CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1961/06/05

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• Publication Date: June 5, 1961

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CONTENTS
1, Laos: Souvanna Phouma says he intends to be in Geneva on
7 or 8 June; Phoumi may go to Nice. (Page i)
2. Dominican Republic: Trujillo's heirs promulgate late dic-
tator's propaganda line. (Page it)
3. Guatemala's charges against Mexico may backfire. (Page it)
4. USSR may be withdrawing diplomatic and trade specialists
from Albania. (Page iti)
5. South Korea: Leadership concerned to establish legal con-
tinuity with prior regimes. (Page tit)
6. Moscow giving Somali Republic long-term credits. (Page iv)
7. Iranian prime minister believes he has Shah's support for
reform program. (Page iv)
8. Chinese Communist trade mission in Latin America meet-
ing with some success. (Page v)
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Laos: Souvanna Phouma has stated that he intends to be
in Geneva on 7 or 8 June, according to Western newsmen who
interviewed him at the Plaine des Jarres airfield on 2 June.
Souvanna, prior to his departure with Souphannouvong by IL-14
for Hanoi, repeated that he wants neutralism, not Communism,
for Laos and that he had so informed Communist leaders in
Moscow, Peiping, and Hanoi.
Kong Le is reported to have told the visiting correspond-
ents that he had done much recruiting and now has five bat-
talions of parachutists. The newsmen felt that the Plaine des
Jarres area had been thoroughly sanitized; only a few military
personnel were in sight, and almost all of these were Kong Le
troops.
1Gleanwhile, plans for a meeting of Souvanna, Souphannouvong,
and Boun Oum in Nice, with Phoumi participating, apparently are
proceeding. Phoumi, who has heard unofficially that the meeting
of the three princes under Sihanouk's auspices has been agreed to,
plans to leave for Nice on 5 or 6 June if the meeting is confirmed)
LThe Pa Dong area was generally quiet on 3 and 4 June.
planning for air resupply of
enemy troops engaged against government Meo forces there and
for the launching of new attacks.
No Bloc airlift operations were scheduled for 4 June.
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Dominican Republic: The press conferences on 3 June by
President Balaguer and General "Ramfis" Trujillo, in which
they emphasized the regime's "democratic" goals, indicate
no change from the propaganda line promulgated by the late
dictator, who often went to considerable lengths to try to con-
vince world opinion that his regime was moderating its pol-
icies. While President Balaguer may possibly wish he could
play a part in democratizing the regime, there is no indication
that he has the courage and leadership to play any role other than
his accustomed one as a puppet for those exercising real power.
Balaguer's statement that John Abbes was removed as de facto
head of the Military Intelligence Service (SIM) prior to the as-
sassination is belied by a reliable American citizen who ob-
served Abbes in SIM headquarters on 1 June. "Ramfis," other
members of the Trujillo family, and their close associates are
dominant in the regime and clearly understand that they will
lose everything the moment they permit a free opposition.
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Guatemala: President Miguel Ydigoras, confronted with
mounting criticism from the anti-Communist factions of his
divided opposition on the one hand and with increasing Com-
munist activity on the other, has publicly charged that Cuban-
supported revolutionary forces are preparing to attack Guatemala
from bases in Mexico. The Mexican Government, apparently
confident that the charges lack substance, has called on the OAS
for an immediate investigation. Current information fails to
substantiate the Guatemalan charges and refutes the Guatemalan
claim that Raul Castro was in Mexico preparing the "Commu-
nist invader force."
uuatemaian army
garrisons in the western and southern parts of the country have
been alerted to expect imminent uprisings. Ydigoras has many
enemies, civilian as well as military, and one or more of these
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groups may attempt an uprising in the near future, but there
is no information to suggest that a major Communist and
Castro-led movement is about to break out in Guatemala.,
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Albania-USSR: The USSR may be withdrawing some of
its diplomatic and trade specialists from Albania.
flight
reservations for one-way trips from Tirana to Moscow were
made for ten persons constituting families who may be asso-
ciated with the Soviet Embassy in Tirana and for one person
associated with the USSR's trade representation there.
the Albanians in
late May expelled the Soviet naval attache and an unspecified
number of military experts. In another development, one of
the two Soviet cargo/transport vessels that arrived in Albanian
waters on 19 May was scheduled to pass through the Bosporus
into the Black Sea on 4 June. The usual turn-around time for
such ships in Albania is four or five days. Meanwhile, there
has been no indication of any replacement for the submarines
which left Vlone B av on 26 May.
South Korea: South Korean insurgent leaders reportedly
are considering the adoption of a new constitution patterned on
that of the French Fifth Republic, providing for a strong execu-
tive. After the fall of the Rhee government last year there was
considerable interest among more conservative South Korean
elements in such a constitution. However, a spokesman for the
ruling Supreme Council for National Reconstruction has vigor-
ously denounced as "absolutely groundless" and "irresponsible"
recent press speculation forecasting an early return to civilian
control. US Charge Green in Seoul notes that, so far, embassy
contacts with government officials and members of the junta tend
to indicate that those insistent on an extended period of military
rule continue to exercise decisive influence in the Supreme Coun-
cil.
Meanwhile, the regime is moving ahead with plans to promul-
gate a "basic law" that will in effect set aside those provisions of
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the present constitution dealing with civil rights and the National
Assembly and "legalize" the assumption of power by the Supreme
Council. The leadership is concerned that unless legal continu-
ity, is maintained with the Rhee and Chang Myon governments,
Seoul's claim to be the only legitimate Korean government will
be regarded as no more valid than that of Pyongyang. The for-
eign minister has announced that special missions will visit
various noncommitted nations to win greater support in the UN
for South Korea.
USSR - Somali Republic: Moscow, continuing to broaden
its ties with African states through the extension of long-term
economic aid, announced on 2 June that it will provide the Somali
Republic with $44,400,000 in long-term credits for industrial and
agricultural development and with a$7,800,000 credit to finance
commodity deliveries. The Soviet Union will also build two hos-
pitals, a printing plant, a school, and a radio station as gifts.
The announcement was contained in the communique marking
the end of a ten-day visit to the USSR by Somali Prime Minister
Abdirascid. The economic agreement is in line with the an-
nounced intention of the moderate Somali Government to accept
aid from all sources; it has been pending since last April when a
Soviet good-will mission visited the East African nation. Moga-
disci� appears to be headed toward early conclusion of similar aid
programs with Czechoslovakia and possibly Communist China,
Iran: O'ollowing a conversation with the Shah on 31 May,
Prime Minister 4ylini was reported "greatly encouraged" by
the Shah's reaffirniation of support for the government and for
Amini's reform program. The Shah demonstrated this support
by not countermanding Amini's order canceling the appointment
of former Prime Minister Eqbal as ambassador to Spain. This
appointment apparently had been ordered by the Shah about the
middle of May without consultation with Amini and was regarded
by many Iranians as evidence of the Shah's intention to undercut)
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ghe prime minister. Amini hopes to see the Shah frequently to
sustain his support for the government. The Shah and Amini
have no essential differences on foreign policy and particularly
on the necessity of Iran's membership in CENTO. In spite of
the present appearance of cooperation, however, there has been
no change in the basic source of conflict between the two--the
monarch's unwillingness to refrain from direct participation in
the government
Latin America - Communist China: The Chinese Com-
munist trade mission which recently visited Brazil and Chile
and is now in Argentina is arousing interest, particularly in
business circles. Representations from important business
firms in Argentina overcame the Foreign Ministry's initial re-
luctance to admit the group. Brazil and Chile plan to send trade
missions, and Brazil may sign a trade agreem r, it
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The Situation in Laos
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or Hanoi by Russians in civilian clothes;
hey were from the official Soviet installation appar-
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food seemed plentiful, although there was a shortage of salt.
iPhoumi's plans to go to Phnom Penh for a meeting with
Souvanna and Souphannouvong apparently were changed by a
re uest from Sihanouk and Boun Oum.
Nice was proposed as a meeting place to pre-
or Sihanouk and Boun Oum to travel to Phnom
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A drop zone in the Pa Dong area has been arranged by enemy
ThsiffiaLtlUr
Two further examples of friction between Kong Le and Pathet
Lao troops have been noted recently An
unidentified Kong Le unit complained on 2 June that it had "no place
to stay. . . The post is occupied only by the Pathet Lao. . . .
They are assuming the entire control."
"We are living outside the post be-
cause the brethren and the Pathet Lao are still in control and as-
suming full responsibility. Whenever they leave there will be a
shortage of mosquito nets and clothing.'
the presence of North Vietnamese and Chinese in the Route 9 area
of Laos, east of Tchepone. there are two
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[South Vietnamese special forces teams observing in the area,
said his men had reported that most of the Communist troops
there are Vietnamese, identifiable by their North Vietnamese
dialect and their color, which is lighter than that of the Pathet
Lao. He also claimed that many of the radio transmissions in
the area were in 'Peking dialect."
Peiping and Hanoi are continuing their charges that Laotian
forces, aided by the US, are violating the Laotian cease-fire.
Chinese broadcasts of 3 and 4 June attacked Vientiane's resup-
ply operations in the Pa Dong area, while Hanoi charged on
3 June that two more US aircraft had flown over North Vietnam-
ese territory.
Airlift operations for 3 June were, apparently canceled, and
preliminary field information indicates that no flights were sched-
uled into Laos for 4 June. Weather conditions could account for
this inactivity.
A Soviet IL-14 and a Soviet IL-18 are en route from Moscow
to North Vietnam, both of them apparently involved in freight-
carrying missions. A Soviet AN-10--the commercial passenger
version of the AN-12--which arrived at Peiping from Irkutsk on
1 June continued on to Canton on 3 June. There are indications
that the flight of seven Soviet LI-2s from Hanoi to Canton on 1 June
is associated with the arrival of this AN-10. The LI-2s were
scheduled to return to Hanoi on 2 June,but this schedule was can-
celed because of the delay in the arrival of the AN-10 at Canton.
One load report indicated that the AN-10 was carrying 42 pas-
sengers but no freight.
It is possible that some of the Soviet airmen who have been
flying airlift missions into Laos are being replaced by new crews
which may have arrived at Canton aboard the AN-10. The AN-12
which arrived at Canton from the USSR on 31 May left Haiphong
on 3 June, apparently in a return flight to the USSR.
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