CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1957/09/27

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• Publication Date: September 27, 1957

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27 September 1957
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CONTENTS
1. USSR CONTINUES NUCLEAR TESTS
(page 3).
2. SAUDI ENVOY REPORTS JORDAN SITUATION STILL
CRITICAL (page 4).
3. YEMENI CROWN PRINCE ALLEGEDLY ASSURED OF
CZECH ARMS IN SUCCESSION FIGHT (page 5),
4. BELGIUM PREPARED TO CLOSE CZECH CONSULATE IN
CONGO I (page 6).
5. FRENCH GOVERNMENT FACES CENSURE MOTION
(page 7).
ANNEX�Conclusions of the Watch Report of the Intelligence
Advisory Committee
(page 8).
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1. USSR CONTINUES NUCLEAR TESTS
another Soviet nuclear
explosion occurred at 0500 GMT on 26
Sentemher at the Seminslatinsk nroving
round.
Comment This is the 12th Soviet nuclear test detected
this year. Two tests have been conducted
at Semipalatinsk and two off the east coast of Novaya Zemlya
this month. The frequency and extent of tests thus far observed
in the 1.957 series suggests a high degree of urgency in the con-
duct of the program and is indicative of a considerable technical
and logistical support capability for nuclear test operations.
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2. SAUDI ENVOY REPORTS JORDAN SITUATION
STILL CRITICAL
-7pub1ic opinion
in Jordan is beginning to grumble against
the conduct of the present government,"
that the "prevailing opinion in all circles is to change the pres-
ent government," and that "the majority of army officers are
dissatisfied with the present situation and they have expressed
their complaints." added a number of details on
recent events unfavorable to the government, and concluded that
as a result of these factors, "it is expected that the present gov-
ernment will not last long."
Comment A pessimistic report such as this on Jor-
dan's internal situation is likely to strengthen
the belief of Prince Faysal and King Saud that some accommoda-
tion must be reached with Syria, the main base for subversive
efforts against the Jordanian government. Jordan's King Hussayn
is particularly fearful that Saudi support for his policies may
weaken as a result of the current visit to Damascus by Saud and
Iraqi Prime Minister All Jawdat.
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3. YEMENI CROWN PRINCE ALLEGEDLY ASSURED OF
CZECH ARMS IN SUCCESSION FIGHT
The Yemeni minister in Cairo, Abu
Taleb, has informed Ambassador Hare
that during a recent trip to Czechoslo-
vakia he was told by a Czech official
that Prague had received an appeal for arms support from
Yemen's Crown Prince Badr. According to Taleb, Badr had
reported growing opposition to his succession to the Imamate
and asked the Czechs to ship him light weapons to control a
possible tribal outbreak. The Czech official allegedly asserted
that his government is prepared to assist Badr in every way pos-
sible and would send the arms.
Comment Badr reportedly has been one of the lead-
ing advocates of Yemen's military and
economic deals with the Soviet bloc, and it is accordingly pos-
sible that the Czech government would send arms specifically
to support his bid for the throne. This report, however, appears
to be part of the increasingly active contest for Western favor be-
ingl carried on by partisans of the two leading contenders for the
Imamate. Abu Taleb, is a supporter
of Prince Hassan, the Imam's eldest brother. Badr, the Imam's
son, recently made a bid for American financial aid, claiming
that it is Hassan who is supported by Egypt and, indirectly, the
Soviet bloc.
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4. BELGIUM PREPARED TO CLOSE CZECH CONSULATE
IN CONGO
Comment on:
The Belgian government plans to or-
der closure of the Czech consulate in
the Belgian Congo on 15 October if
Prague does not give a satisfactory re-
ply by 30 September to a Belgian mem-
orandum, presumably concerning the arrest in October 1956
of four Czech employees of the Belgian legation in Prague.
Brussels has become increasingly sensi-
tive to all foreign influence in the Congo since the June racial
riot in Leopoldville. It has refused Polish and Soviet requests
to open consular posts in the Congo. The only other Soviet bloc
diplomatic posts in Africa south of the Sahara are in Ethiopia
and South Africa.
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5. FRENCH GOVERNMENT FACES CENSURE MOTION
Comment on:
If French Premier Bourges-Maunoury
fails to bring the proposed basic statute
for Algeria to a vote before the start of
the regular session of the National As-
sembly on 1 October, he may not get
another chance. The American embassy in Paris reports that
the Communists have taken the lead in attempts to drag out the
debate, presumably in the expectation that economic issues will
be given precedence over Algeria when the regular session be-
gins. Censure motions already filed on Finance Minister Gail-
lard% austerity program are expected to be considered imme-
diately after the election of the assembly president and the ap-
pointment of committees.
Even if Bourges-Maunoury succeeds in win-
ning assembly backing this week for the Algerian statute, dep-
uties willing to support him on this issue may desert him on the
economic censure vote and bring about his fall.
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ANNEX
Watch Report 373, 26 September 1957
of the
Intelligence Advisory Committee
Conclusions on Indications of Hostilities
On the basis of findings by its Watch Committee, the Intel-
ligence Advisory Committee concludes that:
A. No Sino-Soviet bloc country intends to initiate hostilities
against the continental US or its possessions in the imme-
diate future.
B. No Sino-Soviet bloc country intends to initiate hostilities
against US forces abroad, US allies or areas peripheral
to the orbit in the immediate future.
C. Unstable conditions and tensions stemming from develop-
ments concerning Syria continue to create possibilities for
conflict in the Middle East. Although Turkey is in position
to launch an attack against Syria with little or no warning,
an evaluation of available evidence does not indicate that
Turkey intends to do so in the immediate future.
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