CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 5, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 27, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE
BULLETIN
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY
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1. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EDT)
South Vietnamese Political Developments: The
South Vietnamese constituent assembly yesterday
elected former chief of state Phan Khac Suu as its
permanent chairman.
Suu, a moderate born in the Mekong delta, should
satisfy the southerners who form a regional majority
in the assembly. His election will also be acceptable
to government leaders.
In a press conference yesterday, following their
return from Manila, Premier Ky and Chief of State
Thieu made it clear that Saigon has not abandoned its
stiff terms for an end to the war.
Thieu cited as preconditions for peace the cessa-
tion of aggression and terrorism and the withdrawal
under international guarantee of all North Vietnamese
and hard-core Viet Cong units. Once these conditions
have been met, Thieu said he would request withdrawal
of allied troops within six months.
Many South Vietnamese are apprehensive of a set-
tlement that could leave the Viet Cong with a potential
for significant control and influence among the populace
in South Vietnam.
The Military Situation in South Vietnam: A suc-
cessful rice harvest security operation has just been
concluded in coastal Phu Yen Province. Operation
SEWARD, conducted by three US Army battalions, be-
gan on 4 September and was responsible for the harvest
and shipment to market of a large rice crop. It denied
to Communist forces in the area a major source of
food supply.
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Final casualty reports for operation SEWARD
show enemy losses of 239 killed and 34 captured, with
nearly 900 suspects apprehended. A total of 27 Ameri-
cans were killed and 173 wounded.
A similar operation--Operation ADAMS-- was
initiated in Phu Yen Province on .26 October, in an
area where an estimated 9,300 Communist troops re-
portedly are located. (Map)
North Vietnamese Political Developments: Initial
North Vietnamese commentary on the Manila confer-
ence communique` has been predictably harsh and in
keeping with earlier DRV condemnations of the confer-
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tober, set the tone for subsequent DRV pronouncements
during the day by claiming that the communique was
"only a plot to enlarge the aggressive war in Vietnam
behind a smokescreen of peace negotiations."
The Hanoi commentary asserted that the Manila
communique "falsely accused the Vietnamese people of
aggression" and derided the joint statement's program
for economic assistance and revolutionary- development
for South Vietnam. Additionally,, the Hanoi broadcast
termed the call for the preservation of the territorial
integrity of South Vietnam an attempt to "transfer'ahe
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*Congo (Kinshasa): Former premier Mulamba ap-
parently has decided to go along with President Mobutu's
plans to transfer him to the Ministry of Defense. There
has been doubt about Mulamba's status, with Mobutu
reportedly planning to confine him to quarters for about
two weeks and thereafter retire him from the army if
he refused the defense portfolio. The extent of Mu-
lamba's support within the army command is not en-
tirely clear, but Mobutu appears jo have little doubt
about his ability to control the situation.
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