CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: April 6, 1966
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CONTENTS
I. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
2. Indonesia: Foreign policy statements lay basis
for moderate course. (Page 4)
3. India- Pakistan., Implementation of Tashkent
agreement stalemated. (Page 5)
4. UK -Rhode sia- Portugal: Delivery of oil from one
tanker confronts Britain with serious challenge to
its embargo. (,Page 6)
5. Dominican Republic: Former rebel leader may
receive a top position on Bosch's electoral ticket.
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6. Notes: I lCommon Market; USSR; Lebanon; 25X1
Cyprus; Bolivia. (Page 8)
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
Political Developments in South Vietnam: C premier
Ky, who yesterday postponed a test of strength in the
Da Nang area, apparently remains determined to make
a show of force in that city
Ky has arranged to airlift 10 Vietnamese tanks
from Saigon to Da Nang today in US C-124 Globemaster
transports. On arrival, these tank elements are to ac-_
company troops from the three Vietnamese Marine bat-
talions already at the Da Nang air base in an attempt to
enter the city and seize the mayor's office, the police
headquarters, and the radio station.I
[Ky had apparently been persuaded by I Corps Com-
mander General Chuan, while at Da Nang air base yes-
terday, not to risk a conflict with I Corps units brought
into the city. These forces consisted of at least one
Ranger battalion, an army battalion, and armored per-
sonnel carrier detachments. Ky now states that, while
he wishes to avoid bloodshed, the mayor of Da Nang and
other antigovernment elements have permitted Commu-
nists to penetrate the city and that he intends to "teach
them a lesson."
Both Chief of State Thieu and Deputy Premier Co'
who is now at Da Nang, have advised Ky against com-
mitting the marines, according to a general close to
the Premier. Ky, however, reportedly feels assured
of the loyalty of the army's 2nd Division commander
whose headquarters is in Quang Ngai Province in I
Corps, Ky has also disparaged the ability of the 1st
Division commander in Hue, General Nhuan, who
yesterday ~publicly threatened to resist any move against
that city.
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Lin contrast General Nhuan today advised US
officials in Hue that his relations with Saigon were back
to normal and that he has ordered a regiment now in
the city to return to its base. Corps commander Chuan,
whose loyalty is uncertain, has said that he was with-
drawing the Rangers from Da Nang.
The Hue radio yesterday continued to announce
plans for further protest meetings and for "defensive"
measures in I Corps, including the training and arming
of antigovernment students. In Saigon, police and se-
curity troops again had to use tear gas and to fire occa-
sionally in the air to disperse several small demonstra-
tions.
cWhile preparing to resort to force, the government
has also been following up its plan to convene a national
political congress to discuss transitional steps toward
civilian rule. Buddhist leaders have shown a willingness
to continue discussing a possible political settlement,
but have displayed little flexibility in their demands and
some tendency to inject new ones. According to a Viet-
namese general, Ky saw several Buddhist leaders in
Saigon yesterday and later implied that he had offered
to give up the premiership in six months if they would
cooperate in bringing the present crisis under control.]
In a broadcast yesterday, the Viet Cong "Liberation
Radio" (LNA) declared that the "struggle" of the urban
people against the "US imperialists" was developing
momentum and a "decisive mass character," and could
no longer be diverted by the manipulation of 41US lackeys"
such as Ky and monk Tam Chau to replace governments
in Saigon.
The broadcast urged a step-up of both the "political
and armed struggles," and a broadening of urban demands
to include an end to US bombings and American withdrawal
from South Vietnam. LNA declared that the "Liberation
Front" was ready to unite with elements at all levels of
the "rebel" South Vietnamese army to defeat the "US
aggressors and their lackeys" and achieve "independence,
democracy, peace, and neutrality" in South Vietnam.
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The Military Situation in South Vietnam: There
have been no significant military actions reported
during the past 24 hours.
According to the US Military Command, however,
evidence continues to accumulate that the Communists
are concentrating large forces in I Corps, particularly
in Quang Ngai, Quang Nam, and Quang Tin provinces,
apparently in preparation for offensive operations. Sev-
eral agent and Special Forces reports indicate substan-
tial additi nal infiltration from North Vietnam in recent
weeks. If these reports are valid, there could be as
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Indonesia: Statements delivered on 4 April lay
the basis for a moderate course in Indonesian foreign
and economic policy.
Foreign Minister Adam Malik and the Sultan of
Jogjakarta, who directs finance and economic affairs
in the revised cabinet, seem acutely aware of the chaos
with which they are beginning to deal and of the com-
plexity of redirecting the nation's course. They clearly
indicated that they believe essential power has passed
from President Sukarno to the new ruling group.
Malik made clear that Indonesia intends to pur-
sue a middle road in foreign policy and take steps to-
ward readmission to the United Nations. He specifi-
cally stated that Indonesia would welcome efforts to-
ward ending the three-year paramilitary campaign
against Malaysia, although he paid lip service to con-
tinuing the confrontation.
The Sultan emphasized that a program of eco-
nomic stabilization must deal first with basic economic
needs--an adequate rice supply, improved transport,
and expanded exports. He welcomed "foreign aid with-
out political strings" and said that Indonesia would
have to negotiate a new repayment schedule for its
large international debt.
Other developments suggest a further reduction
of Sukarno's influence. The controlled Djakarta press
is increasingly directing criticism against Sukarno
himself. Army chief Suharto stated on 4 April that
under Indonesia's constitution the congress--not the
president- -holdsupreme power,
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India-Pakistan: (Implementation of the Tashkent
agreement of last January appears stalemated. Cab-
inet-level meetings between the two sides in early
March failed to produce any significant results. Now
each country is tr ing to lay the blame on the other
for the stalemate.I
Jrhe Pakistanis have filed a formal complaint
with t`he UN, charging the Indians with failure to va-
cate three small salients--totaling no more than 40
acres--in the Sialkot area. Rawalpindi claims these
were held by Pakistan prior to the 1965 hostilities
[New Delhi, for its part, is complaining that the
Pakistanis are engaging in increasingly hostile propa-
ganda against India in direct violation of the Tashkent
accords.
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