CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 27, 2003
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• Publication Date: April 30, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE
BULLETIN
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY
State Dept. review completed
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30 April 1966
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
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4. Syria-USSR: Radical regime trying to cement
closer ties with USSR. (Page 5)
5. Indonesia: Antileftist trend continuing. (Page 6)
6. Notes: India - Pakistan Communist China;
Egypt - Yemen - Saudi Arabia; Colombia; Domini-
can Republic. (Page 7)
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Syria - USSR: The radical Baath military regime
in Damascus is making a strenuous effort to cement
closer ties with the Soviet Union, which it probably
hopes will help to bolster its shaky internal position.
A Syrian Government delegation to Moscow signed
a major economic assistance pact on 22 April, pro-
viding $150-175 million in Soviet credits for construe-
tion of Syria's long-planned Euphrates Dam project.
The pact was highly publicized in both Moscow and
Damascus. It is the first new economic aid agree-
ment between the two countries since 1957.
A Syrian Embassy counselor in Moscow has stated
that the Soviets are attaching political strings to the
new commitment and will insist that the Damascus re-
gime broaden its base to include all Syrian leftist ele-
ments. The two-month-old cabinet already includes
one known Communist, and Syrian Communist leader
Khalid Bakdash returned to Damascus in early April
after an eight-year exile. The regime may still be
unwilling, however, to allow real freedom of action
to Syrian Communists or recognize the Syrian Com-
munist Party as a legal organization.
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Indonesia-, [The antileftist trend in Indonesia is
continuing.
[On 27 April the leftist leadership of the large Indo-
nesian Nationalist Party (PNI) was swept from office
by the party's national convention and replaced by mod-
erates. The PNI, long dominated by its left wing, has
been a natural and attractive target for Communist in-
filtration since the 1 October coup attempt. The purge
of the party's leadership was carefully supervised by
the Indonesian Army, which prevented some leftist
delegates from attending the convention-]
[In a further indication of the new atmosphere in
Djakarta, Foreign Minister Malik, during a visit to
Djakarta this week by a South Korean emissary, agreed
to the resumption of relations with Seoul. A South
Korean consulate general is expected to be established
in Djakarta in the near future.]
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India - Pakistan - ommunist hi,o T-,,,
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leaders appear somewha ive than in
the past over the possibility of a major Pakistani -
Chinese Communist attack on their country. Indian
Defense Minister Chavan told Ambassador Bowles on
28 April, however, that he expects Peking and Rawal-
pindi to cooperate in future harassments along the
eastern end of the Sino-Indian border, and particularly
in areas of tribal unrest adjacent to or near East Pak-
istan. Other senior Indian officials, including Prime
Minister Gandhi, have stated their belief that Pakistanis
and Chinese were involved in the recent series of rail-
road explosions in eastern India, which the press has
T Sa-1ya tribes
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Egypt - Yemen - Saudi Arabia, Nasir is scheduled
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...L.,ake a major speech on I May in which he probably
will have more to say about prospects for a settlement
in Yemen and his relations with Saudi Arabia's King
Faysal. Nasir has been gradually reverting to a policy
of open hostility toward Faysal because of their differ-
ences over Yemen, and the speech may provide some
clue as to whether current Kuwaiti efforts to mediate
will bear fruit. The speech may also give some indi-
cation of whether Saudi-Egyptian antagonism will lead
to a general abandonment of the detente a A
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taken on anti-US overtones. Such student agitation is
significant because it comes on the eve of the I May
presidential election. Since the government is deter-
mined that, elections will be held with the largest pos-
sible voter turn-out, it may take strong measures to
,quell the disturbances beforp. I M.- r__
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Dominican Republic: The anniversary of the land-
ing of US troops on 28 April 1965 passed with relatively
little disturbance, despite earlier plans by some extrem-
ist groups to provoke a major incident. Except for a
noisy demonstration in front of the US Embassy, a shoot-
ing incident later in Santo Domingo, and scattered pro-
test rallies elsewhere, the occasion evoked little notice.
National leaders, including the major contenders in
next month's presidential race, had annealed for public
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THE PRESIDENT
The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Assistants to the President
The Scientific Adviser to the President
The Director of the Budget
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Counselor and Chairman of the Policy Planning Council
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Under 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 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
Commander in Chief, Atlantic
The Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
The Director, 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
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Administrator
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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