CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/12/21

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• Publication Date: December 21, 1959

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21 DECEMBER 1959
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Four Soviet submarines from Baltic
reach Albanian base.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Khrushchev rejects Iranian offer to ban
foreign ballistic missile bases as in
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ficient for "normalizing" relations.
Turks arrest "key members" of Kurdish
underground organization.
III. THE WEST
Adenauer feels West Germany must have
close ties with France against the day
when US withdraws military forces from
Europe.
French to be ready for nuclear test by
March 1960.
Castro regime reported planning to insti-
gate mass demonstrations of loyalty by
spreading false rumors of counterrevolu-
tion.
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DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Soviet Submarines: The four Soviet W-class submarines
which left the Baltic on 5 December reached Albania on 18 De-
cember. This raises to eight the number of Soviet long-range
a 0 submarines currently based at Valona Bay. The T-43-class
rt minesweeper which escorted the units from the Baltic is sched-
uled to enter the Black Sea on 26 December. I
IL ASIA-AFRICA
Iran-USSR: Khrushehev told the Iranian
ambassador it was "impossible" for the USSR to accept Iran's
offer to ban foreign ballistic missile bases on Iranian territory
as a basis for "normalizing" relations and ending Soviet prop-
aganda attacks on the Shah's government. Instead he urged Iran
to accept a Soviet draft calling for Iran to ban any foreign bases
whatsoever, commenting that signature of the Soviet draft would
create no difficulties for Tehran's implementation of its bilateral
agreement with the US "if there was no intention of cooperating
with the aggressive forces against us." Khrushchev said that be-
cause of current Iranian policy Radio Moscow will continue to
criticize the Shah's government.
Iranian foreign minister believes there will be no further nee()
tiations on this subiecrl
ures.eu ii.uritisn security torces arrested 30 "key members"
of a Runtish tinderground organization on 17 December,
Many of those arrested are university
students, and at least some are believed to have Communist con-
nections, The government-imposed press ban on information re-
lating to the arrests is indicative of Ankara's sensitivity to the
Kurdish problem and also reflects Turkish sensitivity to any ex-
pression of political oppositliTg. (Page 1)
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West Germany: rAolenauer is reported to be defending his
close cooperation with De Gaulle on the grounds that sooner or
later American military forces will withdraw from Europe,
making close ties with France imperative for West Germany.
The chancellor says that for this reason he went along with De
Gaulle's argument that Europeans must possess and control
their own retaliatory weapons. The American Embassy in
Bonn comments that actually Adenauer may be thinking in terms
as such" controlling a nuclear deterrent'?
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France: /be Gaulle has told General Buchalet, chief of
the military applications division of the French Atomic Energy
Commission, to pick a date for the French nuclear weapons
test solely on the basis of technical considerations, �without con-
cern for world political pressures. Buchalet says France could
test now but he intends to hold up the test--probably a three- or
four-shot series�until March 1960 when full instrumentation
will be ready. the first test is
scheduled between 8 February and 13 March}
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Cuba:
the government is planning to instigate, possibly with Cuban
Communist party assistance, mass demonstrations of support
for Castro on 22 or 23 December by spreading false rumors of
counterrevolutionary activity. The purpose would be to smoke
out or intimidate bona fide opposition.
some tightening of military precautions and a general
increase in tension have been noted recently, and Castro used
similar tactics successfully in the revolt simulated by his agent,
William Morgan, last summer. If such mass demonstrations do
occur. anti-Ameriean vinlpnep i.c nnsgibli.
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L THE COMMUNIST BLOC
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Turkish Security Forces Arrest Kurd1ft unergroundLead�
Thirty "key members" of a Kurdish underground organiza-
tion in Turkey were arrested on 17 December,
The action was ordered
by Premier Menderes following four years of monitoring Kurdish
activities by the security and police services.
Two of the Kurds were arrested in Diyarbakir, a Kurdish
center in eastern Turkey, while the rest were detained in Istanbul
and Ankara. Many were reported to be young university students.
All 30, after being placed in jails in Istanbul by 20 December, will
be tried for "engaging in activities dangerous to the security of
the nation." A search of their homes revealed at least one docu-
ment indicating a link with Iranian Communists, and one of the
Kurds arrested is described by the Turkish official as a known
Communist sympathizer.
The Turkish Government has imposed a press ban on all in-
formation related to the arrests beyond the fact that such action
has been taken. Representatives of the press were informed, how-
ever, that the arrests involved a secret political organization "with
foreign connections." With this treatment, the limited Kurdish or-
ganization could serve as a pretext for a general tightening of con-
trols on domestic political opposition.
Ankara has always been extremely sensitive on matters involv-
ing the estimated 2,000,000 members of the Kurdish minority in
Turkey. Officials frequently have denied publicly that there is a
Kurdish nationalist movement in Turkey, maintaining that this
minority has been assimilated into the Turkish nation. Report.6j
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of a movement for an autonomous Kurdistan have persisted,
however, and some Turkish leaders privately concede that a
problem exists.
While the Kurds hardly pose a serious threat to the secu-
rity of a nation of 26,000,000, and in general are relatively
inactive at present, they do present a potential target for Com-
munist exploitation. This threat is largely countered at pres-
ent by the apparent effectiveness of the Turkish security system
and by the personal and tribal rivalries whici exist throughout
the Kurdish popu1at10n:3
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III. THE WEST
Adenauer Defends Policy of Close Alliance With De Gaulle
West German Chancellor Adenauer, in recent talks with
his et, key officials of the Christian Democratic Union
(CDU), and other confidants, is reported to have indicated a
growing fear that the United States is preparing to withdraw
Its military forces from Europe and otherwise reduce its
European commitments.
Adenauer has stressed that, for this
reason, Bonn must depend on France as the only reliable
power in Europe.
after returning from his visit with De Gaulle,
Adenauer told his cabinet that NATO must be kept
alive, since Europe would not be able to defend itself for the in-
definite future without large-scale American presence. Ade-
nauer reasoned, however, that since the Federal Republic must
be prepared for eventual American withdrawal, he was inclined
to go along with De Gaulle's argument that the NATO structure
and responsibilities must be revised to permit Europeans to pos-
sess and control their own retaliatory weapons. American Em-
bassy officials,
have also commentea that Adenauer's thinking may be running in
the direction of "NATO as such," or possibly the Western Euro-
pean Union or "The Six," having control of a nuclear deterrent.
While stanchly defending De Gaulle, Adenauer described
French Premier Debre
as the evil spirit behind De Gaulle. He said Debre was national-
istic and cynical about European integration, using it merely as
a means to enhance French power.
On the Berlin question, Adenauer reportedly praised the
French for sticking to the principle of no change in the status
quo. Adenauer
told West Berlin Mayor Brandt that he fears "the Anglo-Saxons"
might try to transfer some of their responsibilities for Berlin to
the Federal. Republic, thereby undermining the four-power status
of the city.
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Spring Date Likely for French Nuclear Test
Vtesident de Gaulle has told General Buchalet, Chief of the
mill y applications division of the French Atomic Energy Com-
mission, to select the date for testing French nuclear weapons
solely on the basis of technical considerations, without concern
for world political pressures. Sufficient plutonium is available
to conduct a test now, but instrumentation to acquire the most
complete diagnostic data will not be ready until March 1960.
the first test series could consist of three or four
SnOtS.
F7the first test would be a shot from a 300-foot tower.
in line with earlier intelligence estimates that
France would probably conduct its first nuclear weapons tests in
March or April 1960.
France intends to try to develop hy-
drogen weapons and small nuclear weapons. Advanced weapon
development will depend on the availability of uranium highly en-
riched in U-235 either purchased from the United States or Britain
or produced at a domestic isotope-separation plant. The French
plant is expected to be producing non-weapons-grade U-235 by
1962, and can be producing weapons-grade material by 1964 if the
decision to do so is made in the near future.
France will try to develop hydrogen weapons
the French intend to produce highly enriched U-2
France's intention to conduct underground
tests whether or not aid was received from the United States,
American aid to avoid costly duplication of effort.
Given the high cost of converting test instru-
mentation to make possible effective monitoring of underground
tests, technical information on the results of US experiences
would constitute a considerable saving for France;
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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
Director, Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Chairman, 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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