CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/10/26

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• Publication Date: October 26, 1959

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26 OCTOBER 1959
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Another ballistic missile launched at
ura Tam on 25 October.
Soviet defense chief backs Ehrushchev's
foreign policy.
Supreme Soviet, convening 27 October,
likely to take up economic matters and
get briefing on foreign policy.
North Korea�Replacement of Foreign
Minister Nam Ii unlikely to signify any
change in foreign policy.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Indian public reacts strongly to incident
on Chinese border; New Delhi obliged to
take firm stand.
Deterioration of security in southern
Laos noted; if trend continues, govern-
ment's authority may be restricted to
larger towns.
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0 Cuba--Castro's recent moves indicate
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26 October 1959
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
*USSR: A ballistic vehicle was lau\nched on Tyura Tam
misliTeTTest range on 25 October at about 1233 EST, exactly
three days after the similar launch on 22 October,
the impact area to have been about 4,600 nautical
miles from Tyura Tam, in the general vicinity of the Soviet
ships.
These two events could have been ICBM tests, including nose
cone recovery, or possibly space program tests of the re-entry
and recovery of a test capsule.
ovv.tet, J.JelellbC 11/1111161,er NiallilOVSKY aeciarea in a
published statement of 23 October that Khrushchev's visit to the
United States had "provided concrete opportunities for improv-
ing Soviet-American relations, liquidating the cold war, and
ensuring world peace," and that the Soviet people, the army,
and navy "unanimously" approved the results of the visit. The
statement was apparently designed to underscore support for
Ithrushchey's current foreign policy moves from a quarter which
would be most directly affected by any significant changes in the
USSR's military posture,
ne meeting ot the Supreme Soviet, scheduled to
open on 27 October will probably hear a statement on Soviet for-
eign policy, in addition to taking up domestic economic questions.
Both the annual economic plan and the state budget for 1960 are
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slated to be presented at this session:, the first since December
1958. Action on a new labor)code wiIlL probably be another item
on the agenda. Khrushchev is also likely to seek the formal ap-
proval of the Supreme Soviet, nominally the USSR's highest gov-
ernment body, for his current posture of detente in relations with
the West.
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North Korea: The replacement of Foreign Minister Nam Il,
who had headed the ministry for six years, by one of his deputy
foreign ministers, Pak Sung-chol, does not appear to presage
a change in Pyongyang's foreign policy. The 46-year old Nam
retains his post as a vice premier, and probably will continue as
party presidium member, suggesting that he is not in disfavor or
that a shakeup is pending in the party 'hierarchy. On 12 October
he was elected together with Kim Il-sung and other top party lead-
ers to the executive body of a major conference on economic af-
fairs. Pak Sung-chol, who has risen fast in the foreign ministry,
became the director of the party central committee's international
department in October 1958.
IL ASIA-AFRICA
India - Communist China: The Indian public has reacted
strongly against the killing of Indian border guards in Ladakh
on 21 October by Chinese Communist troops, and the Indian Gov-
ernment will have no choice but to take a firm stand. Nehru,
while condemning this aggression has, however, appealed to the
public not to act "merely in anger and passion." Officials in the
Ministry of External Affairs now seem to feel that Peiping will
continue to use force to back up its territorial claim. The Com-
munist party of India, which has already suffered a considerable
loss of prestige as a result of the border dispute, on 24 October
issued a resolution announcing that it shared the "deep resentment
and indignation among our people," thus officially siding with the
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Laos: abe situation in southern Laos, where government
forces are weak and Communist propagandizing and terroriza-
tion are increasing, has quietly deteriorated over the past month,
according to the American Embassy in Vientiane. Unless this
trend can be checked, the government may find its authority lim-
ited only to the larger towns. The government has postponed,
possibly for only a few days, the trial of pro-Communist lead-
ers originally announced for 26 October,I,
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III. THE WEST
Cuba: Fidel Castro's vitriolic attacks on opinions which di-
verge in any way from his own, his recently increased rabble-
rousing, and the appointment of known leftists to high offices all
indicate a real threat of extremist control over the Cuban leader.
there is almost no hope that
Castro can now be influenced to moderate the course of his regime
or to recognize the danger of Co:mmunism. Castro will probably
use the "rally of the million" which he has called for 26 October to
incite anti-Americanism by further accusations that the US is aid-
ing forces working to defeat his revolution.
*Demonstrations in front of the American Embassy are likely.
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IL ASIA-AFRICA
Situation in Laos
tte American 'massy in vientiane, summarizing recent
reports, concludes that the situation in southern Laos has
"quietly deteriorated" over the past month. Communist prop-
agandists and terrorists are having increasing success among
the region's tribesmen whose already limited contact with cen-
tral government authority has been reduced further by transfers
of army troops to northern Laos. The tribal peoples' fear of the
Communists and lack of faith in the army are reported as the
mainlreasons for the swing to the Communists. The embassy
believes it imperative that the Laotian Army begin and sustain
offensive action, even if limited to strong patrols, in order to
avoid a government loss of authority by default. Unless the pop-
ulace in the south can be won over or at least effectively neutral-
ized, the government may find itself holding only the larger towns
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a similar impression
of the decline ot the royal Povernment's authority in Tuthern Laos,
point to steady
progress being macie by the Communist movement in extending dis-
affection throughout Laos, especially among the minorities. The
Communists are establishing their own administrations over areas
they now control and are indoctrinating the local populace and re-
cruiting troop_N
.II�he trial of Prince Souphannouvong and other pro-Communist
leaders, scheduled to begin on 26 October, has been postponed.
Among the reasons is that both sides
require more time to prepare their cases. A high Justice Minis-
try official told an American Embassy officer shortly after the
announcement of postponement that the trial would begin before
the end of this week and that some defendants would be tried "in
absentia," possibly indicating government plans to strike at the
entire top leadership of the pro-Communist Neo Lao Hak Zat as
represented by the party's central committee
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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
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Special Assistant for Foreign Economic Policy
Executive Secretary, National Security Council
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
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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 Army
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Department of Commerce
The Secretary of Commerce
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
National Security Agency
The Director
National Indications Center
The Director
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