CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 19, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
19 January 1959
DAILY BRIEF
1. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
.*Bulgaria: [There appear to have been strong differences
within the Bulgarian party central committee at its December
meeting over plans for the reorganization of the economy,
particularly with regard to the form of agricultural collec-
tives. Party First Secretary Zhivkov reportedly wanted to
continue the gradual merger of collective farms while the
party's former Stalinist boss, Chervenkov, possibly in an
effort to unseat Zhivkov, vigorously proposed the creation
of hinese-tvDe communes. Decisions of a 16-17 January
central committee plenum suggest that the Zhivkov policies
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. Cuba: Despite condemnation throughout the hemisphere
of the summary executions in Cuba, Fidel Castro continues
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to try to justify the actions as necessary to "purify Cuba:'
Castro has replied. in strong terms to US criticism, but
seems to ignore that coming from other countries. His
official newspaper on 17 January, in a long and strongly anti-
US editorial,called for a mass rally on 21 January in support
of his policy of "social prophylaxis" by the "exemplary pun-
ishment of those reponsible for the tyranny, so beloved by
the paid yellow press:' Uruguay, meanwhile, has sent a
"friendly note" to Cuba's UN delegation calling for cessa-
tion of the executions.
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I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
Controversy Developin Over Bulgarian Agricultural Policy
Fpuring a special plenum of the central committee of the
Bulgarian Communist Party, held from 20 to 22 December, a
split apparently developed between party First Secretary Todor
Zhivkov and ex-party boss Vulko Chervenkov on the question of
agricultural policy. Zhivkov reportedly favored continuation of
a policy of relatively moderate change in the Bulgarian economy,
based primarily on the merging of collective farms. Cherven-
kov, possibly hoping to oust Zhivkov and re-establish himself--
in fact if not in name--as leader of the party, proposed a more
drastic reorganization of Bulgaria's administration and economy,
centered on the' creation of Chinese-type commune
e policy of amalgamating collective farms was first set
forth at a plenum in early October by Zhivkov and was made part
of a more inclusive economic development plan advanced at a
subsequent plenum on 11 November. The need for further changes
in administration and organization to implement November's de-
cisions was probably the primary reason for calling the special
plenum in December. However, the decisions of another cen-
tral committee plenum held 16-17 January,;.quggest the policies
advocated by Zhivkov have won out at least for the time bein
Eervenkov probably has the unexpressed loyalty of the
leaders on the lower party levels, molt of whom have a hard-
line attitude which would cause them to see more of a kindred
spirit in Peiping than in Moscow. Zhivkov on the other hand
has the indisputable support of Soviet party boss Khrushchev,
a fact which so far has probably prevented many Chervenkov
supporters from openly opposing himJ
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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
Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination
Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities
Special Assistant for Foreign Economic Policy
Special Adviser to the President
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 Economic Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary 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
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
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
Assistant to Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army
Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Department of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
National Security Agency
The Director
National Indications Center
The Director
United States Information Agency
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