CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A005500070001-3
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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 9, 1961
• Content Type: REPORT

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Iraq-Jor an: o an, w .~c extended recogni ion to asim's
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ance from Iraq, according to diplomatic circles ina Baghdad. Qa-
sim is reported to be favorably disposed toward the request but
has not yet made a final decision. Financial aid to Jordan prob-
ably would arouse considerable opposition among the Iraqis,
many of whom disapprove of the re-establishment of Iraqi-Jor-
danian relations because they view it as aligning Iraq and Jordan
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III. THE WEST
Belgium: The Socialist-led. strikes which have crippled much
of Belgium for almost three weeks appear to be gradually reced-
ing and now remain concentrated largely in the Walloon areas of
the south and the port of Antwerp. There. is growing concern on
all. sides over the revival of old antagonisms between linguistic
and economic groups engendered by the strikes which threaten to
become more acute as ,the strike action is prolonged. Negotia-
tions are continuing for a compromise, but Prime Minister Eys-
ken's Social. Christian r Liberal government has given no. indication
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that it intends to agree to Socialist demands to withdraw its
controversial austerity program. ,The lower chamber of par-
liament reconvenes on 10 January to resume debate on the
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*France -Algeria: De Gaulle is expected to consider the
referendum vote as mandate
a to accelerate his search for
an early solution of the Algerian problem. Three-fourths of
the voters in metropolitan France voted their approva ?;".in
Algeria,
many Moslems abstained from the balloting, .but
incomplete tallies indicate that a clear majority of the voters
had approved. De Gaulle may soon make another offer to
the rebels in terms less rigid than before, perhaps waiving
his previous insistence that a negotiated cease-fire precede
political discussions. Although rightist opposition leader
Jacques Suste
o lle has warned that the European settlers in
Algeria will regard the vote in France as "abandonment,"
the key to any successful settler opposition to defy De Gaulle
or to delay his next move remains the attitude of the army
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consider their next moves in
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Jordan Seeking Financial Aid From Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister. Qasim is favorably disposed toward
a Jordanian request for financial assistance, according to in-
formation from the Lebanese ambassador in Baghdad who until
recently ,handled Jordanian affairs there. The amount and
terms of the aid sought were not disclosed. Qasim reportedly
has not made a final decision on the matter.
Iraqi aid to Jordan probably would arouse considerable op-
position among many Iraqis who are displeased over the rap-
prochement with Jordan, . which they view as aligning Iraq against
the UAR. Qasim., however, may consider that benevolence to-
ward Jordan would enhance his prestige as an impartial Arab
leader amid apparently rising pan-Arab sentiment in Iraq. A
progovernment Baghdad newspaper has referred to possible ef-
forts by the Iraqi Government to eliminate differences between
the UAR' and Jordan.
The Jordanian Government is preoccupied with the UAR's
threat to its security and with its perennial financial problems.
The Jordanians apparently hope Qasim will be helpful in both of
these situations. King Husayn's regime swallowed its outrage over
the murder of Husayn's Hashemite relatives in the Iraqi revolution
of.1958 and recognized Qasim's regime in October 1960. Since
then gradual progress has been made in re-establishing relations
between the two countries.
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Belgian Strike Situation
The three-week-old Socialist-led strikes which have crip-
pled much of Belgium appear to be gradually receding and now
remain concentrated largely in the Walloon areas of the south
and the port of Antwerp. An early end to the work stoppages
in the "red belt" of the industrial south is not expected, how-
ever, because of the 7 January vote by the Socialist-controlled
General Federation of Belgian Workers to continue the strikes.
Prime Minister Eyskens' Social Christian Liberal gov-
ernment remains determined to proceed with parliamentary con-
siderations of its controversial austerity program--the omnibus
bill--and the lower, chamber will reconvene on 10 January to re-.
sume debate on the measure. Eyskens has indicated he is pre-
pared to return the bill to committee with, certain conciliatory
amendments after its debate in the chamber, but he has refused
to agree to Socialist demands to withdraw the bill. He has the
support of the powerful Roman Catholic trade union federation
which has refused to support the strikes.
Efforts to mediate the strikes are continuing, but there has
been little basis for negotiation because of the refusal of both
sides to retreat from their basic positions. In this stalemated
situation the Belgian press is mentioning increasingly the possi-
bility of new elections this spring .after the austerity :legislation
is passed or a reorganization of the government.
The prolonged strikes have also served to revive antago-
nisms between linguistic and economic groups and created
breaches which may be difficult to heal. On 3 January, Wal-
loon Socialist deputies, meeting without their Flemish and Brus-
sels colleagues, for the first time in the party's history adopted
a resolution implying support for an autonomous French-speak-
ing Walloon area within a federal state. The Walloon represent-
atives maintain that.the steadily deteriorating economic situation
in southern Belgium is attributable to government policies which
favor the Flemish-speaking north.
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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 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 Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of Detense
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
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
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, 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
Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
Federai Bureau of Investigation
The Director
National Security Agency
The Director
National Indications Center
The Director
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