CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1958/12/08

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• Publication Date: December 8, 1958

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8 December 1958
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Khrushchev claims USSR has a highly
efficient nuclear bomb and a '7, 500-
nautical-mile missile; he disparages
Chinese communes.
USSR "leaking" hints that East Berlin
may be included in free-city proposals.�
Soviet space operation on 4 December
probably failed.
II. ASIA - AFRICA
UAR-supported overthrow of Iraqi
premier apparently scheduled for
10 December.
Greek Government arrests leaders
of Communist-front political opposi-
tion.
Jordan - King Husayn warned that
Syrians plotting to assassinate him.
Indonesia - Army headquarters ad-
vises commanders that dissidents
may step up military activity this
month.
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III. THE WEST
Netherlands Government coalition
under heavy pressure.
Anti-Communist parties win over-
whelming�election victory in West
Berlin.
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8 December 1958
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR: IChrushchev strongly disparaged the Chinese
Comm-art communes in his recent conversation with Senator
Humphrey, describing them as simply a means of applying
massive amounts of labor in agriculture. Stating that the
USSR unsuccessfully experimented with a "sirnilar" organi-
zation in its early days, he added that the Soviet regime had
I since shifted to methods which recognized the importance of
C incentives. In discussing internal political affairs, Khru-
,.shchev" said that he intended to reduce the role of the secret
pollee further. He also admitted that, before the meeting of
the central committee in June 1957--which gave him his vic-
tory over the "antiparty group"--there had been a majority
of seven to four against him in the party presidium.
(Page 1)
He also bragged that the USSR now has a 7,500-nautical-
mile rocket and a five-megaton bomb using onl one4entlf�
the fissionable material formerly required.
(Pages 2 and 3)
. USSR - Berlin: The Kremlin is probing for Western
disunity on Berlin by unofficially hinting that it might agree
to include East Berlin in the "free city" and to place air
and land access routes under United Nations control. So-
viet'sources have suggested that the USSR would also be
willing to remove the East German capital to another city.
Such ideas will probably be given further attention through
rICrentlinl"leaks" in various Western-capitals.
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USSR - Space Venture: Although there is still doubt
as to the type of space operation which the USSR attempted
on 4 December, and insufficient evidence to determine con-
fidently thadegree of stiese)e5% achieved, GMIC believes
that available data indicate the vehicle probably failed to
attain its objective. (Page 4)
II. ASIA - AFRICA
*Iraq: The UAR-supported overthrow of Iraqi Pre-
mier Qasim appears scheduled for the ni ht of 10 Decem-
ber,
The coup is to be accompanied by
an uprising of Iraqi tribes, and fedayeen of unknown na-
1/0 tionality are to participate. The Iraqi conspirators are
pressing Cairo to expedite delivery of essential supplies,
possibly weapons, explosives or funds. The Iraqi con-
spirators have requested that UAR troops stationed at
Habbaniya air base in western Iraq not interfere during
the coup.
Premier Qasim had been warned earlier of the con-
spiracy, but he may not retain enough army support to
cope with it. At least some important army officers are
known to be among the conspirators.
Greece: The arrest on 5 Decemb�r of a leader of the
Communist-front United Democratic Left (EDA) may signal
an all-out offensive by the Greek Government against the
major opposition party in the Chamber of Deputies. The
simultaneous announcement that 13 members of a clandestine
Communist organization had been arrested--the arrests ac-
tually having taken place more than a month ago�indicates
that the Karamanlis government is trying to divert public
attention from its recent failure to win UN backing on the
Cyprus issue. Arrests of other EDA leaders and the cbs-
1ng of the arty newspaper Avgi are probable.
(Page 5)
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Jordan: Former Lebanese President Chamoun in-
formed King Husayn of a reported Syrian
plot to assassinate the Jordanian monarch and effect a
military coup. Husayn's security officials have been un-
able to identify the Jordanian officers allegedly involved
in the plot and have sent an official to Beirut for further
details. (Page 6)
Indonesia: Army headquarters in Djakarta has ad-
vised its territorial commanders that dissident forces in
Sumatra and North Celebes may step up their military ac-
tivity this month. The dissidents are short of ammunition
and generally lack the capability of sustaining a concerted
military offensive, but they still are capable of mounting
sporadic campaigns against population centers and of
harassing substantial portions of Sumatra and North
Celebes. This activity would probably be an attempt
to bolster their waning prestige.
(Page 7)
III. THE WEST
The Netherlands: The coalition government of Willem
Drees has been under heavy pressure recently, primarily
because Drees' own Labor party is increasingly perturbed
over apparent losses of electoral support. Foreign Minis-
ter Luns believes the cabinet may resign this week as a re-
sult of disagreement about changes in tax laws.
(Page 8)
*West Berlin Election: The unprecedented absolute
majority adhieved by the Social Democratic party (SPD) in
the 7 December election in West Berlin may lead SPD Mayor
Willy Brandt into an open clash with Chancellor Adenauer on
the Berlin question. Brandt, who now will be able to claim
a much greater voice in Bonn's deliberations over counterpro-
posals to the Khrushchev "free-city" proposals, has already
differed with Bonn by indicating a willingness to include all
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