CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 2003
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• Publication Date: March 3, 1961
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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2. France-Algerian Bourguiba reportedly convinced
Abbas should respond to De Gaulle's overtures; some
rebel leaders still distrustful of negotiations with
France. (Page tt)
4, Laos. (Rages t t)
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fighting, should such orders be given by the provisional Algerian
government in the course of negotiations with De Gaulle. The 1
March joint communique issued by Abbas, Bourguiba, and King
Hassan of Morocco declaring that the way is now open to direct
negotiations for Algerian independence in a North African frame-
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France-Al eriao Tunisian President Bourguiba now seems
convinced th De le has decided all aspects of colonialism
must disappear from Algeria, even to the point of full independ-
ence. Bourguiba reportedly went from Paris to Rabat deter-
mined to induce rebel premier Ferhat Abbas to respond to De
Gaulle's overtures. Bourguiba is presumably aware that some
rebel leaders are distrustful of negotiations with France.
Previous reports have raised the question whether all rebel
military commanders would comply with orders to end the
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a 14-power conference is the only means to a peaceful solution o
a decision with his supporters in Pathet Lao - held territory that
1 March after a week in northern Laos, is reported to have reach
*Laos: fouvanna Phouma, who returned to Phnom Penh on
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says he still hopes to confer with Souvanna, but is proceeding
with separate plans to revamp the Boun Oum government re-
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LSouvanna is reported to have found the Kong Le - Pathet
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held by these troops is said to have been completely brought
under the Communist way of life; Communist slogans nnd -
ist youth groups are prominent throughout the areaA
February 1961. 0036778.
REPORTS AND ESTIMATES
(Available during the preceding week)
Probable Communist Reactions to Certain US Courses
of Action With Respect to Laos. U. S. I. B. SNIE 58-61.21
Prospects for Iran: Stability of the Shah's .Regime, the Role
and USSR. U. S. I. B. NIE 34-61. 28 February 1961.
of the Military, the Economy, and Foreign Policy Toward US
61-7. 57pp. February 1961.
Comparison of Capital Investment in the US and the USSR,
1950-59. Bibliography, graphs, tables. O. R. R. CIA/RR ER
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De Gaulle - Bourguiba Talks
Cone of De Gaulle's major objectives in inviting Bourguiba
to visit Paris was to convince the Tunisian President of his
willingness to negotiate a settlement of the Algerian war and
to have this impression conveyed to the leaders of the provi-
sional Algerian government. De Gaulle probably hoped thereby
to strengthen the moderate wing of the rebel movement and en-
courage steps toward negotiations on terms acceptable to France.
De Gaulle has in the past indicated that he will insist on guaran-
tees for the Europeans in Algeria and for certain French eco-
nomic interests and military base rights
,Following his Paris conversation with De Gaulle, Bour-
guiba told Ambassador Averill Harriman in Rabat he believed
there was no longer any real difficulty on the French side. He
said De Gaulle understood the necessity of preventing a recur-
rence of the stalemate last June when preliminary talks failed
to settle.even matters of protocol. Bourguiba is optimistic
that De Gaulle will free rebel leader Ben Bella and give sym-
pathetic consideration to the release of political prisoners de-
tained by the French in Algeri 3
CIn an effort to move the rebels to negotiations, Bourguiba
has broadcast to the Algerians in Tunisia stressing his convic-
tion of the. genuineness of De Gaulle's intentions. Bourguiba
apparently has in mind, however, that negotiations could fail
because of the inability of the moderate leaders to control all
factions of the rebel movement. Some 15,000 to 20,000 rebel
fighters operate in Algeria with only a minimum of coordina-
tion and control by the rebel government in Tunis. If these
forces object to a moderate. settlement and continue military
and terrorist activities, De Gaulle might halt political negotia-
tions
[In another report on the Bourguiba - De Gaulle conversation,
Habib Bourguiba, Jr., recently nominated as Tunisian ambas-
sador to the US, said that De Gaulle "silenced" French Premier
Debra, whose statements had nearly prevented the Bourguiba -
De Gaulle meeting. Debra, while on a visit to the Sahara, said
in a public statement that France intended to remain there' j
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According to Bourguiba, Jr., Debra also made difficulties dur-
ing Tunisian Secretary of State for Information Masmoudi's
earlier trips to Paris to arrange the Bour ilia - De Gaulle
meeting -D.
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
The Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
The Scientific Adviser to the President
The Director of the Budget
The Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
The Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Chairman, Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Director, International Cooperation Administration
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration
The Counselor and Chairman of the Policy Planning Council
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
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 Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
The Assistant to Secretary of Defense (Special Operations)
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
U.S. Rep., Military Committee and Standing Group, NATO
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Director, The Joint Staff
The Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
The Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of Army
The Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
The Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
The Department of Justice
The Attorney General
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
The Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
The National Security Agency
The Director
The United States Information Agency
The Director
The National Indications Center
The Director
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