CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: March 11, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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DAILY BRIEF
1. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
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tates to grant it recognition.
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East Germany: [Following up its announcement of recog-
ition by Guinea, the East German regime is reportedly tak-
II. ASIA-AFRICA
UAR-Israel: The reported cancellation of the UAR First
(Syrian) Army's alert status is further evidence of a relaxation
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 Easf'Geii iany rover to Secure Recognition nn
Uncommitted Countries
Following up its announcement of de jure recognition by
Guinea, the East German regime is reportedly taking steps
which suggest that it is attempting to persuade nations to
grant recognition. -Several high-ranking East German offi-
cials are being sent on special missions to uncommitted
countries,
Richard Gyptner, the regime's "ambassador to the Arab
states," cut short his stay at the Leipzig Fair and returned to
Cairo to begin a tour of a number of Middle East and African
countries. Wolfgang Kiesewetter, the Foreign Ministry's gen-
eral director, accompanied the East German trade representa-
tive to Baghdad when the latter returned to his post from a
visit to East Berlin. The purpose of Kiesewetter's trip was
not disclosed, but he will probably attempt to elicit some
measure of diplomatic recognition from Iraq.. Another high-
ranking Foreign Ministry official will leave shortly for Fin-
land
The Guinean ambassador, after calling on East German
President Pieck, went to the Leipzig Fair and, on 9 March,
talked with party boss Walter Ulbricht.
The Bast German press has un ease a scurrilous
campaign against West Germany for allegedly using "the most
filthy insults and evil racial discrimination" against Guinea
and all the African peoples.
Bonn has so far withheld action, pending official notifica-
tion of the Guinean move or clarification of ambiguous state-
ments of Guinean President Tourd, However, the West Ger-
man.cabinet on 9 March authorized Foreign Minister von
Brentano to break diplomatic and economic ties with Guinea
unless Conakry indicates within 48 hours that it has not ex-
tended diplomatic recognition to the. East German regime.
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Arab-Israeli Situation
The tension arising from Syrian-Israeli border inci-
dents of last month has been considerably reduced by recent
relaxation of the UAR military posture. Some Egyptian Air
Force units deployed during the crisis have returned to their
permanent bases, and some ground units sent to the Sinai
Peninsula have also returned.
the 8rian Army alert has been canceled and various units
have been withdrawn from the Syrian-Israeli front. A recon-
naissance of Israel's northern border area and the Gaza area
to the. south conducted by the American air attache in Tel Aviv
has revealed a "normal" situation. Egyptian forces still re-
main defensively deployed in large numbers in the Sinai, how-
ever, and serious incidents could still occur.
Despite the relaxation of border tension, the UAR press
and radio campaign against Israel has abated only slightly from
its peak.earlier thisweek. Taking its lead f rorn Nasir's inf lar;-
rnatory speeches in. Syria, UAE propaganda has viciously de-
nounced. alleged Western ,involvement in recent.crisis, the tri-
partite declaration of 1950 guaranteeing Arab-Israeli borders,
and Israeli Prime Minister Ben-Gurion's visit to the United
States. These attacks have been echoed throughout the Arab
world.
The Arabs appear deeply concerned over the possibility of
Israeli success in gaining assurances of neg. Western support,
particularly in connection with plans for diversion of the Jordan
waters. The Arab League, in meetings in. Cairo which ended
early last week, reflected this apprehension by adopting a resolu-
tion to establish a. "special organization" for "utilizing the waters
of the Jordan River in the interest of the Arab countries." Arab
fears that the West will furnish Israel with additional arms and
military equipment have also been widely expressed.
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Iranian Land Reforms Run Into Difficulty
Strong .opposition has developed during the Shah's absence
from -Tehran to the government.-backed land. reform bill now
before the Majlis. Landowners and. religious leaders have much
to lose if the bill is passed and implemented. The American
Embassy in Tehran feels that the Shah and. the opposition will
try to avoid a showdown, but that in any real test of strength the
Shah would probably win. If he retreats--possibly dismissing
Prime Minister Eqbal. as the scapegoat--and. the land bill is de-
feated, the religious leaders may consider the time ripe to at-
tempt to regain their political power'.]
Che Shah began land reform with distribution of some
2,000,000 acres of ' crown lands in 1951. This project will prob-
ably be finished by the end. of 1961. Distribution of some
6,500,000 acres of public land started in 1958. He now seeks
to distribute some 22,000,000 acres of private holdings, probably
in the belief that lack of land reform in Iraq was a main cause
of the revolution them
[Ayatollah Borujerdi, Iran's religious leader, has warned
the. Shah that distribution of land violates religious tenets and
could spark a broad general uprising.. Ayatollah Behbehani,,lead-
ing cleric in Tehran, supports Borujerdi. Shrines and. other re-
ligious foundations control large areas of land, and the clerics
probably see their holdings as a target for distribution should the
other programs be successful]
(Pressure to pass the bill wouldprobably alienate many conserva-
tives who have traditionally been the mainstay of the monarchy,
without winning the. Shah any significant support from liberal and
reform-minded elements who usually have rejected. reform meas-
ures by the, Shah as tactics designed to cover up his own corrup-
tion. and. derelictions
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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
Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Chairman, 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 Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State 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 Inteiligence, Department of Army
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
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
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