CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/11/01

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1 NOVEMBER 1960
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
renorts of serious food shortages in cities.
Albanian premier, in major speech on 25
October, in effect reaffirmed support for
Peiping in Sino-Soviet dispute.
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Situation in the Congo.
III. THE WEST
Bonn government apparently now trying to
reduce tensions over Berlin access issue
by seeking some improvement, at least
for time being, in relations with Moscow.�
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
China:(Press reports of serious food shortages in urban
areas of Communist China are
describing actions to reduce urban populations. In both Pei-
ping and Lanchou--and, we believe, probably other cities as
well--authorities are forcing persons to return to rural areas,
evidently in an effort to conserve city food supplies. Strin-
gent controls over food rations and domiciliary registrations
are being used to enforce thee departures.1
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Albania: In a major speech to the Albanian National As-
sembly on 25 October, Premier Shehu in effect reaffirmed his
country's support for Communist China in the Sino-Soviet dis-
pute. Shehu had just returned from the UN General Assembly,
and directed a major portion of his remarks to Khrushchev's
proposals there; in contrast to the positions taken by the other
European satellites, however, he strongly implied these pro-
posals were impractical. Shehu's speech, which, as in previ-
ous cases, reflected a view of the world situation similar to
that held by the Chinese Communists, came at a time of new
manifestations of Sino-Albanian amity and further evidence of
Soviet-Albanian friction. (Page 1)
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Republic of the Congo: The reported capture on 30 October
of four white officers by UN troops attempting to curb Baluba
depredations in Kasai Province has been followed by a new So-
viet demand that Hammarskjold suppress "the subversive ac-
tivities of Belgian agents" in the Congo.
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some
Belgian officers have remained in Kasai, possibly at Brus-
sels' behest.
In Leopoldville, Lurnumba has urged to the UAR ambas-
sador that UAR officers disguised as civilians be sent to train
pro- Lumumba forces in Orientale Province. He stated that his
supporters in Stanleyville, led by Vice Premier Gizenffa .17re
tt lete control" of the situation there.
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III. THE WEST
West Germany: he Bonn government apparently is try-
ing to reduce tensions over the Berlin access issue by seeking
some improvement in relations with the USSR, at least for the
time being. According to a West German official, Adenauer is
considering a visit to Moscow for this purpose. Foreign Min-
ister Brentano, meanwhile, reportedly has indicated that the
current negotiations with the USSR for a new trade agreement
will be dragged out, possibly until March or April, in the ex-
pectation that Moscow will not put pressure on Berlin during
these negotiations. Brentano is also quoted to the effect that
interzonal trade with East Germany will be allowed to continue
beyond 31 December so long as there are no further harassments
of Berlin-D ) (Page 4)
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Albanian Premier Reaffirms Support for Chinese
Albanian Premier Mehmet Shehu, speaking on 25 October
to the National Assembly on the current international situation,
in effect re-endorsed Albania's support for Communist China
while at the same time paying lip service to certain of the Soviet
leader's positions. He implied that some of Khrushchev's pro-
posals made at the current UN General Assembly session are
impractical, and he used arguments advanced in the past by the
Chinese Communists to show why these proposals cannot bp
implemented. On the disarmament question, for example, he
stated that while Albania supports Soviet proposals on this ques-
tion, Albania believes the "imperialists will never accept" dis-
armament merely through "discussions." He went on to say
that only through a determined struggle of all "peace-loving"
peoples can disarmament be forced on the West.
Shehu, who implicitly criticized Khrushchev's meetings in
New York with Tito, also directly disagreed with two Soviet-
sponsored proposals advanced earlier by satellite leaders. He
condemned the idea of total disarmament in the Balkans--pro-
posed prior to the General Assembly meeting by Gheorghiu-Dej
of Rumania and Zhivkov of Bulgaria--as "absurd and dangerous"
as long as "imperialism" surrounds the bloc. He also disagreed
with Gomulka's suggestion that a first step toward disarmament
could be the acceptance of existing military bases on foreign soil
if new bases are prohibited. He said this would involve accept-
ance of the presence of "hundreds of US bases" around the "so-
cialist camp." Tirana probably sees in such Soviet bloc actions
a threat to its importance as an "outpost of socialism" on the
Adriatic and perhaps even to its existence as a state.
Shehu's speech comes at a time of continuing signs of Sino-
Albanian amity and Soviet-Albanian friction. In a 24 October
cable of thanks to Albania, China again congratulated Tirana for its
consistency and for its struggle to keep Marxism-Leninism
"pure." Deputy Premier Kellezi, in a speech on 26 October,
following his return from Peiping, broadened Albania's support
of Peiping to include Chinese internal policy, _hailing the com-
munes and the "leap forward" as "extremely correct" and
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creative developments of Marxist theory. According to an
unconfirmed French report, the Soviet ambassador to Albania
has been out of the country for several weeks "ostensibly be-
cause of illness." The Soviet chargd allegedly has been denied
access to the Foreign Ministry� while the Chinese ambassador
is daily received in the ministry as well as by the party polit-
buro and secretariat. The report also claims that Soviet tech-
nicians have been withdrawn from Albania.
Shehu also strongly implied that the shake-up in the Albanian
party may continue. He stated ominously that revisionists and
opportunists, who describe China as "dogmatic" and predisposed
toward war, can still be found in Tirana and elsewhere in the
bloc.
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The Situation in the Congo
The reported capture of four white officers--three Bel-
gians and a Northern Rhodesian�by UN troops attempting to
curb Baluba depredations in Kasai Province has been followed
by a new Soviet demand that Hammarskjold suppress "the sub-
versive activities of Belgian agents" in the Congo.
some Belgian officers
nave remained in Kasai; Foreign Minister Wigny advised Brus-
sels on 14 October that no action need be taken concerning res-
ignations submitted by "officers at present in Kasai," and that
the resignations "must be accepted to be valid."
In Leopoldville, Lumumba has urged to the UAR ambas-
sador that UAR officers disguised as civilians be sent to train
pro-Lumumba forces in Orientale Province. He stated that
his supporters in Stanleyville, led by Vice Premier Gizenga,
were "in complete control" of the situation there. Pro-Lumumba
elements appear to view Orientale Province both as a base for
military training and as the possible seat for a rival Congo gov-
ernment should Lumumba be unable to return to power. in Leo-
poldville.
The three Soviet cargo ships�the Voroshilov, Krasnodar,
and Dolinsk--which have been operating off the southwest Afri-
can coast since mid-September apparently now are returning to
the USSR. These ships, possibly carrying military cargoes
originally destined for the Lumumba regime, did not put in to
the Congo port of Matadi nor did they offload their suspected
arms cargoes.
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Bonn Seek`s�to Reduce Tensions Over Berlin
EThe West German Government apparently is trying to re-
duce tensions over the Berlin access issue by seeking some
improvement in relations with the USSR, at least for the im-
mediate future. The Soviet ambassador in Bonn reportedly
told leaders of the opposition Social Democratic party on 20
October that Chancellor Adenauer may visit Moscow next May,
and a West German official on the High Authority of the Coal-
Steel Community has stated that the chancellor is considering
such a trip:j
adenauer is reported encouraged by Khrushchey's friendly
overtures to the West German ambassador in Moscow in re-
sponse to Adenauer's letter on renewed repatriation of Germans
from the USSR Although there is little prospect that such a
meeting would produce any real understanding between Bonn
and Moscow, Adenauer may view a meeting with IChrushchey
as a means of postponing new negotiations on Berlin until after
the German elections in September 1961. He may also feel
that direct talks with Khrushchev--which could produce an
agreement on repatriation--would enhance his prestige with
the German voters.]
EF'oreign Minister von Brentano reportedly has indicated that
the present negotiations with the USSR for a new trade agree-
ment will be dragged out, possibly until March or April, in the
belief that Moscow will not put pressure on Berlin while the ne-
gotiations continue. He added that at the last minute Bonn will
demand that the agreement must also apply to West Berlin and
will insist on new negotiations if the USSR objects:3
{-Brentano is also quoted to the effect that West German in-
terzonal trade with East Germany will be allowed to continue
after the present agreement lapses on 31 December if there are
no further harassments of Berlin. Brentano explained that al-
though Bonn's aim is to return eventually to the status quo, its
immediate objective is to buy time--"well into the spring or
summer of 19617j
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[provided for an exchange of goods totaling $744,000,000. Em-
phasis has been placed on West German shipments of producer
goods including steel pipe, chemical plant equipment, and
machinery--and Soviet deliveries of raw materials and food-
stuffs. West German chief negotiator von Zahn-Stranik has
assured American officials in Bonn that he will firmly resist
expected Soviet demands for a five-year agreement, but he in-
dicated that the USSR, as in 1958, would probably not accept
anything less than three years-j
CAmerican officials have observed that although Bonn has
successfully withstood the more unreasonable Soviet demands
for high trade quotas, each succeeding round of talks has pro-
duced substantial increases, and they expect that this will con-
tinue to be the case in the future. Under the present agreement,
quotas have generally been about 75 percent fulfilled:I
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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 Civil and Defense 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 Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State 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
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
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
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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