CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
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• Publication Date: December 23, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE
BULLETIN
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
2. Dominican Republica Current situation report.
(Page 3)
3. Rhodesia.- Britain trying to dissuade Kaunda
from premature drastic economic sanctions.
(Page 4)
4. Dahomey: Soglo's takeover designed to end
frantic political maneuvering. (Page 6)
6. Note, Egypt, (Page 8)
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23 December 1965
*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
US Air Strikes: US naval aircraft on 22 Decem-
ber attacked and put out of operation the Uong Bi
Thermal Power Plant in the first strike conducted
under favorable weather conditions. Preliminary
readout of post-strike photography discloses severe
damage to the boilerhouse, probable hits on the gen-
erator hall and complete destruction of the coal-
handling building.
Three US aircraft were lost in connection with
the raid--two to ground fire during the attack and a
third shot down by a SAM while flying a post-strike
photo mission. Earlier in the day a US naval aircraft
was downed by a SAM while attacking the Haiphong
Highway bridge. US air losses now total 187P of
which 175 were due to hostile action. Of these, 11
aircraft were downed by SAMs.
On 22 December US aircraft attacked a SAM
site near Phu Tho, northwest of Hanoi. The attack-
ing aircraft expended over 100 rockets on the site,
but smoke and dust precluded assessment of the
dam age.
The Military Situation in South Vietnam: Little
significant ground activity was reported in South Viet-
nam yesterday. For the -third consecutive day, B-52
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Stratofortresses bombed the suspected location of a
Viet Cong regional military headquarters in Long
Khanh Province.
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 *Dominican Republic,. Santo Domingo remained
relafively- calni -yesterday, although sporadic instances
of gunfire and sabotage occurred.
Most employees were at their jobs as left w-i ng
unions have suspended, if only temporarily, the call
for a general strike to oust military leaders. Pro-
rebel politicians are evidently awaiting Garcia Godoy's
reactionto the report of the commission investigating
Sunday's incident at Santiago- -originally slated to be
delivered to the president today.
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Ciarcia Godoy privately has reiterated his feeling
thatl~boththe regular military and.the rebels were
at fault in the Santiago -fighting, He told Ambassador
Bennett he recognizes that the extremes on both right
and left are attempting to take advantage of the situa-
tion to split the military leadership from the govern-
ment-]
[The president is hopeful he can head off a general
strike'. In an apparent attempt to do so, Garcia Godoy
said he told former rebel leader Caamano he would
resign the presidency if a strike created such chaos
that no alternative was left but reliance on the mili-
tary, Garcia Godoy claimed he made this threat with
the hope it would get back to Bosch, who -the president
feels is attempting to stir up trouble, Garcia Godoy
feels that Bosch does not want to take the chance that
a military regime might replace the provisional gov-
ernment.1
The military is continuing to press Defense Min-
ister Rivera to take a stronger stand with Garcia
Godoy on the issue of Caamano's "army,." At a meet-
ing on 21 December almost 400 officers resolved that
while military integration is necessary, it cannot take
place unless Caamano and Montes Arache, the former
rebel defense chief, leave the country,, The officers
indicated -that attempts by rebel military to travel
around the countryside in armed groups will be re-
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Rhodesia: [Britain is attempting to dissuade
President Kaunda from prematurely instituting dras-
tic economic sanctions against Rhodesia]
[in a letter to Kaunda~ Prime Minister Wilson
has warned that neither Britain nor any other country
could provide an economic rescue operation for Zambia
if sanctions are soon imposed to retaliate against Rho-
desia's $14 per ton surcharge on its coal exports to
Zambia. Wilson recognized Zambias need to take
counteraction, but noted that the UK., US,, and Canada
could not possibly transport coal as well as petroleum
into Zambia at this time, He noted that surface routes
were not yet adequate to handle this added traffici
[Wilson argued that when the world-wide sanctions
against Rhodesia begin to bite, further Zambian, action
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He expressed hope that "the end of January or not long
thereafter" would be a propitious timej
,~Kaunda is threatening to announce that he will
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stop a copper shipments through Rhodesia unless
Rhodesian Prime Minister Smith drops the coal sur-
charge by noon Friday. Although this move would be
less drastic than a coal or full trade boycott which
Kaunda previously has threatened, no adequate alter-
nativ routes for exporting Zambian copper are avail-
able
Such a move would also heighten the possibility
of fur~`her Rhodesian countermeasures escalating to a
cessation of economic relations between Rhodesia and
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[in an effort to deal with this latest threat, London
is considering an offer to meet the cost to Zambia of
the coal surtax, possibly using funds from frozen Rho-
desian assets. If Kaunda does not accept this, London
might propose that Zambia adopt a selective; embargo
as preferable to stopping copper shipments
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Kaunda, in a speech on Wednesday night, called
upo the British Government to pronounce the sur-
charge illegal and stated he expected the "parties
concerned" to refuse to pay it. He declared. that,
Zambia would be forced to take countermeasures but
did not mention any specific action.
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Dahomey; Army chief of staff Soglo's takeover
yesterday was designed to end the frantic political
maneuvering which followed last month's limited
military coup.
General Soglo immediately announced the sus-
pension of the constitution and the dissolution of par-
liament, local government bodies, and all political
parties.. His new government is expected to have
both military and civilian members:,
Unless Soglo receives support from at least
some of the major political factions, he will have
trouble maintaining stability, inasmuch as the army,
like Dahomey itself., is badly divided along tribal and
regional lines. His most likely challenger would then
be Major Alley, who is in actual command of the
troops and has fewer political, enemies, especially
among civilian leftists. On previous occasions, Soglo
has not shown much personal fortitude when faced
with serious opposition.
Prior to his takeover. Soglo had indicated that,
if he seized power, he planned to restore pay cuts
imposed last summer on, government workers--the
largest category of the wage labor force--and to re-
place the Chinese Communist Embassy with one from
Nationalist China. He has not, however, come up
with plans for attacking Dahomey's chronic economic
problems which underlie the political unrest,
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Egypta President Nasir's Port Said Victory Day
speech on 21 December was notable for its focus on
domestic problems and freedom from verbal fire-
works. This is in marked contrast with last year's
speech in which he violently attacked the US and its
aid policy, bringing US-Egyptian relations to a nadir..
Since US PL-480 food aid to Egypt stopped last June,
Nasir has tried to mollify the US with an appearance
of greater economic rationality and attention to do-
mestic affairs
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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 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 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
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Administrator
The Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
The National Security Agency
The Director
The United States Information Agency
The Director
The National Indications Center
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