CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2003
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• Publication Date: July 14, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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No. 0167/69
14 July 1969
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
South Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
Laos: The government's effort to recapture Muong
Sou shows signs of floundering. (Page 3)
El Salvador - Honduras: Salvadoran incursions and
planne Honduran troop movements will seriously in-
crease tensions. (Page 5)
Senegal - Nationalist China: Restoration of diplo-
matic relations (Page 7)
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I South Vietnam: Communist military activity re-
mained at a low level throughout the country over
the weekend.
There were persistent indications, however, that
the enemy is preparing for another spurt of attacks
in the near future to climax the so-called "July ac-
tion phase." The evidence suggests that these attacks
like earlier "highpoints" this summer, will consist
largely of localized hit-and-run shellings, some in-
terspersed with limited ground probes.
Meanwhile, some Communist regular units may be
adopting sapper and guerrilla tactics and discarding
their conventional main force tactics in order to
economize troops and supplies. A recent prisoner
from a Communist subregion northwest of Saigon claims
that two of three main force regiments assigned to
that operational sector were converted to sapper
units. This change, according to the captive, was
dictated by the success of allied terrain-clearing
operations and th heavy losses incurred by the sub-
region's forces.
14 Jul 69 Central Intelligence Bulletin
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LAOS: Current Situation
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Laos: The government's effort to recapture
Muong Soui shows signs of floundering.
Government troops captured a number of strate-
gic hill positions within two miles of the base
late last week, but little progress has been made
to follow up these gains. At least one close-in
position has since been lost to the enemy. Bad
weather is severely curtailing air support--on
which the government heavily depends--and is en-
abling the Communists to truck in supplies and pos-
sibly reinforcements from the.Plaine des Jarres.
Meo General Vang Pao is considering committing
additional battalions to breathe new life into the
Muong Soui campaign. A sharp Communist counterat-
tack, however, appears to be only a matter of time.
In recent days enemy troops have been moving in on
Bouam Long, a guerrilla base north of Muong Soui,
and Xieng Dat, where neutralist troops have been
holed up since retreating from Muong Soui two weeks
ago.
Government leaders, meanwhile, are apprehensive
about what they regard as a growing threat to the
royal capital of Luang Prabang. The Communists
have rebuffed the government's attempts to clear
the lower portions of the Nam Cu Valley and probes
have been made as far south as Pak Ou on. the Mekong
River. Although it is too early to tell how serious
the flurry of activity is, three North Vietnamese
battalions appear to have moved south from the Nam
Bac area for this campaign, raising the possibility
that the Communists may intend to isolate Luang Pra-
bang. (Map)
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El Salvador-Honduras Dispute Complicated by Armed Clashes
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( El Salvador - Honduras: Fighting has broken
out along the border and there is concern in Honduras
that this may be a prelude to an invasion.
Salvadoran and Honduran patrols clashed Sunday
morning at El Poy and press reports indicate that
fighting was resumed in this area in mid-afternoon.]
On 11 July, a small Salvadoran force reportedly
penetrated Honduran territory and was repulsed with
four killed. This had been the first actual clash
between troops of the two countries and the first
combat deaths reported since El Salvador broke dip-
lomatic relations on 26 June..
Honduran medical personnel have been sent to
the frontier, and Honduran President Lopez has in-
dicated that troop reinforcements will also be dis-
patched. In addition, units from home garrisons
near the capital and San Pedro Sula have reportedly
been moved to within a few miles of the-border.
Fears among the large Salvadoran community in
Honduras can be expected to increase in spite of a
Honduran pledge of protection renewed on 12 July.
Many of these Salvadorans may join the more than
16,000 who have already fled Honduras. A continued
exodus would further complicate efforts to defuse
the.ssituation,and would reinforce pressures on Sal-
vadoran President Sanchez for an invasion.
(Map)
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Senegal Nationalist China: Senegal will soon
restore diplomatic relations with the Republic of
China,
Relations between the two countries were
severe in September 1964 after the Senegalese ex-
pelled the Chinese charge.for alleged involvement
in internal Senegalese politics. The two main
reasons for the resumption of relations appear to
be President Senghor's belief that Chinese Commu-
nist-influenced elements were behind recent serious
student disorders, and Senghor's appreciation of
the efforts of the Nationalist Chinese rice mission
that had remained on the job despite the rupture in
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