Central Intelligence Bulletin- 1960/02/01

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_ Ead provided money to refugee antiregime plotters. In a
session of the people's court on 30 January, Mahdawi in-
ficers.. . . whose loyalty could not be questioned." Regard-
less of what Qasim may actually believe, it would now ap-
pear that he intends no immediate major shake-up in the
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terrupted the testimony of one of the key defendants to
accuse him of trying "to create confusion in the country
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"__ '*Algeria-France: French Army forces in Algiers now appear
fir prepared to take any action necessary against the settler in-
if surgents to restore order. Local commanders will continue
J; reluctant to take offensive action, however, as long as they see
ff;/*”a possibility that a show of force might inducea large number
of insur ents to 've u their stru le. The resent ttit de
n 31 January of about 200 insurgents--members of the Home
ard who have been the target of special appeals--appears to
is seriously damaged morale inside the barricades.
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M _Wenezue'la - Dominican Republic: @he Venezuelan Gov-
ernment will soon request the Organization of American States
ND activities. These moves will probably stimulate the efforts of
Betancourt, a long-standing enemy of the Dominican dictator,
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x Leaders of the Moslem rebel National Liberation.Front,(FLN)
ppear concerned that, over the long term, De Gaulle's firm -
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to take action to terminate Dominican interference in. Venezue-
lan affairs and issue a white paper on Dominican subversive
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Dominican internal and exile groups against TI'l.1]1110, who al- /
really faces serious opposition at home. Venezuelan President
is probably prepared to give substantial clandestine support to 4/
the movements against him. Senior Venezuelan; Foreign Minis- ”
try officials have even hinted at eventual direct acticng ,,;
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