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This is the Central Intelligence Agency's Current Intelligence Weekly Summary of 23 March 1962, a secret digest from the Office of Current Intelligence covering world events. It reviews Soviet foreign policy on Berlin, the Berlin air corridors, disarmament and a nuclear test ban. It also covers Algeria, Argentina's elections, the Congo, Laos, South Vietnam, Guatemala, food rationing in Cuba and Middle East tensions. Special articles assess Brazil under Goulart and Turkey's economic prospects. It contains no UFO material.
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Approved for Release: 2026/03/06 C03176167 /s:-;eR§ CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY‘ ,~ the fractious army and the public from their dissatisfac- tion with internal policies, as well as give the lie to Nasir's recent accusations that revo- lutionary Syria, the defector from the UAR, is not effectively opposing the Israelis. The promptness and vigor of Israel's reaction reflect not only an immediate grievance but also its sensitivity to disturbances which might jeopardize its Jordan River diversion project. Syria's Premier Dawalibi emphasized the primacy of the Jordan waters issue in the pres- ent crisis during a conversa- tion with Ambassador Knight on 19 March. He stressed the Arab view that it is not a "tech-- nical" question of how much water Israel should take but a political one. The Arab states, which refuse even to recognize Israel's existence, deny that the Israelis have any right at all to exploit an "Arab" re- " source. Ambassador Knight came away with the impression that the Syrian regime believes the "battle of the water" has already begun and that Dawalibi is under severe pressure; The ambassador suspects the Syrians may be gambling that the UN will step in and force Israel to stop work on the diversion project before the situation deteriorates to outright war. Both Syria and Israel have protested to the UN Security Council and have requested a meeting to consider their com- plaints. H.-\ Damascus, in an apparently premeditated attempt to place the US in an unfavorable light, is displaying captured Israeli half-tracks which speakers point out are of American manufacture. As a result, anti-American feel- ing reportedly is running high. Syrian Internal Developments Although the Dawalibi cabi- net may have scored some political gain from the border clashes, it is under increasing criticism and may soon fall or be reshuffled. Conservatives and leftists both are dissatisfied with the cabinet's handling of land reform, indus- try, and denationalization of banking. Leftist junior army officers seem to be putting in- creasing pressure on the army leadership to take a firmer hand in the government. The Supreme Arab Army Command (SARC), which leads the army and exerts considerable influence over the government, appears temporarily to have settled its internal differences, but is likely to be subjected to new internal strains. Its membership probably will be changed from time to time as factions strive for control. The government's announce- ment of a military and economic cooperation agreement with the Qasim regime in Iraq may tend to solidify opposition to it on the part of ‘such diverse elements as the Socialist Baath, gems? 23 Mar 62 WEEKLY REVIEW Pagel7 of 22 Approved for Release: 2026/03/06 C03176167
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 42 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.