CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 15, 2004
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 3, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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3 September 1963
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. South Vietnam: Conditions outwardly have re-
turned to near normal. (Page 1)
2. Laos: Souvanna believes the Pathet Lao are
prepared to be more cooperative. (Page 2)
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South Vietnam: Saigon and other cities are calm
and outwardly conditions have returned to near nor-
mal.
Over the week end the government further cut
back curfew hours in Saigon, reopened some Bud-
dhist pagodas, and announced the release of all ar-
rested students. These moves are part of the re-
gime's comprehensive effort to create an impression
of order and unity.
The US Consul in the northern city of Hue re-
ports that the local populace is bitter over the crack-
down on the Buddhists but cowed by the regime's con-
trol measures. Buddhist and other non-Communist
opposition to the government apparently has been
crushed, and antigovernment demonstrations are un-
likely in the near future.
The pattern of Viet Cong activity has shown no
discernible change, but there has been an increase
in the number of armed attacks during the past week.
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Laos;jPremier Souvanna is again trying to
smooth the way for the Pet Lao to resume an ac-
tive role in the government
ouvanna apparently hopes to restore a sem-
blance of stability to the coalition before he departs
on 9 September for an extended trip abroad. Phoumi
Vongvichit, Pathet Lao minister of information, ar-
rived in Vientiane last week with the terms on which
Prince Souphannouvong, the Pathet Lao leader, says
he would return himself
Following meetings with Vongvichit, Souvanna
has told Ambassador Unger that he.believes the
Pathet Lao are "coming around" and will be pre-
pared to cooperate much more than in the past. Sou-
vanna therefore has agreed to the formation of a
tripartite police force in Vientiane, one of a con-
ditions Souphannouvong had set for his return
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ouvanna hopes that General Phoumi, the right-
ist Bader, will show "good faith" and support the
creation of the new police force. Phoumi may agree
to some token arrangement to satisfy Souphannouvong's
conditions, but he is not likely to allow any such ar-
rangement to undermine his control over the capita
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USSR-Cuba: The Soviets will probably with-
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draw more military equipment from Cuba soon.
Photography shows 12 van
trucks and 1 van trailers at the 'Santiago de las
Vegas SAM assembly area which was used as a
staging area last June before similar equipment
was shipped from Cuba.
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Iran: Government pressure on civil servants
and others o assure a sizable vote in the 17 Sep-
tember elections is producing widespread resent-
ment, while religious fanatics are increasing
their antigovernment agitation. The atmosphere
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be explosive. Although the government is insist-
ing publicly that the elections will not be rigged,
the Shah has already chosen the candidates to be
cted.
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Haiti: The US Embassy believes Presi t
Duvalier may soon use his civil militia to pro-
voke violence in Port-au-Prince as a pretext
for further crackdowns on the opposition. An-
other possible objective would be to bring pres-
sure on local businessmen to contribute funds
and other support to the government. I
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Indonesia-Malaysia: Indonesian and Philippine
observers arrived in Kuching, Sarawak on 1 Sep-
tember to witness the concluding phases of the UN
survey which began on 26 August. The arrival of
the observers after repeated delays resulted from
a last-minute compromise with the UK over trans-
portation arrangements and the composition of the
Indonesian and Philippine teams. Indonesia ap-
parently judged that further obstruction on its part
would neither postpone the formation of Malaysia
nor prolong the UN survey, but its basic olic of
opposing Malaysia remains unchanged.
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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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