CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1958/12/26

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• Publication Date: December 26, 1958

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26.DEQEMBER 1958
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Shelepin's appointment as chief of
Soviet security police intended to
emphasize party control.
OW: 3tatement on 24 December ac-
tivity at Tyura Tam Missile Test
Rangp (na014 i 7ally Brief)
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Iraqi division commanders, previous-
ly reported planning to oust Qa.sim,
meeting in Baghdad.
Greek and Turkish foreign ministers
reach measure of agreement on frame-
work of Cyprus'settlement. 0
New Moroccan Government faces
Berber resistance and foreign bases
Issues.
O South Korea - Rhee uses strongarm
tactics to pass legislation restrict-
ing civil liberties; police break up
demonstration in Pusan.
O Re-election of leftist mayor in Singa-
pore underscores extremist control
of city's affairs.
III. THE WEST
Cuban rebels intensify and widen ac-
tivity; put Santiago, second largest
city, under heavy pressure.
� Return of ex-President Arias is new
threat to stability of De la Guardia ad-
ministration in Panama.
0 Minority Icelandic Government will
probably serve as caretaker until
spring elections.
LATE ITEM
� USSR - Gromyko unyielding on Ber-
lin and pessimistic on prospects for
agreement at Geneva.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
26 December 1958
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
*USSR: Aleksandr N. Shelepin, until April 1958 head
of the Soviet youth organization Komsomol and recently a
high official in the party apparatus under Khrushchev, has
been named to succeed General Serov as chief of the Soviet
secret police (KGB). The appointment of an official ap-
parently far removed from the security service is probably
intended to emphasize party control over the KGB and
seems to be in line with Khrushchev's private statements
that he planned to downgrade the police further. The
Supreme Soviet announcement made no mention of a new
position for Serov.
Soviet missile activity: Guided Missile Intelligence
Committee statement of 1500 EST, 24 December 1958:
At approximately 1100 EST, 24 December, the So-
viets launched a vehitle on the Tyura Tam Missile Test
Range, believed to be an ICBM test vehicle, but there are
indications that it failed to reach the impact area in the
'0,cinity of the Kamchatka peninsula.
It is noted that the last successful ICBM was in late
May and there was a probable unsuccessful ICBM in mid-
It may be several days before sufficient data is avail-
able to state definitely the degree of success achieved or,
perhaps, this data will never be known, as is the pre
situation with the last three Soviet space ventures,
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II. ASIA-AFRICA
*Iraq: The four Iraqi divisional commanders, who have
been reported planning to oust Prime Minister Oasim. are
now meeting in Baghdad,
The ostensible reason for the
meeting, scheduled to last until 30 December, is probably
the Iraqi army maneuvers stheduled to be held near Hab-
Cyprus: The Greek and Turkish foreign ministers have
apparently reathed a wide measure of agreement on the gen-
eral framework of a Cyprus settlement, which would be
based on guaranteed independence. Further progress now
depends largely on Greek Premier Karamanlis' ability to
accept such a solution despite expected strong criticism from
his political opposition in Athens and possibly from Arch-
bishop Makarios. On Cyprus, EOKA. has offered to cease
all terrorist activities provided the British reciprocate.
The government recently released over 500 detainees and
lifted same iong-standhur 1- rfPum nn thn wirytrarylom�
Greek Cypriots.
Morocco: King Mohamed V ended Morocco's month-
long government crisis on 24 December by investing a
broadly representative cabinet under Abdallah Ibrahim, a
leader of the Istiqlal party left wing. The new govern-
ment appears to reflect more adequately than its predeces-
sors e major elements of Moroccan society and thus may
be able to deal more successfully with the pressing problem
of Berber tribal dissidence.
New difficulties with France will probably follow if
the new leaders extend more energetic support to the Al-
gerian rebels or move to expropriate French-held agri-
cultural lands. They can be expected to renew at an
early date Moroccan pressure for the evacuation of French
and Spanish troops and the American air bases.
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*South Korea: The action taken by the Rhee administra-
tion in forcefully evicting opposition Democrats and inde-
pendents from the South Korean National Assembly in or-
der to ram through a bill designed to curtail civil liberties
can be expected to provoke bitterness and resentment
throughout South Korea. (SECRET) The South Korean
police, who have been alerted to prevent popular demon-
strations, broke up a protest meeting in Pusan on 25
December. The South Korean armed forces have been
instructed by Minister of Defense Kim Chona-vol to re-
main aloof (TOP SECRET EIDER)
mgap re: me re-election on 23 December of
Singapore/s left wing mayor, an official of the Commu-
nist-infiltrated People's Action party, underscores the
likelihood that extreme leftists will control the Singa-
pore Government following the achievement of internal
self-rule next year.
III. THE WEST
Cuba: Rebel activity is intensifying and spreading.
An attack on a sugar mill in Matanzas province is the
first outbreak of such activity in this area. The govern-
ment has placed all its security forces on a full alert
status at least until after 1 January. Meanwhile, the
Cuban army commander in besieged Santiago, the second
largest city, is under pressure either to surrender the
city or declare it an onen ritv in order to avert ftirthAr
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ranama. a new tnreat to political stability hag arisen
with the return of ex-president Arnulfo Arias and his strong
condemnation of the government and the National Guard
leaders in his initial press interview. Various factions
critical of President de la Guardia are seeking the colla-
boration of Arias who has long been adept at stirring up
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mob action and apparently now regaris conditions as ripe
for his return to power.
Iceland: The minority government of Social Demo-
cratiZIriTnie Minister Emil Jonsson formed on 23 De-
cember is expected to be kept in office by Conservative
parliamentary support until new elections are held, prob-
ably next spring. This government is unlikely to be able
to take effective action on the country's serious economic
problems, however, primarily because of opposition from
the Communists who no longer have cabinet representa-
tion, but still dominate the trade union movement.
LATE ITEM
*USSR: In a speech to the Supreme Soviet on 25 Depem-
ber,-767-�eign Minister Gromyko struck a firm and unyield-
ing tone on both Berlin and the Geneva nuclear test talks.
He reiterated Khrushchev's warnings that if the West rejects
the Soviet proposal for converting West Berlin into a de-
militarized free city, the USSR will transfer control over
Allied access to the East Germans. In a further effort to
maintain a crisis atmosphere on this issue, Gromyko said
West Berlin "may become a second Sarajevo." His remarks
on the prospects for agreenient at Geneva were very pes-
simistic. He charged the United States and Britain have de-
cided to prevent an agreement and attacked the West's insis-
tence on linking extension of a one-year test suspension to
progress on other disarmament measures, and Western
views on decision-making procedures in the control organ.
He warned that no agreement will be possible if the West
does not abandon these "invalid conditions."
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
Scientific Adviser to the President
Director of the Budget
Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Special Assistant for Foreign Economic Policy
Special Adviser to the President
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Administration
The Counselor
Director, International Cooperation Administration
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
The Director, The Joint Staff
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Department of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
National Security Agency
The Director
National Indications Center
The Director
United States Information Agency
The Director
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