CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/02/23

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• Publication Date: February 23, 1960

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23 FEBRUARY 1960
L THE COMMUNIST pLoc
II. ASIA-AFRICA
UAR and Israeli military forces strength-
ened; Cairo anticipates army coup in Iraq
in near future. 0
Indonesia�Lack of rapport between Khru-
shchev and Sukarno may obviate any
"deal" between the two. 0
Indian high official believes India may be
compelled to recognize East Germany by
end of 1960 despite Nehru's avowed inten-
tion not to do so in near future.
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III. THE WEST
�Initial series of French nuclear tests to
involve three additional shots of lighter,
smaller devices; weapon device not ex-
pected for a year,
OPeruvian Communist congressman's re-
quest to Moscow for disaster relief
brings reported offer of $7,100,000 loan,
�Cuban Government reportedly to procure
bloc arms and ammunition and British-
built aircraft from UAR.
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DAILY BRIEF
L THE COMMUNIST BLOC
IL AMA-AFRICA
*UAR-Israel-Iraq: While no new major UAR troop move-
ments intaSinalhave been note4? some reserve units report-
edly have been called up in both Syria and Egypte Units deployed
in Sinai have been issued extra artillery ammunition. Some
additional Syrian troops have been ordered to the Israeli fron-
tier.
Nair was told that Lebanese Army in-
telligence had information that certain Israeli Army units had
been strengthened along the Syrian border but that these
measures appeared to be precautionary and that no attack
against Syria was expected.
Indonesia: Indonesian Army leaders and civilian non-Com-
munist government elements are hopeful that the lack of rap-
port between President Sukarno and Khrushchev and the latter's
AD casual attitude and behavior; apparently irritating to Sukarn
will obviate a "deal" between the two.
Sukarno was will-
ing to include Communists in the Indonesian cabinet and further
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reduce the army's power in return for major economic and mil-
itary assistance from the USSR.
*Khrushchev's public reception during the first five days of
his Indonesian tour has not been markedly enthusiastic except
in Jogjakarta, where university students wildly applauded him,
and in the Communist stronghold of Surabaya, where he ad-
dressed a cheering mass rally.
ast Germany: becre-
tary Dutt believes India may be compelled to recognize East
Germany by the end of 1960. Although Prime Minister Nehru
, 0 has made it clear to East German representatives that he has
ivt no intention of extending such recognition in the near future,
Dutt currently believes trade and political considerations may
force Nehru to change his positiopj..
III. THE WEST
France: he initial series of French nuclear tests is ex-
pected to involve three additional explosions of lighter, smaller
devices,
The next shot is planned oeiore may ana possioly
within a month. The third and fourth shots in the series are
planned for the fall of 1960, presumably after September, whe
the summer heat abates. A version of the device suitable for use
as a weapon is not expected, however, for about a year. The ex-
tent of adverse foreign reaction to the first test has reportedly
annoyed President de Gaulle and will probably stimulate France
to study means for underground testing. One of the three remain-
ing shots may be an underground test, although the site has not
et been se ected.
Peru: Peruvian Communist congressman has requested
Moscow to grant a loan for reconstruction in the area of south-
ern Peru affected by the earthquake on 15 January and is said t
have received an encouraging response. The reported reply of-
fered a loan of $7,100,000�not a usual form of Soviet disaster
relief�conditioned on official government acceptance from Lima.
M While the conservative Peruvian Government would prefer not to
accept this offer, Prime Minister Beltran informed the US Em-
bassy in Lima that he was on the spot, intimating that he might
feel obliged to accee, (Page 3)
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Cuba: The Castro government's growing rapport with the UAR
may be used to facilitate purchase of arms and the aircraft Castro
asbeenng in many countries.
Czech arms and ammunition will be sent to Cuba un-.
der cover of a recent UAR-Cuban barter transaction,
1Cuba is purchasing obsolescent
British-built aircraft from the Egyptian Air Force.
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
IL ASIA-AFRICA
UAR-Israel-Iraq
home reserve units have been called up in Syria and
Egypt, and troop movements into Sinai are continuing. How-
ever, these appear to be in response to orders previously
reported and do not seem to indicate additional troops. Ex-
tra ammunition for T-34 tanks in Sinai has been issued,
UAR military
authorities have commandeered some civilian vehicles to
aid in the Sinai build-up, and ammunition trucks have been
observed proceeding across the Suez Canal. As of 21 Feb-
ruary, UAR authorities were still considering what civil
defense measures to tak.e..2)
� akbanese Army intelligence notified Nasir
that certain Israeli Army units had been strengthened along the
Syrian border and in the Acre-Nazareth-Safad area, and that
movements of the local Arab inhabitants had been restricted.
The Lebanese believe the situation shows no likelihood of an
Israeli attack on Syria and that the Israeli action is precau-
tionary.
MAR fears of an Israeli at-
tack in the near future and disclosed that some Egyptian para-
troops had been sent to Syria. While these ostensibly are
available to assist in repelling an Israeli attack, they are in
a convenient location should the UAR be called upon to aid anti-
Qasim Iraqi elements, who are said to be planning a couyj
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ippon. Cairo expects an Iraqi army coup in the near futures,
but insists that its military moves are only of a defensive
character and against Israelj
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III. THE WEST
Peruvian Communist Asks 'Soviet Aid for EarYhquake Area
portly after the earthquake of 15 January which killed
35 and left 25,000 homeless in the area of Arequipa, Peru's
key southern city, Antonio Rodriguez, a Communist congres-
sional deputy, Moscow soliciting a reconstruction loan,
Rodriguez is said 1-n havp rpepivpd
the USSR is willing to
lend $7,100,000 for disaster relief, but that the Peruvian Gov-
ernment must accept the loan officia115g
be reported offer, not Moscow's usual form of disaster
aid, may be designed to encourage unofficial contacts with the
Peruvian Government, with which Moscow has no political or
economic relations)
this offer puts him on the spot. He termed it a "most
clever" Machiavellian scheme, to which he has "no answer."
The conservative Peruvian Government would prefer to refuse
the loan, although such action would strengthen the increasingly
active opposition and give Rodriguez an opportunity for consid-
erable propaganda in the Chamber of Deputies. Government-
congressional relations are already severely strained by Com-
munist-sparked efforts--now endorsed by all political parties--
to effect radical changes in the status of a US-owned petroleum
company.]
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Cuban Arms Purchases
Expanding economic and political ties between Cuba and
the UAR may facilitate the Castro government's efforts to
obtain military aircraft and increase its already substantial
purchases of arms and ammunition.
could accept 30 Cuban students, or up
to 50 if Havana insisted� at its; aviation college on 1 September.
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fighters as well as numerous lighter planes were available
for sale at world market prices. Bombs and ammunition for
each type were also available.
A recent $6,000,000 barter transaction between the two
countries may be used to cover purchase of Czech arms and
ammunition.
a Cuban arms technician arrived there from Prague
on 8 February to make final arrangements on a three-way trade.
Under its reported terms, a large part of the Egyptian cotton
bartered for Cuban sugar would be sent to Czechoslovakia in
payment for arms to be delivered by the Czechs to Castro.
Other widely varying reports continue to be received that
Havana is attempting to uy Czech planes, tanks, and arms.
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