CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1955/10/07

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• Document Creation Date: September 20, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2019
• Publication Date: October 7, 1955

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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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CONTENTS
1. BURMESE PREMIER TO INVITE SOVIET LEADERS TO
VISIT BURMA (page 3).
2. COMMENT ON INDONESIAN ELECTIONS (page 4).
3. COMMENT ON NEW GREEK CABINET (page 5
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1. BURMESE PREMIER TO INVITE SOVIET LEADERS
TO VISIT BURMA
Comment
Nu's invitation is probably motivated
by a genuine desire to promote friendly
relations with the USSR and to emphasize that Burma ad-
heres to its neutral foreign policy. The Burmese govern-
ment may also believe it can exploit a visit of top Soviet
leaders to deter local Communists from continuing insur-
rection against a government on cordial terms with both
Moscow and Peiping.
Bulganin and Khrushchev will almost
certainly accept Nu's invitation in the hope of intensifying
neutralist sentiment in Asia. Last July, Bulganin hinted
to the Indonesian ambassador that he would be receptive to
an invitation to visit Indonesia as part of a proposed trip to
"India and other Asian countries."
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2. COMMENT ON INDONESIAN ELECTIONS
Unofficial returns from non-javanese
districts have improved the position
of the Masjumi. It is now running
second, with the Communists in fourth place. The latest
returns, which account for 90 percent of the estimated
vote, give the National Party 27 percent, the Masjumi
23.1 percent, the Nandlatul Ulama 23 percent, and the
Communist Party 21 percent. Minor parties accounted
for the remainder.
A Djakarta .daily which frequently
reflects National Party policies has criticized Western
observers for assuming the Nationalists would establish
a coalition government with the Communists. It stated
there were more important political groups in Indonesia
than the Communists with which the National Party was
willing to work.
The district election committee in
central Java reportedly has ordered new elections in
five cities because of alleged irregularities. As many
as 3,000,000 votes may be involved. Both the National
and Communist Parties did well in this area and un-
doubtecllv will contest the legality of this order.
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3. COMMENT ON NEW GREEK CABINET
Prime Minister Karamanlis' cabinet,
which was announced on 6 October, is
comprised exclusively of members of
the Greek Rally. Several of the mem-
bers are holdovers from the Papagos
cabinet, but the party's "old guard" is
not represented.
Parliamentary attacks on the new gov-
ernment may come not only from the regular opposition
but also from some of the slighted Rally elements, par-
ticularly the faction of former foreign minister Stephan-
opoulos. Nevertheless, with the strong support of the
king, a vote of confidence is expected. Initial reports of
public opinion on the government are favorable.
Changes in the cabinet may be expected
as Karamanlis consolidates his position and prepares for
the eventual showdown at the polls.
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