CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: November 27, 1961
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
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1. USSR-Finland: Postponement of military consultations
probably reflects Soviet satisfaction with gains thus far.
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3. Laos: Boun Oum and Phoumi accept security arrange-
ments for Vientiane negotiations. (Page it)
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27 November 1961
DAILY BRIEF
USSR-Finland: Khrushchev's agreement to postpone
military consultations "for the time being" probably re-
flects satisfaction with Soviet gains thus far as well as
a desire to strengthen President Kekkonen's position at
home by enabling him to claim an important success in
dealing with the USSR. Moscow's pressure tactics have
already led to the withdrawal of. Kekkonen's chief rival in
the January presidential election, Olavi Honka; a state-
ment by Kennonen that the Soviet arguments regarding the
danger of war in Europe had some validity; a reaffirma-
tion of Finland's policy of friendly neutrality toward the
USSR; and an agreement providing for a 25-percent in-
crease in Soviet-Finnish trade next year.
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Khrushchev probably believes the current develop-
ments will make it more difficult for Finland to resist
future Soviet pressure. The Soviet premier, moreover,
has left the door open for renewing his demand for mili-
tary consultations if Finland's actions in the immediate
future do not satisfy the USSR.
*Kekkonen, in a speech broadcast yesterday shortly
after his return to Finland, described himself as "ex-
tremely satisfied" with the outcome of his visit to the
USSR. He stated that "no secret conditions were pro-
posed and no secret agreements have been reached. "
Kekkonen's citing of "Sweden's nonalignment" as one of
the factors in "the guarantee of Soviet security in northern
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 Europe" may be the~. forerunner of various Finnish initia-
tives aimed at persuading Sweden and the other Scandina-
vian countries to avoid any moves or actions which might
possibly antagonize the Soviet Union. F
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Laos- In a reversal of their previous position, Boun
Ourn and Phoumi have accepted the security arrangements
proposed by Souvanna and Souphannouvong for the impend-
ing Vientiane negotiations among the three princes for the
formation of a coalition government. The proposal, sub-
mitted after fruitless preparatory sessions at the Plaine
des Jarres and Vientiane, makes provision for each prince
to be accompanied by a one-company security guard and
for the "demilitarization" of an area within the city where
the princes will be provided with residential and conference
facilities. The princes' talks, tentatively scheduled for
this week, will. be preceded by a meetin~ of their repre-
sentatives to make final arrangements. I(Backup,
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Laos
The talks on a coalition government now planned to be
held in Vientiane would be the first meeting of the three
princes since the October conference at Hin Heup. At that
meeting, it was agreed that Souvanna should be designated
by the King as "premier of the future provisional government
of national union," and should, in order to facilitate the for-
mation of the coalition, be empowered to call a further three-
princes' meeting at a time and place of his choosing.
Subsequent to his meeting with King Savang on 18 Octo-
ber, at which time he was charged with the formation of a
coalition cabinet, Souvanna made the first of several calls
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for a meeting of the princes at the Plaine des Jarres. It
Oum and Phoumi repeatedly rejected these proposals on the
grounds that there was no further need of a meeting in view
of the King's selection of Souvanna to form a cabinet, that it
would be demeaning for Boun Oum to visit the Plaine des
Jarres considering Souphannouvong's refusal to accompany
Souvanna to Luang Prabang, and that there wo%W be no guar-
antee of personal safety at the Plaine des Jarres`
On 17 November, after receiving repeated rebuffs from
Boun Oum and Phoumi, Souvanna dropped his insistence on
the Plaine des Jarres and, supported by Souphannouvong,
agreed to meet with Boun Oum at Vientiane. Preparatory
meetings among the princes' representatives, held at the
Plaine des Jarres and Vientiane, reached a deadlock over
the issue of the princes' security in Vientiane. Souvanna and
Souphannouvong each insisted on being accompanied by a one-
company security group as well as "demilitarization" of a por-
tion of Vientiane. Boun Oum and Phoumi on 24 November re-
jected these conditions, maintaining that such large contingents
of opposition forces in Vientiane might lead to serious incidents.
Phoumi's abrupt about-face on the question of security pro-
cedures probably does not reflect any fundamental change in
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his attitude toward a Souvanna-led coalition. Phoumi is ap-
parently convinced that any coalition led by suvanna would
inevitably be dominated by the Communists, and he will not
easily be led to support such a government unless substan-
tial concessions are granted by Souvanna and Souphannouvong,\
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Counsel to the President
Military Representative of the President
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
The Department of State
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The Counselor and Chairman of the Policy Planning Council
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Treasury Department
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The Department of Defense
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The Secretary of the Army
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Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
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U.S. Rep., Military Committee and Standing Group, NATO
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
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