THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 26 JUNE 1961

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005958920
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: June 26, 1961

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THE PRESIDENT'S
INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST
26 JUNE 1961
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1, Ulbricht concerned over
mood" of Bast German
workers.
2. Iraqi claims to Kuwait
3. Laotian developments
The "soft" line adopted last fall to
reduce popular discontent and cut the
refugee flow is not succeeding. In- 550X1
dustrial workers are becoming openly
critical, especially of the food
situation.
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Qasim's attempt to assert Iraqi
sovereignty over Kuwait will not be
received with joy by the Kuwaiti, and
has little significance unless he moves
militarily. To do so will be dif-
ficult in the face of strong British
guarantees to Kuwait. (
map on last page)
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a) Souvanna and Souphannouvong say:
talks on forming .a coalition will be re-
sumed in Laos within fifteen days.
b) Phoumi plans to return to Laos Tues-
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c) Kong Le plans to address "soldiers 50X1
everywhere" by radio today.
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4. Khrushchev speaks again
In Alma Ata
5. 'Soviets and Chinese com-
pete for.support-of.Jap-
anese Communist Party
6. Clarification of Turkish
political picture
Only excerpts of his speech are avail-
able, and Soviets handling of it sug-
gests it may be published rather than
broadcast. The only notable point in
the fragments we have is a highly
emotional pass ge on "catching up with
the West." Khrushchev left for Moscow
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The party hs a militant pro-Chinese
minority and a more moderate pro-Soviet
majority, at which the Chinese have
been nibbling. The Soviets have now
countered by naming a high-level dele-
gation, headed by Presidium member
Mukhitdinov, to attend the Japanese
Part Con ress late .. ionth. 50X1
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It appears that the military group
which calls itself the "Forces of Soli?
d rity" emerged from the power struggle
early this month as-the domin nt force
in Ankari and now has the support of
almost all the top military. leaders.
The new grouping represent ? the more
strongly nationalist nd less con-
? servative elements in the'Turkish armed
? forces. Various sources 50X1
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7. Argentine
8. Thai Foreign Minister
considers replacing SEATO
with neutral belt in
Southeast Asia
9. Soviets said not ,to plan
"disruptive and aggres-
sive" tactics at UNGA this
September
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While the
armed forces favor, constitutional
government, they are strongly anti-
Peron.
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He would expand Sihanouk's scheme of
neutralizing Cambodia, Laos, and pos.,
sibly Burma by adding Thailand South
Vietnam, Malaya, and even East Pakistan.
While his scheme, which requireS:guar-.
antees by the US; USSR, And-Communist
China-; is not very realistic, itALs
an example of Thailand's trend to-
ward neutralism.(
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they will not press for a decisi50X1
on the "Troika" because they have no
hope for a majority. We think they may
well see an advant ge in playing it
soft in New York with Berlin and the
nuclear test issue coming to a boil. 50X1
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press
reports that the Imam'of Yemen has turned over some of his powers
to Crown Prince:Badr
B. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung will lead a delegation to Moscow
in a few d ys, possibly to conclude an economic agreement. North
Vietnamese Premier Pham Van Dong will be in Moscow at the same
time.
. There is no new information on the alleged counter-coup in South
Korea, on which we reported
morning; we are still checking.
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D. We do not read major significance into the Czech personnel changes
widely reported in this weekend's press.
K. There has been another incident on the Syrian7Israeli,border.
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