CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1961/02/24

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• Publication Date: February 24, 1961

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24 February 1961
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. USSR:
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coniirms boviet claims. (Page i)
2. Congo: UN representative Dayal reportedly suppressed
information on political executions by Gizenga regime.
(Page i)
3. Laos: Pravda again calls for enlarged international
conference;-15eiping publicly attacks neutral nations
proposal. (Page ii)
4. Nationalist China: Chiang Kai-shek opposes evacuation
of irregulars from Laos. (Page it)
5, Sudan: Pro-Lurnumba demonstrations strengthen civilian
opposition to Abboud's military regime. (Page tt)
6. UAR-Jordan: Cairo charges Jordan with attempting to
foment revolution in Syria, probably in effort to bolster
Egyptian-Syrian unity, (Page iii)
7. Morocco: New Soviet aid agreement reported possibly
Includes $120,000,000 credit, (Page iit)
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USSR:
Preliminary cal-
culations indicate that the probe will arrive in the vicinity
of Venus about 20 May, passing within 97,000 nautical miles
of the center of Venus if the probe continues on its present
path. The probe is of sufficient size--weighing about 1,400
pounds�to include a control system with a propulsion unit
which could provide correction in mid-course in order to
achieve a much closer pass or even an impact on Venus. ,
Congo
UN Representative Dayal's mission in the Congo has
deliberately suppressed information that the Gizenga regime
recently executed 15 political prisoners, Ambassador Tim-
berlake comments that the conclusion is inescapable this in=
formation was deliberately withheld since its release would
have counteracted the effect of the recent political killings in
South Kasai by anti=Lumumba Congolese and would have af-
fected the Security Council debale3,
the Czech ambas-
sador to the UAR requested clearance for an IL-14 flight to
Stanleyville between 22 February and 3 March.
already granted clearance in be-
half of the Stanleyville regime, and added, "We hope after a
time to get clearance from the Sudan." The aircraft allegedly
would carry the "representative of the Republic of Czecho-
slovakia to Stanleyville," The ambassador reportedly stated
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that previous efforts in early February to obtain flight clear-
ance from Sudan had failed. Sudan apparently remains unwill-
ing to permit such transit, despite continuing requests from
the bloc and neutralist nations as well as developing internal
pressures. (Backup, Page 1)
Laos: A Pravda article of 23 February, the first author-
itative commentary in over a month on Moscow's conditions
for reaching a settlement in Laos, stressed the need to con-
vene an international conference before the International
Control Commission resumes its activity in Laos. Carefully fej, pevz-4
avoiding direct criticism of present US policy in Laos, the
article reiterated the USSR's contention that any such commis-
sion could deal only with Souvanna Phouma since the King of
Laos did not have executive authority. Communist China's
in Laos. exp
foreign minister on 22 February became the first bloc spokes-,
man to attack the neutral nations proposal publicly. Chen Yi
termed the plan the "start of a new US scheme. . .so that
it can conveniently perpetuate its aggression and interference"
sup-
plies continue to De moved into the pro-Communist stronghold
of the Plaine des Jarres by truck over Route 7. Two convoys--
one of 12 trucks and another of 15 to 20�were sighted between
the North Vietnamese border and this
(Backup, Page 3)
Nationalist China: Chiang Kai-shek is strongly opposed
to the evacuation of the'Uhinese irregulars who have been driven
from Burma into Laos, ciK
Taipei is considering unaertaiting negotiations with Vientiane to
rnennitIthem to remain and retain their arm s3
(Backup, Page 5)
Sudan: 1pposition to the Abboud regime's pro-UN stand in
le Congo appears to be forcing the government into negotia- .0K
ons with the group of politicians which has been pressing f2!)
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a return to civilian government in the Sudan. Public reac-
tion to Lumumba's death, which at first took the form of
small pro-Lumumba street demonstrations, has assumed
an antigovernment character. Although the government be-
lieves the demonstrations were planned by the Sudanese
Communist party and pro-UAR elements, it apparently fears
that basically conservative civilian politicians will use the
rlisnrrIprA 1-n try tn hrincr tinum 1-hch mil}tary regim_g
(Backup, Page 6)
UAR-Jordan: The UAR announced at an official press 0 e
conference in Damascus on 23 February the uncovering of a
new Jordanian plot, allegedly supported by the British, to
foment a revolution in Syria. Cairo has probably had evidence tr
of Jordanian plotting for some time but chose to make the ex-
posure now while Nasir is in Damascus trying to generate lo-
cal enthusiasm for Egyptian-Syrian unity, This action ends a
brief and uneasy propaganda truce between the two governments
and could be a prelude to stepped-up UAR subversive activity
against Jordan,
alleged UAR plans for terrorist action in Jorian,
inchidine_a nlot to assassinate King Hiisavn
USSR-Morocco: qn agreement providing for Soviet eco-
nomic aid to Morocco�possibly including a $120,000,000 credit--
reportedly was initialed by Moroccan Crown Prince Moulay Has-
san and Soviet President Brezhnev during the latter's recent visit
to Rabat. This would be the first time Morocco has accepted So-
viet economic aidialthough Moscow has in the past two years made
offers ranging from a $100,000,000 line of credit to smaller
amounts for specific projects, Morocco's decision last Novem-
ber to accept a gift of Soviet jet aircraft--which arrived in
Morocco during Brezhnev's visit �probably Daved the way for
the conclusion of this nact-7
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Situation in the Congo
Gustave Duran, the chief UN represent-
ative there, knew on 19 February that the 15 opponents of
Lumumba--including ten legislators and five soldiers--had
been killed but that this information had not been transmitted
to New York. UN spokesmen in the Congo have so far failed
to provide public confirmation for the reports. On 23 Feb-
ruary Dayal sent a plea to Sta,nleyville, urging that the "truth
be made knowl0
EDayal, a high-ranking and capable Indian official who has
the confidence of Hammarskjold and has been given an almost
completely free rein in running the UN Congo operation, has
displayed considerable anti-American bias and often appears
to have worked to further the cause of Lumumba'S supporters.
He has occasionally intervened personally with the UN military
command, often to try to forestall military moves by Mobutu.
At the same time he apparently has suppressed information con-
cerning movements by pro-Lumumba forces. He also seems to
be attempting to undermine Joseph Ileo's efforts to form a
broadly based government. Recently he severely criticized
the United States at a gathering of newsmen and foreign offi-
cers, charging that American policy was responsible for the
chaotic situation in the Cong
g.Iammarskjold has repeatedly refused to remove Dayal,
although Dayal is on extremely poor terms with the Congolese
authorities in Leopoldville. However, his contract expires in
three weeks, and Hammarskjold has indicated that it will not
be renewed. Dayal himself reportedly has twice asked Nehru
to recall him, but Nehru refused on the ground that the Indian
"commitment" to the UN must be honor/
In Katanga, a standoff apparently exists between UN offi-
cials and members of Tshombe's government. Although Tshombe
announced on 22 February that he had agreed with the UN not to
undertake any troop movements, his associates seem to be re-
iterating their demands that UN recognition of Katanga's sover-
eignty is a prerequisite for the complete cooperation of the
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Elisabethville regime. The UN representative in Elisabeth-
ville is not hopeful that even the present degree of stability
can be maintained in the province; he has recommended that
additional UN troops be dispatched in case a show of force
should be necessary.
an entire division would be needed to pacify the dissident
Baluba area.
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Communist Bloc Reaction to Laotian King's Declaration
Of 19 February
The initial reaction of Communist bloc governments to
King Savang's declaration of 19 February suggests concern
lest the King's move deprive them of the diplomatic initiative
In the Laotian crisis and make it more difficult for them to
Insist that any settlement be based on the 1954 Geneva agree-
ments. Following broadcasts by Hanoi, Peiping, and Moscow
of Souphannouvong's bitter denunciation of the neutral nations
commission proposal, Chinese Communist Foreign Minister
Chen Yi, in a speech on 22 February, said the US had de-
clared its support for Savang's proposal and he attacked this
as the beginning of an American "scheme" to "bury" the Geneva
accords and er etuate 'US "
Laos.
Soviet puty oreigi s er obo ev argued that any
neutrality arrangements for Laos should be based on the solid
legal foundation of the Geneva agreements. Sobolev said he
feared that the sort of neutrality envisaged in Savang's declara-
tion might lead "only one waij
The bloc's insistence that any Laotian negotiation or set-
tlement be based on the 1954 agreements stems from its con-
viction that this approach would guarantee a major bloc voice
in any solution and provide the best device for obtaining strong
Pathet Lao participation in any expanded government of "na-
tional unity" that might be recommended by an international
conference. In his remarks on Wednesday, Chen Yi took the
position that the "sole, correct way to peacefully solve the
Laotian question and to ensure the peace and neutrality of Laos
lies in convening an enlarged Geneva conference, as proposed
by Prince Sihanouk, with the Geneva agreements as its basis...."
He also renewed the call for reactivation of the ICC in Laos and
recognition of "the lawful government of Laos headed by Prince
Phouma."
Pravda; in an article yesterday, commented obliquely on
King Savang's declaration by charging that the Boun Oum govern-
ment is "flouting the Geneva agreements, which provide the only
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foundation for peace and security in the Indochina area." The
article claimed that the USSR's proposals for dealing with the
crisis have "met with widespread international response,"
and contended that Britain, �which together with the USSR co-
chaired the 1954 Geneva Conference, has agreed in principle
that any settlement should be based on the Geneva agreements.
Pravda also welcomed Britain's proposal of 21 January for re-
activating the ICC in Laos as a "move toward a realistic ap-
proach." The article went even further, than Moscow's official
reply of 18 February to the British proposal by saying that
�the ICC "must meet at once." It repeated, however, the stand-
ard position that the ICC must have new instructions and au-
thority to deal with the present situation, that only an inter-
national conference could provide these, and that the ICC must
deal only with Souvanna Phouma as head of the lawful govern-
ment since the King of Laos "does not, under the Laotian
constitution, have the Dowers of executive au ority."
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Chinese Nationalist Irregulars in Southeast Asia
was willing to withdraw
any oi tne uninese military torces remaining in Burma who
are willing to leave, and to cease re-supply of those who choose
to remain. He predicted, however, that most of the irregulars
would move to Laos rather than choose evacuation to Taiwan.
Chiang Kai-shek has often maintained that the irregulars are
not a part of the armed forces and will not take instructions
from Taiwan. He probably hopes events will develop in Laos
which would justify the use of these irregulars or enable them
to establish a new ba.s2D,
glhe Chinese Nationalist Government during 1960 attempted
to reorganize and train the Nationalist irregulars in the Burma
border area into an effective military force capable of tactical
missions. By December Taipei had transferred from Taiwan to
the irregulars' base approximately 1,000 junior officers and en-
listed personnel who had received special-forces and paratroop
training. The flow of weapons, ammunition, and other supplies
was increased. Some of the special forces are believed to be
among the 2,000 to 3,000 irregulars recently driven into Laos.
Besides these, about 7,O00 including both irregulars and their
dependents--were forced by a Chinese Communist - Burmese
offensive to cross the Mekong River into Laos in late January.
Chiang has asked for United States help to resettle these ref-
ugees in Taiwan or in civilian communities in Thailand]
[Burma, meanwhile, has sent a letter to the UN secretary
general protesting Taiwan's overflight of its airspace and its
violation of the United Nations resolution of 1953 in supplying
the irregulars. Rangoon asked that all countries stop supplying
the irregulars in Burma but is not now planning to call for for-
mal UN action on the issue. The only significant force of irregu-
lars still in Burma--possibly 3,000 to 4,000 troops�is near the
Thai border,
elements of these irregulars have been under re-
peated attacks from the Burmese Armk7
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Sudanese Government Considering Conepgsinns
To Opposition Group
ffhe Sudanese military regime ignored a petition pre-
sented last November by a coalition of politicians calling
for a return to civilian government. Since then the leaders
of this group have been touring the provinces attempting to
win support, but they have lacked a clear-cut issue with
which to arouse public enthusiasm. Government leaders,
concerned over the appearance of antiregime slogans in the
pro- Lumumba demonstrations, apparently now are willing
to consider concessions to the opposition group in hopes of
bolstering their popularqj
Eon 16 February representatives of the Supreme Council,
the Sudan's top ruling body, met with Siddiq al Mandi, the pro-
Western leader of the opposition group, in an attempt to reach
a compromise. It appears that the only agreement reached
was "to continue talking." The group leaders are reportedly
optimistic as a result of the meeting, and some have expressed
the opinion that a compromise will eventually be reached which
will increase civilian participation in the government and pro-
vide for return to complete civilian control sometime in the
futuul
although the coalition group includes Communist and pro-
UAR elements., it is predominantly conservative. If included in
the Sudanese Government, therefore, it would not be likely to
press for a change in the Sudan's policy toward the UN in the
Cong_g
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THE PRESIDENT
� The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
The Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
The Scientific Adviser to the President
The Director of the Budget
The Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
The Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Chairman, Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Executive Secretary, National Security Council
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Director, International Cooperation Administration
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration
The Counselor
The Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
The Assistant to Secretary of Defense (Special Operations)
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
U.S. Rep., Military Committee and Standing Group, NATO
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Director, The Joint Staff
The Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
The Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of Army
The Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
The Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
The Department of Justice
The Attorney General
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
The Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
The National Security Agency
The Director
The United States Information Agency
The Director
The National Indications Center
The Director
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