CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1960/08/16

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Approved for Release. 2020/03/13 C03185153 TOP SCRLT 3.3(h)(2) 16 August 1960 3.5(c) Copy No. C r,e,/ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BU LLETIN DOOUMENT NO, NO OMANSE IN CLASS, Jr o DECLASSIFIED � CLASS. 1344 IIICEUDATT?: TS $ C flEXT w tiTh: ha 10.2 t ; DATE: 9-11U1V_1980tEVIEWEN: TOP-S-ECR-Eur ZApproved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153W Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 �%or Vf10�C�r*.la=__ Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Awe LATE ITEM *Laos: The Ambassador reports that, although motions are being made for the legal establishment of a new govern- ment, the disintegration of power will be complete and there will be no responsible authority in Vientiane able to enforce its rule. He adds that leaflets have just been dropped on Vientiane announcing that General Phoumi intends to retake the city by force. He is seriously considering the immediate evacuation of dependents if, and as soon as the c o eration of the Kong Le coup group can be secured. A Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13�003185153 - -.awe 16 AUGUST 1960 I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC New evidence of Sino-Soviet dispute. II. ASIA-AFRICA Laos--Broadly based coalition govern- ment expected to be formed by Souvanna 1?houma. Congo--Lumumba apparently has avoided, Immediate internal crisis. Syrian delegation to visit USSR to sign contracts for major development proj- ects. Thai foreign minister asserts trend to- ward neutralism inevitable in Thailand. 0 Turkish ruling committee decides to con- tinue policy orientation toward NATO. LS) Afghan-Pakistani tensions will increase as result of downing of two Pakistani fighters in Afghanistan. Arab governments reacting strongly to cuts in posted prices for Middle East crude oil. I. THE WEST �Eighth national congress of Cuba's Com- munist party likely to be demonstration of international Communist solidarity� with Castro regime. LATE ITEM @South Korean prime minister nominated. 4iLiP74=4IrVw7"" Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Approved for Release: 2( iiimOOP-SECRET )20/03/13 C03185153 *Mr CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 16 August 1960 DAILY BRIEF I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC *Communist China - USSR: Khrushchev is reported to have attacked Mao Tse-tung, comparing him to Stalin as one who formulates theories without coming into contact with events in the modern world. The Chinese delegate countered by calling Khrushchev a "revisionist" who is creating illusions about imperialism and underestimating its real nature. Peiping also reportedly refused to accept Soviet missile bases in China unless they were under Chinese control. (Page 1) II. ASIA-AFRICA Laos: Premier-designate Souvanna Phouma is expected to form a broadly based coalition government which will prob- ably include some members of the ousted Somsanith govern- ment. Souvanna is reported to have told the Indian ambassador that the new cabinet will not contain any military figures, and that the Ministry of Defense will be returned to civilian con- troL Souvanna will probably exercise close personal supervi- sion over foreign affairs and defense matters, in line with his often-expressed view that if the situation in Laos is to be sta- bilized, a neutral policy and the reduction of the army's role in Internal affairs are necessary. Somsanith and most of the Luang Prabang contingent of his ousted government are in Vientiane, where they are probably participating in thtxonsultations looking to the formation of a new government. j.Qiie exception is ex-Foreign Minister Itham- pha.n Panya, who reportedly has gone to southern Laos to join General Phoumi. The latter is not known to have abandoned his plans to force a return to the status quo ante Meanwhile, the Kong Le group gives little sign as yet of re- laxing its military grip on Vientiane and may attempt to hold on until a government to its satisfaction receives assembly approval. (SECRET NOFORN) (Page 2) -T-GP�SEeRET AApproved for Release: 2020/03/13 C0318515F Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 OP SECRET Congo: Eew moves planned by Lumumba to bolster his in- ternal position have art authoritarian character. These report- edly will include the suspension of judicial procedures in favor of trial by military tribunal and passage of a law requiring that licerises for newspapers and periodicals be renewed every two Apfhs'A major internal crisis for Lumumba appears to have en averted by postponement of the Abako party's convention cheduled for 13 August, at which the Abako had been expected to declare the lower Congo region independent of the Lumumba government. Lumumba also may avoid an early showdown con- cerning the political status of Katanga in the expectation that a scheduled meeting of independent African states in Leopoldville from 25 to 30 August will take a strong stand in favor of a uni- fied Congo. e,UN Secretary General Hammarskjold on 15 August summoned a new meeting of the Security Council following Lurnumba's charge that the Congo had "lost confidence" in Hammarskjold. In an ef- fort to retain the propaganda initiative, Lumumba also called for the dispatch of a 14-nation UN commission to oversee the with- drawal of Belgian troop, (Page 4) UAR-USSR: A Syrian delegation is scheduled to leave for the USSR within the next few days to sign contracts for several major development projects under the $150,000,000 line of credit extended by Moscow in 1957. Reportedly included is Soviet con- struction of a high darn on the Euphrates River. Soviet activities in Syria on this and other projects have so far been largely lim- ited to preparatory surveys, although the satellite countries have carried out some smaller projects. Conclusion of this new series of construction contracts is in line with Moscow's current efforts to re-establish close political ties with the UAR. (Page 5) Thailand: Vihal Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman is giving e impression that a trend toward neutralism in Thailand is in- vitable. In a recent conversation with the Chinese ambassador n Bangkok, he argued that neutralist and even Communist senti- ent is growing rapidly in Thailand because of the continued suc- cess of neutral governments, particularly Cambodia, in obtaining 16 Aug 60 DAILY BRIEF ii TOP SECRET i/Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 %ImeOP SE-CRET conomic assistance from both Communist and non-Communist sources. He claimed that American economic assistance pol- icies are fostering the attractiveness of "Sihanouk-type" neu- tralism and predicted that it would ultimately be adopted through- out Southeast Asia. He cited the Laotian COM) as one of the cur- rent indications of this trend? (Page 6) Turkey:'embers of the ruling committee, including Gur= sel and Turkes, are reported to have held conferences in Istan- bul recently during which Turkey's membership in NATO was discussed. the view prevailed that Turkey should continue to orient its foreign policy, toward NATO, despite the argument by some members that Turkey has much to gain from leaving NATO. Other reports from Ankara state that the provisional government will soon ask the United States to reduce the number of its military personnel in Turkev-.7 Ivo Afghanistan-Pakistan: Afghan-Palistani'terisions will in- crease sharply following the forcing down of two Pakistani "Fury" fighters at Kandahar. inside Afghanistan. The Afghan Government has stated the planes were based near Peshawar. The incident will harden attitudes on both sides and prevent any improvement of relations in the near future. Kabul, and prob- ably Moscow, will exploit the incident as "proof" of Pakistan's aggressive intentions and may link the Pakistani incursion with US military support for Pakistan. (Page 7) *Middle East Oil: Arab governments are reacting strongly to Esso Export's 9 August cut in posted prices for Middle East crude oil of 4 to 14 cents per barrel. Although other companies have not yet reduced their crude-oil postings, Shell and British Petroleum Company have already cut prices of oil products. Further, cuts in crude prices appear certain. The Kuwaiti Gov- ernment has just asked Abdullah Tariki, Saudi oil administrator, to call an emergency meeting of all Arab oil producers for a 16 Aug 60 DAILY BRIEF iii OK' TOP SECRET AAP�pro�v�eTITo7gele'a620/03/13 C0318515ir Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 4.40717P�StettlE�� *Of � conference on oil profits and some form of world-wide market- � sharing arrangements, A major cut in crude prices is expected in Venezuela, even though the minister of mines and hydrocarbons has argued for cutting production rather than prices. III. THE WEST Cuba: The eighth national congress of the Popular Socialist (Communist) party of Cuba opens on 16 August with the attend- ance of relatively high party officials from France, Italy, and most countries of the Sino-Soviet bloc. The congress, the first 6 since 1952, was apparently scheduled to coincide with the OAS foreign ministers' meetings in Costa Rica this week and is likely to be a demonstration of international Communist solidarity with the Castro regime in its "struggle against American imperialism." (Page 8) LATE ITEM *South Korea: Kim To-yun, who has been nominated by newly elected President Yun for prime minister of South Korea, probably will need the support of independents and former Rhee elements to win lower-house approval. Kim, a leader of the right-wing faction of the majority Democratic party, is strongly opposed by Chang Myon, titular party chief who controls approximately half the Dem- ocratic members of the House of Representatives. Exclusion of Chang's supporters from the new cabinet would widen the intraparty breach and could lead to government instability. 16 Aug 60 DAILY BRIEF iv TOP SECRET ik-p-p-Wie'CIT;14e1;;7262-1576iiii-66616616F ,/ Sino-Soviet ReApproved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 azt-ra, New reports continue to indicate that a residue of bitterness between Moscow and Peiping has been left over from the Bucharest congress in June. IChrushchev attacked Mao personally at a closed session, comparing him to Stalin and alleging that the Chinese leader had no idea of the present international situation. The Chinese delegate, retorting angrily that Khrushchev was a "revisionist," declared, "We have no trust in your analysis of the world situation." Khru- shchev is said to have termed the breach between the two countries extremely serious. An 82-page document circulated by the Russians at the congress presented a detailed criticism of Chinese actions and declarations. It charged that the Chinese underestimated the dangers of local wars and that their hostile policy toward India had provoked anti-Commu- nist,reaction throughout Southeast Asia. The document scored Pei- ping for refusing to join in common defense proposals for the estab- lishment of missile bases and radar detection units in China, for op- posing Moscow's gradualist strategy in underdeveloped countries like India, Indonesia, and Egypt, andforbringing criticism of the Soviet party into the open. Since the Bucharest congress, which was followed by a Soviet party plenum that condemned "left-wing sectarianism" and "narrow nationalism;' Moscow has taken the ideological initiative against Peiping. A long Pravda article of 7 August accused "leftist phrase mongers" of departing "absolutely" from Marxism in their eagerness to advance world revolution by means of war. Izvestia has termed Peiping's interpretation of Lenin a "blasphemy" and called other points of the Chinese position "absolutely absurd." The Chinese, comparatively taciturn since the congress, re- plied to the Soviet charges in a 13 August People's Daily editorial. It asserted that "modern revisionists" were spreading calumny and slander against China and were "apologists for imperialism." The failure of the Chinese to attend the Orientalist congress currently meeting in Moscow may reflect Peiping's rancor. The Russian-language magazine of the Sino-Soviet Friendship Society has apparently suspended publication. According to the Yugo- slav press, a mass exodus of Soviet specialists from China is under way, but this report is unconfirmed. SECRET 16 Aug 60 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 1 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 �ajteirri� Noe Situation in Laos Laotian Premier-designate Souvanna Phouma will probably try to form a broadly. based "national unity" government which may range from such left-wing neutralist figures as Bong Souva,n- navong and Santiphab party leader Quinim Pholsena to some mem- bers of the ousted Somsanith government. Souvanna is likely to draw heavily on his own party--the Rally of the Lao People (RLP)-- as a roughly representative middle ground between left-wing ele= ments and the strongly anti-Communist Committee for Defense of National Interests (CDNI). The CDNI, with its strong influence in the army. through General Phoumi, may go into a period of eclipse_ the new cabinet will not include any military figures and that the Ministry of Defense itself will be placed under civilian control. The defense portfolio in the two previous governments had been held by Generals Sounthone and Phoumi, respectively, both of whom were CDNI leaders. In addition, ex-Premier. Somsanith has stated, presumably on the basis of the exchanges which led to his resignation, that one of the first acts of the new government will be the reorganization of the general staff. Souvanna has long felt that the army was playing a disproportionate role in the cen- tral government's efforts to stabilize the countryside, and he can be expected to exercise close policy guidance over defense mat- ters. He will also undoubtedly devote much attention to foreign affairs, in line with his view, that strict neutrality is the only feas- ible policy for Laos;) omsanith and most of the Luang Prabang contingent of his ousted government now are in Vientiane and are presumably par- ticipating in the consultations looking to the formation of the new government. One exception is ex-Foreign Minister Khamphan Pan- ya, who reportedly is joining General Phoumi in southern Laos and who, along with Phoumi, has probably been a major target of the forces supporting the Vientiane ,coup.. Phoumi, meanwhile, has indicated no abandonment of his plans to undo the coup by mil- itary force. The Kong Le coup group gives little sign as yet of relaxing its military grip on Vientiane despite the fact that its immediate aims -SECRET-- 16 Aug 60 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 2 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 bbt�ttwt-r� ANN, appear largely to have been attained. Ever since negotiations for a settlement began, this group has been deeply suspicious of trickery on the part of the Somsanith government. Kong Le may keep control of Vientiane until 4 government to his sartis- f action receives assembly approval:, 16 Aug 60 CENTRAL INTF1 I inFkirF RI III FT11�1 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153Page 3 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Nerse The Situation in the Congo Postponement by the Abako party of a convention originally scheduled for 13-16 August appears to have averted a major inter- nal crisis for Congolese Premier Lumumba, The Abako on 7 Au- gust had passed a resolution of no confidence in the Lumumba government, and the convention reportedly was to have been the occasion for the Abako to declare the lower Congo region independ- ent of the central government. Although the reason for the post- ponement is unclear, it may have resulted from pressure by Lu- mumba on Abako leader and Congo President Joseph Kasavubu. With Kasavubu seemingly unwilling to oppose Lumumba, the focal point for anti-Lumumba activity may once again become the Congo Senate, whose moderate president, Joseph Ileo, has become Increasingly critical of the premier. The Senate, which has been in adjournment since 22 July, is scheduled to reconvene on 16 August. he Lumumba government continues to implement measures designed to suppress internal opposition. These include the sus- pension of judicial procedures in favor of trial by military tribu- nals and passage of a law requiring that licenses for newspapers and periodicals be renewed every two months. Congolese officials earlier, had closed down the facilities of the Belgian and French news agencies in Leopoldville3 Lumumba may avoid an early showdown concerning the polit- ical status of Katanga in anticipation that a scheduled meeting of independent African states in Leopoldville from 25 to 30 August will take a strong stand in favor of a unified Congo. Secretary General Hammarskjold on 15 August summoned a new Security Council meeting--expected to be held Wednesday or Thursday--following Lumumbais charges earlier in the day that the Congo had "lost confidence" in Hammarskjold. In an effort to retain the propaganda initiative, Lumumba also called for the dispatch of a 14-nation UN commission--Ghana, Guinea, Tunisia, Morocco, Ethi- opia, the UAR, Sudan, Ceylon, Liberia, Mali, Burma, India, Af- ghanistan, and Lebanon�to oversee the withdrawal of Belgian troops1 �SECRET- 16 Aug 60 CENTRAI INITFI I InFNrF R1111 FTIN Page 4 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Contracts. With the USSR for Major Development Projects. in Syria Moscow is moving to implement its $150,000,000 economic aid agreement signed in 1957 with Syria. The USSR has agreed to pro- ceed with work on a Euphrates River high dam and other major de- velopment projects. during nego- tiations held this spring in Damascus, Soviet negotiators hesitated to make a commitment on the dam project, claiming it was first necessary for the UAR and Iraq to reach an understanding on the division of the river's waters. At that time, Moscow also was nego= tiating with Baghdad concerning the construction of a dam on the Euphrates, for which Soviet technicians currently are conducting preliminary studies. Under the line of credit to the Syrian region, the Soviet Union probably will construct a railroad from Aleppo to Qamishliye, in northeastern Syria. the USSR may also build railroads connecting Latakia with Homs and possibly Aleppo. In addition, Moscow apparently will undertake the second stage of its geophysical surveys, calling for oil and mineral exploration in northeastern Syria. Soviet technicians completed the initial sur- veys under this project earlier, spending almost a year preparing a detailed map of the region based on aerial photographs taken by Soviet aircraft. Although Soviet economic aid activity in Syria has been largely limited to surveys, the European satellites have constructed a num- ber of small enterprises, including a Czech oil refinery at Horns in 1959 which Prague has since agreed to expand. Conclusion of new contracts for major developmental projects � in Syria, where economic conditions remain critical, follows a se- ries of other recent Soviet moves aimed at re-establishing close political ties with the UAR. TOP SECRET 16 Aug 60 CENTRAI INTFI I inFKR-F RI II I FTINI Page 5 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 view' SECRET Thai Foreign Minister Foresees Neutralist Southeast Asia i-Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman is giving the impression that he accepts as inevitable a trend toward neutralism in Thai- land. In a recent conversation with the Chinese ambassador to Bangkok, Thanat argued that American aid policies in Southeast Asia, and particularly Cambodia, were making neutralism in= creasingly attractive. Under present circumstances, neutrals could ask and obtain aid from both Communist and non-Commu- nist sources, whereas allies of the United States, cut off from bloc aid, were taken for granted and required to make "heavy sacrifices,"; �.Thanat's discussion is additional evidence of Thailand's grow- ing dissatisfaction and concern over its relations with the United States. Most recently the Thai Government has voiced fear that the United States would yield to Cambodian leader Sihanouk's "black- mail" requests for increased arms aid. Bangkok has warned that such a move by Washington would force Thailand to reconsider its foreign policy. In May, when the United States announced it would provide India with 1,000,000 tons of rice and 16,000,000 tons of wheat under a four-year PL-480 sales agreement, Thanat was so incensed that he threatened to boycott the 1960 SEATO foreign min- isters' meeting in Washingtocj hanat argues that the Laotian situation is an indication of South- east Asian neutralist trends and that, unless American aid policies are changed to favor allies over neutrals, the whole Southeast region may ultimately adopt a "Sihanouk type" of neutralism. 1.6 Aug 60 CENTRAI INTFI I ICIFKICF RI II I FTIKI Page e Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 CCETTIMNI-hgt-b-- Pakistani Fighters Forced Down Inside Afghanistan Afghan-Pakistani tensions presumably will increase sharply following the forcing down of two Pakistani "Fury" fighters in- side Afghan territory. The two British-made piston aircraft probably were overflying Puishtoon tribal areas inside the Afghan border when intercepted by Afghan MIG-17 jet fighters and were then forced to proceed to Kandahar. The Afghan Government has stated that the planes had taken off from Miram Shah air- field, in the Pakistani frontier region south of Peshawar, Kabul and probably Moscow are likely to exploit the inci- dent as "proof" of Pakistan's aggressive intentions and may link it with US military support for Pakistan. The Afghans have been emphasizing since May that the U-2 had taken off from Peshawar on its 1 May flight, attacking this as evidence of "imperialist' support for Pakistan's "oppression of occupied Pushtoonistan." They now may try to draw comparisons between the two inci- dents. Kabul's propaganda will probably reach a high pitch while Afghanistan's tribal chiefs are gathered in the capital for the national independence celebrations in late August. Afghan Prime Minister Daud may privately welcome the incident as demonstrating Afghanistan's improved defensive capability resulting from his policy of accepting Soviet military assistance. Pakistan, on the other hand, now may feel obliged to find a way of demonstrating that it remains a stronger military power than Afghanistan. -CONFIDENTIAL 16 Aug 60 CFNTRAI INTFI I InFNCF RUH FTIN Page 7 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Cuban Communist Party Congress to Be Attended by Strong Delegations from Abroad The eighth national congress of the Popular Socialist (Com- munist) party of Cuba opens on 16 August. The congress, the first since 1952, had been set for last month and was rescheduled only recently, suggesting that it was timed to coincide with the OAS foreign ministers' meetings in Costa Rica this week. The congress is likely to be used as a demonstration of international Communist solidarity with the Castro regime in its "struggle against American imperialism. " Attendance of Communists from the Sino-Soviet bloc at the Cuban Communist meeting is likely to encourage the apparent willingness of most American governments to condemn "extracontinental intervention" in the affairs of the western hemisphere. Most of the Sino-Soviet bloc countries will be represented by relatively high-level delegations. The USSR, Communist China, Poland, East Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, and North Korea are sending central committee members, journalists, and persons skilled in agitation and propaganda techniques. Rumors that the bloc delegations would include top party officials have not been borne out as yet. Paul Verner, candidate member of the East Ger- an politburo, is the highest rsaing bloc party official known to have arrived for the meeting. Emikhail Suslov, secretary of the Soviet party central committee, reportedly was to attend, but the Cubans have been advised that it will be inconvenient for him to do so,IJacques Duclos, second-ranking official of the French party, and Vaio Spano, a member of the Italian Communist party central committee, arrived in Havana on 13 August. The foreign Communist delegations undoubtedly will use this opportunity to strengthen the Communist position in Cuba with the aim of using that country as a base for further penetration in Latin America. 16 Aug 60 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN Page 8 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 CONFIDENTIAL 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 Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C03185153 ro '7,40 fir. irrZZ/Z/Z/Z/Z ft/7 1. r# of/ Approved for Release: 2020/03/13 C0185153 WF oiz 704 00�7 �4:-7 047 4#0 ,#0 00 7z � TOP SECRET ZA9r14\ecirfcfr Release: 205.0/03/13