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This is the Central Intelligence Agency Office of Current Intelligence's Current Intelligence Weekly Summary for 9 November 1962, a secret periodical of intelligence appraisals. Much of it covers the Cuban missile crisis: Soviet missile equipment being loaded onto ships in Cuban ports, IL-28 bombers still in Cuba, and Khrushchev's moves to hold together Soviet bloc support. Other sections cover the Sino-Indian border conflict, Laos, Yemen, the Congo, European elections and Ne Win's Burma. It contains no UFO material.
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Approved for Release: 2026/03/06 C03159090 gs? N5 your CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY DEVELOPMENTS IN LACS Right-wing leaders in Vientiane are taking steps to instigate formal investigation of remnant North Vietnamese forces in Laos, but the pro- cedure is time-consuming. Ngon Sananikone, conservative repre- sentative on a coalition com- mission charged with overseeing implementation of the Geneva accords, has called upon the body to investigate selected charges of the presence of North Vietnamese military units at Tchepone and Sam Neua. If the commission, chaired by left- leaning Quinim Pholsena, fails to act on this request, Ngon plans to press his complaint through the Canadian member of the International Control Com- mission (ICC). Avtar Singh, the ICC's Indian chairman, has indicated he would act ex- peditiously to investigate any alleged violation of the Geneva provisions. Detection by the ICC of remaining North Vietnamese troops would prove extremely difficult, however. The North Vietnamese--forewarned by the Polish member of the ICC--could retire temporarily across the border, or move to moreinaccessible,jungle areas to escape detection. Poor communications and the ICC's limited means of transporta- tion facilitate such deception. Premier Souvanna Phouma, in addition to facing difficulties stemming from the rivalry be- tween the right and left factions in his coalition government, is also beset by a potentially serious rift within his own neutralist group. An open break has existed for over a month between two factions of the neutralist garrison in Phong Saly Province. This dis- pute threatens to fragment the support he can count on from his already modest neutralist forces. Accompanied by Kong Le, Souvanna flew to Phong Saly on 6 November in an effort to mediate the quarrel. North Vietnam's ambassador- designate, Le Van Hien, pre- sented his credentials to King Savang on 8 November. Souvanna had put off the presentation in hopes that the South Vietnamese might be persuaded to retain some form of diplomatic ties even after Hanoi's envoy was accepted in Vientiane. Presi- dent Diem apparently is still pondering the problem but has given no hint that he has changed plans to recall his representative from Vientiane immediately upon the estab- lishment of relations between Laos and North Vietnam. Pathet Lao leader Gen- eral Singkapo announced on 5 November that the Soviet airlift to Laos has stopped. Singkapo claimed that the Pathet Lao now would be free to fire on aircraft flying for Air America, a US charter line engaged in resupply. The Pathet Lao are critical of Souvanna's unilateral arrangements with Air America and hope to bring this operation under direct coalition supervision in order to curtail resupply operations to the anti-Communis - rilla forces. F44444L4MgQ4£nef b 3 /sBeRE'1~/ 9 N°" 62 Apprové3'?6“r'§e1éa'§§'i0§é703/06 003159090 Page 11 Of 24
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 34 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.