CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: April 14, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Central Intelligence Bulletin
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14 April 1969
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No. 0089/69
14 April 1969
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
South Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
Czechoslovakia-USSR: New disturbances could erupt
if Prague announces further concessions. (Page 2)
West German : Bonn appears increasingly concerned
over French objectives in West Europe. (Page 4)
USSR-ENDC: Moscow appears ready to approve new mem-
bers for the disarmament committee. (Page 5)
Portugal: Prime Minister begins show-the-flag visit
to Portuguese Africa. (Page 6)
Peru: Velasco banking hard on resumption of major
foreign credits. (Page 7)
Jamaica: New leader brings opposition party in-
creased vigor. (Page 8)
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Communist China: Party congress (Page 10)
South Korea: Cabinet dispute (Page 10)
Italy: Riot aftermath (Page 10)
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ESouth Vietnam: Enemy ground action was light
over the weekend, but the Communists maintained a
steady pace of rocket and mortar attacks in the
southern half of South Vietnam.
Unlike the most recent "high point" of shell-
ings noted in this sector on the night of 10-11
April, the weekend bombardments were directed
largely against allied military targets rather than
civilian-inhabited provincial and district towns
and resulted in far lighter casualties and damage.
The Viet Cong continued to apply intermittent pres-
sure in the area around Vinh Long city in the delta,
but the major capitals of Saigon, Hue, and Da Nang
were free of any significant enemy initiatives.
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Czechoslovakia-USSR: The Dubcek regime may be
preparing to announce additional concessions to Mos-
cow this week, a move that could generate new civil
disturbances.
On 12 April the Czechoslovak Government re-
tracted--"in view of changed circumstances"--an an-
nouncement that more Soviet troops would enter the
country. The reasons for the retraction are unknown,
but one possible explanation is that Moscow had given
Dubcek a choice between strict and immediate com-
pliance with its demands or a more pervasive occu-
pation, and that the Czechoslovaks decided to ful-
fill the requirements.
The Russians are said to have insisted that the
Czechoslovaks reduce the size of the party's ruling
body, the presidium, which is presently dominated
by progressives and moderates who support :Dubcek.
This demand, and Slovak party boss Husak's strong
attack by implication on Dubcek and his colleagues
on 11 April, suggest that personnel changes in the
higher party echelons are on the agenda of a cen-
tral committee plenum which begins on 17 April.
Husak, a "realist" who aligned himself with the
leadership during the recent crisis over anti-Soviet
demonstrations, also hinted that the party would no
longer temporize, but would reassert its authority
and control the situation. The Soviet news agency,
TASS, reported Husak's remarks in detail, which re-
flects Moscow's satisfaction with the position Hu-
sak has taken in criticizing the leadership.
Meanwhile, the workers, students,and other groups
are attempting to pressure Czechoslovak leaders to
refrain from caving in to the Russians. The trade
unions have reaffirmed their support for progressive
policies, including freedom of the press. Some youth
groups are said to be threatening again to strike if