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to counter any decision in favor of Cruse in the Guatemalan Congress.
In the elections, Ydigoras received about 40% of the vote, and Cruse
about.30%. The leftist revolutionary party, which had been infiltrated by Communism, had polled about 29% of the vote and emerged
as a political force.
General Cabell said Cyprus had been the scene of repeated
violence during January as the Torkish Cypriots had attacked the
British for the first time in an effort to force a partition of
Cyprus. However, the U. K. had 23,000 troops on the island and
could probably maintain control. The position of the Turkish Government with respect to Cyprus had recently hardened. The Greeks
wanted an undivided Cyprus and the Greek terrorist organizations
were probably capable of extensive violence. In the next few weeks
London was expected to announce a new plan for Cyprus, but both the
Turks and the Greeks would probably find the plan unacceptable and
‘ a new wave of violence might be touched off. Eventual self-determ. ination for Cyprus could not be ruled out of consideration.
The National Security Council:
Noted and discussed an oral briefing by Lt. General Charles
P. Cabell, Acting Director of Central Intelligence, on the
subject, with specific reference to the situations in Indonesia, Venezuela, Guatemala and Cyprus; the proposed union
of Egypt and Syria; Khrushchev's plans for changes in the
system of machine tractor stations in the USSR; and the
possibility of an early launching of a major missile by
the Soviet Union.
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{NSC 5701; Progress Report, dated January 22, 1958, by OCB on
NSC 5701)
Mr. Dearborn presented the reference Progress Report to
the Council (copy of presentation filed in the minutes of the meet-
ing, and another attached to this memorandum).
The President asked what was behind the Afghan decision
not to make more loans. Mr. Dearborn said the Afghans could not
afford to contract additional loans. Mr. Cutler said the Russians
had made a 2% loan to Afghanistan.
were stuck with that loan.
Mr. Dearborn said the Afghans
The National Security Council:
Noted and discussed the reference Progress Report on the
subject by the Operations Coordinating Board.
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