CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: April 9, 1969
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DIRECTORATE OF
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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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9 April 1969
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No. 0085/69
9 April 1969
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
South Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
Peru: The deferral of US economic sanctions has
prolonged uncertainty. (Page 3)
Dominican Republic: Jockeying for nominations in
the 19970 presidential election is already under
way. (Page 4)
USSR - Nonproliferation Treat : Moscow has stressed
its. displeasure at Bonn's delay on the treaty.
(Page 5)
Pakistan: The government seems to be taking steps
to erase some of the causes of,the anti-Ayub dis-
turbances. (Page 6)
South Korea: Political reverses in the National
Assembly could complicate regime efforts to remove
the ban on a third term for President Pak. (Page 7)
Jordan-Israel: Attack and counterattack (Page 8)
Chile: Military guidelines favor European purchases
(Page 8)
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AVERAGE STRENGTH
OF ENEMY UNITS
Battalion: VC 200-400
NVA 300-500
Regiment: VC 1,000-1,500
NVA 1,200-2,000
Division: VC 5,000-7,000
NVA 5.000-8,000
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C South Vietnam: Communist-initiated military
action remained at low levels on 8 April.
A few rockets fell on military bases south of
the Demilitarized Zone and on the northeastern out-
skirts of Saigon, but damage was light. Some ground
clashes resulted from Communist reaction to allied
sweep operations near Da Nang and west of Saigon
near the border between Hau Nghia and Tay Ninh prov-
inces.
In the action west of Da Nang at least 35 enemy
troops were killed while the Marines suffered no
casualties. A US rifle company was responsible for
the action in III Corps. Engaging an enemy force
of battalion size, the US company was reinforced
by three companies and killed at least 33 Communists
before the battle ended. US losses were. three killed
and seven wounded.
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E Peru: The deferral of US economic sanctions
under the Hickenlooper Amendment has prolonged un-
certainty in Peru.
Leaders of various Peruvian political parties
have publicly castigated the US for deferring ap-
plication of the sanctions pending an administrative
appeal by the International Petroleum Company.
Leaders of minor parties of the far left, who paid
a visit to President Velasco on 7 April to express
their support, called the deferral as prejudicial
to Peru as actual application of sanctions would
have been. Even the pro-US APRA, Peru's only grass-
roots party, published a ringing call for "unified
action in defense of national sovereignty-against
the resurrection of the imperialist policy of the
big stick." -One Peruvian newspaper stated that six
more months like the last six would bring about the
paralysis of the greater part of prospective in-
vestment in Peru.
Reaction by several other Latin American
leaders has been relief that the US has not applied
the Hickenlooper Amendment.
A Peruvian Communist youth group is to join
other "anti-imperialist" organizations in a protest
march today, according to a Lima newspaper. Other
such demonstrations had been planned in other Peru-
vian cities prior to the announcement that sanctions
had been deferred, and there is no information that
these have been canceled.
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Dominican Republic: The 1970 presidential
election is already occupying political center
stage, and early jockeying for the nominations
points to an extended period of unrest.
The latest prospective nominee is Ambassador
to the US Garcia-Godoy, provisional president in
1965 and probably the most popular candidate the
left could put forward. He announced this weekend
that he will head a grassroots Movement of National
Conciliation (MNC) and by implication accept nomina-
tion for the presidency. The MNC's need for support
from established political parties could prompt
splits.
Garcia-Godoy at the same time will be seeking
to undercut President .J3alaguer, who has also made
a veiled appeal to the public to support a national
movement for his own re-election. On the far right,
Wessin y Wessin, leader of the regular military
during the 1965 revolt, has also declared his candi-
dacy.
Garcia-Godoy's task will be further complicated
by his need for support from the major non-Communist
party on the le:Et, the Dominican Revolutionary Party
(PRD). The PRD is anathema to many members of the
military, who ousted its present leader, Juan Bosch,
from the presidency in 1963.
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USSR - Nonproliferation Treaty: Moscow used
its first contact with the new US ambassador to
stress its displeasure at Bonn's delay on the non-
proliferation treaty.
Foreign Minister Gromyko told Ambassador Beam
that the USSR would face an "intolerable" situation
if it ratified the treaty and West Germany did not.
In response to the suggestion that Moscow and Wash-
ington synchronize the formal exchange of their in-
struments of ratification, as in the case of the
limited test ban and outer space treaties, Gromyko
said that the USSR was undecided on when to act.
He seemed to see some merit in the argument that
joint US-Soviet action would serve as a prod to the
West Germans, but gave the impression that the
Kremlin had taken a preliminary stand against rat-
ifying before Bonn signs.
Gromyko complained that Bonn's position was
"far from clear," and that its foot-dragging was
responsible for Moscow's indecision. The Soviets
probably hope their representation will hasten
West German action on the treaty, but their expres-
sions of concern seem also to reflect uneasiness
about West German intentions..
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Pakistan: The new government appears to be
taking steps to erase some causes of the anti-Ayub
disturbances.
In an apparent switch from their earlier deci-
sion to allow cutbacks of excessive wage increases,
the East Pakistani authorities on 5 April told
businessmen they must honor wage agreements reached
prior to the imposition of martial law. A govern-
ment press release on 6 April reiterated the warning
that all wage increases must be honored in full
"until further notice," but excluded insurance and
medical benefits. These payments are to be tempo-
rary pending recommendations by a committee on ap-
propriate wage levels for various industrial sec-
tors. An increase in minimum wage levels would
help satisfy legitimate labor grievances.
In another attempt to placate elements which
had forced the resignation of Ayub, the government
announced on 7 April that seven management officials
in Karachi had been arrested for violating regula-
tions, in five of the seven cases by dismissing
workers in retaliation for strikes.
On 8 April, Pakistan Radio announced that
President Yahya Khan had ordered an investigation
into causes of resentment against the "Basic Democ-
racy" system, which had been a prominent target
during the anti-Ayub campaign. Under this system
120,000 elected officials administer local affairs,
plan and coordinate economic development, and act
as the electoral college for the President and the
national and provincial assemblies.
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South Korea: A political rebuff handed Presi-
dent Pak yesterday by the National Assembly could
complicate regime efforts to remove the constitu-
tional ban on a third term for the President.
Between 40 and 50 government party assemblymen
broke ranks to vote in favor of an opposition-spon-
sored motion calling on Pak to fire his education
minister. Although generally regarded as competent,
the minister had offended virtually the entire as-
sembly by his high-handed manner during recent in-
terpellations.
The motion is not constitutionally binding on
the President, but Pak is in a difficult position:
he must either repudiate a minister whom he per-
sonally defended, or expose himself to charges of
riding roughshod over the democratic process. This
is the first time a member of Pak's cabinet has
been censured.
How much political damage Pak may suffer will
depend to a large extent on his adroitness in han-
dling this problem. He may be able to deflect much
of the political fallout onto his party's floor
leaders who have announced their intention to resign
and take public responsibility for not defeating the
censure motion. The breach in party discipline may,
however, portend trouble for the government when it
moves to get the required two-thirds approval in the
assembl for the constitutional amendment.
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Jordan-Israel: The fedayeen rocket attack on
the Israeli port town of Elat on 7 April suggests
some breakdown of Jordan's control of the fedayeen
in the area, perhaps because King Husayn is out of
the country. The resulting retaliatory raid on
the Jordanian port of Aqaba yesterday was Israel's
first air strike against that target, indicating
its intention to continue its aggressive policy of
"active defense." Both countries are sensitive to
the vulnerability of their adjacent ports in this
area, and in the past have tried to exclude the
area from the "war zone."
Chile: New financial. guidelines for the pur-
chase of military equipment may force the Chilean
Air Force to buy in Europe rather than in the US.
These guidelines require financing on credits of
at least ten years with no down payment and low
European suppliers probably will be able
to provide more liberal terms than Chile can get in
the US.
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