CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: September 3, 1966
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CENTRAL
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY
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3 September 1966
CENTRAL 3 INTELLIGENCE September 66
BULLETIN
INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
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Vietnam: Current Current situation report. (Page 1)
21: situation (Page . UK-Rhodesia: Rhodesia: Commonwealth leaders s expected to
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S2.. UK- Commonwealth expected
demand that Britain take tougher action against
demand that Britain take tougher action against
Salisbury. (Page 3)
Salisbury. (Page 3)
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> Belgium - Congo (Kinshasa): Brussels Brussels to pursue
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conciliatory policy toward Kinshasa, (Page 4)
conciliatory policy toward Kinshasa (Page 4)
. Dahomey: Attempts ttempts to impose austerity austerity measures
4, Dahomey: to impose measures
no.,orn+;na serious nnlitical aeitation. (Page 5)
enerating serious political agitation (Page 5)
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5. United Nations: Thant might agree to remain tem-
porarily if successor cannot be found. (Page 6)
6. Notes: Laos;
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EDT)
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Political Developments in South Vietnam: Chief of
State Nguyen Van Thieu, talking to the press yesterday,
dismissed General de Gaulle's Cambodian speech, de-
nied any future presidential aspirations, and again called
for an invasion of North Vietnam.
General Thieu called De Gaulle's speech "meaning-
less" and said the French President should direct his re-
marks to Hanoi. Thieu's denial of political ambitions--
similar to earlier declarations by Premier Ky- -could be
intended as a conciliatory gesture to discourage a Bud-
dhist boycott of the forthcoming constitutional assembly
elections.
General Thieu's remarks advocating an invasion of
the North in retaliation for the Communist infiltration of
men and supplies into South Vietnam closely follows the
recent Peoples Army Council communique recommending
a similar course to the government. The US Embassy re-
ports that the council, a purely advisory body, was asked
by Premier Ky to consider the matter of the North Viet-
namese violation of the Demilitarized Zone. The embassy
believes that Ky has used this device, and Thieu's endorse-
ment, to obtain a show of popular support for invasion in
hopes of offsetting the adverse reaction abroad to similar
opinions he himself recently expressed in a US magazine.
Military Situation in South Vietnam: No contact
with enemy forces was reported yesterday in any of the
allied operations currently under way.
Three US Army operations ended on 1 September in
areas immediately west and north of Saigon. Operation
AMARILLO, a route- clearing operation in Binh Duong
Province, resulted in 102 Communists killed and six cap-
tured. Forty-three Americans were killed and 248 wounded
in the ten-day operation. (See Map)
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Operations LAHAINA and AIEA, conducted by
elements of the US 1st Infantry Division in Hau Ngbia
Province, resulted in 51 Viet Cong killed and 58 cap-
tured. American casualties for these two operations
totaled five killed and three wounded. (See Map)
Units of this division began a multibattalion
search- and- destroy operation in Hau Nghia Province
yesterday. This operation, code-named SUNSET
BEACH, will be conducted in an area where the 269th
Viet Cong Battalion- -with
believed to be located.
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UK-Rhodesia: Commonwealth leaders meeting in
London next week are expected to demand that Britain
take tougher action against the rebellious Rhodesian
regime.:
Zambia will lead the attack, demanding that Brit-
ain use force if necessary.. Zambia will also seek a
promise from the British not to grant independence to
Rhodesia until it establishes effective majority rule,
London is unwilling to make either commitment and, ac-
cording to the US Embassy in London, will yet again
ask for more time to allow economic sanctions to work
Even moderate African leaders now seem out of
patience with the policy of economic sanctions, Those
who oppose the use of force will propose that Britain
ask the United Nations to make sanctions mandatory,
Such a course would lead to a clash with South Africa,
which London remains eager to avoid,
Zambia, Tanzania, and Sierra Leone have
threatened to leave the Commonwealth if their demands
are not met, British officials hope the Africans will
settle for a compromise to avoid a final rupture which
would be economically costly to them., Even so, the
fact that Commonwealth members are split on racial
lines over Rhodesia will be clear to all participants
The resulting bitterness is likely to exacerbate the
growing division within the Commonwealth and further
undermine Britain's influence in Africa,
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Belgium Congo (Kinshasa): Brussels has de-
cided to pursue a conciliatory policy in its relations
FEE, with the Congo
Foreign Minister Harmel has secured approval
for moderation from the cabinet and the legislature's
Foreign Affairs Committee, despite public pressure
for a strong line against the Mobutu government.
Brussels wants to maintain its technical aid in
education, health, and rural development.. Military
and police aid will be advisory rather than operational,
however, and in any case will be reduced to earlier
levels.
refusal to honor existing agreements would be re-
couped from military and police aid funds and would
result in even greater cuts in military and police
assistance. The Congo 's army and police contingents
Belgian Meanwhile, the financial Belgians losses are caused by a considering rejecting Congolese
have rarely been able to function without foreign ecting leader-
ship ,
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appointment of Kinshasa's new Minister- resident Diaka,
who they believe was photographed mistreating Belgians
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Dahomey. An attempt by the Soglo regime to im-
pose austerity measures is generating serious political
agitation,
France has insisted that Dahomey make serious
efforts to reduce its budgetary deficit if crucial French
aid is to be continued, Salary cuts, reductions of family
allowances, and new taxes were met with resentment
when they were first announced on 12 August, and the
government agreed to establish a committee to study
the issue and report back 2 September, In the mean-
time, agitation has continued and leaders of several key
groups have been arrested. If the austerity measures
are retained, a general strike might ensue,
The crucial question at the moment appears to be
whether the army, hard hit by the proposed cut in family
allowances, will hold together in support of the regime.
The US Embassy believes the Soglo government
is still strong enough to ride out the crisis, partly be-
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United Nations: Many representatives at the UN
believe that Secretary General Thant might agree to re-
main in office at least for a shortened term if a suitable
successor cannot be found.
formal action.
Many members of the UN Secretariat believe that
Thant wants to avoid a serious crisis over the leader-
ship, although he sincerely wants to quit. Many also
believe that he would delay responding to an appeal to
remain, hoping that the Security Council could find a
replacement for him. If a major crisis appears un-
avoidable, Thant is expected to remain.
Some members of the Security Council prefer not
to hold an early meeting of the Council, believing that
informal consultations would be more fruitful, Afro-
Asian delegates are in agreement that it would not be
"fitting" for the Council to put pressure on Thant thronph
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NOTES
The National Assembly's vote on a motion
of no confidence in Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma's
government has been postponed until at least next week,
Although the majority of the deputies remain hostile to
Souvanna, military leaders have been exerting pressure
in his behalf and the government is expected to weather
the vote, The prospect of victory has reinforced
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