CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: August 11, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL
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BULLETIN
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
2. USSR-Brazil: Moscow takes significant step to
bolster lagging trade with Brazil. (Page 3)
3. Notes: Congo (Brazzaville); Brazil. (Page 4)
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EDT)
The Military Situation in South Vietnam: Sharp
fighting continues in the central highlands.
In Pleiku Province, sporadic contact continues to
be reported near the Cambodian border where Allied
troops are conducting Operation PAUL REVERE II.
South Korean troops, supported by US armored units
and artillery, killed 170 Communist troops in a six-
hour engagement on 9 August, according to recently
received reports. Korean casualties were seven killed
and 43 wounded. (See Map)
Toward the coast in Quang Tin Province, a US
Marine battalion encountered heavy resistance from a
well-entrenched enemy force on 10 August while sweep-
ing an area some five miles west of Tam Ky, the prov-
ince capital. Initial US casualties are 15 killed and
78 wounded. Viet Cong losses are not known, but may
be as high as 150 killed. (See Map)
Political Developments in South Vietnam: Premier
Ky yesterday commenced a three-day official tour of the
Philippine Republic.
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When questioned by reporters about his recent
statements in South Vietnam that the war could be won
only by invading North Vietnam, Ky replied that as a
military man he would prefer this quicker solution, but
that there was another alternative.
The second alternative, to which he said he did not
object, involved winning by "carrying out a true social
revolution in the South to build a free and prosperous
South Vietnam." The key to this latter solution was,
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he indicated, having "enough patience to spend four
or five years more" in settling the conflict.
Ky also said that he welcomed the Philippine "peace
initiative" to end the war in South Vietnam through a con- ME/
ference of Asian nations, and hoped to discuss it with
President Marcos during his stay in the republic.
Developments in North Vietnam: The difficulties
faced by the Hanoi regime in implementing its program
of evacuating a large portion of the urban population and
of creating some semblance of normal life among the
displaced people were highlighted in a 7 August editorial
in the party daily.
Probably reflecting problems encountered in pre-
vious evacuation attempts, the editorial insisted that
the current evacuation must be "positively planned and
closely led." It hinted at trouble among those who have
already been regrouped from the cities by calling for
the development of a spirit "of overcoming difficulty"
and "of unity and mutual assistance."
The editorial declared that the government has
set aside "a great amount of money" to help the evac-
uees and urged the service sector of the government--
health, postal service and trade offices--to prepare
plans to take care of the evacuated population. It
pointed out also that the evacuation "must be of a lasting
character" and directed the evacuees to "immediately
engage in production and work" and adapt themselves
to the new life.
score victories over the US.
Only persons "truly necessary" for production and
air defense are to remain in industrial cities, accord-
ing to the editorial. It asserted that civil defense meas-
ures such as air raid shelter construction is, at present,
more important even than production. The paper urged
the people to "shed much sweat in this task in order to
spare blood in combat." The editorial closed by blandly
assuring the population that the evacuation and the devel-
opment of air raid shelters would better enable them to
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USSR-Brazil: Moscow has taken a significant
step to bolster its lagging trade with Brazil.
The USSR in conjunction with the signing of the
1966 trade protocol with Brazil, has granted an eight-
year, $100-million credit at four percent to cover
Brazilian purchases of Soviet machinery and equip-
ment. The USSR will accept up to a fourth of the value
of repayment in Brazilian manufactures--and thus pro-
vide a market that Brazil has been eager to enter.
Soviet- Brazilian trade--heretofore essentially the ex-
change of petroleum for coffee, cocoa, and cotton--
has been at a rate of about $65-70 million annually in
recent years.
The new agreement apparently is the culmination
of a thorough joint review of Soviet-Brazilian economic
relations which began late last year when Brazil's plan-
ning minister visited Moscow and rejected a Soviet of-
fer of substantial project aid.
Moscow is expected to enter into an arrangement
with Chile similar to the Brazilian agreement.
Moscow's granting of favorable trade terms to
enhance its influence in Latin America is likely to
irritate Havana. Castro, in his speech of 26 JBlYi~ or
warned the socialis ca~.m kriment gainst "flirting" ter tradin
with the Cin~pefl~c~e t`~ in Chile.
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Congo (Brazzaville : Another test of strength be-
tween the radical Brazzaville regime and dissident
army elements may be in the offing.
I these elements fear
a move to disarm them and have rejected an order to
parade unarmed in independence day celebrations next
week. They have begun sending their families out of
Brazzaville in anticipation of trouble. If a confronta-
tion develops, President Massamba-Debat will prob-
ably rely again on his Cuban guard, which stood by the
regime during the army mutiny last June.
Brazil. The decision by the opposition Brazilian
Democratic Movement (MDB) not to run a candidate in
the 3 October presidential election virtually assures '
that the government's candidate, Arthur Costa e Silva,
will become Brazil's next president. As the only legal
opposition party, the hMB is the only party that could
have challenged Costa e Silva. MDB leaders have also
recommended that the party's state leaders abstain
from the gubernatorial elections to be held in 12 of the
22 states on 3 September. AMB candidates will run,
however in the important 15 November congressional
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Assistants to the President
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
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations, United States
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
Navy
U.S. Rep., Military Committee and Standing
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
The Director of Naval
The Assistant Chief of
Department of Justice
The Attorney General
The Federal Bureau of
The Director
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Staff for Intelligence, Department of Army
Intelligence, Department of Navy
Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Investigation
National Aeronautics and Space
The Administrator
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The United States Information Agency
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