CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: April 3, 1961
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2. Congo: Further contacts between Leopoldville
and Stanleyville military leaders; Tshombe de-
nounces airlift of Indian troops to Kamina.
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4. Indonesia: Chinese Communist Foreign Minister
. Chen Yi's visit. (Page ii)
5. France-Algeria: Rebels tone down their previous
declaration canceling scheduled negotiations at
Evian, (Page tit)
6. Portugal: Salazar noncommittal on reforms urged
by Defense Minister Moniz. (Page tit)
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INDIA
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SUDAN
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TUNISIA
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MALAYA
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INDONESIA
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NDONESIA
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MALAYA
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ETHIOPIA
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LIBERIA
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SWEDEN
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Approximate area nominally controlled by:
Gizenga
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Congo [-Congolese military leaders of both the Leopold-
ville and Stanleyville regimes met in the border area of Orien-
tale and Equateur provinces near Bumba on 30 March to hold
preliminary discussions concerning the Tananarive proposals
for creating a loose confederation of Congolese states. At
this meeting- -probably planned by General Mobutu--it was
decided that senior officers representing the two factions
would meet separately in Leopoldville and Stanleyville on 6
April to arrive at a "general consensus," and that a joint
meeting. would be held at I.Asala in Equateur Province on 10
April. Mobutu apparently hopes to attract support for a strong
central government from among Gizengals military leaders.
While Gizenga has also opposed the Tananarive proposals, his
military leaders are reportedly meeting with Mobutu's repre.~-
sentatives without Gizengals approval and have told Mobutu's
representatives that they are dissatisfied with the civilian lead-
ership in Stanleyvill9-
Katanga's President Tshombd has denounced the airlifting
of 800 Indian troops from Leopoldville to Kamina as a deliber-
ate attempt by certain elements in the UN to prevent the for-
mation of a confederation of states in. the Congo. A UN offi-
cial indicated that these troops would seek to interpose them-
selves between Tshombd1s troops, which took T&nono, on 30
March, and Baluba tribesmen in northern Katanga who remain
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Communist China - Indonesia: Chinese Communist For-
eign Minister Chen Yils visit to Indonesia, which ended on 2
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the summer of 1959. The difficulties between the two countries
over the treatment of Chinese living in Indonesia were eased
last December when Peiping agreed to a treaty under which it
renounced its previous claim that Chinese living in Indonesia
were. still Chinese citizens. Tinder the treaty, local Chinese
were required to choose withintwo years either Indonesian or
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France-Algeria: The announcement on 1 April by the
rebel provisional Algerian government (PAG) that it is still
ready to negotiate with the French, provided formal talks are
held only with its representatives, is an attempt to force fur- -JL_
ther concessions from Paris. The French are claiming that
negotiations will merely be postponed briefly. A top assist-
ant to French Minister for Algeria Joxe on 1 April labeled
the PAG's declarations a maneuver to get France to take a
position on the PAG's claim to be the exclusive representa-
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Portugal: On 28-29 March Minister of Defense Botelho
Moniz, in a second approach to Premier Salazar this month,
stressed again the urgency of reforms both in Portugal andin
Portuguese policies in Africa-reforms which the militar
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Situation. in the Congo
The UN Command, which recently reinforced several
garrisons in northern Katanga, hopes to arrange a cease-fire
between the contending forces there. Clashes are reported
to have occurred recently between the Katanga gendarmerie
and Baluba tribesmen near Kabalo, about 100 miles north of
Manono. A UN official stated that UN troops will attempt to
prevent further advances by either side, but will use force
only as a last resort.
Tshombd is particularly incensed over UN intervention
in Katanga at this time; the presence of additional UN troops,
besides posing a threat to future operations by his forces,
might also adversely affect the already questionable loyalty
of some of the tribal chiefs in the area. Concerned that some
of these chiefs might be planning to withdraw from the Katanga
"state" and form separate provinces, Tshombd is said to be
planning a visit to the troubled areas in an attempt to dissuade
them from taking this action.
CNObutu apparently feels that if the Lisala meeting is suc-
cessful, he will be able. to cope with any opposition. to his plan.
He is said to believe that if he moves troops into northern Ka-
tanga, he could pressure Tshombd--his principal opponent--
into accepting a federal form of government. Mobutu report-
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edly is convinced that the UN Command would welcome
in "bringing Tshombd to heel" and that Tshombd's "Belgian
mercenaries" would not oppose a unified army. In. addition to
the pressure Mobutu could exert on the Leopoldville politicians
with a unified army, he believes he can also count on. the sup-
port of Foreign Minister Bomboko and Interior Minister Adoula,
who are known to share his opposition. to a Congo confederacy.]
Mobutu is less optimistic regarding a military arrangement
with the Stanleyville faction. Although willing to compromise
with General Lundula, Mobutu distrusts Gizenga, whom he con-
siders "more dangerous than Lumumba." Nevertheless, he be-
lieves a unified army can be realized by removing Gizenga from
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Sino-Indonesian Relations Outwardly Improved by Chen Yi's
Visit
Peiping, which purports to be the protector of all Over-
seas Chinese, made strong representations on their behalf
after Djakarta in 1959 ordered the closing of all stores owned
by aliens (mostly Chinese) in rural areas. Chinese Commu-
nist Embassy personnel defied Indonesian restrictions by
traveling through the countryside inciting local Chinese to
resist Indonesian attempts to remove them.
Although it felt constrained to intervene in favor of the
Overseas Chinese, Communist China was probably disturbed
over the adverse effect its intransigent attitude toward Indo-
nesia had on its carefully developed pose as a good neighbor.
Peiping called off its propaganda attacks against Djakarta last
August, and relations have been gradually improving since
then.
Chinese economic assistance to Indonesia totaled $48,000,-
000 before relations became strained by the Overseas Chinese
.issue. A $30,000,000 Chinese credit offered just before the
outbreak of the dispute was never accepted by Indonesia. The
planned visit of an Indonesian industrial mission to China later
this month will provide an opportunity to discuss economic aid.
The Indonesian press was generally cordial to Chen Yi
during his week's stay- -apparently at the instigation of Presi-
dent Sukarno, who has been attempting to play down all other
sources of international friction in order to focus attention on
Indonesia's claim to Netherlands New Guinea. Nevertheless,
Chinese-Indonesian relations are unlikely to be significantly
affected. Foreign Minister Subandrio, still smarting from the
treatment he received in Peiping in 1959, deliberately refrained
from any welcoming remarks on Chen Yi's arrival at the Dja.-
karta airport. The government restricted Chen's travels in
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Indonesia, and the length of his visit in the country was cut
by two days.
Although the treaty of friendship declared that the two
countries would "settle the issues in dispute through delibera-
tions in the spirit of real friendship and good will through dip-
lomatic channels and by other peaceful means," relations might
again become embittered if Djakarta renews its attempts to re-
move Chinese from rural areas.
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Portuguese , Defense Minister Urges Premier Salazar to Re-
shuff le. Cabinet
an addition to Moniz' two oral approaches to Salazar, a
letter drafted by Moniz and endorsed on 25 March by 17 key
generals- -including the heads of the security police and the
Republican Guard--has been sent to the premier. oniz
letter pointed out or ugal's rapidly worsening pos in at
home and abroad and emphasized that nothing was being done
to halt this condition except an unproductive propaganda cam-
paign against the UN and against those nations which disagree
with Portuguese policy
&Moniz stressed that Portugalfaced the possibility of re-
volt in all its African provinces and Timor, as well as Indian
"aggression" against Goa, and said the military felt they
could not cope with a situation of such magnitude. After as-
serting that sweeping internal changes would be necessary to
pave the way for essential constructive changes in foreign pol-
icy, the letter called on Salazar to revamp the cabinet com-
pletely and not just replace present ministers with "burned
out" former ministers'
The letter reportedly was sent to Salazar without any ul-
timatum that he follow its recommendations or step down. If
Salazar fails to act, however, the military would feel obliged
to consider further action. Army Chief of Staff Camara Pina
was the only participant in the 25 March meeting who failed to
the discussion
give his endorsement. It .is said to have been under
by the military for some time, and was also approved by
former President, Marshal Craveiro Lopes
Another approach to Salazar was made early in March by
General Beleza Ferraz, chief of staff of the armed forces,
who is close to Moniz.
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the cabinet "remodeling"
expected during the week of 20 Marc had been postponed be-
cause of the departure of the overseas minister for Angola on
23 March and the scheduled visit of French Forei Minister
Couve de Murville to Lisbon earl in ri
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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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