CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/12/03

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roVA WZ/ZZ,Z, Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352 .amei Or SECRET DOCUMENT SIO. 20 _ �����110 NO MANOR IN KM Fit 3 December 1959 o OULASSIMID OI,M. CHUM Ter TO �� *kW &MEW Oills ADO AOTtil kit 144 OA JUN 1980 U VIE Wilt Lopy No. C CENTRAL 3.3(h)(2) (;!-3.5(c) INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN -TOP-SEC-R-E-T- Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352WZZMMmm Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352 TOP SECKET TOP SECRET Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352 Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352 New" 3 DECEMBER 1959 I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC Indonesia�New note from Peiping re- ported. 11, ASIA-AFRICA Algerian rebels willing to begin negotia- tions with France in mid-December. Burma�Former Premier Nu's followers aGhieve sweeping victories in municipal elections. India needs more money to finance cur- rent Five-Year Plan which extends into 1961. SECRET- Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352 Fl 1 k Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352 14.1 J,LUKt, *00 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 3 December 1959 DAILY BRIEF L THE COMMUNIST BLOC Communist China - Indonesia: lThe latest Chinese Com- munist note to Djakarta is reported o have rejected charges of interference in Indonesian internal affairs and reiterated Peiping's determination to see that rights of Chinese nation- als are respected. The note, however, is said to have stated that Communist China still plans to send a technical mission to discuss problems arising from Indonesia's treatment of Overseas Chinese and that Foreign Minister Chen Yi would visit Djakarta following the mission's return. Peiping had earlier implied that the technical mission's discussions would be meaningless, since Indonesia had already started to re- move Chinese merchants from rural areasj (Page 1) II. ASIA-AFRICA � Algeria: ia e rebels are willing to begin negotiations with France in mid-December, following the current UN debate on � Algeria and a meeting of the rebels' Revolutionary Council, ac- cording to a senior rebel official. the Al- gerian's recent nomination of five imprisoned leaders to nego- tiate with De Gaulle was not final, and that a revised Algerian delegation would probably be named later this month to take car of French objections. He added that the rebels had no desire to weaken De Gaulle's positions and would be satisfied with a mod- erate UN Algerian resolution which would endorse the conaept of a negotiated cease-fire. *Notwithstanding the rebel commitment to conciliatory tac- tics, a considerable gulf exists between the French and the rebels and Tunisian President Bourguiba continues to doubt whether De Gaulle can go further in clarifyina his self-cietprminntinn TOP SECRET AApproved for Release: 2020/02/21 CO3007352% A Approved for Release. 2020/02/21 C03007352 *4 1 #= i a nt..rtr, NO' Watch Committee Conclusions:'LSItuations susceptible of direct exploitation by Sino-Soviet bloc action which would� jeopardize US interests exist in Laos and in the Middle East[ particularly in Iraq. Although situations in Laos and Iraq appear relatively quiet at the present, there are many ele- ments of continuing clanger in both countries] Burma: The sweeping municipal election victories of former Premier Nu's political followers may soon force Bur- mese Army leaders to make a firm decision regarding the national elections scheduled for early 1960. The Nu party has achieved victories in seven of eight municipalities, in- cluding a sweep of all 35 council seats in Mandalay, Burma's second largest city. This presents the army with the alterna- tives of risking Nuts return to power, intervening vigorously for Nu'is opponents in the national elections, or canceling the elections. (Page 2) India: Finance Minister Desai estimates that India will need approximately $294,000,000 in additional foreign aid to finance the remainder of the Second Five-Year Plan (1956-61). This much foreign exchange will be required to meet the pay- ments falling due in 1960-61 on foreign debts and current imports which together will exceed India's expected earnings plus foreign aid already provided. About half this amount is likely to be covered by credits anticipated from the World Bank, Britain, West Germany, and Canada. Desai intends to open negotiations with these creditors and with US officials early in 1960 on aid for 1960-61. The foreign exchange deficit for India's Third Five-Year Plan (1961-66), now being drafted, probably will exceed $1 billion a year. Desai recently reported to Parliament that prospects for foreign assistance for the Third Plan were "good," although it was too early to say whether the aid would be adequate. 3 Dec 59 DAILY BRIEF ii VA ,Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352 A Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352 AN ,1,1101.������,6,16 .11! ����Il �ft�I Nari *1609 � Peiping Attempts to Ease Strains in Relations With Djakarta U__Peiping's latest note to Djakarta is reported to have re- jected charges of interference in Indonesian internal affairs and to have expressed determination to see that the rights of Chinese nationals in Indonesia are respected. The moderate tone of the note, however, suggests that Peiping hopes to fore stall any further worsening of relationq In a gesture of conciliation, Peiping affirmed its read- iness to send a technical mission to discuss problems arising from Djakarta's treatment of Overseas Chinese. This missio was agreed to during Indonesian Foreign Minister Subandrio's trip to Communist China in October but apparently had been called off by Peiping when Indonesia began the removal of Chi nese from rural areas before the talks could take place-.] he Chinese note also revived the idea of a visit by For- eign Minister Chen Yi, which had been mentioned in the joint communiqu6 at the conclusion of Subandrio's visit. Chen, the note said, would go to Indonesia after the technical mission's return,D The Indonesian Government is .proceeding with implemen- tation of the ban and continues to insist that the Chinese Embassy desist from interference, the retail businesses affected by the ban must be closed by 1 January 1960 "at the latest." compensation would be extended in the form of cash or a one-year loan, and that, when possible, staffs of closed businesses are to join the succeeding Indonesian ones. Aliens need not be resettled unless the area army commander requires their move in the interest of security. Military author- ities on 28 November declared Djakarta closed to further alien immieration "in the inte7ests of public order and secu- rity." TOP SECRET 3 Dec 59 rrkITD A I 11�1Trl I irtmorp RI II I PTIM Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352 Page 1 Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352 Noif '*11.1 IL ASIA-AFRICA Burmese Army Concerned by Domestic Political Developments The decisive local election victories of former Premier Nuts "Clean" faction of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL), Burma's governing party until 1958, will force the army, which now rules the country, to decide soon whether to risk a "Clean" victory in the national elections scheduled for early next year and the return of Nu to the premiership, to intervene vigorously in the national elec- tions themselves, or to cancel the elections. Despite the army's known preference for former Premier Ba Swe and his "Stable" faction of the AFPFL, Nu's followers have won overwhelmingly in seven of the eight municipal council elections held thus far, capping their victories by winning all 35 seats in Mandalay, Burma's second largest city. Leaders of the "Stable" faction have discounted these victories, claiming that their own strength rests in the rural districts which will provide 227 of the 250 members in Bur- ma's lower house of parliament, the Chamber of Deputies. Nevertheless, the decisive nature of Nu's victories, partic- ularly in Mandalay, where his faction won even more de- cisively than the united AFPFL had in the past, has seri- ously undermined the "Stable" group's confidence and could cause rural voters to climb on Nuts bandwagon. Army leadership is still divided on the proper course of action. Ne Win would probably be reluctant to cancel the elections, to which he is publicly committed, but he might sanction army intervention. Ne Win has no respect for Nu's administrative abilities and little faith in his in- tegrity because of his opportunistic associ e pro- Communist National United Front in 1959. �3EeRE-T-- 3 Dec 59 ApP"r-o've-d-fOr7Relee:-6-2-0/6211 b-03007352 Page 2 r.rikrryirrtrylkINVilf I Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352 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 CONFIDENTIAL Approved for Release: 2020/02/21 C03007352 V/Z/Z/Z/Z/ZZ/Z ADDroved for Release: ZZ,Z, Zil// 2U2U/U2/21 C03007352 -rCirr-bitc-lik-T--- . 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