SITUATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00826A000100010049-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 3, 2006
• Sequence Number: 49
• Publication Date: January 9, 1966
• Content Type: IM

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OCI No. 2939/66
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Current Intelligence
9 January 1966
Situation in the Dominican Republic
Report as o xmEST)
1. There were no reports of violence last night
but the crisis which began on 6 January continues as
neither the chiefs of the regular military nor Caamano
and his former rebel officers appear willing to obey a
presidential order that they leave the country.
2. Leftist forces pushing for a general strike on
10 January to force the departure of the present military
leaders have reportedly scheduled demonstrations and
labor rallies,for today. It now appears, however, that
non-Communist leftist groups are having second thoughts
about joining the strike. Leaders of Bosch's Dominican
Revolutionary Party (PRD) are now opposed to the strike.
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3. Caamano and the country's Communist parties?and
labor fronts continue working to make the strike a success.
Dominican Communist Party leaders have reportedly said,
however, that they are finding little enthusiasm for-the
strike among the general public and that it does not ap-
pear to have much chance of success.
4. A clandestine radio station calling itself "The
Nationalist Voice" yesterday called for the return of
exiled General Wessin y Wessin as the only solution to
the present crisis. The station identified itself as being
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anti-Communist and in support of the armed forces. It
called on President Garcia Godoy to resign since he could
not cope with the situation. The armed forces claim they
had nothing to do with the transmissions of this station
which Rivera Caminero said was under the control of
Rafael Bonnelly, former president of the Council of State
government (1962-63),
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