CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Publication Date: June 8, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. Laos: Military situation remains fluid. (Page 1)
2. South Vietnam: Religious dissension plagues re-
gime. (Page 2)
4. South Korea: Power struggle within the govern-
ment continues. (Page 4)
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DAILY BRIEF
*Laos: The military situation remains fluid.
Neutralist elements have reoccupied the north-
ern and western slopes of Phou Kout, a strategic
hill overlooking Route 7 which they abandoned under
fire on 5 June. Pathet Lao forces, positioned to the
east of Phou Kout, do not appear to be pressing their
attack.
A US Navy pilot was evacuated this morning from
the jungle about 20 miles southwest of Ban Ta Viang
after his jet aircraft had been downed by enemy fire
yesterday. He had been flying as a fighter escort to
a photo reconnaissance mission. Search and rescue
operations are still under way for the pilot of a jet
photo plane which was shot down the previous day in
the hills a few miles south of the Pathet Lao strong-
point at Ban Ban.
Peiping radio, reporting on the 6 June shoot-
down, claimed that the flight had "violated Laotian
territorial air and carried out reconnaissance harass-
ment." Peiping further charged that US flights on
7 June had launched rockets against the village of
Khang Khay.
On 2 June, Pathet Lao chief Souphannouvong in
a message to the Geneva co-chairmen had protested
US jet flights as a "crude intervention in Laotian in-
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*South Vietnam: Dissension within anti-Commu-
nist ranks continues to plague Premier Khanh]
A demonstration yesterday in Saigon by more
than 35,000 Catholics brought into the open festering
grievances held by this important religious minority.
The Catholics feel that they are being made scape-
goats for the excesses of the Diem regime, and accuse
Buddhist extremists of seeking blind revenge.
lthough not directly critical of Khanh, the Catho-
lics charge that the government is becoming increas-
ingly responsive to Buddhist pressures. Demonstra-tion leaders exhorted the government to end discrimi-
nation and to adopt a "just and more effective national
policy" against Communism]
he demonstration, which was designed to stiffen
resistance to Buddhist pressures, had been contem-
plated for several weeks. The organizers took spe-
cial precautions to minimize the danger of Viet Cong
exploitation
Lkhanh, troubled by political infighting within the
government, has been working to ease religious fric-
tion. The life sentence handed down this weekend to
Major Dang Sy, Catholic commander of troops who
fired on Buddhist demonstrators at Hue in May 1963,
fulfilled Khanh's private assurances that the death
penalty would be avoided. Even so, the trial served
to sharpen Catholic bitterness and ma have loner
range repercussions.
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South Korea: 5tudent demonstrations have abated,
but friends and foes of ousted strong man Kim Chong-pil
are continuing to maneuver against each otheQ
Despite President Pak's long-standing attachment
to Kim, the President apparently has yielded to pressure
to send Kim out of the country, as he did in early 1963.
Kim is said to have agreed to go to the US, but he may
attempt a countermove]
Kim's supporters were earlier reported planning
a purge of his foes in the National Assembly and of op-
position leaders in public life. They would extend
martial law and adopt a "policy of terror" against stu-
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when the latter finally accepted his resignation as chair-
man of the ruling Democratic Republican Party. Special
military forces have already attempted to intimidate the
press, and the national olice have prepared lists of
those to be arreste
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