CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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CENTRAL
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BULLETIN
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY
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23 July 1965
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
2. Dominican Republic: Balaguer continues to
maneuver to gain presidency. (Page 4)
3. Greece: Pressures increasing within Center
Union for solution of crisis. (Page 5)
4. Disarmament: London and Bonn headed for
clash over nonproliferation proposals. (Page 6)
5. Japan: Left-wing elements uniting against Sato
government on international issues. (Page 7)
7. Notes:` Communist China - Canada; Guinea;
Chile. (Page 9)
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EDT)
Air Strikes in North Vietnam: Tropical storm
Gild. forced cancellation of most US Navy air opera-
tions on 22 July. One armed reconnaissance mission
was launched, but the results have not been received.
Eight USAF aircraft struck the Dong Cao Thon army
barracks, damaging 20 buildings. USAF aircraft
also conducted armed reconnaissance missions, but
the results are not yet known.
Analysis of photography I Iindicates
that the North Vietnamese apparently have not at-
tempted to restore the Hanoi-Vinh railroad to opera-
tion. Railroad cars damaged during June and early
July have been left standing on the track and cars in
various yards north of Vinh have not been moved.
Of the bridges on the line, repairs have been started
only on a few, and these appear usable only for trucks.
. Communist Military Developments: The North
Vietnamese program to improve airfields throughout
the DRV, and to make them usable by jet fighters, is
continuing. Analysis of photography of Kep
airfield in the northeastern DRV indicates that the
Irunway is a parently being ex-
tended onstruction vehicles
were noted in the vicinity of the airfield, which is
serviced by a rail spur from the Hanoi-Langson rail
line.
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Giap warned that the North Vietnamese "need to
make every preparation in case the US does attack
North Vietnam with ground. forces, implying that the
"whole socialist camp" would come to Hanoi's aid if
(continued)
Communist Political Developments- Peiping has
again expressed concern over the US military buildup
in Vietnam. Responding to President Johnson's press
conference on 13 July, People's Daily declared on 22
July that the US is stepping up its preparations to es-
calate the war into a Korean-type warm The paper
repeated Peiping's pledge to support the Vietnamese
people in all circumstances, but the article avoided
any suggestion that direct Chinese involvement in Viet-
nam is required at this time.
North Vietnamese Defense Minister Vo Nguyen
Giap, in the July issue of the party theoretical journal,
declared that US attempts to "curb the determination"
of the Vietnamese Communists to continue the war by
aerial attacks on the north is "a crazy illusion. " Ac-
cording to Giap's analysis, the defeat of US air attacks
on North Vietnam is "of paramount importance, " but
"the last and decisive factor" in the outcome of the war
will be the struggle in South Vietnam.
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 this actually occurred. His emphasis on the necessity
of DRV preparations for a much larger role in the war
contrasts sharply with his analysis of the situation
published last year in July, when he stressed the need
for self-reliance on the part of the "liberation forces"
in the South to win victory.
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The Military Situation in South Vietnam: For the
fourth consecutive night, Viet Cong forces on 21-22
July directed mortar and Small-arms fire at troops of
the First US Infantry Division guarding the perimeter
at Bien Hoa Air Base. The enemy shelling, which
lasted for approximately one hour, wounded two Ameri-
cans; the results of return fire from US artillery, bat
teries were not determined.
According to press reports, National Highway 20
leading from Saigon 175 miles northeast to Dalat was
opened yesterday to civilian and military traffic for
the first time in more than six weeks. Viet Cong in-
terdiction of the road had virtually eliminated Saigon's
supply of fresh vegetables and had forced rice ration-
ing in Dalat. Elsewhere, Viet Cong saboteurs on 21
July destroyed another bridge on Highway 15, which
connects the military complexes at Bien Hoa and Vung
Tau. Government forces recently rebuilt seven
bridges destroyed by Communist forces last week end.
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Dominican Republic: Ex-President Joaquin
Balaguer continues his quiet political maneuvering
aimed at winning the next presidential elections with
a broad spectrum of support.
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Earlier this month, Balaguer granted an interview
to the extreme leftist newspaper Patria published by
the rebels in which he made a clear bid to lessen
leftist opposition to his presidential ambitions. He
said parties of the extreme left should be allowed to
take part in the election since this would give the
people a "clear choice. "
Although bitterly opposed by elements of the
traditional Dominican oligarchy, Balaguer does
have wide support among other conservatives and
moderates as well as among many unaffiliated
Dominicans. His Reformist Party is probably the
only party actually rivaling Bosch's PRD in popular
support. Balaguer is likely to meet with difficulties
in his attempt to halt the political polarization
intensified b the insurrection.
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 Greece. Pressures seem to be increasing within
the Center Union (EK) party for a solution to the week-
old political crisis.
Demonstrations in behalf of Papandreou continue,
but many EK deputies apparently feel that his chances
are declining daily. Some believe that the King's opposition to elections would ne
cessitate
open collaboration with the Communist-front United
Democratic Left to achieve Papandreou"s returno
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Nevertheless, sentiments are apt to fluctuate until
vote of confidence takes place, and a compromise
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On Cyprus the crisis has created uneasiness
Greek Cypriot officials who feel the new government
may be agreeable to a solution that would be more
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Disarmament: 5ondon and Bonn may clash at a
NATO council meeting on 26 July over the draft non-
proliferation. agreement which Britain intends to sub-
mit the following day to the Eighteen Nation Disarma-
ment Committee (ENDC
Jhe British draft, which London has refused to
revise to incorporate changes proposed by the US,
calls on nuclear states to refrain from transferring to
nonnuclear states or associations of states the power
to use a nuclear weapon without the consent of a nu-
clear state. The draft calls on nonnuclear states to
agree not to manufacture or acquire such weapons.
hese provisions could bring into question the
legality of a NATO nuclear force in which a "European
clause" provided for the possible assumption of con-
trol by some future European union. Unlike London,
Bonn wants to retain such a clause
'ondon appears determined to present the draft
agreement when the ENDC meets. The British draft
reflects not only a genuine desire for some progress
on disarmament, but also domestic political considera-
tions. A large segment of British opinion is concerned
with preventing Germany from eventually obtaining a
major voice in control of nuclear weapons, even in-
directly through the device of a "European" nuclear
force
LThe West German Government, itself currently
preoccupied with domestic politics, has informed the
British that the draft treaty is "contrary to German
policy ." Bonn, evidently suspicious of London's inten-
tions,' probably believes that London would be willing
to sacrifice an allied nuclear force for a nonprolifera-
tion agreement. Furthermore, Foreign Minister Sch-
roeder has recently linked German willingness to con-
sider accession to a worldwide nonproliferation agree-
ment to the USSR's taking steps towards German reuni-
fication.?
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Japan: Left-wing elements are moving closer to
a united front against the Sato government on interna-
tional issues
For the first time since the riots against the US
Security Treaty in 1960 the opposition Socialists
and Japan's largest trade union federation have taken
the initiative in approaching the Communists to stage
coordinated nationwide demonstrations on 27 July.
They are to be directed against US policies in Vietnam
and Japanese ratification of the treaty normalizing re-
lations with South Korea,
Demonstrations instigated by intellectuals on
9 June involved some 36,000 persons in Tokyo. The
leftists' present plans provide for aeven greater
turnout
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Communist China - Caanada: Peiping is concluding
another contract for 670,000 tons of Canadian wheat, ap-
parently to assure continuing deliveries of grain next
year. The purchase will complete orders under the
three-year agreement which expires in mid-1966. This
Canadian contract will result in a record Chinese pur-
chase of 6.8 million tons of wheat from Western coun-
tries this vPa,r/F_
Guinea:
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A high-level delegation
departed for Moscow on 18 u y, to be followed on
26 July by President Toure and the ministers of defense
and foreign affairs. Although Toureold the US ambas-
sadoOthat no special significance should be attached to
these visits, they reflect the pressures within the
Guinean Government from elements dissatisfied with
the results of the priority given to private enterprise
and Western aid during the past few years.
Chile: Striking port workers and student sympa-
thizers clashed with national police in Valparaiso on
20 July. Police sources consider the situation under
control, but several national Communist Party leaders
are on the scene, and the US Embassy expects renewed
violence. This would be in keeping with the Chilean
Communist policy of using labor agitation to embarrass
and exert pressure on the reformist Christian Demo-
cratic government,
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