CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2003
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• Publication Date: September 11, 1962
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
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2. Cuba-Trinidad-Jamaica: Castro regime contin-
ues efforts to woo independent Caribbean states.
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4. Laos: Souvanna plans tour of central and southern
areas to drum up popular support. (Page t v)
5. Ghana: Explosion of 9 September appears to have
been designed to unnerve Nkrumah. (Page v)
6. Syria: Khalid al-Azm's bid for power may portend
crisis. (Page v)
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Cuba-Trinidad-Jamaica: The Castro regime
is continuing its efforts to woo the newly independent
Caribbean states of Trinidad and Jamaica.
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In Trinidad, the Cuban representative to the 31
August independence celebrations told the press that
he had talked with Prime Minister Williams about
trade relations and other economic matters. He
said Cuba would soon formally propose the estab-
lishment of diplomatic relations with Trinidad, and
that Cuba will be giving scholarships in "agricultural
and technical training" to Trinidad citizens.
In Jamaica, the first public pro-Castro, anti-
US demonstration took place on 6 September in King-
ston. It was sponsored by the newly formed Com-
munist-front "Friends of Cuba Committee" and
planned and directed by the Cuban consul resident
in Kingston. An estimated 300 to 400 generally sym-
pathetic Jamaicans attended and further meetings
were promis
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tic ties.
While the Jamaican Government is basically
protea and is concerned about the potential subver-
sive threat from neighboring Cuba, the presence of
some 40,000 Jamaicans in Cuba has led to a some-
what vacillating public attitude. In Trinidad, Prime
Minister Williams, although anti-US, is also anti-
Communist and he may turn down Cuba's overtures
for the exchange of students and the establishment
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Laos:1Souvanna Phouma, in an effort to drum
up popular support for the coalition, plans to tour
several rightist-held towns in central and southern
Laos this week. He will be accompanied by General
Phoumi and possibly Souphannouvong.
Souvanna has expressed confidence that later he
wou visit such Pathet Lao strongholds as Sam Neua,
Tchepone, and Nam Tha. He has not specified when
or indicated whether any rightist elements would ac-
company him, nor is it certain that the Pathet Lao
will allow him to make the trip. They still show no
inclination to open up their territory and are continu-
ing efforts to consolidate their control in the country-
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tember during a loyalty demonstration near Nkrumah's
residence in Accra appears to have been an act of ter-
rorism designed to unnerve Nkrumah.
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The incident may have been the work of the same
group which attempted to kill Nkrumah last month.
r-There are reports that the previous attack on Nkrumah
was staged by extremist Ghanaian opposition elements
who had received a supply of grenades and rifles from
Togo and that this group intended to continue their cam-
roai~n against Nkrumah_
Syria: Another political crisis may be brewing.
A group of old-line politicians, led by former Pre-
mier Khalid al-Azm, is pressing for power and is
being opposed by the army.
Key officers distrust Azm and regard him as
excessively opportunistic. In 1957 he was a leading
proponent of close relations with the Soviet bloc.
His main motive seems to be personal ambition.
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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 Emergency Planning
The Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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 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 Secretary of Defense
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, Defense Intelligence Agency
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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