CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 9, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Central Intelligence Bulletin
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9 August 1967
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Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
USSR: Brezhnev is said to be ailing. (Page 2)
Congo (Kinshasa): The goals of the mercenaries
are still murky. (Page 6)
Southeast Asia: The new regional organization
will stress economic cooperation. (Page 7)
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USSR: Soviet party boss Brezhnev reportedly suf-
fers from a heart condition which somewhat limits his
activities.
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Brezhnev is known to have persistent health prob-
lems He has not, how-
ever, been off the job for any lengthy period during the
past year. During the Middle East crisis he complained
about the pressure and long hours, but all evidence in-
dicates that he played an active and central role.
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I here are "a
hell of a lot of Stalinists" in Soviet society and in the
highest echelons of the party and that a hard fight has
to be put up for each step of progress.
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Congo (Kinshasa): The mercenaries' goals are
still obscure.
They may be planning to cross the border into
Rwanda and try to escape by air. There are indica-
tions, however, that they may instead proceed through
Bukavu and continue south to Katanga. If the merce-
naries do head south, they may leave their hostages, in-
cluding about 20 whites, in Rwanda.
US and Belgian officials are concerned about the
fate of civilians in Bukavu if the mercenaries leave.
There seems little doubt that returning Congolese troops
would kill many Congolese as well as some of the ap-
proximately 50 whites remaining in the area.
Belgian Foreign Minister Harmel, who is exceed-
ingly nervous about the disruptive potential of a south-
ward move by the mercenaries, has suggested that Presi-
dent Mobutu be urged to negotiate with them. Harmel
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Southeast Asia: The new regional organization
formed by five Southeast Asian nations will apparently
be a loose grouping emphasizing social and economic
cooperation.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations was
formed by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thai-
land, and Singapore. Membership is open to all south-
east Asian nations. The new organization will be very
similar to, and probably in due course will replace, the
Association of Southeast Asia, which includes only Thai-
land, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
The preamble to the declaration establishing the
organization calls for further strengthening of regional
cooperation and reaffirms that all foreign bases are
"temporary and remain only with the express concur-
rence of the countries concerned. " This is compromise
wording because the Philippines had wanted to eliminate
any references to foreign military bases.
While the new pact represents a move toward im-
proved regional cooperation, long- standing divisive
factors will continue to pose obstacles. Among these
are Malaysia's suspicions of Indonesia's ambitions for
hegemony in Southeast Asia and the fears of predom-
inantly Chinese Singapore of being swallowed up by its
populous Malay neighbors.
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