CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: April 20, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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Sino-Soviet Relations: The first public response
from a member of the Chinese camp to Moscow's 30
March letter suggesting bilateral talks points up the
improbability of any meaningful success for these
talks.
The response appears in a three-page article
in Albania's Zeri I Popullit on 18 April which specif-
ically criticizes Khrushchev as a liar, "splitter,"
and anti-Marxist-Leninist. Tirana attacks the cen-
tral Soviet theses on peaceful coexistence, war, dis-
armament, and the Cuban crisis. The article, how-
ever, concentrates on Soviet-Albanian relations and
rejects the implication in Khrushchev's recent speeches
and letters that a deal could be worked out by which
the Chinese would accept Yugoslavia as a "socialist"
country in exchange for better Soviet treatment of
Albania.
While the Chinese themselves in recent weeks
have maintained their agreement with the USSR to
halt the exchange of polemics, it is likely that Al-
bania is in this case acting in collusion with the Chi-
nese, as it has done in the past. However, it is pos-
sible that Albania is acting on its own, either out of
misgiving that its interests might be jeopardized by
Peiping, or out of chagrin over being treated by Mos-
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West Germany - NATO: (:West Germany's top
naval officer is now convinced of the feasibility of a
NATO multilate al nuclear force (MLF) based on
surface vessels)Admiral Zenker told US Admiral Ricketts on 18
April that, although nuclear submarines remain pref-
erable, he now considers the surface ship solution
very satisfactory and would recommend it to the po-
litical authorities in Bonn. Previously expressed
German doubts as to the ability of surface ships to
survive and fulfill their mission apparently were
satisfactorily answered daring the 17-18 April tech-
nical discussions in Bonn.
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Government to a NATO MLF. The issue now goes
to the West German Defense Council, where it will
under a close examination durine the next two
weeks.
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France-NATO: (France will probably not try to
block the creation of an Inter-Allied Nuclear Force
(IANF) so long as it is presented as a routine NATO
development, according to De Gaulle's top personal
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as something new and important for NATO the French
NATO delegate would probably be instructed to veto
it. Although the procedure the US hopes would be
followed for. creation of the IANF would probably
keep France from being able to veto its establish-
ment, Paris could keep its nuclear-armed squad-
rons in Germany from participating in the force)
(De Gaulle's insistence yesterday on the need~/
for a French national nuclear force despite its high
cost. avoided specific rejection of French participa-
tion in the IANF
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Bolivia: Military units in the La Paz area have
been on emergency alert since the early hours of
18 April, apparently to guard against the possibility
of. leftist-inspired trouble stemming from the. sud-
den return of Vice President Juan Lechin from his
ambassadorial post in Rome.
Unit commanders have informed the US army
attach6 that the government has reports that some
of Lechin's more volatile supporters are planning
a coup against President Paz Estens soro during the
May Day festivities, Paz has probably ordered the
alert as a warning to Lechin to hold his followers
in checks
There is as yet no evidence that Lechin himself
has engaged in any political activity prejudicial to
Paz since his return on 16 April, However, his
presence in La Paz probably is sufficient to create
an atmosphere of political uncertainty.
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*Honduras: There is a possibility that violence
may break out in Honduras during the ruling Liberal
Party convention. which opens today to choose the
party's candidate to run for president in October.
Tension is running high between supporters of
Modesto Rodas Alvarado, who appears to control
a majority of the delegates' votes, and those loyal
to President . Ramon Villeda Morales, who opposes
Rodas Alvarado's candidacy and is maneuvering. to
throw the nomination to someone else.
Several thousand followers of Rodas Alvarado
are expected to arrive in Tegucigalpa during the
weekend, ostensibly to celebrate their leader's nom-
ination. Should Rodas Alvarado. fail to be nominated,
their presence will create an ugly situation, Also,
as a precautionary measure, the Civil Guard may
attempt to hold back the customary weekend influx
of peasants into Tegucigalpa, a move that will be
difficult to implement and may also precipitate
.violence.
Colonel Oswaldo Lopez Arellano, chief of the
Honduran armed forces, has indicated his concern
over the possibility of disorder, but does not intend
to intervene unless the Civil Guard is unable to con-
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Brandt will meet with De Gau at the general's
invitation in northeastern France on 24 April. Brandt
expects De Gaulle to try to obtain his unreserved ac-
ceptance of the Franco-German treaty, but the West
Berlin leader intends to make no commitments.
Brandt, for his part, will try to persuade De Gaulle
to include West Berlin on the itinerary of his visit
to Germany, which will occur soon after Bonn rati-
fies the treaty, probably in late June.E:
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France: In response to an Australian query
about France's nuclear test plans, Paris has. indi-
cated that the choice of a French nuclear test site
101/1' in the Pacific will be made before the end of the
year. It expects, however, that a considerable
period of time will elapse thereafter before any
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any revision of the military clauses of the Evian
agreement with Algeria, further underground
clear tests in the Sahara may be in prospect.
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USSR: Preliminary reports of the first quarter
economic results state that an "unprecedentedly
severe winter" has adversely affected performance
in most industries. US weather analysis supports
this explanation, but the lower rates appear also
to reflect a continuation of the economic slowdown
in the USSR during the past two years. Crude steel
and pig iron output actually declined slightly com-
pared to the fourth quarter 1962--an almost unprece-
dented development. On the other hand, chemical
output continues its rapid expansion as a result of
the heavy emphasis now being placed on this indus-
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Counsel to the President
The Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
The Scientific Adviser to the President
The Director of the Budget
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
Commander in Chief, Atlantic
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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