SITUATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Created: 5/9/1965

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LEaDUR OF THE LEFT WING OF THE REVOLUTIONARYPARTY,D EMBASSY OFFICERSIFFERENCE

HAS ARISEN WITH THE COMMUNIST CAMP OVER THE ISSUE OF COOPERATIONORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES. THE ORTHODOXIS IN FAVOR OF GIVING AT LEAST THE APPEARANCE OFTHE MORE VIOLENCE PRONE DOMINICAN PC^PJJLAR MOVEMENT ANDOF JUNE POLITICAL GROUP ARE

STATEMENTS ISSUED LATETHETCAamAN0a DECIDEDLY DEFENSIVE TONE. ONE,OMMUNICATIONOVERNMENTS, - THAT THE "CONSTITUTIONALIST FORCES" DO NOT HAVE FULLTHE NATIONAL TERRITORY. IT CLAIMED THAT THE REASON FOR THIS"OBSTRUCTION OF THE US INTERVENTION 1ST FORCES." THETHE'US POLICY "OBVIOUSLY DIRECT, IMMEDIATE, AND BIASED"CAAMANO'3 EARLIER REQUEST FOR "IMMEDIATE RECOGNITIONCONSTITUTIONALIST GOVERNMENT." INCIDENTALLY, THEADDRESSED TO ALL WESTERN HEMISPHERE GOVERNMENTS EXCEPTAND THE RECENTLY INDZPANDENT MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH" COMMON-IN THE CARIBBEAN. IT WAS ALSO SENT TO MOST WESTERN

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, TO JAPAN AND TO NATIONALIST CHINA. THE CAAMANO GOVERNMENT HAS HADE NO OVERT PLEA FOR DIPLOMATIC OR OTHER SUPPORT FROM CUBA OR OTHER COMMUNIST COUNTRIES.

ANOTHER COMMUNICATION BY THE CAAMANO GOVERNMENT THATOVER RADIO SANTODOMINGO LATE YESTERDAY, "DEMANDS" WERETHE SPECIAL COMMISSION OF IKE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICANWITHINOURS CERTAIN PRACTICES IN THE INTERNATIONALPLACED THE REBEL FORCESISADVANTAGE WITH RESPECT TO

THE "SAN ISIDRO MILITARY FACTION." THE CAAMANO REGIME DEMANDED THAT ALL DOMINICAN TROOPS BE BARRED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ZONE ANDORRIDOR BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN "CONSTITUTIONALIST TROOPS" WHICH ARE NOW DIVIDED BY "THE OCCUPATION ARMY."

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