CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 9, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONTENTS
1. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
2. Syria: Continuing differences within Baathist
military regime spark new rumors of open
conflict. (Page 2)
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EDT)
The Military Situation in South Vietnam: Con-
tact has been renewed with Communist forces in the
central highlands.
A US company, participating in +Qpergtion PAUL
REVERE II, yesterday fought an esti mated battalion-
size enemy force about 30 miles southwest of Pleiku.
Supported by planes and artillery., the US unit re-
portedly killed 65 Viet Cong, while losing 22 killed
and 36 wounded. Elsewhere, military activity is ata
low level. (See Map)
Meanwhile, MACV is continuing interrogation
in Saigon of a Viet Cong who defected on 2 August in
II Corns. The rallier claims to be
MACV has increased its estimate of the strength
of each of the three regiments of the North Vietnamese
Army (NVA) 324B Division--now in South Vietnam's
northernmost province, iang Tri--from 1, 500 to
2,500 men. In addition
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seven support battalions of the division. The total
strength of the division is now carried at 9, 41.0 men, in-
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These and other minor changes announced by
MACV raise the number of confirmed PAVN soldiers in
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Syria- Continuing differences within the Baathist
military regime have sparked new rumors that some
open conflict is imminent.
Personal rivalries among the regime's military.
leaders have precluded the development of any cohesive
leadership which might stabilize the six-month-old
government. Either of two major contending, army
factions could move to oust its opponent at any time.
The question of whether or not to seek a meaning-
ful rapprochement with Egypt- -including the reinstate-
ment of pro-Nasirist officers in the army--has pro-
vided still another source of conflict. Supporters of
the Baathist regime which was ousted last February
also remain a potential threat.
Further tension has been generated in the mili-
tary by the resentment of the Sunni (orthodox) Muslims
--who are the majority- -toward the preponderance of
members of the minority Alawite sect in influential
posts.
Civilian dissatisfaction with the fragmented re-
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Nigeria: [Disregarding new Supreme Commander
Gowon's orders, the northern troops who now control
the Lagos area are still searching out Ibo military
personnel.
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northerners are said to have an overriding concern
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territory following their recent anti-Ibo mutiny.
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 Uruguay: President Heber evidently intends to
resume immediately his duties as head of Uruguay's
nine-man government council. His walkout on 3 August
failed to attract much popular support for his ostensible
attempt to force recalcitrant members of his governing
Blanco Party to support a bipartisan constitutional re-
form proposal. He has caused, rather, a split in both
major Blanco factions and increased chances for anti-
reform elements to stall the proposal in congress be-
yond the 27 August deadline for its inscription on next
November's ballot.
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The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Assistants to the President
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The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
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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 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
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The Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
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The Department of Justice
The Attorney General
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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The Atomic Energy Commission
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The United States Information Agency
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