CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: May 13, 1965
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CENTRAL
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
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13 May 1965
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
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2. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 3)
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Indonesia: Drift to left continues; Communists
urge severance of relations with US and seizure
of all US property. (Page 7)
Cyprus: Greek-Turkish talks at NATO meeting
may have established basis for further negotiations.
(Page 9)
7. Notes: Guatemala; Ecuador. (Page 11)
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NORTH
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STRIKE TARGETS
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EDT)
Military Activity in North Vietnam: A second
surface-to-air missile (SAM) site located about 11
miles southwest of Hanoi was detected in high-altitude
photography of 9 May.
Two launch revetments appear to be in a mid-
stage of construction, although work has not yet begun
on the central guidance revetment or other launch
positions. This site, like the first one, probably
will have the standard six launch positions. No mis-
sile equipment has been identified at either site thus
far.
North Vietnam's fighter aircraft inventory con-
tinues to grow. Photography of 10 May reveals a
total of 57 MIG 15/17 aircraft, 53 at Phuc Yen and
four at Haiphong/Cat Bi.
An unusual northward movement of some 33
trucks carrying approximately 500-600 Communist
troops was observed on 10 May by a roadwatch team
positioned on Route 23 about 40 miles south of the
North Vietnamese border. This is the first report
received this year of substantial numbers of troops
being transported northward on Route 23, although it
has been assumed that some withdrawal of North Viet-
namese forces in the Laotian panhandle occurred
prior to the advent of the rainy season in past years.
The roadwatch team also reported that 44 empty
trucks moved south on the same day. Heretofore,
most southbound trucks have carried either men or
supplies
The Situation in South Vietnam: The three Viet
Cong battalions which briefly overran Song Be, pro-
vincial capital north of Saigon on 10 May reportedly
have now withdrawn into surrounding jungle hills after
a day of fighting, during which they were heavily
pounded by US jet aircraft.
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and one Filipino, and 79 wounded, including 13 Amer-
icans. The Viet Cong force, believed to be a newly
confirmed regiment which had moved into Phuoc Long
Province from Tay Ninh to the west, suffered 50
known dead and a possible 120 killed by air strikes.
The attempted return to Saigon yesterday by for-
mer junta leader General "Big" Minh from "exile"
was thwarted when South Vietnamese Air Force planes
forced a Thai commercial aircraft to return Minh to
Bangkok before it was permitted to land .n South Viet-
nam. These drastic measures, followg unsuccess-
ful attempts to dissuade Minh from returning appar-
ently resulted from pressure on Premier Quat from
South Vietnam's military leaders, who indicated that
they would not tolerate Minh's presence in the country.
Communist Political Developments: The People's
Daily "observer" on 12 May reiterated Peiping's hard
line on Vietnam. Referring to Secretary Rusk's
speech of 3 May as a "trap," the article asserted that
to agree to enter into negotiations on condition that
the US stop bombing North Vietnam is tantamount to
acknowledging that the US bombings are justified.
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third in.recent days--probably reflects mounting con-
cern over the possibility that some DRV leaders,
influenced by the Soviets, may be considering the
possibility of talks. Observer quotes a speech by
Ho Chi Minh on 10 April in an attempt to show that
the Vietnamese Communists would be unwilling to
consider anything short of US withdrawal as a prereq-
uisite for a Vietnam settlement.
The article also underscored Chinese determina-
tion to aid North Vietnam under all conditions, assert-
ing that US threats of an attack on China had failed to
prevent it from aiding the Korean "people." The
observer asserted that China has taken into full
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Air Strikes in North Vietnam: US Air Force and
Navy aircraft conducted a number of day and night
armed reconnaissance missions on 12 May along roads
and rail lines south of the 20th parallel. No aircraft
were lost.
Three 200-foot boats were damaged in Vinh harbor
and a number of other barges, junks and small craft
were attacked throughout the day. Other targets
damaged or destroyed included trucks, small bridges,
buildings, railcars, and weapons emplacements.
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Indonesia: Indonesials leftward slide continues.
A National Defense Institute, inaugurated on
10 May, apparently is intended to speed the army's
reorientation from its basically anti-Communist
posture to one of ready cooperation with the Commu-
nists. Communist Party Chairman Aidit and his
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will Sukarno and 0 'M' Lfo`nlminister Abdulgani, the
principal exponent of Sukarno's "guided democracy:'
Last week army commander General Jani re-
minded the Indonesian Army War College of Sukarno's
injunction that military students must view their prob-
lems primarily from the viewpoint of the Indonesian
revolution. He said the effort to crush Malaysia is
only one stage in the struggle to eliminate all foreign
bases surrounding Indonesia.
_JGeneral Nasu-
tion, InM-nesian minister of defense and armed forces
chief of staff, has requested retirement. Nasution
was once a major figure in the army's effort to com-
bat Communism, but his influence has steadily di-
minished in the last few years, as Sukarno has sliced
away at the army's capability to obstruct the Commu-
nistsi
The Communists themselves appear to be threat-
ening to renew anti-American mob action. Their mass
organizations are developing a campaign demanding
severance of diplomatic relations with the US and
seizure of all US assets, including any American ships
in Indonesian harbors. The Communist youth front
has alerted its members to stand in readiness for
"appropriate action."
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The Communists are citing as their pretext a
press report that an Indonesian ship has been seized
by US marshals in Los Angeles. The seizure report-
edly arose from a court case brought by an Ameri-
can rubber company whose properties in Indonesia
allegedly were taken over six years ago.
The Communist Party has also called for general
elections in Indonesia. Sukarno is unlikely to yield to
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Cyprus: le between Greek and Turkish offi-
cials during t e NATO meeting in London have been
inconclusive, but appear to have improved the climate
for future negotiations
[Members of both delegations report that initial
discussions between Foreign Ministers Kostopoulos
and Isik were conducted in a pleasant atmosphere.
Isik has proposed that each government appoint an
ambassador to meet in the presence of a "neutral"
third party to conduct further negotiations regarding
Cyprus, possibly including a "final" settlement. The
Greeks appear agreeable to this proposal]
[Although there seems to have been little substan-
tive discussion between the two foreign ministers,
each has revealed some of his thinking to US repre-
sentatives. Kostopoulos insists that in negotiations
for a final settlement the Greeks will only discuss
conditions for some form of union of Cyprus with
Greece. He warns that if Turkey insists on an inde-
pendent Cyprus, Ankara will have to negotiate pri-
marily with Archbishop Makarios. Kostopoulos says
he is confident that Athens can "im ose a reasonable
settlement" on the Greek Cypriots
jsik emphasizes that any solution worked out be-
tween Athens and Ankara must first be cleared be-
tween the Greeks and Greek Cypriots, because Ankara
refuses to let an agreement depend on the subsequent
approval by Makarios. He is skeptical that Athens
will offer sufficient territorial compensation to make
it possible for Turkey to agree to enosis, but he has
not close door to future discussion of this pos-
sibility
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Guatemala: EC-hief of Government Peralta may
soon ask the Constituent Assembly to postpone
elections and declare him provisional president
until AUrch .1967~ F___ I
This move might seriously divide the
armed forces and provide the issue on which the
opposition to Peralta could unite. Communists and
other terrorists may react by stepping up their ac-
tivities, seeking to inflame student, labor, and ex-
tremist political aroups] F_
Ecuador: Political stability in Ecuador appears
to be under increasing strain as a result of a number
of factors. Vested interests in the coastal area are
resisting tax reforms; the economy has been deteriorat-
ing; popular discontent over the sensitive issue of
boundaries with Peru has risen; politicians are more
and more vigorous in their demands for an early transi-
tion to civilian government; and discord within the
armed forces high command has reached the point
of plots against the ruling junta. Conditions such as
these have in the past led to violent. changes of govern-
ment in Ecuador-I
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The United States Intelligence Board on 12 May
1965 approved the following national intelligence es-
timate:
NIE 93-65, "Prospects for Brazil"
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