CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Release Date: May 26, 2004
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• Publication Date: August 17, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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BULLETIN
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY
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CONTENTS
1. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
2. Laos: Souvanna Phouma is making limited con-
cessions in order to preserve balance in the gov-
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6. Notes: Syria-Israel; Iraq; Cuba. (Page 7)
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EDT)
The Military Situation in South Vietnam: There
have been no reports of major ground activity in
South Vietnam during the past 24 hours.
US and South Vietnamese troops participating
in Operation PAUL REVERE II continue to search
the Chu Pong Mountain area of southwestern Pleiku
Province for an estimated battalion-size North Viet-
namese Army force. No contact has been reported
since 15 August. (See Map)
A new operation--DECK HOUSE III--began yes-
terday in Phuoc Tuy and Binh Tuy provinces in co-
ordination with US - South 'Vietnamese Operation
TOLEDO. US Marines participating in DECK HOUSE
III are moving northward from the coast to establish
a blocking position. A 4,450-man Viet Cong force is
reportedly operating in the general area. (See Map)
[Political Developments in South Vietnam: A
breakdown in talks between the government and
FULRO, the dissident tribal autonomy movement,
has been temporarily averted]
[The chief negotiator for FULRO, Y-Dhe Adrong,
who earlier stated he would return to Cambodia if
Premier JCy did not reply to FULRO demands by 15
August, has apparently let the deadline pass. II
FULRO presiden
Bham Enuol has sent word to his negotiators urging
them to exercise patience while pressing the govern-
ment to consent quickly to their demands
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{FU LRO representatives in Ban Me Thuot have
reportedly requested the government to extend until
25 August the deadline for submitting candidates for
the eight montagnard seats in the National Constitu-
tional Assembly so FULRO can participate if an
agreement is reached (See Map)
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The threatened strike of workers at the Caltex
installations in Saigon was settled yesterday, follow-
ing intense negotiations between government, labor,
and company officials. The only sanctions to be im-
posed are warning letters and short suspensions for
some of the troublemakers.
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Laos; Souvanna Phouma is making limited con-
cessions to preserve the delicate balance within his gov-
e rnmentj
Cunder pressure from National Assembly members
impatient for a greater political role, Souvanna has ac-
cepted their demand that three Secretary of State vacan-
cies be filled. In addition, he may accept the resigna-
tion of neutralist Minister of Interior Pheng Phongsavan,
long a target of restive assembly members because of
his leftist tendencies. Souvanna- -anxious to retain at
least the facade of tripartite government--has refused,
however, to accede to demands that he officially replace
the long-absent Pathet Lao cabinet members.'
The increasingly powerful General Staff has sought
to moderate assembly demands and has declared its
support of the present government. In return for such
support, the General Staff reportedly will press for
appointing a military figure to the position of minister
of defense. Souvanna, who presently holds this portfolio
and recognizes that the two most likely candidates--
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likely that he will acquiesce in the army's demand'
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Syria-Israel: The belligerent attitudes of both
Syria and Israel may lead to further and perhaps more
serious border clashes. Following the 15 August inci-
dent on the Sea of Galilee, Damascus announced it no
longer would complain to the 'United Nations, but would
counter further actions by striking inside Israel. The
Israeli Chief of Staff has authorized "hot pursuit" by
Israeli aircraft and has implied that Israel will retali-
ate immediately against Syria for any Fatah terrorist
*Cuba: A preliminary readout of overhead photog-
raphy revealed cruise-missile associated
equipment near El Cristo, Oriente Province. El Cristo
is about nine miles north-northeast of Santiago de Cuba
and approximately 43 miles west-northwest of the US
Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. The range of Cuba's
KENNEL cruise missiles, both the coastal defense type
and the ground-to-ground variant, is about 40 miles.
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