CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1957/07/20

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• Publication Date: July 20, 1957

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CURRENT
INTELLIGENCE
BULLETIN
OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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CONTENTS
1. BULGANIN DEMOTION MAY BE IMMINENT
OD (page 3).
2. YUGOSLAVS HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS ON KHRUSHCHEV
(page 4).
. EARLY RETURNS SHOW LAR7 commmoST GAINS IN
CENTRAL JAVA ELECTIONS (page 5).
- 1/4 RHEE CALLS FOREIGN TROOPS A HINDRANCE TO KOREAN
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UNIFICATION (page 6).
41)5. EGYPT CONTINUES POLITICAL ACTION AGAINST JOR-
DANIAN GOVERNMENT (page 7).
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1 'MIT nAwriv nEMOTTON MAY BE IMMINENT
Comment
This supports other evidence that Bulganin
may be demoted. He was in the background
during the Prague visit and his speeches received only cursory
treatment in the Soviet press. However, tie has appeared in
public regularly since his return from Prague and his official
status might continue unchanged for some time to come, Mol-
otov, who was censured in July 1955 by the central committee,
retained his post as foreign minister until June 1956.
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2. YUGOSLAVS HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS ON KHRUSHCHEV
A high-level Yugoslav Foreign Ministry
official indicated to the US embassy on
18 July that Belgrade now feels there is
"some rational basis" for Western dis-
trust of the new Kremlin leadership. Commenting on Ithru-
shchev's recent speech in Prague, he said that the fact that
Khrushchev found it necessary to attack Yugoslavia "proved"
he is encountering opposition "on both the right and left."
While the Yugoslays expect a visit by
Soviet President Voroshilov soon, one by Khrushchev is un-
likely. A Tito visit to the USSR depends a great deal on the
outcome of the current economic talks in Moscow and "other
manifestations of Soviet policy toward Yugoslavia."
Comment The fact that the Yugoslays feel Khru-
shchev may be forced to compromise
with "Stalinists" in both internal and external policy indi-
cates that the Tito regime has become less optimistic con-
cerning a Yugoslav-Soviet rapprochement.
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3. EARLY RETURNS SHOW LARGE COMMUNIST GAINS IN
CENTRAL JAVA ELECTIONS
Comment on:
Early returns in the Central Java pro-
vincial elections, chiefly from cities,
show the Communists leading and mak-
ing large gains compared to the 1955
national elections when they finished a
strong second to the National Party. Of the approximately
400,000 votes so far counted, 61 percent are Communist.
Although the non-Communist parties will probably show
greater strength in the rural areas, they are believed to
have lost some ground there to the Communists also.
Communist gains have been almost ex-
clusively at the expense of the National Party, which was
strongly supported by President Sukarno in 1955. The two
Moslem parties, the Masjumi and Nandlatul Ulama (NU), are
trailing far behind.
The Communists' showing in Central Java
is attributable to vigorous campaigning and their identification
with President Sukarno in his campaign for "guided democracy."
A victory there would enhance Communist prospects of winning
the provincial elections in East Java which are now scheduled
for 29 July. In 1955, the Communists in this region finished
a close second to the NU.
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4. RHEE CALLS FOREIGN TROOPS A HINDRANCE TO
KOREAN UNIFICATION
President Rhee's statements to CBS-
NBC representatives on 18 July advo-
cating the withdrawal of all foreign troops
in order to unify Korea "were apparently
carefully stated," according to American Ambassador Dowling.
In a departure from his past position, Rhee stated that "foreign
troops keep us divided--they keep us from unifying Korea." He
also intimated that he would be receptive to an invitation to at-
tend an international conference for the unification of Korea.
Dowling notes that Rhee's remarks suggest
he clearly envisages a prior Chinese Communist troop with-
drawal and a promise not to return as the price of his agree-
ment to the removal of all foreign troops. The ambassador
suggests that Rhee's statements may have stemmed from the
President's recent restiveness regarding the lack of activity
for unification.
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5. EGYPT CONTINUES POLITICAL ACTION AGAINST
JORDANIAN GOVERNMENT
Comment on:
Egypt and Syria are contin-
uing their large-scale subversive effort
against King Hussain's regime in Jordan.
Jordanian exiles in Damascus have formed
a committee representing all political
_ groups; to coordinate activities with Egyp-
tian and Syrian authorities.
thousands of leaflets attacking the gov-
ernment's policies were being sent into Jordan from Syria.
The Jordanian government's ability to
cope with Egyptian subversion is limited by its apparent lack
of popular support.
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