CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: June 9, 1959
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
9 June 1959
DAILY BRIEF
Tunisia- France Q Tunisia and France have begun talks con-
cerning the Trench base at Bizerte, and prospects for a provi-
sional agreement governing continued French use of Bizerte as
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factory settlement of other outstanding French- Tunisian problems
an air-naval installation appear to have brightened. Tunis aims,
however, to make such an agreement dependent upon the satis-
India: The Congress party and other non-Communist groups
in Kerala State plan to launch a major effort on 12 June to force
the Communist government out of office. The Congress drive is
expected to tie in with agitation by the Catholic community and at
least one influential Hindu group over unpopular Communist edu-
cation policies.
Berlin if the election is held there.
West Berlin: Mayor Brandt is extremely concerned over re-
porti "fiat Bonn does not now plan to hold the 1 July presidential
election in West Berlin. He feels that failure to hold the election
in West Berlin as previously planned will be interpreted in the city
0 as a Western retreat. East Germany has already attempted to ex-
ploit differences between Bonn and Berlin on this question by hint-
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could lead New Delhi to suspend parliamentary government in
Serious disturbances
Nicaragua: The government's position has become stronger
over the past few days. The small rebel groups which landed from
Costa Rica early last week have failed thus far to achieve any mil-
itary objective, but they are still at large. Minor incidents of civil
resistance are. still occurring:
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*Italy- Gains by the extreme left in the Sicilian regional
elections on 7 June will make it increasingly difficult for the
Christian Democrats to form a governing giunta, The Commu-
nists and Nenni Socialists each picked up a seat,, giving them
21 and 11 respectively in the 90-member regional assembly.
The Christian Democrats. gained two seats with a total of 34,
but the party formed by dissident ex-Christian Democrats un-
der Silvio Milazzo, who has been governing Sicily with a Com-
munist-supported coalition of Socialists, Monarchists and neo-
Fascists,,, increased its representation from five to nine.
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In view of his gains,., Milazzo is likely to seek to retain his
position with support from the left and extreme right, and may
well refuse Christian Democratic overtures urging his return to
the fold. If rebuffed by Milazzo, the Christian Democrats would
probably make an approach to the right, which now has 12 seats
and might be induced to duplicate the support it gives Premier
Segni's national government. The rightists' price for this sup-
port would perhaps include rightist participation in the Segni
government,
blow to the Christian-Democratic monopoly:'
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Moscow radio,, in commenting on the elections., criticized
"interference" by the clergy and hailed the results as "another
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Tunisia and France Negotiating on Bizerte
Tunisia and France have at last begun serious talks looking
toward a provisional agreement governing France's continued use
of its important military base at Bizerte, Preliminary discus-
sions on the subject were held last fall in accordance with an
agreement reached in June 1958 unde which all French force
were withdrawn from Tunisia except( he approximately 15,000)
army, air, and naval personnel remaining at Bizerte, These
talks soon lapsed, however, because President Bourguiba felt
they were inopportune in view of Tunisia's difficulties with the
UAR and the Algerian rebels.
Both Tunis and Paris now appear genuinely anxious to come
to terms on Bizerte. France now recognizes that nothing more
extensive than an interim agreement is possible while the Algerian
war continues, and it appears willing to accept the Tunisian con-
cept that Bizerte shall be exclusively an air-naval. installation.
However, the generalized discussions which have taken place so
far reveal apparently serious differences between the two gov-
ernments relative to arrangements for protecting the base--
especially as to the location of antiaircraft defenses,
Tunisia's intention to make a Bizerte agreement dependent
on sa ~isfactory settlement of a wide range of outstanding French-
Tunisian problems seems certain to complicate and drag out a
possible solution on Bizerte'); In this connection, the- Tunisians are
focusing their present efforts and attention on the high; level eco-
nomic and financial discussions which began in Tunis several
weeks ago. After a promising start, these discussions, which
were temporarily suspended on 30 May, now may be in jeopardy
as a result of Tunisian efforts to broaden them well. beyond the
scope originally envisaged.
Any serious and highly publicized incident involving Tunisian
personnel and French forces based at Bizerte or operating against
Algerian rebels along the Algerian-Tunisian frontier would also
probably upset the present delicate negotiations.
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Indian Congress Party Plans Major Drive to Oust Communist
Government in Kerala
The Congress party branch in Kerala State plan., in co-
operation with other groups opposing the Communist government
there, to launch a major campaign on 12 June aimed at eventually
forcing the Communists out of office. This drive is expected to
tie in with separate agitation planned by the Hindu Nair and
Catholic communities to begin on 15 June to protest the Commu-
nists' unpopular education policies. Leaders of these groups
decided some time ago that when the annual school vacation ends
in June they would refuse to reopen the large number of private
schools under their control.
Prime
-minister Nehru has hacl some misgivings about the campaign, 1_
apparently because there is little assurance that the Congress
party is strong enough to win the elections which would eventually
follow ouster of the Communist government)
(C-ommunist leaders have also shown growing concern over
the planned demonstrations. They have put off the reopening date
for schools from 1 June to 15 June and have appealed--apparently
without success--for additional standby army continaents for use
in an emergency,
A showdown in Kerala seems likely in the near future. Con-
tinued demonstrations by various groups may lead to violence,
particularly if extremist agitators provoke Communist police
units into using force. Serious disturbances could lead New
Delhi to suspend parliamentary government in Kerala. and invoke
President's Rule.
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West Berlin Mayor Opposes Transferring Presidential Election
West Berlin's Mayor Willy Brandt informed American offi-
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Chancellor Adenauer has favored moving the election from
cials on 4 June that he was extremely concerned over reports that
Bonn was planning to transfer the 1 July West German presidential
election from Berlin to Bonn. He feels that since it had been an-
nounced that the election, as in 1954, would be held in Berlin, a
reversal of plans now would be interpreted as a Western retreat
and place a severe strain on West Berlin morale,
Brandt was also distressed over reports that President Heuss
would cancel his 17 June visit to West Berlin to open the recon-
structed residence for the Federal President. He also complained
that constant speculation on possible Western concessions at Geneva
is hurting morale, and that West Berliners are giving more atten-
tion to "discouraging" press reports from Geneva.)
Berlin to Bonn to avoid any possibility of incidents,
e National Assembly 1,038 presidential electors is the legal
responsibility of Bundestag President Gerstenmaier, who is re-
ported to favor Berlin?
of East German opposition.
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East Germany is attempting to exploit these differences by
hinting at a temporary blockade of West German "transport" to
the city if the elections are held in Berlin.. East German propa-
ganda, chief Eisler claimed on 6 June that he had received proposals
for such a blockade from East German workers. Eisler's additional
hint of increased taxes on traffic to Berlin suggests that East Germany
plans to make the election site the subject for a war of nerves, in
the hope that Bonn's decision to hold the elections elsewhere could
be presented as unwillingness to support West Berlin in the face
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Nicaraguan Government at Least Temporarily Strengthened
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The position of Nicaraguan President Luis Somoza has been
strengthened by the lack of military success by the two small rebel
groups which landed from Costa Rica early last week and by the
weakening of the business strike in the capital. However, minor
incidents of civil resistance are still occurring in the capital, and
Nicaraguan exiles in El Salvador, Venezuela, and other nearby
countries continue plotting.
to number about 70, are still at large in two widely separated. lo-
cations about 75 to 100 miles east of Managua. Composed chiefly
of adherents of the opposition Conservative party, the rebels have
apparently not aroused the widespread support they expected
despite the fact that the areas in which they landed, have long been
regarded. as Conservative strongholds..
The rebels, estimated
Meanwhile, in the capital city, the businessmen's strike,
which at its peak last week affected up to 70 percent of the city?s
business, has dwindled as the result of negotiations between
business leaders and the government, and the threat of reprisals.
Students, however, are threatening a strike for. 9 June to pro-
test the "intervention" of the Organization of American States in
the crisis, and many physicians are reported still on strike.
Isolated minor terroristic acts continue--at least some of them
probably efforts by the Conservatives to arouse a generally
apathetic public.
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The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
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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 for 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
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Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
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