CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1955/12/13

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03020461
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• Document Creation Date: September 20, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2019
• Publication Date: December 13, 1955

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CONTENTS
1. VIET MINH REPORTED GAINING CONTROL OF BOA
HAO FORCES (page 3).
2. HUNGARY MAY AGREE TO YUGOSLAV FINANCIAL
DEMANDS (page 4).
THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(page 5)
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1. VIET MINH REPORTED GAINING CONTROL OF HOA
HAO FORCES
The Viet Minh is beginning to show
its hand in the area west of Saigon,
and the situation there is becoming
"urgent," according to President
lem. He sam tnat Viet Minh advisers are assuming
command of the units of Hoa Hao dissident leader Ba
Cut. The other principal Hoa Hao commander, Trail
Van Soai, recently broke off surrender negotiations with
the government, and Diem assumes that the Viet Minh
is now gaining control of these forces.
Comment The Vietnamese national army has
been forced to resume its campaign
against the Hoa Hao rebels who were dispersed and
greatly weakened last summer, but who have since re-
grouped. Their armed strength is believed to total ap-
proximately 2,5000
the American army attach�n Saigon has noted that Ba
Cut's forces have adopted the wartime guerrilla tactics
of the Viet Minh.
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2. HUNGARY MAY AGREE TO YUGOSLAV FINANCIAL
DEMANDS
Hungary has accepted the Yugoslav
position that $120,000,000 of the
total Yugoslav financial demands
are not negotiable and has expressed
in immedi t
Comment
Hungarian party leader Rakosi has
taken the position that financial difficulties with Yugo-
slavia must be settled despite possible sacrifices by
Hungary. Yugoslavia broke off financial talks on 24
September, because Hungary refused to agree to pay
about $100,000,000 for World War II reparations and
$20,000,000 for unfulfilled orders for capital goods.
Hungarian willingness to meet Yugoslav demands would
pave the way for the reopening of financial talks which
would include negotiations on a second category of
claims�alleged damages to the Yugoslav economy from
loss of trade since the break in 1948.
In an effort to conciliate Tito and to
improve the atmosphere between the two countries prior
to the resumption of financial talks, the Hungarian re-
gime recently released Pal Justus, who was jailed with
ex-interior minister Rajk in 1949 on charges of working
for Yugoslav intelligence in Hungary.
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI SITUATION
(Information as of 1700 12 December)
[Israel's raid against Syrian artillery
positions on the northeast shore of Lake Tiberias was
the first major military action since 2 November. The
recently organized Egyptian-Syrian joint military com-
mand has so far made no comment on the incident. Some
face-saving action probably will be taken by the Arabs;
aside from propaganda, it may consist of new terrorist
activities.
� Israeli spokesmen have stated that
the attack was made to end Syrian interference with
Israeli fishing vessels. While there has been a history
of such interference, an equally important factor may
have been the need to build up Israeli public morale,
shaken by Egypt's arms deal with the Soviet bloc and
by recent Israeli official statements regarding the coun-
try's rapidly diminishing military capabilities against the
Arabs. In addition, Israel has been angered by Syria's
refusal to release four Israeli prisoners held since
December 1954. Israel may have used the raid to obtain
more Syrian prisoners who can now be exchanged for
Israelis.
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