CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: May 31, 1958
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
31 May 1958
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
IL ASIA-AFRICA
Watch Committee conclusion -- Middle East: A delib-
erate initiation of hostilities in the Mid le East is considered
unlikely in the near future. However, serious incidents are
likely to recur. In Lebanon the continuing crisis represents
a grave threat to the nation as presently constituted. There
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is evidence.gf'.increasingintervention by UAR irregulars
and of the infiltration of considerable quantities of UAR
arms. There s, however, no evidence of UAR intention
to interfere with regular military forces, a step which
may not be required for UAR purposes. Lebanese armed
forces have not been employed to the extent of their cap-
abilities. Available evidence does not indicate an inten-
tion by the Soviet bloc or bIsrael to become militarily
involved. (TOP SECRET)
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Watch Committee conclusion -- Indonesia: Signif-
icant numbers of Soviet bloc arms and. technicians are con-
tinuing to arrive in Indonesia. There are no developments
indicating a Sino-Soviet bloc intention to become directly
involved in military operations in Indonesia. The situation
continues to favor local Communist and Sino-Soviet bloc
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* Tunisia: The Tunisian UN delegation, which has de-
mandecan urgent Security Council hearing of Tunisia's
complaint against France, concedes that council action
could have only limited effectiveness but states that its
government had no other recourse. Tunisian officials
claim that French units from Algeria entered Tunisia on
27 May, and that French naval units are standing off
Tunisia's eastern coast. The Tunisian order that all
French civilian residents turn in their arms--including
some 3,000 covered by permit--is likely to create new
incidents. (SECRET NOFORN) (Page 7)
Watch Committee conclusion --North Africa: The
Tunisian situation remains explosive. A serious incident
could lead to the internationalization of the crisis. No
evidence is available ..of.- Soviet bloc efforts to exploit the
current crisis in North Africa, except in propaganda.
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III. THE WEST
* France: General De Gaulle's parliamentary investiture
still awaits a caucus of Socialist deputies as well as the gen-
eral's own formation of a cabinet. He is apparently trying
to include both party leaders and technical experts in his
cabinet. The Communists are not expected to protest his
investiture by violent means. (SECRET NOFORN) (Page 8)
IV. SIGNIFICANT INTELLIGENCE
REPORTS AND ESTIMATES
(Available during the preceding week)
Special National Intelligence Estimate No. 66-58. The
Outlook for the Philippine Republic. 27 May 1958. (SECRET)
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The Tunisian Situation
The Tunisian delegation at the United Nations insists
that its government had no other recourse but an appeal to
the UN following the second French attack in a week on the
remote outpost of Remada in southern Tunisia. Tunisian
officials claim French ground units from Algeria entered
Tunisia on 27 May, and that French naval vessels are stand-
ing off the eastern coast. France has replied to the Tuni-
sian action at the UN by asking that its complaint of 14
February against Tunisia be revived, stating':that Turiis'has
disrupted the modus vivendi established at that time.
President Bourguiba is reported embittered because
the French air force bombardment of Remada on 25 May
has not aroused editorial and official commentary in the
United States similar to the French attack on Sakiet Sidi
Youssef on 8 February, and because there has been no of-
ficial American declaration firmly supporting the Tunisian
Government,: in this crisis. Tunisian officials displayed
fragments of bombs to the American ambassador which they
claim were from Remada and were of American manufacture.
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Except for a report that a French
an was rouge up uring a demonstration on 28 May,
there apparently have been no attacks on French residents.
However the Tunisian order that all French residents turn
in the'r'arms--including about 3,000 which are authorized by
pets--is likely to create new incidents. (SECRET NOFORN)
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III. THE WEST
The French Crisis (Information as of 0100)
The time for General De Gaulle's investiture vote has
not yet been set, pending the outcome of Socialist party de-
liberations and the completion of his cabinet list. Socialist
leader Mollet's efforts on behalf of the general apparently
encountered heavier opposition than anticipated in the inter-
mittent meetings of the Socialist deputies on 30 May.
The new cabinet, according to one press report, will
consist of 14 political leaders and ten technical experts
drawn from industry and labor. De Gaulle apparently hopes
to achieve a semblance of "national unity" by including as
"political counselors" the leaders of the three largest non-
Communist parties. His ability to win the support of the
labor leaders remains in some doubt; they have been even
more critical of him than left-of-center political leaders.
De Gaulle
has agreed to a six-month tenure of office, a term which may
be renewed on its expiration. During this period, he is ex-
pected to send parliament on vacation while a new constitu-
tion is prepared. There is speculation that he may make a
personal visit to Algeria immediately after his investiture.
Earlier fears that De Gaulle's investiture would lead to
Communist-inspired violence have largely disappeared. The
Communist-dominated General Labor Confederation on 29
May issued a communique which reasserts the organization's
opposition to De Gaulle, but stops short of a call to action.
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