move.
Should the United States accept the long-standing Nepali invita-
tion to open an embassy in Katmandu, Communist China--wh'.ich
now has permission to open a consulate in Katmandu--can be ex-
pected to press for establishment of an embassy.
A 20-man Soviet economic delegation has been in Nepal
since mid-February negotiating on economic aid projects;
Nepal has reportedly agreed to accept a Soviet credit of
about $7,500,000 to construct a sugar mill, a hydroelectric
plant, and communications projects, but an agreement has
not yet been signed. Ponomarenko is to visit Katmandu over
the week end of 25-2 April, at which time he may seek to sign
a formal agreement covering the aid
Ponomarenko is being replaced as ambassador to India by
L A. Benediktov, who served in the post for five months in 1953.
It is not known whether Benediktov will also be accredited to
Katmandu or whether a resident ambassador will be a ointEad
to head the new di lomatic mission there.
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III. THE WEST
Finnish Commander in Chief to Visit Moscow
General K. A. Heiskanen$ commander in chief of the
Finnish Defense Forces, accompanied by four major gen-
erals, will make a "friendship .visit" to Moscow in early
May at the invitation of Soviet Defense Minister Marshal
Malinovsky. Although a group of Finnish officers attended
the 1956 May Day celebration in Moscow, General Heiska-?
nen has resolutely opposed. making a visit himself. The
US Embassy concludes that he has yielded. to pressure frorn~
president Kekkanen.
During Kekkanen's state visit to the USSR in May 195$,
Premier Khrushchev emphasized the desirability of visits
by Finnish officers as an indication of good. will and peaceful
intentions. Kekkonen has since indicated. that he feels that
the USSR is taking a hard. attitude toward Finland and that tlhe
Finnish Government must be prepared to follow a flexible
policy and to make certain "tactical concessions:'
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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 and Civilian Mobilization
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Special Assistant for Foreign Economic Policy
Executive Secretary, National Security Council
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of State
The Secretary .of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State fox Economic Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Administration
The Counselor
Director, International Cooperation Administration
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of Defense
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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
Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the .A.rmy
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Aix Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Department of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior
The Department of Commerce
The Secretary of Commerce
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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