CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 3, 2003
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• Publication Date: October 12, 1961
• Content Type: REPORT

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12 October 1961
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
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5. UAR: Some Egyptian Army officers reportedly discussing
the prospects of ousting Nasir. (Page tit)
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7. Great Britain-. British attitudes toward Berlin crisis. (Page tv)
8. Finland: USSR trying to influence forthcoming presidential
election in favor of Kekkonen. (Page tv)
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complaints against the regime, although he probably does not
have a large following among Egyptian officers
UAR the
Syrian revolt has led to talk among Egyptian Army officers
about the prospects of ousting Nasir.
the disaffected officers are consid-
ering whether they should attempt to oust Nasir or merely seek
the removal of his advisers, whom they hold largely respon-
sible for the loss of Syria. Nasir is aware
of the lotting.
The E yptian Army has long been considered personally
loya o Nasir and the mainstay of the regime. Nasir's reported
intention to fire Marshal Abd al-Hakim Amir--UAR vice pres-
ident and commander in chief--for bungling in Syria may have
stirred some disaffection. Firing Amir might add to the army's
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the Berlin situation, the US Embassy in London reports that
the current mood is one of relief that the US is engaged in ex-
ploratory talks with the Soviet Union. The view is widely held
that de facto recognition of East Germany is the price the
USSR seeks for a Berlin settlement and that the West can and
should pay this price. Resolutions to this effect were enthu-
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USSR- Finland: The USSR is trying to influence the Finnish
presidential election, scheduled for 15 January 1962, in an ef-
fort to ensure the re-election of President Kekkonen. The re-
cent good-will tour of Soviet President Brezhnev, in which he
lauded Kekkonen for maintaining good relations with the USSR
has strengthened Kekkonen's position, as have the continuing
negotiations on the offer by Moscow to lease its portion of the
Saimaa Canal connecting the Finnish lake system with the Gulf,
of Finland. As early as last March the Soviets indicated thei
dislike of Kekkonen's leading rival, Olavi Honka, the candidate,
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of the Social Democrat, Conservative, and Liberal parties.
Kekkonen's forthcoming visit to the US is probably intended
to balance out these Soviet endorsements. Honka has been
waging an "uphill fight," and most observers in Finland be-
lieve that the election will be fairly close.
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Finland-USSR
President Kekkonen's strongest appeal is the widespread
belief in Finland that he has handled Finnish-Soviet relations
skillfully. Kekkonen's supporters are playing on the fear of a
recurrence of the 1958 crisis when the Soviet Union forced
the fall of a cabinet objectionable to it. His re-election pros-
pects will also be improved if, as rumored, he visits Moscow
prior to the presidential election on 15-16 January to sign an
agreement for leasing the Soviet portion of the truncated
Saimaa Canal. The commander of the Finnish defense forces,
General Simelius, left on 10 October for a private vacation in
the USSR on an invitation given by Marshal Malinovsky when
he visited Finland last April.
The Soviets' desire for the re-election of Kekkonen prob-
ably reflects their conviction that he is more likely to support
Soviet foreign policy objectives than his leading rival, Honka,
particularly in regard to recognition of the East German re-
gime and creation of a neutral zone in northern and central
Europe. When the 1962 trade negotiations begin late this
month, the USSR can exert strong pressure to gain such sup-
port.y..iet President Brezhnev implied during his recent
visit that Kekkonen's defeat. would lead to a deterioration in
Soviet-Finnish relations and went out of his way to identify
Kekkonen personally with the current "friendly relations!'
Brezhnev implied that Finland had a role to play. in making
a peace treaty with East Germany. A high Finnish Foreign
Ministry official has denied that Brezhnev privately put any
pressure on the Finns to recognize East Germany. Finland,
however, was one of the four nonbloc countries to send a del-
egation to the 12th anniversary celebration in East Berlin of
the founding of the East German Communist regime. The pres-
ident of the East German parliament told the delegation that
"no international obligation" prevented Finland from conclud-
ing a peace treaty with East German
Brez.hnev, according to the West German commercial re
resen ation in Helsinki, also encouraged Kekkonen to promote
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the idea of a Scandinavian and central European neutral bloc
ing his forthcoming visit to the United States and Canada.
Since 1952 Kekkonen and other Finnish officials have peri-
odically referred to the desirability of a Scandinavian neutral
bloc, believing Finland could better maintain its neutrality if
the neutral area could be extended. The Finns wish to pre-
vent the USSR from invoking the 1948 Treaty of Friendship,
Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance between the two countries
under the terms of which the Finns are obliged to resist an at-
tack across Finnish territory on the USSR by Germany or a
state allied to Germany. While the Finnish Government has
not actively promoted a Nordic neutral bloc, there are indica-
tions that a number of prominent Finns have broached the idea
to their Nordic associates. There is little likelihood that th
Danes or Norwegians would be willing to withdraw from NATO_
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Counsel to the President
Military Representative of the President
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, Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
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 Under 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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