CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: August 13, 1966
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
1. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
2. Colombia: Violence may mar Latin American
presidential meeting. (Page 3)
3. Notes: USSR; North Korea; UK-Malaysia;
Pakistan; Nigeria. (Page 4)
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SOUTH VIETNAM
CURRENT SITUATION
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EDT)
The Military Situation in South Vietnam: Only
light combat activity has been reported in the past 24
hours as allied operations continue to seek out large
Communist concentrations.
In the coastal flatlands of Quang Nam and Mang
Tin provinces, Operation COLORADO/LIEN KET 52
reported sporadic contacts yesterday, following
earlier Communist mortar and recoilless rifle attacks
on two US Marine command posts. Allied casualties
in this nine-day old operation so far total 40 killed
(23 US) and 211 wounded (137 US), as against Commu-
nist losses of 514 killed and 49 captured. (See Map)
Allied forces conducting Operation PAUL REVERE
II continue to sweep areas of Pleiku Province, with only
minor engagements currently reported. In 13 days,
this operation has resulted in 532 enemy troops killed
and 60 captured. Friendly casualties total 75 killed
and 281 wounded. (See Map)
Two South Vietnamese Popular Force platoons,
which would normally operate in a defensive role, yes-
terday conducted a raid in Go Cong Province, about 30
miles south of Saigon, and established contact with an
estimated Viet Cong company. The government troops
reported no losses; 17 Viet Cong were killed and 13
weapons captured. (See Map)
The US military command has received a number
of recent reports that the Viet Cong have been augment-
ing their terrorist organization and plan a step-up in
terrorist attacks, particularly against US residences
and military billets in the Saigon area. Terrorism in
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the capital has been at a relatively low level in re-
cent months, possibly because of police apprehension
of more than 100 Viet Cong agents in the Saigon area
since 1 April.
Political Developments in South Vietnam: The
government yesterday posted the official list of can-
didates for this September's constituent assembly
election.
Government figures show a total of 542 active
candidates running either as individuals or on group
lists for the 108 elected seats in the 117-man assem-
bly. Nine seats have been allocated to tribal groups.
The ratio of approximately five candidates per seat
represents a considerable decline, through withdrawals
and disqualifications, from the six-to-one ratio of the
initial filing in July. By nearly all accounts, however,
the screening of candidates by the central election
committee was basically honest and fair.
any such compromise with the present government.
Buddhist circles are eginning
to imp emen ac ics in the provinces designed to en-
courage an election boycott and other antigovernment
activity
A monk identified with Buddhist moderates re-
cently told an Embassy officer that a boycott could be
avoided, and relations improved, only if the govern-
ment would quickly release "innocent" persons de-
tained during the recent "struggle movement," and
apologize for troop "excesses" against Buddhist shrines.
There are no indications, however, that the militants
who now dominate the Buddhist Institute are disposed to
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Colombia: [Violence may mar the forthcoming
Latin American presidential meeting in Bogota
[The National Federation of-University Students
is attempting to organize a nationwide strike to coin-
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The purpose of the strike is to demonstrate to
the visiting presidents of Chile and Venezuela and
presidential representatives from Peru and Ecuador
that the Colombian students oppose the new govern-
ment of President Carlos Lleras Restrepo, the host
of the meeting. It will also be a test of Lleras' will.
He is expected to take a tough position on student in-
discipline, but he may be inhibited by the presence of
the high-ranking visitors. 1
Iii the students are able to organize a strike at
this time, it may be backed up by violence which the
Communist Party of Colombia (PCC) hopes to carry
out during the meeting of presidents. The student
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USSR: EA opposition part of a continuing campaign to arouse
international opposition to the US position on Vietnam,
Soviet diplomats have approached several French em-
bassies to propose on-the-spot "collaboration" on Viet-
nam. These overtures carry a step further Moscow's
recent behind-the-scenes diplomatic moves aimed at
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Britain, Cyprus, Denmark, India, Sweden, and UN
Secretary General Thant- -eith to caution or condemn
the US for its Vietnam polic .
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Ma la Sian troops.
UK-Malaysia.. [Now that the official agreement has
been signed ending confrontation between Malaysia and
Indonesia, British officials plan immediately to with-
draw British troops from border operations in Malay-
sian Borneo and would like to complete a phased with-
drawal from Borneo in six to nine months. London is
eager to cut down its expenses in the Far East, but is
concerned that Indonesia will continue covert subver-
sion efforts in Borneo. The Wilson government wants
North Korea: Pyongyang's explicit statement of
its independence within the world Communist movement
is the culmination of a long series of moves away from
a pro-Chinese policy. An authoritative article in the
leading party newspaper on 11 August, although not
mentioning Peking by name, clearly rejects recent
Chinese claims for leadership of the movement. The
article sides with Moscow's call for a united front
among Communist states against US actions. in Vietnam,
but indirectly chides Moscow by criticizing "revisionism. "
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Pakistan- East Pakistan Government officials
fear that violence may break out early next week. On
14 August, the government's Pakistan Muslim League
plans a "National Integration Day" which is bound to
offend East Pakistani separatists, and on 16 August
the opposition East Pakistan Awami League (EPAL)
plans to open the "second phase" of its autonomy cam-
paign with a boycott of West Pakistani goods. These
activities could spark rioting, particularly if leftist
rou s combine forces with the EPAL.
Nigeria: The first round of talks on future re-
gional relationships evidently ended inconclusively,
indicating that the negotiations are likely to be involved
and protracted. Eastern representatives reportedly
tried in private conversations to persuade the Mid-
western delegates to join them in favoring a seces-
sionist position. A reorganization of the army on a
regional basis now is under way, beginning with the
departure yesterday for the North of northern troops
whose presence in the East has been a source of ten-
sion.
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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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