Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# TOP SECRET DINARCONTENTS(Information as of 1200 EST, 26 December 1963)THE COMMUNIST WORLD                                                                           PageSOVIET TRADE ACTIVITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL WEST                                                        1Within a week after the central committee approvedKhrushchev's plan for the chemical industry, Soviettraders apparently had their instructions and wererenewing contacts in the industrial West.CHINESE COMMUNIST LEADERS' AFRICAN TOUR                                                           2While Chou En-lai and Chen Yi have been able toproject an aura of Afro-Asian amity during thefirst two weeks of their two-month tour, they havenot scored-comparable successes in the political oreconomic_fields.EAST GERMAN REACTION TO RELAXATION OF BERLIN TRAVEL                                                3The East German people, while elated over the holi-day travel arrangements in Berlin, are publiclyvoicing hope_that they may be permitted to visittheir relatives_in_West_Berlin_and West Germany.NORTH KOREA IMPROVES AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITY                                                          4Pyongyang has more widely dispersed its supersonicMIG-21s, has acquired relatively sophisticated newradar, and has equipped its IL-28s with an_improvedblind bombing and navigational system.NORTH VIETNAM'S MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTThis military force, primarily a ground army withno tactical air and little naval capability, isnevertheless the most formidable in Southeast AsiaIts most notable achievement is its highly special-ized capability to support and maintain insurgencyoperations in adjacent countries. (Published-sep-arately as Special Report SC No. 00624/63B)ASIA-AFRICAENTHUSIASM FOR SOUTH VIETNAM REGIME FLAGGING                                                      5The military regime is beginning to take steps tomake its counterinsurgency effort more effective,but the generals_still seem to have little idea_ofhow to rally significant popular support.LAOS                                                                                             6Communist forces have moved to erase recent gains byrightist units in central Laos. Neutralist and PathetLao representatives are continuing their efforts toease tension between the two factions.27 Dec 63                                 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY REVIEW                                      Page iTOP SECRET DINAR
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TOP SECRET DINARASIA-AFRICA (continued)FRENCH CABINET MINISTER TO VISIT CAMBODIAArmed Forces Minister Messmer's visit in early January is designed primarily to strengthen French influence in the wake of Sihanouk's call for an end to the US aid program.ARABS PLAN NO OVERT ACTION AGAINST ISRAELI PROJECTArab military chiefs apparently feel that overt military action against Israel's Jordan River diversion project is not feasible, but sabotage of its facilities may be attempted.CYPRUS DISPUTE FLARES AGAINThe new outbreak of fighting on Cyprus is a reaction to President Makarios' determination to change the constitution so as to limit the role of the Turkish minority.BREAKUP OF THE FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALANDThe ten-year-old federation is being dissolved on 31 December because its black African population has persistently opposed it as a device to perpetuate white rule. Its dissolution will end London's hopes for an economically integrated, multiracial state and increase the danger of bitter clashes between white and black nationalists in its three erstwhile constituent territories. (Published separately as Special Report SC No. 00624/63A)AREA NOTESaudi ArabiaEUROPETHE COMMON MARKET CRISISAgreements reached on agricultural policy on 23 December are apparently sufficient to discourage De Gaulle from breaking up the community. The agreement on a position for the Kennedy Round is not necessarily favorable to the US.UK-US FRICTIONS OVER SHIPPING POLICYThe British Government has advised shipping circles not to comply with US demands for information relating to rate discrimination against US exports.WEST GERMAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTSWilly Brandt has again taken the center of the political stage with the success of negotiations to open the Wall for the holiday season. He has been named acting chairman of the SPD.27 Dec 63 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY REVIEW Page iiTOP SECRET DINAR
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TOP SECRET DINARAREA NOTESEUROPE (continued)Page14NATO and IcelandWESTERN HEMISPHEREDOMESTIC POLITICS IN CUBA15Castro has cautiously continued efforts to reducethe influence of the Moscow-oriented Cuban Com-munists, who are said to have banded together towork clandestinely against him.DOMINICAN REGIME FACES NEW POLITICAL CHALLENGES16The killing of 15 guerrillas by army troops ap-parently removes the insurgent threat but couldprovoke dangerous political repercussions. Thehead of the provisional government has already re-signed.BRAZIL17Appointment of Ney Galvao as finance ministerreduces the already slight prospect that Brazil'scritical financial problems would be handled ef-fectively. Other cabinet changes may follow.AREA NOTE18Bolivia27 Dec 63 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY REVIEW Page iiiTOP SECRET DINAR
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# TOP SECRET DINARThe Communist WorldSOVIET TRADE ACTIVITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL WESTWithin a week after the central committee approved Khrushchev's plan for the chemical industry, Soviet traders apparently had their instructions and budget allocations and were renewing their activity in trade circles of the industrial West.Contracts for fertilizer installations, plastics and synthetic plants, petrochemical equipment, and mining machinery are already in various stages of negotiation. Officials in Bonn report they have under consideration a proposal by a West German consortium to supply the USSR with $400 million worth of petrochemical equipment. A Soviet mission is negotiating with the British Imperial Chemical Industry (ICI), which heretofore has supplied the USSR with technical know-how. ICI reportedly has offered to deliver equipment and processes for the production of fertilizers, herbicides, rubber chemicals, and plastics. Negotiations also are under way for large numbers of Japanese chemical fertilizer plants.Another Western consortium, involving US equipment and processes, is discussing delivery of a large oil refinery. In addition, contracts for a wide range of other machinery and equipment will probably soon be signed. These contracts apparently had been postponed until the new chemical equipment buying program was presented to the plenum and allocations for various trade corporations for next year were approved.The Soviet need for additional credit to finance planned expanded purchases is crucial. The USSR presumably can generate sufficient funds to meet down payments on sizable orders. However, credit arrangements must be set now to spread out the heavy crush of payments which otherwise would fall due in 1965-66 when equipment contracted for next year will be delivered.. Soviet ability to increase hard-currency reserves is not likely to improve in the near future. Moscow's current grain imports will reduce its gold reserves by 25 percent. If these continue beyond mid-1964, the Soviet hard-currency position will be under further strain.Despite the bleak foreign exchange prospects for the USSR, Soviet officials appear hopeful that Western competition for Soviet orders will be adequate to foster Western governmental and banking opinion favorable to more and longer term credit. Moscow may also hope that a continuation of its relatively restrained foreign policy will be helpful in this context. While viewing the USSR as an acceptable commercial risk, the banking community has heretofore been unwilling to extend credits beyond a five-year period because of uncertainty about future political developments. (SECRET)27 Dec 63 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY REVIEW Page 1TOP SECRET DINAR
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# TOP SECRET DINARThe Communist World## CHINESE COMMUNIST LEADERS' AFRICAN TOURWith two weeks of their projected two-month tour of Africa completed, Chou En-lai and Foreign Minister Chen Yi can claim high marks for their efforts to project an aura of Afro-Asian amity and to identify Peiping with African aspirations. There is no evidence, however, that they have scored any comparable success in the political or economic fields.The joint communiqué issued on 21 December at the conclusion of the Chinese leaders' visit to Cairo contains few surprises, and reports from Algiers suggest that discussions with Ben Bella are following predictable lines. Thus far the Chinese have attempted to minimize differences, play up past contacts, and press such themes as militant struggle against colonialism and "US imperialism."In both Algiers and Cairo, Chou's hosts sought to demonstrate their nonalignment by actions designed to play down the impact of the Chinese leaders' arrival. Chou was greeted in Cairo with a 21-gun salute, but Nasir was not on hand. In Algeria, Ben Bella was on hand to greet his guests, but the top-level delegation he sent to the Soviet Union just before Chou's arrival is receiving more publicity than the Chinese guests.It has become increasingly apparent that a major objective of the trip has been to undercut Soviet influence throughout the continent. Criticism of the USSR was reportedly a recurrent theme in Chou's four lengthy talks with Nasir. Nasir reportedly said that Chou talked about the USSR the way the Soviets used to talk about the US. He accused the Soviets of trying to colonize China, of breaking political and economic promises, and of becoming tools of the US, and he warned that any Afro-Asian country which became dependent on Moscow would suffer the same fate as Peiping.In Algeria, Chou sounded a similar note. He cited China's early support for Algerian revolutionaries--support which actually pre-dated that of the USSR. He has also undoubtedly scored Soviet unreliability. The Chinese may be pressing the Algerians to use some of the $50-million credit offered in October. This offer was made to counter a $100-million Soviet credit offered earlier the same month.Sino-Soviet rivalry for African support also flared at the UN, where Peiping outmaneuvered Moscow on the question of enlarging the representation in principal UN organs to accommodate the African bloc. Soviet delegate Fedorenko had attempted to make it appear that the Chinese were opposed to the African-sponsored expansion plan because they insisted that any change in the UN be tied to Peiping's own admission to the Security Council. The USSR found itself holding a suddenly emptied bag,
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# TOP SECRET DINARThe Communist Worldhowever, when Peiping loudly repudiated Fedorenko's statement and accused the Soviets of using the issue as a pretext for opposing Afro-Asian demands.Chou can be expected to capitalize on this during next week's visit to Morocco and in subsequent stops in Guinea, Ghana, and Mali. No details of Chou's itinerary beyond Rabat have been made public by Peiping.Such secrecy may well be prompted by security considerations. Chinese officials were apparently seriously shaken by the abortive plot to kill Liu Shao-chi in Cambodia last spring. The Chinese envoy in Cairo reportedly told Nasir of concern for Chou's safety and asked that travel plans during the Chinese leader's visit to the UAR not be made public. (SECRET NO FOREIGN DIS-SEM)EAST GERMAN REACTION TO RELAXATION OF BERLIN TRAVELReaction of East Germans to the agreement to let West Berliners visit relatives in East Berlin is hopeful but still fairly cautious, judging by reports from local party officials.The party central headquarters, obviously concerned that the agreement might have domestic repercussions, ordered district officials to submit immediate reports and detailed follow-ups on reactions to this partial relaxation of travel curbs imposed in connection with the building of the Berlin Wall. Most of the responses state that the people are elated but are publicly voicing hope that they may be permitted to visit their relatives in West Berlin and West Germany. Many East Germans express hope that the present move will be followed by other relaxations--a reaction probably quite unpalatable to the regime.Public comment--at least as reported by the various party headquarters--is still fairly cautious: One party member in Magdeburg said: "The reason we don't let our citizens go to West Germany is that we are afraid they will defect." But he was promptly silenced by comrades who parroted the party line on "the terror against our GDR citizens in West Germany."Public expression of dissatisfaction with harsh travel and internal controls has been recurrent in recent months, reaching a peak prior to the 20 October parliamentary elections.The people's reaction to the pass agreement with West Berlin points up one of the regime's major problems: how to project an image of itself as a sovereign state and of East Berlin as its capital without increasing discontent among its population, who still risk shooting if they attempt to escape to West Berlin. (SECRET KIMBO)27 Dec 63 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY REVIEW Page 3TOP SECRET DINAR
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# TOP SECRET DINAR> [Figure: Map of North and South Korea and parts of China and Japan. The map indicates military installations and radar coverage.]> ![Map of Korea and surrounding areas showing military installations and radar coverage.]CHINANORTH KOREANAMSICHONGJINCHONG JUKIMCHAEKAMCHAMFUKCHANGNISONDOKSINCHANGNIPYONGNIKOREAPyongyangSUNANMIRIANIPYONGYANGHWANGJUWONSANCHANGJONONCHONKOKCHONGNISINGYEPYONGGANGYONANKAESONGSeoulSOUTH KOREASEA OF JAPAN*   SAM site*   Bomber elements*   Fighter defense elements*   Combined command headquarters*   Radar station*   East coast filter center*   Early warning radar coverageTOP SECRET DINAR27 DECEMBER 1963QUELPARTISLANDTSUSHIMATOP SECRET DINAR
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# TOP SECRET DINARThe Communist World## NORTH KOREA IMPROVES AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITYNorth Korea has recently taken several steps which significantly strengthen its air defenses. MIG-21 (Fishbed) jet fighters, which were first detected only at Pukchang-ni airfield, now are being stationed at other airfields. Pyongyang has also apparently just acquired a large number of relatively sophisticated types of radar sets. In addition, the North Korean bomber force, which has a total of about 100 IL-28 (Beagle) jet light bombers, is in part now equipped with, and has been training with, an improved blind bombing and navigational system.Testing of and flight training with the new fighters--10 to 14 of which were apparently obtained from the USSR in the fall of 1962--were first noted in communications intelligence in June 1963. Since that time the MIG-21s have been detected frequently in flight activity involving ground controlled intercept exercises.Beginning in October, MIG-21s have been noted operating from Wonsan on the east coast of North Korea. Their deployment to this airfield places supersonic fighters on both the east and west coasts of North Korea.The North Koreans have recently expanded their radar coverage. Six new types of radar, at least one of which is believed to be exclusively of Chinese Communist manufacture, have been detected. For the present these radars will apparently supplement rather than replace North Korea's original three types--Kniferest A, SCR-270, and Token.The identifiable new types include Kniferest B, Spoonrest A, and a new type of Chinese Communist origin which is probably a substantial modification of the SCR-270. Spoonrest A is sometimes used as the acquisition radar for surface-to-air missile sites, but it is also used in an early warning role and is probably intended for that use in North Korea. Acquisition of these new radars reflects North Korea's efforts to extend the range of its early warning detection system. To improve height-finding capability, Pyongyang has also introduced more sophisticated radars such as Rockcake and Stonecake.Another improvement in North Korea's air capability is the equipment of about twenty IL-28s with an improved blind bombing and navigational radar system designated Shorewalk. When properly used, this system permits precision navigation and blind bombing without the use of ground communications which would betray the direction of the flight and the target designation. (TOP SECRET DINAR)
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# TOP SECRET DINARSoutheast AsiaENTHUSIASM FOR SOUTH VIETNAM REGIME FLAGGINGCommunist guerrilla activity increased only slightly in connection with the third anniversary, on 20 December, of the Viet Cong's Liberation Front, despite advance Communist propaganda exhortation for a major military effort. The Viet Cong continued to direct attacks and harassing activities primarily at strategic hamlets.South Vietnam's new government is showing extreme sensitivity to discussion of a "neutralist solution" to its insurgency problem. The Communists' Liberation Front has repeatedly proposed such a settlement, and the idea is gaining new advocates as a result of Cambodia's call for an international conference. Saigon's military rulers last week closed down a newspaper which was expressing interest in neutralism. However, editorials in the vernacular press, even though attacking neutralism, have kept the debate in the public eye. On 20 December, Saigon students--possibly encouraged by the regime--demonstrated against neutralism.On the military front, the government is beginning to take some steps to overcome the lethargy that has affected its counterinsurgency effort since the coup. A long-range pacification program has been launched in one of the most troublesome provinces in the northern part of the country, and broad command changes have been introduced in two provinces south of Saigon where security has been deteriorating.In the political field, the government has named 60 members of the civilian advisory Council of Notables. Returned exiles apparently are not represented, and there is a dearth of direct provincial representation. Many appointees, however, are prominent political, professional and lay religious leaders who could provide effective guidance to the regime if they are given a chance.Apathy and disenchantment over the new government are widespread among such key elements as middle-grade officers, students and politicians. Criticism centers on the lack of firm direction by the ruling generals, on repeated reshuffling of local officials deemed incompetent, corrupt or close to the Diem regime, and on the rise in Viet Cong activity. There are signs that junta members themselves are beginning to share the disillusionment of some circles with Premier Tho's provisional cabinet, which is described as ineffective and regional in outlook.Leading generals nevertheless seem to have few effective steps in mind to rally popular support. Three generals recently complained to US officials that they were having trouble finding qualified Vietnamese to fill government positions and that press criticism of their efforts was unhelpful. General "Big" Minh, the chief of state, has indicated a personal distaste for a prominent role, and has asserted that the people would gradually come to appreciate the new government as problems were solved on a province-by province-basis. (SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM/BACKGROUND USE ONLY)27 Dec 63 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY REVIEW Page 5TOP SECRET DINAR
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# LAOS![Map of Laos showing its location in relation to China, North Vietnam, Burma, and Thailand. Key cities and roads are labeled.]RoadTrack or trailRailroadSTATUTE MILES 100CODE WORD MATERIAL ON REVERSE OF PAGE
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# TOP SECRET DINARAsia-AfricaLAOSCommunist forces have moved to erase recent gains made by rightist units in central Laos. Pathet Lao troops, reportedly supported by substantial numbers of North Vietnamese, on 19 December captured Kam Keut and the nearby airfield, three days after occupying the key route junction at Lak Sao. Right-wing messages have described a key rightist parabattalion as "completely smashed." Communist units have advanced south of Lak Sao toward neutralist positions along Route 8-A, but there have been no indications that they intend to press their advantage by a major drive on Nhommarath, which is still held by rightist forces. In other areas, there have been reports of only limited activity, involving scattered skirmishes and artillery exchanges.Meanwhile, neutralist and Pathet Lao representatives are continuing their efforts to negotiate an easing of tensions between the two factions. At a meeting on 20 December in the Plaine des Jarres, both sides called for an "early" meeting between Premier Souvanna and Prince Souphannouvong. They also agreed, in principle, that elements of the coalition government should be transferred from Vientiane to the royal capital at Luang Prabang, which would be neutralized and placed under tripartite control. Both factions reiterated their support for the formation of a mixed police force in a neutralized Vientiane.General Phoumi's right-wing faction, which was not represented at the meeting, remains skeptical of Pathet Lao intentions. Phoumi apparently believes that an agreement for the neutralization of Luang Prabang is unlikely, but he may join in talks on the subject. He has indicated, however, that the neutralization of Vientiane is contingent on the willingness of the Pathet Lao to allow free movement in areas of Laos now under their control. (TOP SECRET DINAR)* * * 27 Dec 63 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY REVIEW Page 6TOP SECRET DINAR
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# TOP SECRET DINARAsia-AfricaFRENCH CABINET MINISTER TO VISIT CAMBODIAArmed Forces MinisterPierre Messmer's visit to Cam- bodia from 4-7 January is de- signed primarily to strengthen French influence there in the wake of Prince Sihanouk's call for an end to the US aid pro- gram. Messmer's high-level entourage, which includes the chiefs of the Foreign Ministry's Indochina and Cultural and Tech- nical divisions, will probably recommend some increases in aid, but De Gaulle apparently has no intention of taking on any large new commitments.French-grant aid to Cam- bodia since 1956 has amounted to only $15 million. Current assistance is threefold: a military training mission of at least 250 men; cultural aid in the form of a university mission and 319 teachers in Cambodian schools; and the maintenance of about 40 experts in the fields of health and public works. In addition, a number of French nationals hired by the Cambodian Government hold positions of considerable influence in the Ministry of Finance, the Treas- ury, and the premier's office, and are among Prince Sihanouk's advisers.Paris has indicated it has no intention of equaling the US_aid_program. Any increase in military aid probably would be limited to reconditioned and obsolete equipment, such as trucks and light armored vehicles. Increased cultural and technical assistance probably would include further help for the French uni- versity mission, more teachers, and 30 or 40 additional technical experts, especially agricultural- ists.The extension of French aid will be complicated by Cambodia's claims for compensation for losses incurred as a result of the 1958 devaluation of the French franc. Since 1958 France has asserted that a large-scale aid program would be impossi- ble until there is agreement on an exchange rate, but a compro- mise may now be in sight.Sihanouk has sought French help in maintaining Cambodia's policy of neutrality, and in recent talks with the US and the UK, France has supported his call for an international con- ference on Cambodian neutral- ity, despite US objections. Indeed, De Gaulle has consist- ently sought to meet Sihanouk more than half way, and Paris may now encourage Sihanouk to press this issue. (CONFIDENTIAL)27 Dec 63 CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY REVIEW Page 7TOP SECRET DINAR