CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/12/08

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• Publication Date: December 8, 1960

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8 DECEMBER 1966
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Algeria quiet but tense following Lagail-
larde flight from France.
LATE ITEM
Situation in Laos.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
8 December 1960
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
II. ASIA-AFRICA
Algeria: The atmosphere in Algiers remains quiet
but tense, and appears little changed by the flight of
Pierre Lagaillarde from France, according to the Amer=
ican consul general. Comments and press articles in -
Algiers tend to place emphasis on the honor-breaking as- L'2' /0 e
pects of the flight, but there is speculation that Lagaillarde'
would not have taken this step unless he felt that the dead -
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line for action was near. Security precautions continue to
be discreet, with the security police remaining out of sight.
Activists in Algeria have been reported planning a coup or
a general strike ever since De Graulle's 4 November speech
but apparently have not been able to decide on the timing.
The arrival of De Gaulle in Algeria on 9 December, or any
announcement during his six-day tour of further ste s toward
a liberal solution, could spur his opponents to act.
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III. WATCH COMMITTEE CONCLUSIONS
ENo Sino-Soviet bloc country intends to initiate hostil-
ities against the United States or its possessions in the
immediate futurej
TRo Sino-Soviet bloc country intends deliberately to ini=t..
tiate direct military action against US forces abroad, US
allies, or areas peripheral to the bloc in the immediate
future,,)
C. EMilitary engagements between Phoumi and the Pathet Lao =
supported Souvanna, Phouma forces are in progress in the3
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lgeneral Pak Sane and Luang Prabang sectors. Recent
Phoumi military successes will probably stimulate more
aggressive guerrilla action by the Pathet Lao in support
of Souvanna Phouma.1
D. Lother developments affording increased opportunities for
exploitation by the Communist bloc fl
CONGO: I Despite the detention of Lumumba by the Leo-
poldville authorities, his political associates
appear to be trying to establish a pro- Lumumba
regime in Stanleyville. They may seek--and
possibly obtain--support in this endeavor from
the Sino-Soviet bloc and from the radical Afri-
can nationalist states
LATE ITEM
i*Laos: Col. Kouprasith, Fifth Military Region corn-
mandei, staged a "coup" in Vientiane on the morning of 8 De-
cember which on the surface at least al:wears to be in sunnift
of Premier Souvanna Phouma. -e, r
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Leaflets circulated by Kouprasith's troops after the coup /
pledged fidelity to Souvanna and a determination to suppress I -4
the Pathet Lao and "young people's organizations," the latter
being a reference to leftist extremist groups which have on
numerous occasions intimidated the government and the
National Assembly. According to a press report, such ele-
ments of the Second Paratroop Battalion as remained in the
Vientiane area, made a brief effort to challenge the Kouprasith
coup but apparently subsided when they encountered a roadblock
set up by the coup f0rces:7
Although the coup seems primarily aimed at securing
Vientiane against Pathet Lao and other leftist extremist influence,
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EKouprasith and his group also profess determination to re-
sist any effort by Phoumits forces, now advancing between
Pak Ca Dinh and Pak Sane, to capture Vientiane. According
to the original coup plans, Phourni was to follow up Kouprasith's
takeover of Vientiane with an airdrop of paratroop elements
loyal to him from the Luang Prabang garrison, but this move
has evidently been postponed:3
Shortly after the Kouprasith coup, Souvanna informed
Ambassador Brown that troops had taken over the city which
were loyal to him, dedicated to neutrality, and equally ready
to resist the Pathet Lao or Phoumia
rHe urged that Phoumi be persuaded to stop his advance
and gated that he was asking former Premier Tiao Somsanith
to suggest that negotiations be held between his government and
Phoumi's Savannakhet group in Phnom Penh. When "greater
agreement" was reached there, a full dress conference could
be held in Luang Prabang with the objective of reorganizing
the government. Souvanna, reiterated his belief that the
Pathet Lao political front, the Neo Lao Hak Sat (NLHS),
should be included in the government, but hinted, for the
first time that he might be willing to exclude it on condition
that immediate negotiations were begun for the reintegration
of the Pathet Lao into the national community
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The atmosphere in Algiers remains quiet but tense, and
appears little changed by the flight of Pierre Lagaillarde from
France, according to the American consul general. The security
police have been reinforced, but are remaining out of sight, and
security precautions continue to be discreet. A French police
official stated on 6 December that the Europeans, especially in the
Oran area--where fewer security police are available--are "ready
for new adventures."
Comments and press articles in Algiers tend to place
emphasis on the honor-breaking aspects of Lagaillarde's flight,
although there is speculation that he and his friends would not have
taken this step, especially since their trial seemed to be going in
their favor, unless they had felt that the deadline for action was
near, stated on 7 December that neither Lagail-
larde, his companions, nor any disaffected French generals were
believed to have arrived in Algeria. However,
Lagaillarde was with
General Salan in San Sebastian on the morning of 7 December and,
with several others, had been trying to get air transport to Algeria;
the Spanish government reportedly intends to prevent any "direct"
flight to Algeria.
Activists in Algeria have been reported planning a coup or
a general strike ever since De Gaulle's 4 November speech, but
apparently have not been able to decide on the timing. Reports
indicate little likelihood of active army collusion with these
activists, but the army might be reluctant to put down a massive
European uprising. The First Foreign Legion Paratroop regiment,
because of close ties to the Algiers area and the recent rumors that
its commanding officer is to be relieved for political reasons, could
be the first to break army unity and give active support to the
rightists. The regiment, however, is at present in action in the
Aures mountain region of eastern Algeria.
The arrival of De Gaulle in the Oran area on 9 December,
or any announcement during his six-day tour of further steps
liberal could spur his opponents to act.
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