CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1959/04/21

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• Publication Date: April 21, 1959

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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Khrushchev convinced Western dis-
unity can be exploited to gain ac-
ceptance of status quo in Eastern
Europe, according to West German
diplomat.
East German Government gives
workers wage increases in fur-
ther effort to improve production;
previous wage hikes tied to in-
creased work norms.
U. ASIA-AFRICA
Further shake-ups in Sudanese
Government likely; Soviet eco-
nomic mission leaves Khartoum
without concluding any major
agreements.
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21 April 1959
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
USSR: 'oreign Minister Gromyko told the West German
ambassador recently that the USSR will concentrate on dis-
cussing the Berlin issue and a German peace treaty at the
forthcoming foreign minister& conference, but will not evade
other questions. Gromyko expressed doubt regarding the pros
pects for a "successful" foreign ministers conference. The
West German ambassador believes this reflects Khrushchey's
desire to go on to a summit meeting. In the ambassador's view,
Khrushchev is convinced he can gain Western acceptance of the
status quo in Eastern Europe without making any concession in
return because he does not believe the West is unitedl.
East Germany: In a renewed effort to stimulate produc-
tion, the East German Government has announced wage increases
of 5 to 10 percent for approximately 750,000 workers in light
industry and commerce, effective on a staggered schedule. Other
recent wage increases have been accompanied by increased work
norms and speed-up measures aimed at increasing production.
The regime is stressing the wage increases and soft-pedaling the
higher norm requirements in an effort to reduce worker resistance,
which has defeated several previous efforts to raise productivity.
Workers will probably react to significant norm increases with
slow-down tactics, careless work, or even sporadic strikes.
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Sudan: kremier Abboud is again reported preparing to re-
tire. Meanwhile, continuing dissension in the Supreme Military
Council makes a shake-up of the Sudanese cabinet appear increas-
ingly likely. The Sudanese Communist party is attempting to)
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(expand its influence among the junior officers, while pro-Egyptian
elements of the National Unionist and People's Democratic parties
are contemplating the establishment of an underground party. Two
months of negotiations between the Sudanese Government and a
visiting Soviet economic delegation produced no aid agreement and
only a small trade pact) (Page 3)
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CGermany, and European security. He stated, however, that if
the West makes no compromise proposals, the USSR probably
will declare at the end of two weeks of negotiations that the prob-
lems of reunification, a peace treaty, and European security are
not yet ripe for settlement and that the second phase of the con-
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II. AM-AFRICA
Sudanese Situation
(Premier Abboud is again reported to be preparing to re-
tire, and Hasan Bashir Nasir, deputy chief of staff and Supreme
Council member, is maneuvering to obtain support in the hope
of succeeding Abboud as premier. With the Supreme Military
Council as seriously split as ever, some type of shake-up in
the cabinet seems increasingly likely. The military leaders
have, moreover, recently dis)ussed the possibility of setting
up a civilian advisory council.
(iLie junior officers' movement, spearheaded by Brigadier
Sharman, has succeeded in obtaining the rehabilitation of the
officers arrested or suspended from duty for their involvement
in the Egyptian-supported coup attempt in May 1957. Six offi-
cers released from the Port Sudan jail were flown to Khartoum
on 16 April where they were met by a large delegation headed
by Shannan. Suspended officers, including Sharman's two
brothers, had previously been ordered back to regular duty.
the brigadier
now is inclined to press for revision of the government by nego
dation and persuasion, rather than by precipitating a showdown
The Sudanese Communist party, having had some recruiting
succ in the Northern Command, is attempting to expand its
influence among junior officers. At the same time, pro-Egyptian
elements of the National Unionist and Peoples' Democratic par-
ties are contemplating the establishment in Khart m of an un-
derground party to be called the Arab Nationalists.
A Soviet economic delegation ended a two-month stay in the
Sudan-on 16 April without reaching any major agreements. A
small trade pact was signed for the exchange of Soviet machinery)
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(and Sudanese agricultural products, and the two countries have
agreed to "study" prospects for the production of fertilizers,
asbestos, and cement in the Sudan. The USSR, consistent
with its aid programs elsewhere, refused a cash loan to the
Sudan and offered only small credits for the construction of
plants by Soviet personnel. Khartoum rejected this offer be
of its concern about the presence of bloc personnel in
the Sudan.)
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